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Drinking From The Sun
''Drinking from the Sun'' is the sixth studio album by Australian hip hop group the Hilltop Hoods. The album was released on 9 March 2012. The album's first single, " I Love It", was released on 25 November 2011, and features vocals from fellow South Australian and Adelaide-born singer-songwriter Sia. The album debuted at number one on the Australian Albums Chart reaching gold status on its first day, making it Hilltop Hood's third consecutive chart-topping album. The album is certified double platinum in Australia. It received four nominations at the ARIA Music Awards of 2012, becoming the group's fourth consecutive release and third consecutive studio album to win Best Urban Album. Background Not many details were released about the album. Suffa, in an interview with Tom & Alex of Triple j, briefly talked about the album, saying: The album's first single "I Love It", which features fellow South Australian Sia, was released on 25 November 2011. On 24 January 2012, the ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilltop Hoods
Hilltop Hoods are an Australian hip hop group that formed in 1994 in Blackwood, Adelaide, South Australia. They are regarded as pioneers of the " larrikin-like" style of Australian hip hop. The group was founded by Suffa (Matthew David Lambert) and Pressure (Daniel Howe Smith), who were joined by DJ Debris (Barry John M. Francis) after fellow founder, DJ Next (Ben John Hare), left in 1999. The group released its first extended play, '' Back Once Again'', in 1997 and have subsequently released eight studio albums, two "restrung" remix albums and three EPs. Hilltop Hoods currently hold the record for the most No. 1 albums by an Australian artist or band/group on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) albums chart. Six of their eight studio albums have achieved this feat, they include: ''The Hard Road'' (2006), '' State of the Art'' (2009), '' Drinking from the Sun'' (2012), '' Walking Under Stars'' (2014), '' Drinking from the Sun, Walking Under Stars Restrung' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Music Awards Of 2012
The 26th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) were a series of award ceremonies which included the 2012 ARIA Artisan Awards, ARIA Hall of Fame Awards, ARIA Fine Arts Awards and ARIA Awards. The latter ceremony took place on 29 November at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, and was telecast on Nine Network's channel Go! at 7:30pm. The final nominees for ARIA Award categories were announced on 3 October as well as nominees and winners for Fine Arts Awards and Artisan Awards. There was no peer judged "Single of the Year" category this year due to replacing it to "Song of the Year", although the "Album of the Year" category returned. The Highest Selling Single and Album categories were removed as they were in 2010. For the third time in ARIA Awards history, public votes were being used for the categories, " Song of the Year", "Best Australian Live Act" and "Best International Artist"; and for the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horrorshow (band)
Horrorshow is an Australian hip-hop music duo from the Inner West region of Sydney that consists of producer Adit and rapper MC Solo. Horrorshow, together with Spit Syndicate, Jackie Onassis and Joyride, are members of One Day collective. Horrorshow are recognised as pioneers of the sub genre known as " Aussie hip-hop," alongside Illy, Drapht, the Herd, Bliss n Eso, and Hilltop Hoods. Horrorshow has appeared at major Australian music festivals, including the Big Day Out, Splendour in the Grass and Groovin' the Moo. History 2006–2011:''The Grey Space'' and ''Inside Story'' After signing with the Elefant Traks label, the pair released their debut album ''The Grey Space'', an album created largely during the duo's high school years, at a time where they linked up with Spit Syndicate and Joyride to form the extended One Day crew. Elefant Traks artist and co-founder Urthboy explained the duo's recruitment in a blog post published in the lead-up to the release of Horrorshow's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Classified (rapper)
Luke Boyd (born December 13, 1977), better known by his stage name Classified, is a Canadian rapper and record producer from Enfield, Nova Scotia. Musical career 1995–2004: Early beginnings Boyd attended Hants East Rural High School in Milford Station, Nova Scotia. He started his own production label, Half Life Records, and released his first full-length LP titled ''Time's Up, Kid'' in 1995. Boyd released eight studio albums and independently produced, recorded, and released his ninth album, '' Trial & Error''. He signed a nationwide distribution deal with Toronto-based URBNET Records in 2003. The album contains collaborations with Canadian artists like Eternia and DL Incognito, as well as Canadian rap veteran Maestro. The album was one of the highest-selling independent rap albums in Canada in 2004. With the support of Canadian grant foundation VideoFACT, Boyd released two music videos for the singles "Just the Way It Is" and "Unexpected". Boyd worked with promine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne "Lotek" Bennett
Wayne "Lotek" Bennett (born 1977 in Gosport, England) is a music producer, songwriter and rapper from the UK. He is most famous for his work with Roots Manuva and more recently with Speech Debelle, producing her debut album ''Speech Therapy'' which won the 2009 Mercury Prize. In 2005, Lotek won the BBC Performing Arts Fund's Urban Music Award and was quoted as saying, "with the Performing Arts Fund money I bought a laptop, microphone and a compact mixer. After flying around Eastern Europe recording with artists from Poland, Russia and Hungary I returned briefly to London before flying to Australia (the flight down under was also funded by the award)". He was based in Melbourne, Australia for 10 years, during that time ''Speech Therapy'' was recorded. One of his other projects is the dub, reggae and hip-hop group Lotek Hi-Fi, who are currently signed to the Big Dada label. In late 2010, Lotek's debut solo record ''International Rudeboy'' was released. Completed in Collingwood, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Debris
