May 26, 2013 · Published: 26 May 2013 Updated: 21 Jan 2021. In the first decade of the 2000s, music label Dawn Raid Entertainment went from an astounding run of Top 10 hits through to near bankruptcy before releasing one of the most internationally successful local tracks of all time. The label not only survived, but in 2021 a documentary feature was released
Nov 24, 2016 · I think New Zealand hip-hop is in a great place. It's evolving organically, and today the more successful local artists are getting to that place without big radio play and TV coverage.
Dec 26, 2021 · A new podcast from Phil Bell, AKA DJ Sir-Vere, in collaboration with writer and Dazed contributor Martyn Pepperell, specifically hones in on Aotearoa hip hop (Aotearoa being the Māori name for New Zealand). Over the course of two, six-episode seasons, it traces how the genre landed in New Zealand — courtesy of taped radio shows and hit songs
01. Lil Dust. Wellington rapper Lil Dust is known for pushing the boundaries of New Zealand hip-hop as his style of craft takes influence from West Coast hip-hop and DMV rap, a sound largely unheard of in Aotearoa’s rising music scene. Originally from the South Island, Lil Dust steps out of the box and is amongst the impressive pool of
Nesian Mystik was a New Zealand Hip-Hop/R&B group which formed in 1999. The cultural backgrounds of its members united a remarkable diversity of Polynesia by bringing together Cook Island, Tongan, Samoan and Maori ancestry.
Feb 20, 2014 · Gareth Shute. 20 Feb 2014. Scribe’s No.1 hit ‘Stand Up’ arrived at the end of 2003 and took over the local music scene, heralding in a golden year for local hip-hop. More hits followed, Scribe’s album The Crusader (2004) went on to sell 100,000 copies across Australasia and he became a household name on both sides of the Tasman. His
The Deceptikonz are a New Zealand hip hop group formed in the South Auckland suburb of Manurewa in 1996 which consists of Savage, Devolo, Alphrisk and Mareko. [1] Their debut album was Elimination released in 2002.
Feb 27, 2023 · Wu-Tang Clan were founded in New York City’s Staten Island in the early 1990s and quickly become an iconic group on the hip-hop scene. They last performed in Aotearoa in 2018 with two massive2010–present. Labels. Arch Angel Records - Independent. Kingdon Chapple-Wilson (born 1991), known professionally as Kings, is a New Zealand rapper, singer and songwriter. He has been producing music under his self-run label Arch Angel Records since 2018, and holds the record for longest-running No. 1 single in New Zealand for his 2016 song Jul 17, 2009 · TMC is one of many New Zealand hip hop groups attending the world champs, which start on August 3. "Every crew from New Zealand has a good chance as the hip hop standard here is high, but it does Naturally a lot of these artists were raised there and will rap about it. I’m going to break this guide into 2 sections: Goldern Age and Modern. The early 2000s were the golden age of NZ hip hop, so it will be larger than the latter. But there’s recently been a lot of cool stuff happening on the hip hip scene, so don’t skip over it. Overview: Nesian Mystik was a New Zealand Hip-Hop/R&B group which formed in 1999. The cultural backgrounds of its members united a remarkable diversity of Polynesia by bringing together Cook Island, Tongan NZ Reggae band 1814, who originally came out of the hill’s surrounding the beautiful Whangaroa Harbour in 2004, have been performing their take on Kiwi flavoured Reggae throughout New Zealand Aaradhna Jayantilal Patel (born December 20, 1983), better known by her stage name Aaradhna, is a New Zealand-born musical recording artist signed