Cortext Interview

Perth Hip Hop has been thrivng the last year, with releases from MC’s like Mr. Grevis, Omac, Complete, Sever, Aero D, Bitter Belief, the list never ends.; but there has been ONE mixtape we have all been anticipating! Streaming Concisouness 2.0; The Mixtape is the first solo venture from veteran MC Cortext. As one half of the DSC crew & one half of Champion Music, the last two years Cortext has flexed his musical muscle on almost every underground mixtape, featuring on a ton of MC’s work.

He took the time out to answer a few questions about his mixtape, battles, OXFAM, and hip hop in general!

No Mans Land; Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us, firstly, how long exactly have you been working on this mixtape?

Cortext: I recorded the first tracks just over a year ago.

NML; Can you hint to any features you have joining you on this one? We know how close you are with majority of the scene.

C: Got a few dope cats from Perth, couple of mad cunts from over east, you’ll know soon enough.

NML; Who handled production?

C: Since it’s a mixtape the majority of the beats are jacked industry instrumentals, but a few dope Perth producers contributed, Mat Rafle and Eddy Extrackt laced me with some dopeness, and I produced 1 of the beats as well.

NML; Speaking of the Perth scene, who are YOUR favourite MC’s at the moment?

C: There are a few dope newcomers, Dista and Lethal are both dope as hell, Defyre just dropped a killer mixtape, watch out for Street Life Descendants mixtape coming soon.

NML; You’re probably one of the best battles to come out of our state, have you got any battles coming up we should keep an eye out?

C: One with another Perth dude that I’ve had to push back, might see that happen in a few months.

NML;Who’s your favourite battler, first in Perth, then the country?

C: In Perth Lethal is my favourite he consistently kills shit, in the country probably Manaz or Greeley, both fresh cunts.

NML; All profits from your mixtape launch are going to Oxfam’s CLOSE THE GAP initiative, can you explain to us how this came about?

C: I’m just conscious of how lucky we are to live in a place like this, where we have so much food we can afford to throw it away, and someone gets paid from the government on Centrelink could mean the difference between life and death for not just one person, but a whole family. So why should I, at the same time as I’m releasing a mixtape that criticizes the capitalist money-hungry wack cunts, then launch that CD and keep the profit, when all I did was perform a show? That was my rationale when I decided to make it a fundraiser, and the fact is there are people living below the poverty line in our own country, without adequate access to the health care that most of us enjoy. There is a 20 year gap in the average life expectancy between indigenous and non-indigenous Australian’s, and Close the Gap aims to create indigenous health equality in Australia within the next 25 years.

NML; You’re releasing Streaming Consciousness 2.0 on December 21st, this coincides with the 2012 ‘end of the world’ theory, is the coincidental or will it be the release of REAL hip hop that brings the world to a stop?

C: I don’t particularly buy into any of the end-of-the-world hype, but some people say that the end of 2012 will bring about a global shift in consciousness, and that’s what I’m trying to do in the hip hop scene to a certain extent.

NML; You are one of Perth’s finest conscious rappers, what were the heavy topics you touch on with this mixtape? War? Poverty?

C: There’s heaps of different topics that I touch on in the mixtape, it drops in 2 weeks you’ll know then.

NML; Any advice for kids coming up in the world today?

C: Just question every thing from what your told at school, told by the law, doctors, historians, everyone, don’t take anything for gospel without doing your own research, and read more instead of watching so much tv, tv is fucking the next generation.

NML; What about those underground rappers who want to make something of themselves?

C: Don’t be too quick to put out material, just because you can get a mic and record a song, doesn’t mean you need to release it, it’s quality over quantity every time so just rap for a while and get good at it before you take it any further. Other than that just do you no matter what.

NML; Once again, thanks for answering these questions! Any final words?

C: Hit me up for copies of the tape after December 21st, 2-discs 30 tracks $20, and the launch is January 5th at the Rosey so come down and peep it, peace!

