Lgeez are an
Australian hip hop
Australian hip hop traces its origins to the early 1980s and is 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 music which i ...
music duo formed by Alex Jones (from
Melbourne
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) and Son of Sam (from
Sydney) in 2014. Their debut album ''Cloud 9'' was released in October the same year.
Career
Prior to 2014, Alex Jones used the rap aliases Flea and Dr. Flea. He released his first mixtape ''Blood Runs Deep'' in 2011. In 2012 he collaborated with DJ
Will Sparks
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on the song 'Chemical Energy'.
Son of Sam (formerly known as SW, Jam Master Sam and sometimes referred to as Sunnah) released his debut mixtape ''Summer of Sam'' in December of 2012.
After the pair gained attention as solo performers on
YouTube
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and
SoundCloud
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they formed the duo Lgeez in 2014, and released their debut album ''Cloud 9''. ''Cloud 9'' peaked at #19 on the
ARIA
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Hip-Hop/R&B Albums Chart.
Lgeez have been cited as influences by other Australian hip-hop artists, including
Chillinit,
HP Boyz
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, Indigomerkaba and
Wombat
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. They have also received praise from rapper
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.
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
Mixtapes
Singles
As featured artist
References
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Australian hip hop musicians
Australian male rappers
Rappers from Sydney
Rappers from Melbourne
Living people
1993 births