For the artists that are coming from the Ground Up!
Harvest is an artist from The Mornington, Peninsula. He has moved around a lot but was raised in Shoreham and has been active for over 10 years now as a member of Spiderhole Records, releasing a series of albums titled Letterheads as well as a solo album titled Glum Days to Sun Rays and a collaboration project titled …
HARVEST, 10 YEARS ACTIVE & COUNTING /// INTERVIEW Read More »
Scrawlz is a Hip Hop artist from Mandurah who has taken a break recently but is now back feeling ambitious and ready to deliver more music to his fans. He has worked with a few artists in Perth and performed at an event hosted by Rob Shaker. What’s your Hip Hop background? I started writing …
Ricky B is a Hip Hop artist who moved to Perth in 1997, originally from Johannesburg in South Africa, he uses his music as a form of expression in order to talk about his struggles throughout life. He has worked with many artists in Perth including Billy Harris, Rob Shaker & Intrusive Thoughts. What’s your …
EXPRESSION & PROGRESSION WITH RICKY B /// INTERVIEW Read More »
Mahvel is a Hip Hop artist who was born in Malaysia, grew up in Melbourne and has moved around quite a lot, making music since he was 14. Now 20, he began involving himself in the battle scene, even winning a tournament and becoming the champion at one of Amped Up Entertainment’s events. What’s your …
Bailer has been around the Melbourne scene on more fronts than one, interchanging between graffiti and MCing since 1997. His artistic approach to his music and videos give him a unique style that is not exactly seen everyday. We catch up with Bailer to to find out more about him while we await for his next warped rendition of reality. …
This is what happens when an MC Bails from Reality /// Bailer Interview Read More »
This Hip Hop trio consisting of Pill Specter, Mesc & Estranged known as Syntax Era from Queensland are self described cynical assholes, high school drop outs and lovers of ultra dank rhymes mixed over potent boom-bap beats. All under the age of 20 this group of aspiring artists claim they make the music they do …
Is This The Beginning Of The Syntax Era? /// INTERVIEW Read More »
There’s a few things you should know about Perth based MC Macshane. The dude can spit frees better than what most cats spend all week writing. He’s got flows for days and he sounds at home over any type of beat, and he is one of the hardest working cats in Hip Hop today, owning multiple …
Putting Freestyling First with Perth’s Favourite Off The Top MC /// Macshane Interview Read More »
Originally from the UK, Reams moved to the golden soil of Western Australia at the tender age of 10. Part of the era of MC’s where often the first track ever heard was an Eminem one, Reams’ first was Stan. It was only years later when he started writing rhymes and finally had the confidence to …
Reams: this is what happens when you self medicate with Hip Hop /// #GroundUp Interview Read More »
Crash Hot is a three person crew from Sydney, Australia. Comprised of MC Bang, DJ Jimmy the Hand and multi-instrumentalist/str8 up legend Bong YZA, Crash Hot have recently released their second full length joint Descendent. This release follows their debut release ‘High In The Friendly Sky’ from 2013. We catch up with MC Bang to find out …
Crashin’ and Beat Bangin’ with Sydneys Crash Hot /// Interview Read More »
90’s boombap feels and laid back lyricism? Check. Mister Litty grew up in the Macedone Ranges and recently moving to the Kingsville area. With the vast distraction-free emptiness of the country-side helping to develop his music, he’s now in the thick of Burn city. Self described as a sometimes beatmaker rapper, sometimes rapper who makes beats, when Mister Litty …
What comes first, the rapper or the beatmaker? /// Mister Litty Interview Read More »
Need some motivation to get your arse into gear and finally release that album? Just get pregnant! It was the final push that Perth MC Seasta Chani needed to complete an album that was over four years in the making! At nine months pregnant her debut LP Life Sounds Like has just been released, so we caught …
Seasta Chani – Not Your Average Mum /// #GroundUp Interview Read More »
EMCEE ONIST from Sandy Beach on the Mid North Coast is a MC giving life his all. A tradesman by day and passionate MC by night who wants to be known for being a meaningful MC, Onist is giving it his all. What’s your hip hop background? Ive always listen to Hip Hop my whole …