You heard the man guys, make sure you cop the tape AND tickets to the gig, You can find tickets here

Kickz101 – Exactly What This City Needs!

Basketball Heaven….West Coast Style. Thats the description you get when you go to Kickz101 Facebook page, but the store, that recently opened in Perth, is so much more then that. Day-by-day they are becoming the place tobe for any Basketball aficionado. From T-shirt’s to Shorts, Sweatbands to Snapbacks & Sock’s To Kicks, the store has everything any NBA fan could ask for, and its about time we had a store like this in good ‘ol P-City! Located in the Piccadilly Arcade (Take the lift to the first floor!) walking into the arcade from the cinema side, if you look up to your right, you can see boxes emblazoned with the New Era logo, the Reebok logo, And1 logo. What more can we ask for?!

Recently I had the chance to speak with Owner Jason about, the ever-growing Kickz101.

NML: Thanks for taking the time to answer a few questions Jason. How has the first few weeks been?

Kickz101: It’s been pretty hectic mate. We’ve had a good number of people through checking us out and it’s always interesting starting a new business from scratch.

NML: Obviously the Perth store is the brother store to its Melbourne counterpart. Who’s idea was it to open one in our usually quiet city? How did you guys get started?

K101: I know Matt and Roger in Melbourne have had heaps of inquiries regarding opening stores in every Capital city. I came to them with my proposal back in January and we just kept talking and getting to understand each other. Honestly it was a really smooth process which I put down to them, they are great guys that just want to see their concept succeed. I’m really happy they let me be a part of it all. Starting is always the fun bit, I mean, where do you begin? Matt and I went to the US in Feb and thats where we really got my education started. I’ve been involved in Sneakers and Retail for years but I had never been this “involved” before. It was truly eye opening.

NML: How busy have you guys been? Roughly how many people visit the store on an average week?

K101: Actual numbers are hard to collate, we can’t count very high haha. All I know for certain is we keep getting more and more new people through every week as well as seeing familiar faces. Our page keeps getting more likes and the word is getting out there about us. It’s really cool how the Sneaker community is embracing us and helping get our name (and kinda hard to find location) out there.

NML: Tell the readers who haven’t had a chance to visit the store exactly what you guys stock?

K101: We aim to be THE destination for everything Basketball with a varied and excessive range of gear. We stock New Era, Mitchell & Ness, Reebok, The Freshnes, Alreis, Rufnek, Spalding, And1, Good Wood with other Brands still to come on board.  We have Caps, Tees, Beanies, Sneakers, Basketballs, Socks, Headbands, Bags, DVDs, Wristbands, Shorts, even Carry Cases for your Fitteds and Snaps. Theres a bunch of things to look at here.

NML: What’s your favourite item(s) on the shelves at the moment?

K101: Thats a tough one. One big goal I had was to never stock things I thought were crap, so I really like everything we have. A real favourite would have to be the Jesus Shuttlesworth Freshnes Tee we just got in. Gotta love some “He Got Game” references eh.

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NML: What’s the hardest part of your day?

K101: Haha honestly it’s deciding what to eat for lunch, either that or what Basketball dvds we will play on the tv’s. First world problems

NML: Any sales/promotions or grand opening party planned?

K101; When we are fully stocked we will do a little something for our people, stay tuned.

NML: What are your plans for the store? What are you looking to achieve?

K101: I really wanted to bring a store to Perth that we would all be proud of. A place where you could find dope stuff but never feel like you were being forced to spend money. Kinda the anti-retail experience. If you wanna check out a game, come on in. Talk some shit with us? Feel free. Just be respectful to everyone in the store and it’s all good with us. As long as we can live comfortably I’m a happy man, this is love, not a make money scheme like some other places out there. I also wanted to have a place where you could get your J’s etc without having to line up at 2am. I respect the people that do that but isn’t it easier if we get our shit together and have enough pairs so you don’t have to do that? So we will aim for that too.

NML: Being a music blog, Im obliged to ask, what do you guys have on rotation at the store? Any local cats playing on the stereo?

