Drapht
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Drapht is an Australian hip hop
singer from Perth, Western Australia
. Drapht is a member of the Syllaboliks (SBX) crew, which comprises fellow Australian hip hop artists from Perth.
beer, Swan Draught, which was on a watch that his father brought home when he was 13 or 14.
Drapht attended Perth Modern School
in Subiaco
but was not involved in the school's music program. At school he became friends with Damien Allia (aka DJ Armee) who introduced him to hip hop via gigs at the Hyde Park Hotel.
Drapht became a vital part of Perth's hip hop crew Syllabolix at the age of 17.
Drapht's first track, "Misunderstood", which sampled Nina Simone
's 1964 song, "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
", was released as part of the Culture of Kings - Volume 3 release in 2003.
His debut album, Pale Rider
, was released in October 2003, with all production handled by Dazastah (Downsyde
), Fdel and Drapht. Special appearances on the album include: Fdel (Invada Records), Downsyde
, MC Layla
, Hunter, Selekt, Carlsani and Porsah Lane.
The follow-up, 2005's Who Am I
, was also produced by Dazastah (Downsyde
), Fdel and Drapht. The songs touch on topics including politics, sex, and addiction to drunken antics. Guest appearances on the album include Pressure (Hilltop Hoods
), Downsyde, Layla, Pegz (Obese Records), Clandestien, MJ (Funkola) and Hunter. It was released by Obese Records
in both in a CD and a limited 2 LP vinyl format. Two tracks from the album, "Drink Drank Drunk" and "The Music", received airplay on Triple J
, mostly on the Super Request
program. Who Am I is more an introspective album.
Drapht has opened for acts such as; Hilltop Hoods
, Dilated Peoples
, Downsyde
, Koolism
, Apathy
, Rodney P
& Skitz, Mystro
, Killa Kela
, and Resin Dogs
.
The song "The Music" was selected by Triple J
as a featured track for Ausmusic month in 2005. Drapht released a music video for "The Music", which was shown on Rage
. He also performed a guest verse on the Hilltop Hoods
album The Hard Road
on the track "The Blue Blooded".
Drapht was nominated in the Best Urban/Hip Hop Act category at the 2007 West Australian Music Industry Awards. At the age of twenty five Drapht decided to pursue music full time, leaving his other career as a roof carpenter.
Drapht's third album, Brothers Grimm
, was released 10 May 2008, with the first song from the album, "Jimmy Recard
", receiving significant airplay on Triple J
, where it became the second most played song on the station in 2008
The album debuted at No. 64 on the ARIA Album charts, reached No. 9 on the V Energy AIR (Association of Independent Record Labels) Charts
and No. 10 on the ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) Top 40 Urban Album charts.
Drapht appeared for the first time in a Triple J Hottest 100
with two entries in the 2008 countdown
; "Jimmy Recard" at number 10 and "Falling" at number 77.
In October Drapht was nominated for the 'Best New Australian Independent Artist' award at the 2008 AIR Awards.
In March 2009 Drapht undertook a national tour of Australia with fellow Western Australians, Downsyde
with a number of the eastern states performances being supported by Pez
. Drapht also made appearances at Homebake
, Pyramid Rock Festival
, Southbound
, Open Arms and MS Fest
.
"Jimmy Recard" was nominated for 'Most Popular Single/EP' at the 2009 West Australian Music Industry Awards and Drapht as 'Best Urban/Hip Hop Act', which he susequently won.
In an interview with The Vine in November 2010 Drapht advised that he had not renewed his contract with Obese Records and that he will be releasing his forthcoming album The Life of Riley independently. The first song released from the album is "Rapunzel", for which he describes
"Rapunzel" reached number 12 on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2010
, #2 on the AIR charts and peaked at #16 on the ARIA singles chart in February 2011, the highest charting single for Drapht to date. The single was also accredited an ARIA platinum certification.
The Life of Riley was released 1 April 2011 and was the first release on Drapht’s own label The Ayems, which is distributed through Sony Music. The album debuted at #1 on the ARIA Album Chart
and was the first Australian artist to do so in 2011. The second track to be taken from the album was "Sing It (The Life of Riley)".