Hilltop Hoods are an Australian hip hop group that formed in 1994 in Blackwood, Adelaide, South Australia. They are regarded as pioneers of the "larrikin-like" style of Australian hip hop. The group was founded by Suffa (Matthew David Lambert) and Pressure (Daniel Howe Smith), who were joined by DJ Debris (Barry John M. Francis) after fellow founder, DJ Next (Ben John Hare), left in 1999. The group released its first extended play, ''Back Once Again'', in 1997 and have subsequently released eight studio albums, two "restrung" remix albums and three EPs. Hilltop Hoods currently hold the record for the most No. 1 albums by an Australian artist or band/group on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) albums chart. Six of their eight studio albums have achieved this feat, they include: ''The Hard Road'' (2006), ''State of the Art'' (2009), '' Drinking from the Sun'' (2012), ''Walking Under Stars'' (2014), ''Drinking from the Sun, Walking Under Stars Restrung'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MC Pressure
Daniel Smith (born 19 December 1977), better known by his stage name Pressure, is an Australian rapper who serves as one of the MCs of the hip hop group Hilltop Hoods, formed in Adelaide, South Australia. Early life Born in Adelaide, South Australia, Pressure attended Blackwood High School in the hills area of Adelaide and Suffa (Matt Lambert), his future bandmate, was a fellow student. The two established a friendship based on common musical ground and later met the third member of the Hilltop Hoods, DJ Debris (Barry Francis). Music career Along with Suffa and DJ Next (later replaced by DJ Debris), Pressure formed the Hilltop Hoods in 1991, a trio that has since become one of the most popular hip hop groups in Australia, with six album releases, a record label, and over 644,000 Facebook fans (as of July 2020). In regard to the success that the Hilltop Hoods has achieved, Pressure has stated that the group has made a concerted effort to distinguish "self-belief from self-importa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chali 2na
Charles Stewart (born June 26, 1971), better known as Chali 2na (), is an American painter and rapper, associated with the groups Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli. He is known for his bass-baritone voice and quick-delivery rapping style. Personal life Early life As a young boy, Stewart moved to South Central Los Angeles, where the group Jurassic 5 was formed in 1993. He was raised by his grandmother, a practicing Christian, he later converted to Islam. His stage name is a reference to Charlie the Tuna, the deep-voiced animated mascot of StarKist Tuna. He and Cut Chemist became friends in high school. Together with Marc 7, they were part of a three-man group called Unity Committee. The Unity Committee crew would often spend Thursday nights performing at the Good Life Café, where rappers and spoken word poets showed off their skills in an open mic format. They were, along with another three-person troupe called the Rebels of Rhythm, routinely chosen as the crowd's favorite performe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Roots
The Roots are an American Hip-hop, hip hop band formed in 1987 by singer Black Thought, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and drummer Questlove, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Roots serve as the house band on NBC's ''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'', having served in the same role on ''Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'' from 2009 to 2014. Current regular members of The Roots on ''The Tonight Show'' are Captain Kirk Douglas (guitar), Mark Kelley (bass), James Poyser (keyboards), Ian Hendrickson-Smith (saxophone), Damon "Tuba Gooding Jr." Bryson (sousaphone), Stro Elliot (keyboards and drums), Dave Guy (trumpet), Kamal Gray (keyboards), and Raymond Angry (keyboards). The Roots are known for a jazz rap, jazzy and eclectic approach to hip hop featuring live musical instruments and the group's work has consistently been met with critical acclaim. ThoughtCo ranked the band #7 on its list of the 25 Best Hip-Hop Groups of All-Time, calling them "Hip-hop's f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Thought
Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (born October 3, 1973), better known as Black Thought, is an American rapper, singer, actor and the lead Emcee (hip hop), MC of the hip hop group The Roots, which he co-founded with drummer Questlove in Philadelphia. Regarded as "one of the most skilled, incisive, and prolific rappers of his time",Black Thought – Biography AllMusic. Accessed on August 28, 2020.Interview of Jamal Greene, brother of Talib Kweli Conversation with Tyler. Accessed on June 2nd 2022. he is widely lauded for his live performance skills, continuous Multisyllabic rhymes, multisyllabic rhyme schemes, complex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Australian
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which includes some of the most arid parts of the continent, and with 1.8 million people. It is the fifth-largest of the states and territories by population. This population is the second-most highly centralised in the nation after Western Australia, with more than 77% of South Australians living in the capital Adelaide or its environs. Other population centres in the state are relatively small; Mount Gambier, the second-largest centre, has a population of 26,878. South Australia shares borders with all the other mainland states. It is bordered to the west by Western Australia, to the north by the Northern Territory, to the north-east by Queensland, to the east by New South Wales, to the south-east by Victoria, and to the south by the Great Australian Bight.Most Australians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band. It was formed in Los Angeles in 1981 by vocalist and guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrumentals and aggressive musicianship made them one of the founding "big four" bands of thrash metal, alongside Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer. Metallica's current lineup comprises founding members and primary songwriters Hetfield and Ulrich, longtime lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo. Guitarist Dave Mustaine, who formed Megadeth after being fired from Metallica, and bassists Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton and Jason Newsted are former members of the band. Metallica first found commercial success with the release of its third album, '' Master of Puppets'' (1986), which is cited as one of the heaviest metal albums and the band's best work. The band's next album, '' ...And Justice for All'' (1988), gave Metallica its first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