K101: Sad to say we don’t play much, we do get the cheesy cool old school music on the Games we show, now that shit is dated. When/if we do play tunes we like Biggie, Tupac, Jay, Luda, LL, more your old-school Hip-hop. But if it sounds good, we will listen.

NML: Finally, when can the people come in & check out the store.

K101: We are open 7 days a week. Mon-Thurs 10-6, Fri 10-8pm, Sat 10-5 and Sun 12-5. No real early morning shit for us haha.

NML: Thanks for answering a few questions mate, good luck with everything!

K101: Hey thanks for the interview, we hope to see everyone soon.

There you have it folks, after years of wondering, wishing. We finally have an exclusive Baller store, one that, when you purchase something, you know your looking GOOD coming out of it.

-rK

Mr. Grevis – A Sample of The Sampler

For those who have heard the name ‘Mr Grevis’ they already know what to expect from his debut album, ‘The Sampler’, for those that haven’t, where have you been the last few months? The man, who’s also known as Gary McPhee, has been burning up the airwaves on Triple J Unearthed with his track, The Youth, a song inspired by the lack of appreciation shown by young workers in the Pilbra who refused to respect the Remembrance Day minute of silence. He has also recently released a single featuring Obese Records own Jess Harlen entitled, Drift Away, which you can purchase on iTunes. Grevis is a very talented songwriter, not only can he flow with almost any beat handed to him, but he also has the ability to write music with substance that tackle an array of topics, from social struggles to the state of the youth in todays society. We recently had the oppurtunity to speak ask Gary a few questions about The Sampler, Working with Obese & his beginnings in the scene

No Mans Land: Thanks for taking a few minutes to answer some questions Gary.  Tell us about how you got your start? When did you first decide this is what you wanted to do?

Mr. Grevis: I’ve always loved hip hop and always used to muck around as a kid and spit frees etc and wrote alot of music as a kid too but never showed anyone. In grade 4 I remember my friend Ameer gave me a Naughty by Nature tape and I fell in love with OPP even though I’m not quite sure what I meant back then haha. How I got my start hmm I’m really just getting started haha I’ve been really really slowly working on this album over the last 6 years I guess, I put some tracks up on unearthed and they got a gang of downloads then I thought fuck it I should get my mates little brother to make me some film clips and then Reason saw it and showed Pegz and then bang I’m on the distro roster for Obese, it all happened pretty quickly and I still spin out a little bit. I think alot of other dudes from the Perth scene deserve it alot more than me but at the same time I wasn’t gonna turn down working with Obese!

NML; What’s it like being mates with one of the Perth greats, Drapht?

G: He’s just plain old Paul to me man, same kid I played basketball with as a kid! Apart from maturing alot, in my eyes he hasn’t changed and has always remained humble even with the level of his success! He’s always got time for me and his other mates! In fact we went to lunch at IKEA today! Yep IKEA! haha how Gangster is that shitttt?! haha. Ive always asked him to not post my music etc cos of how hard he’s worked and I don’t wanna take a ride of his success, but he still does it! But with all that said I can honestly say the stuff thats happened for me this year has been all off my own back, but I know theres haters saying “its only cos he’s mates with drapht etc” but I don’t hear that stuff! He doesn’t drink anymore really which is cool with me cos I smash his ryder haha he always hooks me up concert/ festival vip fix etc so thats pretty cool! Im super proud of the guy and he deserves his success!

NML; How has the last few weeks been with the release only a few weeks away?

G: Its honestly been just life as normal, til today when the physical copies were in my hands. Now I’m excited/ nervous

NML; What can your fans expect from The Sampler?

G: Ummm they’ve all already heard a few tracks haha so they can expect that. I think none of it sounds the same, each track is different which I’m pretty happy with

NML; What was it like working with Jess Harlen? How did this come about?

G: Was great working with Jess, I emailed her she emailed back I sent her the beat we discussed prices and got down to business, she wrote all her own material, very fast and professional to work with! Highly recommend her

NML; What’s your personal favourite track(s) from The Sampler?