Drapht will be appearing at the 2011 Groovin' the Moo
festival and is undertaking a national tour to promote the album, with support from Mantra and The Tongue
.
Drapht received two nominations in the 2011 Jagermeister Independent Music Awards, 'Best Independent Album' and 'Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album', winning the award for the later. At the 2011 ARIA Music Awards
Drapht received seven nominations, 'Single of the Year' ("Rapunzel"); 'Best Male Artist'; 'Breakthrough Artist - Album' (Life of Riley); 'Breakthrough Artist - Single' ("Rapunzel"); 'Best Urban Album'; 'Most Popular Australian Artist' and 'Engineer of the Year', eventually winning 'Best Urban Album'. The Life of Riley was also nominated for the 2011 J Awards.
Australian hip hop
Australian hip hop music began in the early 1980s; originally it was primarily influenced by hip hop music and culture imported via radio and television from the United States of America. However, since the 1990s, a distinctive local style has developed. Australian hip hop is an underground music...
singer from Perth, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
. Drapht is a member of the Syllaboliks (SBX) crew, which comprises fellow Australian hip hop artists from Perth.
Biography
Drapht (born Paul Ridge) is from Perth, Australia. His father, Gary Ridge, a jazz drummer introduced Drapht to music from a very young age - he had his first taste of hip hop at the age of eight. The name Drapht is based on a Swan BrewerySwan Brewery
The Swan Brewery is a brewery located in Perth, Western Australia. It was founded in central Perth in 1837. From 1879, it occupied riverside premises below Mount Eliza, displacing an official "Aboriginal institution" which recognised traditional use of the land by indigenous people.The brewery...
beer, Swan Draught, which was on a watch that his father brought home when he was 13 or 14.
Drapht attended Perth Modern School
Perth Modern School
Perth Modern School is an academically-selective co-educational public high school located in Subiaco, an inner city suburb of Perth, Western Australia.The school, established in 1911, now caters for students with high academic ability....
in Subiaco
Subiaco, Western Australia
Subiaco is an inner western suburb of Perth, Western Australia, situated to the north west of Kings Park. Its Local Government Area is the City of Subiaco.-History:Prior to European settlement the area was home to the Noongar Indigenous people....
but was not involved in the school's music program. At school he became friends with Damien Allia (aka DJ Armee) who introduced him to hip hop via gigs at the Hyde Park Hotel.
Drapht became a vital part of Perth's hip hop crew Syllabolix at the age of 17.
"I was real lucky. I hung around all the SBX members before I even started rapping. I was right in the middle of it all, I had access to the fucking dopest producer at the time Dazastah, freestyle sessions at Hunter's and constant schooling from the whole crew. So it was hard for me not to learn quick and be involved with it all." - DraphtThis involvement resulted in his first contributions being recorded and included on the Done DL album in 2000, only months after he had started seriously writing.
Drapht's first track, "Misunderstood", which sampled Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Eunice Kathleen Waymon , better known by her stage name Nina Simone , was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music...
's 1964 song, "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" is a song written by Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell and Sol Marcus for the singer/pianist Nina Simone, who first recorded it in 1964. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" has been recorded or performed by many artists, and is widely known by the 1965 blues rock hit...
", was released as part of the Culture of Kings - Volume 3 release in 2003.
His debut album, Pale Rider
Pale Rider (Drapht album)
Pale Rider is the debut full length album from Western Australian hip hop artist, Drapht. It was released in October 2003 through Australian Hip Hop label, Obese Records. The album features contributions by MC Layla, Dazastah & Optamus and Hunter...
, was released in October 2003, with all production handled by Dazastah (Downsyde
Downsyde
Downsyde are an Australian hip hop group from Perth, Western Australia. The group is composed of six members, Optamus, Dazastah, Dyna-Mikes, DJ Armee, Cheeky, and Hi-Hat.- History :...
), Fdel and Drapht. Special appearances on the album include: Fdel (Invada Records), Downsyde
Downsyde
Downsyde are an Australian hip hop group from Perth, Western Australia. The group is composed of six members, Optamus, Dazastah, Dyna-Mikes, DJ Armee, Cheeky, and Hi-Hat.- History :...
, MC Layla
MC Layla
- Biography :Layla Rose Hanbury was born in 15 October 1982. Her first gig was at an MC battle in Perth where she was the only female among 20 entrants....
