HP Boyz are an

Australian hip hop Australian hip-hop traces its origins to the early 1980s and was initially largely inspired by hip-hop and other urban musical genres from the United States. As the form matured, Australian hip hop has become a commercially viable style of musi ...

and

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band formed in 2019 in Hampton Park,

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.The band is composed of "HP Onit" whose real name is Tino Taito and "HP YJ" Whose real name Is Junior Mika and "HP MWAYZ" whose real is Samoa Funa Their most listened to single on

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"Engineers" has accumulated more than 35 million streams.

Career

2020–present: ''6 to the World''

The band released their debut extended play ''6 to the World'' on 8 May 2020

Musical style and influences

The group cites

artists Alex Jones and Son of Sam as inspirations for their music, and also UK rap artists such as

Stormzy Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr. (born 26 July 1993), known professionally as Stormzy, is an English-Ghanaian rapper, singer, and songwriter. In 2014, he gained attention on the UK underground music scene through his ''Wicked Skengman'' ...

Skepta Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr. (born 19 September 1982), known professionally as Skepta, is a British grime MC, rapper, record producer and DJ. Alongside his younger brother Jme, he briefly joined Roll Deep before they became founding members of ...

, and

Headie One Irving Ampofo Adjei (born 6 October 1994), known professionally as Headie One (formerly Headz), is a British rapper and singer. In 2018 he released his second solo mixtape, titled ''The One'', which included the single "Know Better" featuring ...

just to name a few.

Personal lives

All members of the band currently reside in Hampton Park,

Band members

Current members * HP ONIT (2019-present) * HP YJ (2019–present) * HP MWAYZ (2019–2022)

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Notes

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the

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to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually. ! , - ,

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References

External links

* {{Facebook, hpboyz.official/ Australian hip-hop groups Drill musicians Musical groups established in 2019 2019 establishments in Australia