G: Give it Back, Ashes to Ashes, Trapped, Drift Away. They’ve got the most heart in it

NML: And the hardest to write?

G: I get bursts of when I write and I can honestly say each track was written in one day… verses anyway… I always write hooks first then come back to it

NML: Who do you think hip hop fans should keep an eye out for this year? Who else is doing big things?

G: Bitter B’s album is a shit load different and better than anything he has done so far! which may seem pretty hard cos he’s already dope but this new album is seeming super dope! A bloke called Elemont from NSW I stumbled across while face stalking, kids got crazy flow and he’s only 18!

NML: Any words of advice for budding hip hop fans looking to break out into the scene?

G: Work Hard I guess! Prepare to get shot down etc. Rome wasn’t built in a day but just keep at it and don’t be a fucken pussy haha

If you haven’t copped Drift Away, make sure you go & do that now! Also, become a fan of Mr. Grevis on Facebook for all info on his music!

Soma Interview

If you look up Soma in the urban dictionary, it is defined as; A drug used in Huxley’s futuristic utopian novel “Brave New World.” The substance is supposed to have the affect of modern drugs, yet no side-effects. Could describe bliss, oblivion, pure love, or pure utopia, but for the Perth Hip Hop community, we just know Soma as Phil. A local MC who originally hails from Leeds (UK) who last year released his debut album Heartcore with production being handled by Bipolar, Shaker, Xtraxkt & Birch. We’ve heard through the grapevine (AKA Facebook) that Soma has been hitting the studio hard working on some new music, if you’ve heard anything from Heartcore or ever seen Soma live, then you know how exciting this is for us at No Mans Land & the entire Perth scene. We recently has the opportunity to ask Soma a few questions about his next project & hip hop in general!

No Mans Land; Thanks for taking the time to have a quick chat with us. How old were you when you moved to Australia? What was the change like?

Soma : Cheers man. I was 14 or 15 when I moved out here. Yeah bit of a change at first but I adapted pretty quick. I am pretty Aussie now, rock the flannos and call sausages snags and shit ha.

NML: Was there much of a hip hop scene in Leeds? Did you find the scene over here more accommodating/accepting?

S: There is a good hip hop scene in Leeds. Huddersfield is probs a bit more active which is next door. but UK and Aus are too very different things man. For a start most crowds in UK used to be predominantly black where as over here it is all white pretty much. You get more heads at local shows here too on a whole. But I have no idea now cos I haven’t been there for ages ha. I feel like I am accepted here pretty nicely but at the same time it is still a bit weird some times because Aus hip hop is pretty patriotic like “Support AUSSIE Hip Hop!” and then there is me with a Northern English accent up on stage. But then I don’t really get a shine back home cos I live here so kind of fucked ha.

NML: Last year you released Heartcore, your debut, to great reception, how has your writing process changed since you worked on this release?

S: I have changed my lyrical style a lot. I am really trying to step my lyric game up since then. Like in a way I reckon I had only just sort of grasped how to rap on Heartcore and there was so much more to learn and improve on. The style of writing now is a lot more metaphoric, more show don’t tell kind of bars and just trying to make my shit as creative and interesting as possible. I am over hearing the same bars about the same things. Really using my imagination now and also trying to make my bars a lot more technical these days, fucking around with different patterns, more inners and bigger multis, switching up flows a lot etc. Just trying to evolve and progress. Working more on making songs rather than just writing raps too you know.

NML: Tell us a little bit about your next solo project? What can the fans expect?