, Hunter, Selekt, Carlsani and Porsah Lane.
The follow-up, 2005's Who Am I
Who Am I (album)
Who Am I is the second full length album from Western Australian hip hop artist, Drapht. It was released in June 2005 through Australian Hip Hop label, Obese Records. It was released in both in a CD and a limited 2 LP vinyl format. The album features contributions by MC Layla, Dazastah and...
, was also produced by Dazastah (Downsyde
Downsyde
Downsyde are an Australian hip hop group from Perth, Western Australia. The group is composed of six members, Optamus, Dazastah, Dyna-Mikes, DJ Armee, Cheeky, and Hi-Hat.- History :...
), Fdel and Drapht. The songs touch on topics including politics, sex, and addiction to drunken antics. Guest appearances on the album include Pressure (Hilltop Hoods
Hilltop Hoods
The Hilltop Hoods are an ARIA Award winning Australian hip hop group, from Adelaide, South Australia. Their members are MCs Suffa , MC Pressure , DJ Debris and formerly DJ Next. They have been at the centre of the Australian hip hop scene for the better part of two decades, originally forming back...
), Downsyde, Layla, Pegz (Obese Records), Clandestien, MJ (Funkola) and Hunter. It was released by Obese Records
Obese Records
Obese Records is an Australian hip hop record label. It is the largest Australian independent Hip-Hop label, a retail store and a touring and record distribution company.-History:...
in both in a CD and a limited 2 LP vinyl format. Two tracks from the album, "Drink Drank Drunk" and "The Music", received airplay on Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
, mostly on the Super Request
Super Request
Super Request is a weeknight radio program broadcast by Australian national youth radio broadcaster Triple J hosted by Rosie Beaton. The show airs Monday to Thursday between 6pm and 9pm and Fridays from 6pm to 10pm, due to there being no Home & Hosed on Fridays.Regular fill-ins for Rosie include...
program. Who Am I is more an introspective album.
Drapht has opened for acts such as; Hilltop Hoods
Hilltop Hoods
The Hilltop Hoods are an ARIA Award winning Australian hip hop group, from Adelaide, South Australia. Their members are MCs Suffa , MC Pressure , DJ Debris and formerly DJ Next. They have been at the centre of the Australian hip hop scene for the better part of two decades, originally forming back...
, Dilated Peoples
Dilated Peoples
Dilated Peoples is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. The group achieved notability in the underground hip hop community, although they have had little mainstream success in the US, with the exception of the song "This Way," a 2004 collaboration with Kanye West and Xzibit...
, Downsyde
Downsyde
Downsyde are an Australian hip hop group from Perth, Western Australia. The group is composed of six members, Optamus, Dazastah, Dyna-Mikes, DJ Armee, Cheeky, and Hi-Hat.- History :...
, Koolism
Koolism
Koolism is an Australian hip hop duo originating from Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.The members are lyricist Hau Latukefu and producer/DJ/musician Danielsan Ichiban .-History:Koolism started out in 1992 when Elleson joined a group by the name...
, Apathy
Apathy (rapper)
Chad Bromley , better known as Apathy is an underground rapper and producer from Willimantic, Connecticut. He attended high school at various schools in Connecticut. He is a re-founding member and unofficial leader of the Demigodz crew...
, Rodney P
Rodney P
Rodney P is an English MC who entered the UK hip hop scene in the 1980s. He started out as a member of the London Posse, one of the UK's first home grown hip hop acts who were highly influential in the development of the genre. Rodney P has had one of the longest and most respected careers in UK...
& Skitz, Mystro
Mystro
Kevin Amarfio is a British hip hop MC better known by the name Mystro.-History:Mystro first recorded appearance was in 1998, as the featured artist on Cane's "The Struggle" 12". In 1999, Mystro released the "Kiss That Arse Goodnight" single, featuring Jargon and Skinnyman, on Deal Real Records...
, Killa Kela
Killa Kela
Killa Kela is an English beatboxer from West Sussex.-Biography:Kela began beatboxing in his teens with the 360 Physicals crew. He was discovered by DJ Vadim when he sent a tape of his beatboxing to Vadim's now defunct label Jazz Fudge...
