''Something Awesome'' is the first solo

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by the

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er rapper

David Dallas David Keith Dallas (born 28 August 1982) is a hip hop artist from New Zealand of Samoan and European descent. Early career Dallas began his rapping career under the name Con Psy as a part of the duo Frontline, a producer and MC group along wi ...

, released on September 19, 2009 after his work with Frontline and their album '' Borrowed Time''. On October 7, 2010 ''Something Awesome'' won the award for Best Urban/Hip Hop Album at the

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and was shortlisted for the inaugural

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Release and charts

The album was released by

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on September 19, 2009. It debuted on the New Zealand Albums Chart at No. 20 the following week.

Singles

The first single released off "Something Awesome" was "Indulge Me", featuring Devolo, another New Zealand rapper. "Indulge Me" was released on February 23, 2009, and peaked at number 34 on the New Zealand Singles Chart and stayed in the charts for 3 weeks. The second single, "Big Time", was released in July. The third single, "I Get The Feelin' ", was released in October

Track listing

References

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