S: Madness. Not really just wanted to say that ha. Its a lot more personal, darker and heavier than Heartcore. More diverse too. Lyrically it is a different ball game. I feel with Heartcore I just kind of scratched the surface of what I wanted to do for an album. I see Heartcore as more of a mixtape/compilation now. This is the album I want to do, its all me. Heartcore I tried to make it a well rounded release for a debut like have a little something for everyone, felt like I needed some happy songs on there when that isn’t really that what I do but felt like I had to for some reason. The new one is all me, the stuff I want to write you know, what I feel comfortable doing and nothing else. Topically it is more socially conscious too for lack of a better term. I touch on class issues, addictions, people who struggle, the state of the world, suicide, insanity, death and all that other fun happy stuff. I only want to write tracks that mean something really. It is very personal too. I feel like I really show who I am as a person on this. Something I have always wanted to do, I wanted my personality to come across on my tracks and I think I have finally gotten there.

NML: Who is featuring on it?

S: Beats I have the usual suspects like Bipola and Eddy Extrackt but also got a few British cats on there like Naive and Kerem Fraiche who handle a lot of production for artists on High Focus, Jenre and a couple other dudes. Still shopping for beats too like always. Verses got a bit of a cream of the crop. I got people who I just believe are the best at what they do. I got Layla on a track, got Ed Scissortongue on a track, got Verb T on a track who was one of my biggest inspirations when I started so this one is especially a big deal for me. Will obviously have my Perth peeps and crew on there and there are a couple of more surprises I can’t let out of the bag yet. Got my man Max White on a chorus too which he murders. People will probably be most familiar with him from that Phrase single, the dude is a genius.

NML: Have you decided on a name yet?

S: Yeah it is gonna be called Ghost Town Laureate.

NML: Is there a special meaning/definition of Ghost Town Laureate?

S: Yeah I just love the contrast of that title man, it is from a line in one of the tracks and I just hell liked the idea of it. A ghost town is a town with no people in it and a poet laureate was a poet for a town, they would write poems for the townsfolk to boost morale and shit, So its like poet for a town with noone in it. A pointless poet you could say. Voice for nobody or voice for the voiceless even, There are several meanings behind that. I will leave that up to other people to think about. I have my own intepretations though.

NML: I’ve also heard your working on a couple other projects?

S: Yeah doing the El Dude Brothers album with Bipola handling all the production. Also doing a project with Creed Birch and Aero D. There is also another project I am doing with a certain producer and 2 Perth MCs that I won’t talk about yet until we get some tracks together. Also gonna compile some sort of mix tape/compilation of unused tracks for end of the year too. Probs gonna call it The Doggy Bag (cos of like you know leftovers. I am proud of this title) Also doing a project with an old friend of mine called Mr. Drizzle on a more abstract psychedelic kind of vibe.

NML: Tell us about El Dude Brothers. You’re working with Bipola who also handled the majority of the production for Heartcore, what can your fans expect from this collaboration?

S: Bipola is a long term friend and collaborater and been with me since day one. I wrote my first track to his first beat and we just progressed together over the years. I will always work with him. I feel the most comfortable over his beats because he knows what I like and what I sound good on and he sends me a ton of beats. So it just felt right to do it as a project. It will be more straight up hip hop than the solo. My solo is gonna be a lot weirder. With Bipola it will be straight up good quality hip hop music. We love all the same hip hop so have this chemistry. The name El Dude Brothers is from a TV show Peep Show which is mine and Bipolas favourite show.

NML: And working with Aero D & Creed Birch, whats that like?

S: Aero and Creed think the exact same as I do about writing, they want to make the same type of music I want to, they think the same way about hip hop, music and writing so it just works really well. It is incredible working with Creed too because he is such a creative guy to have in the studio. The first track we did together just invigorated me, watched Creed make this beat from nothing then build on it, then we did our verses and the track ended up turning out to be so much more than what I first invisioned. Thats what it is like working with those guys. Its more than just making rap tracks. Its making songs you know. This is probably the project I am actually looking the most forward to completing. Just so different to anything I have done before and that is what I am all about these days, Just doing different shit and trying to evolve and progress.

NML: You also dabble in the battle scene frequently, have you got any battles lined up?