, and Resin Dogs
Resin Dogs
Resin Dogs are a Brisbane, Australia-based hip hop band, originally formed in 1996. Resin Dogs are a loose collective, a cut and paste sample band who use live drums, live bass, and elements of hip hop via turntables and samplers to create all forms of ritual dance sounds...
.
The song "The Music" was selected by Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
as a featured track for Ausmusic month in 2005. Drapht released a music video for "The Music", which was shown on Rage
Rage (TV program)
Rage is a popular all-night Australian music video program broadcast on ABC1 on Friday nights, Saturday mornings and Saturday nights. It was first screened on the weekend of Friday, 17 April 1987. With Soul Train no longer being produced, it is the oldest music television program currently still...
. He also performed a guest verse on the Hilltop Hoods
Hilltop Hoods
The Hilltop Hoods are an ARIA Award winning Australian hip hop group, from Adelaide, South Australia. Their members are MCs Suffa , MC Pressure , DJ Debris and formerly DJ Next. They have been at the centre of the Australian hip hop scene for the better part of two decades, originally forming back...
album The Hard Road
The Hard Road
The Hard Road is a 2006 release by Australian hip hop group, the Hilltop Hoods from Adelaide, South Australia. It was released on 1 April 2006 by Obese Records. It debuted at #1 on the Australia ARIA Albums Chart, unprecedented for an independent label release and for an Australian hip hop group....
on the track "The Blue Blooded".
Drapht was nominated in the Best Urban/Hip Hop Act category at the 2007 West Australian Music Industry Awards. At the age of twenty five Drapht decided to pursue music full time, leaving his other career as a roof carpenter.
Drapht's third album, Brothers Grimm
Brothers Grimm (album)
-Credits:* M-Phazes — producer * Plutonic Lab — producer * Simplex — producer * Trials — producer* Neville Clark — mastering* Dash — artwork...
, was released 10 May 2008, with the first song from the album, "Jimmy Recard
Jimmy Recard
"Jimmy Recard" is the first single released by Australian Hip Hop artist, Drapht, taken from his third album, Brothers Grimm. "Jimmy Recard" received airplay on radio stations across Australia...
", receiving significant airplay on Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
, where it became the second most played song on the station in 2008
The album debuted at No. 64 on the ARIA Album charts, reached No. 9 on the V Energy AIR (Association of Independent Record Labels) Charts
AIR Charts
The AIR Charts are the official sales charts for Australian independent music released by Australian owned, independent record labels. Presented by AIR, the Australian Independent Record Labels Association, the charts are calculated according to official sales figures provided by the ARIA Charts,...
and No. 10 on the ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) Top 40 Urban Album charts.
Drapht appeared for the first time in a Triple J Hottest 100
Triple J Hottest 100
The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music poll, based on the votes of national Australian radio station Triple J listeners, in order to determine their favourite song of the year. Voting is conducted by the internet and begins roughly two weeks prior to the new year for the previous year's songs...
with two entries in the 2008 countdown
Triple J Hottest 100, 2008
The 2008 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on Australia Day, 26 January 2009. It was the sixteenth countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as chosen by the listeners of Australian radio station, Triple J....
; "Jimmy Recard" at number 10 and "Falling" at number 77.
In October Drapht was nominated for the 'Best New Australian Independent Artist' award at the 2008 AIR Awards.
In March 2009 Drapht undertook a national tour of Australia with fellow Western Australians, Downsyde
Downsyde
Downsyde are an Australian hip hop group from Perth, Western Australia. The group is composed of six members, Optamus, Dazastah, Dyna-Mikes, DJ Armee, Cheeky, and Hi-Hat.- History :...
with a number of the eastern states performances being supported by Pez
Pez (musician)
Pez is a Hip-hop MC from Melbourne, Australia. He attended Kew High School in Melbourne's eastern suburbs. His debut album, A Mind Of My Own peaked at #19 on the ARIA Urban album charts.-Biography:...
. Drapht also made appearances at Homebake
Homebake
Homebake is an annual Australian rock festival, featuring an all-Australian lineup . The festival was first held on 4 January 1996 at Belongil Fields in Byron Bay, on the far north coast of New South Wales...
