Thoughts on Aussie Hip Hop?

[Narukami]

I really don't like it. One of the main reasons being that it thinks it's the biggest thing ever. Just my opinion though, I rememberd hearing a track by this guy called 360 and I thought to myself "wow this sucks".

Anyways I really haven't talked to anyone about it, it just popped up on my newsfeed like 20 minutes ago so it just popped up in my brain and i gave a couple songs a listen and really could't sink it in haha. Thoughts?

[eggssell]

i likes it. not sure if this offtopic either bro.

but anyways. like w any genre, two things one is dont rely on smash hits or channel v or 2day fm to decide whether you like aussie hip hop. These mediums only ever scratch the surface of a genre.

Secondly, not every genre is for every person. So yeah you may just not like it.

[eggssell]

to exasperate the point about genres. Heres a couple of aus hip hop tracks. Some chart some dont but all are very different.

[eggssell]

def wish cast - forever

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chasm and vida sunshine - where did we go wrong

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kid confucius - words

Love this track

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hilltop hoods ft chali 2na - speaking in tongues

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king farook - lick sip suck

[styga]

i like some and some is just pure shit

[eggssell]

mphazes ft muph & plutonic - goodbye gravity

in fact his entire album good gracious was gold

[JonnyB]

yeah sometimes its just not for people.

here is a list of my favorite aussie hiphop, see if you like any of them

[eggssell]

so thats a pretty big range above of old and new shit. SOme charted some didnt.

so not sure how it compares to what you were listening to.

I like a lot of aussie stuff as it uses a lot of live instrumentation or a different sampling style.

i think a lot of the hooks used are also very different. the grrl in the herd is the shiz and completes that crew

[GREMM1S]

Personally cant stand the accent

[eggssell]

really? I dont mind it, i grew up hearing aussie accents...

[eggssell]

A few more so you can get a nice selection to try

Winnie coopers - eating disorder

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resin dogs - coming with the sound

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yung warriors - standing strong

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oh yeh cant forget the femc's which aus has some of the best

Mirrah - no matter

I saw her live before jean grae earlier this year. She kills it

[eggssell]

i saw this grrl too at jean grae. And seen her videos for a bit. Plays all around syd

alphamama - crazysexycool

edit otay maybe not hip hop but she still rocks

[eggssell]

last one the OG of oz hip hop. Haha well they didnt create it but the first to crossover to mainstream and get a major record deal

sound unlimited posse - kickin to the undersound

[eggssell]

and even amongst supporters of oz hip hop, i always hear yeah oz hip hop is soo much better than the all that watered down commoditised shit coming out of the US, because its original and different etc etc

thats total bullshit. if you judging US hip hop by whats in the top ten then you barely scratching the surface. they have hip hop bands, they got old school two turntables and a microphone, they got forward thinking experimental hip hop, there is straight out mindless club hip hop, the varieties and styles are endless

/rant

[crundyy]

kerser is the sickest, 360 is the shittest.

advance at me cries about kerser

[lloydc]

a bunch of it is awesome... i've always liked stuff from hill top hoods or similar, but yeah.... a bunch of it sux.

also this thread is in the wrong spot... moved to hip hop section

[Duz]

The thing I don't like is Austrlians who sound like Americans. That pisses me off...

NZ is just starting to get guys who don't put on a shitty accent while they rap come through the mainstream, the Homebrew guys are killing it over there at the moment..

[eggssell]

heaps of aussie rappers dont put on an american accent. id say the bulk of them

more aussie hip hoppers are likely to drop a jamaican accent on a track then an american accent