S: Yeah making my Real Talk debut on July 7th against Dliver. Not really any plans to battle afer that but if the opportunity knocks, I may do you know, if its out of state I am more likely cos it gets me to see parts of the country I have never seen. Depends, I don’t really like battling to be honest. I do it cos it tests me as an MC but at the end of the day I don’t find any satisfaction just insulting someone and getting insulted back. Its not fun to me. I am a lover not a fighter ha.

NML: Who is your favourite Perth MC?

S: Tough question ha. I have a few and for different reasons. Aero D because he is real and on that personal tip which I am a sucker for, also just got a really clean and dope style and just very honest and not arrogant or annoying. My brother Solitary cos he is keeping it lyrical and is talented as all fuck. Layla is just unreal nothing else really needs to be said there. Shroomz, Leonidas and LSD are all hell underrated and up there with the best, they all keep it true school too. Divine I think is really slept on, I feel his content and overall style a lot. Man way too many to name. Grevis is killing it at current, same with Cortext. Some real dope newcomers at minute too like Big K, Bfumez and Tonite. All them cats are like 15 and already got mad skills. Paulie P is def one of my favourites too, him and his band are seriously one of the best live acts I have ever seen. Go check them out they are called The Lower class Kings (It was me who came up with that name too ha)

NML: You’re a part of the illustrious 32 Krew, how did the coalition come about?

S: I don’t even know anymore really man ha. We just all sort of linked up together like knew each other and stuff through different circles, like I knew Verdikt and LSD first and they knew the others and worked with the others then I got to know the others and work with them and it just sort of went from there.

NML: Who are your biggest influences?

S: At the moment I am really inspired by just really lyrical cats like Jam Baxter, Ed Scissortongue, Cash Karizma, Sadistik, Mowgli, Chester P/Task Force (Probs wouldn’t be rapping if I never heard Task Force), all about my lyrical dudes. Then peeps who I have to mention are Tribe, Gangstarr, Masta Ace, Pharcyde, Heiro, Freestyle Fellowship, Poor Righteous Teachers, Atmosphere, Eyedea, Sage, Company Flow, Arsonists, Cappo, MCD/Silent Eclipse, Skinny Man, Bury Crew, Jean Grae, Mos, Rakim, BDK, Blade, Blak Twang, Roots Manuva, Cage. List goes on and on.

NML: Any shows coming up? What else can we expect from you for the rest of the year?

S: Not really doing shows at the moment cos I am sick of doing the Heartcore stuff so want to wait til I have new songs ready before I gig again. Working under the Burd Cage now, and my good friend Merlyn are starting our own little imprint called Dark Laughter with me and his brother Cash Karizma as the first 2 artists. So expect those 2 imprints to be putting out a lot of good music.

NML: Once again, thanks for answering a few questions.

S: Anytime hombre.

If you haven’t done so already, go out and get a copy of Heartcore & make sure you keep an eye on Soma, we know he’s got big things coming! Also, make sure you like Soma’s Facebook page for more updates from the man himself

Omac Interview

Omac. A local in the hip hop scene has been around for a while now, patiently waiting his opportunity to rise from the underground and drop knowledge upon this city.

That knowledge first came in the form of a collaboration (Role Models) with fellow local MC Wish. (Mastered by none other then Phat Rich Records own Chekid)

Recently he released his debut solo project (Show Some Nerve) featuring some of the best local MCs to ever step up to the Mic (Down South Crew & Bitter Belief to name a few)

He also worked with The Psych Ward (Complete, Sever & Defekt) which led to him becoming an official member of the up-and-coming crew.

Omac took the time to respond to a few questions we had for him, ranging from questions about his start in the scene to the notorious battle with Raztek we take a minute to dwell into the mind of one of Perth’s newest talents

1. Omac, with the release of Show Some Nerve and working on two album launches, How have you found your schedule lately?

Well I am one of those people who must finish something once I’ve started it, so once Show Some Nerve was finally ready for release, I’ve just been doing as much promoting as possible to make the launch one hell of a show!

2. You’ve been around the scene for a while now, when & how did you discover the local scene? At what point did you say to yourself; “I can see myself hanging with these lads”?