, Pyramid Rock Festival
Pyramid Rock Festival
The Pyramid Rock Festival is a New Year's Eve camp-out rock music festival at Pyramid Rock, Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia.Beginning in 2004, it runs over two nights with two stages - the Main Stage, and the Pharaoh's Annex...
, Southbound
Southbound (festival)
Southbound is an arts, camping and music festival. A variety of Australian and international artists perform at this event. The festival occurs annually, early January, at the Sir Stewart Bovell Park in Busselton, Western Australia.-History:...
, Open Arms and MS Fest
MS Fest
MS Fest is a music festival, held annually in Launceston, Tasmania Australia since 2006.It is a single day event, held in February or March on a Saturday....
.
"Jimmy Recard" was nominated for 'Most Popular Single/EP' at the 2009 West Australian Music Industry Awards and Drapht as 'Best Urban/Hip Hop Act', which he susequently won.
In an interview with The Vine in November 2010 Drapht advised that he had not renewed his contract with Obese Records and that he will be releasing his forthcoming album The Life of Riley independently. The first song released from the album is "Rapunzel", for which he describes
"Rapunzel" reached number 12 on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2010
Triple J Hottest 100, 2010
The 2010 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced and played on Australia Day, 26 January 2011. It is the eighteenth countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as chosen by the listeners of Australian radio station Triple J....
, #2 on the AIR charts and peaked at #16 on the ARIA singles chart in February 2011, the highest charting single for Drapht to date. The single was also accredited an ARIA platinum certification.
The Life of Riley was released 1 April 2011 and was the first release on Drapht’s own label The Ayems, which is distributed through Sony Music. The album debuted at #1 on the ARIA Album Chart
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
and was the first Australian artist to do so in 2011. The second track to be taken from the album was "Sing It (The Life of Riley)".
Drapht will be appearing at the 2011 Groovin' the Moo
Groovin' the Moo
Groovin' The Moo is an annual music festival held at various 'regional centres' across Australia during the middle of the year.-History:The first incarnation of the festival occurred on the 24th of April 2005 at the Gloucester Showgrounds with crowds of over 1400, continuing to Narrandera with...
festival and is undertaking a national tour to promote the album, with support from Mantra and The Tongue
The Tongue
The Tongue is a Sydney music artist signed to Australian independent label Elefant Traks. He has recorded with Dudley Perkins, Ozi Batla, DJ Diaz, Urthboy, Bertie Blackman, The Bag Raiders, Gift Of Gab , Katalyst, Braintax, Georgia Anne Muldrow, and Muph & Plutonic.He has released an EP , two LPs...
.
Drapht received two nominations in the 2011 Jagermeister Independent Music Awards, 'Best Independent Album' and 'Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album', winning the award for the later. At the 2011 ARIA Music Awards
ARIA Music Awards of 2011
The 25th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were a series of award ceremonies which included the 2011 ARIA Artisan Awards, ARIA Hall of Fame Awards, ARIA Fine Arts Awards and ARIA Awards...
Drapht received seven nominations, 'Single of the Year' ("Rapunzel"); 'Best Male Artist'; 'Breakthrough Artist - Album' (Life of Riley); 'Breakthrough Artist - Single' ("Rapunzel"); 'Best Urban Album'; 'Most Popular Australian Artist' and 'Engineer of the Year', eventually winning 'Best Urban Album'. The Life of Riley was also nominated for the 2011 J Awards.
Albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARIA Charts ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
AIR Charts AIR Charts The AIR Charts are the official sales charts for Australian independent music released by Australian owned, independent record labels. Presented by AIR, the Australian Independent Record Labels Association, the charts are calculated according to official sales figures provided by the ARIA Charts,... |
||
| 2003 | Pale Rider Pale Rider (Drapht album) Pale Rider is the debut full length album from Western Australian hip hop artist, Drapht. It was released in October 2003 through Australian Hip Hop label, Obese Records. The album features contributions by MC Layla, Dazastah & Optamus and Hunter...
|
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| 2005 | Who Am I Who Am I (album) Who Am I is the second full length album from Western Australian hip hop artist, Drapht. It was released in June 2005 through Australian Hip Hop label, Obese Records. It was released in both in a CD and a limited 2 LP vinyl format. The album features contributions by MC Layla, Dazastah and... |
— | — |
| 2008 | Brothers Grimm Brothers Grimm (album) -Credits:* M-Phazes — producer * Plutonic Lab — producer * Simplex — producer * Trials — producer* Neville Clark — mastering* Dash — artwork... Plutonic Lab Leigh Ryan, better known by the stage name Plutonic Lab or sometimes as Pluto, is an Australian music producer, drummer and DJ. He is best known for being part of the hip hop group Muph & Plutonic as well as his production work on albums and EPs for Australian and international artists.-Early life... , M-Phazes M-Phazes M-Phazes is an Australian Hip Hop producer and artist based in Melbourne, Victoria. Born on the Gold Coast he relocated to Melbourne to further his musical career... , Simplex |
64 | 9 |
| 2011 | The Life of Riley
|
1 | 1 |
| "—" denotes release that did not chart | |||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARIA Charts ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
AIR Charts AIR Charts The AIR Charts are the official sales charts for Australian independent music released by Australian owned, independent record labels. Presented by AIR, the Australian Independent Record Labels Association, the charts are calculated according to official sales figures provided by the ARIA Charts,... |
Hottest 100 | |||
| 2009 | "Jimmy Recard" | 92 | 1 | 10 | Brothers Grimm Brothers Grimm (album) -Credits:* M-Phazes — producer * Plutonic Lab — producer * Simplex — producer * Trials — producer* Neville Clark — mastering* Dash — artwork... |
| "Falling" (radio only release) |
— | — | 77 | ||
| 2010 | "Rapunzel" | 16 | 1 | 12 | The Life of Riley |
| 2011 | "Sing It (The Life of Riley)" (radio only release) |
— | — | — | |
| "Bali Party" (feat. NFA) (radio only release) |
— | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes release that did not chart | |||||
Guest appearances
- "Adolescence", "Kids of the Future", "MysticAL Alliance" by Hunter and Dazastah (Done DL, 2000, Syllaboliks)
- "To tha Stumps", by DownsydeDownsydeDownsyde are an Australian hip hop group from Perth, Western Australia. The group is composed of six members, Optamus, Dazastah, Dyna-Mikes, DJ Armee, Cheeky, and Hi-Hat.- History :...
(When the Dust SettlesWhen The Dust SettlesWhen the Dust Settles is the third full-length album from Western Australian hip hop group, Downsyde and was released in December 2004 through Obese Records...
, 2004, Obese) - "Multiple Choice" by Layla (Heretik, 2005, Obese)
- "Last of My Tribe" by High Definition (City of Lights, 2005, Mainstream)
- "The Blue Blooded" by Hilltop HoodsHilltop HoodsThe Hilltop Hoods are an ARIA Award winning Australian hip hop group, from Adelaide, South Australia. Their members are MCs Suffa , MC Pressure , DJ Debris and formerly DJ Next. They have been at the centre of the Australian hip hop scene for the better part of two decades, originally forming back...
(The Hard RoadThe Hard RoadThe Hard Road is a 2006 release by Australian hip hop group, the Hilltop Hoods from Adelaide, South Australia. It was released on 1 April 2006 by Obese Records. It debuted at #1 on the Australia ARIA Albums Chart, unprecedented for an independent label release and for an Australian hip hop group....
, 2006, Obese) - "Rat Race" by Jase (Beat Hedz Volume 1, 2006, Obese)
- "Before I Leave" by Pegz (Burn CityBurn CityAn album released by Australian hip hop artist MC Pegz in 2007. This recording features appearances from Australian MCs Drapht, Funkoars, Muph, Vents and others...
, 2007, Obese) - "Came for the Sound" by DialectrixDialectrixDialectrix is an Australian hip hop artist from the Blue Mountains. He was a member of Down Under Beats Crew and since 2008 has been in Gully Platoon...
("Cycles of Survival", 2008, Obese) - "Where's Elvis?" by M-PhazesM-PhazesM-Phazes is an Australian Hip Hop producer and artist based in Melbourne, Victoria. Born on the Gold Coast he relocated to Melbourne to further his musical career...
("Good Gracious", 2010) - 2011 25th ARIA's-"Rapunzel"