I met Bentman & Sipn through workmates early 2006, they invited me to alot of their gigs and other local hip hop events I didn’t even know existed! I was always a freestyler, but it wasn’t really til I started hanging with The Psych Ward that I decided to commit to writing some tracks.

 

 

3. With your Role Models mixtape, how did you and wish go about writing & recording your first release? Where did you lay out your vocals?

To be honest, I think we rushed it. However they were our very first tracks, and it’s not bad for a debut release. 90% of it was written and recorded at our old house, but Chekid (Phat Rich Records) did the mixing and mastering.

 

4. How did the induction into The Psych Ward come about? 

Well I have always rocked the Perth scene pretty hard since i’ve been old enough too, so I knew the boys from gigs, but over the last year or so we have been collabing with each other shitloads and doing bulk shows together and then at the BYP/Broken English double album launch Complete and Sever dropped me into the crew after i finished which I think was one of my best sets.

5. Are you guys working on anything as a collective? Maybe a Psych Ward Mixtape?

Yes we are! We have an untitled TPW mixtape in the works which we have just begun writing for, aswell as a collab mixtape from myself and Complete!

6. You recently battled an up-and-comer of by the name of Raztek?

What happened there? How did that start?

I wouldn’t call him an up n comer. He’s a hater, I use to be friends with the bloke but once I started doing shows he became quite ‘bitter’ towards me, pun intended. We exchanged opinions which led to him calling me out, I accepted and suggested we put money on the line. However when it came to battle day, after all the smack talk he came at me with, not only did he rock up 4 hours late, he didn’t cough up the cash after I slaughtered him! I think I got my moneys worth out of laughter from that day anyway, well worth a look on youtube! Haha.

 

6. Speaking of battles What is your stance on the battle scene? Are you a fan? Will you battle again?

Man, I do enjoy watching some of the battles online, but there’s too much negativity in the battle scene, and I would rather write bars for a track rather than some hommus who wants to hate coz he ain’t! As for battling again, I know there’s alot of people who would like to see it, and it would be good to battle someone who takes his music as serious as i do, but as for now I’ll keep myself busy in the booth smashing these mixtapes out!

7. Show Some Nerve features some prominent locals, what was it like working with people like Bitter Belief and the whole DSC?

I’ve been lucky enough to work with some of WA’s best on this mixtape! Guys like DSC and Bitter are some of my closest friends in the scene, but also some of my favourite artists! It’s good to surround yaself with people who are so talented and can give you the advice you need when unsure about something they’ve been doing for a long time.

8. What was the easiest track for you to write?

Probably ‘Shenanigans’ with Complete. We just started freestyling and came up with the hook straight away. It’s a pretty rowdy track too and it’s always easy writing about shit you do everyday! Plus the whole back n forth thing when we share a verse is always fun too!

9. What was the hardest?

My Poison. I wrote this when I was in Bali. I talk about shit that means ALOT to me on this, and I could never perform it. I even got my little sisters on the hook with me (10 & 12 years old!) I’ve had alot of positive feedback from people about it, but I tend to skip it when it comes on…

10. What can people expect from your Some Show Never Album Launch’s?

We are going all out for these two shows, and anyone can go coz we are doing an 18 plus one aswell as an all ages (well 15+) gig the week after! The majority of tracks I’ll be performing I have never done live before, and there will be some dope c**ts getting up with me!

11. Finally, any advice for the budding hip hop artists who are afraid to take that next step?

It does seem quite intimidating at first, but once you get on stage you know whether or not it’s for you. All I can really suggest is if you do wanna give it a shot, make sure you’re not afraid to put yaself on a track, and not just the type of person you think people wanna hear! TPW!!!

Omac is launching his Show Some Nerve mixtape at TWO shows. The first is; May 5th at the Civic Hotel (18+)

 

 

The second being all ages (15+) May 12th at The Swan Youth Centre.

 

 

Make sure you get down to either one of these shows, IF NOT BOTH & go cop Show Some Nerve!

 

-rK