Aussie Hip Hop
I must admit that I was never a big fan of the genre growing up but I just find that bands like The Herd, Hilltop Hoods, 1200 Techniques, Butterfingers, Matty B, The Avalanches etc have a voice and a sound that is just uniquely Aussie and seemingly quite a contract to US hiphop. I dunno, it just seems more laid back for some reason.
Here's some lyrics:
Hilltop Hoods - Nosebleed Section
In the nosebleed section
This is for the heads that’s loving the mix,
My people in the front all covered in spit,
Batter's in the box, (oww) suffer to pitch (what?),
Hilltop hoods all up in this b***h.
And we the funk [leaders], punks you can’t [beat us],
We bump and pump [meters], we drunk you chumps [need us],
So, jump [with us], down in the front [if it's],
(If it's your flavour) Your flavour come get drunk [with us] (woo).
This life turned out nothing like I had planned...
(Why not?)
By now I should’ve had some [land],
Some money in my [hand], round about fifty grand,
But I got nothing (nothing), I write rhymes on the bus,
I keep suffering (suffering), f**k the lines of the dust,
You keep sniffing, that s**t is for the [punk hoes],
This s**t is for my bros (woo), my people in the front row.
You know, I looked around, the faces I’d know,
I fell in love with the people in the front row.
You know, I looked around, the faces I’d know,
I fell in love with the people in the front row.
Check it out
I got [hip-hop taste buds],
I wanna hear that [bass when I make love],
I wanna hear some [lyrics when I wake up],
Write rhymes to [get me through a break up]… b***h!
Like my whisky straight, [no chaser],
Went through fifty breaks, [no flavour],
Till I found this one, [and made the],
Bass hook with the drum, [my savior],
This is the comeback, tongue that’s sharp like a thumbtack,
It’s so tight James is saying “give my funk back!”,
One track, eight track, gave that residual
Noise, man f**k that, we clean with the digital,
Toys I’m the Apache, you’re failing to match me,
Throw your hands in the air like you’re hailing a taxi,
And move to the funk flow, you stepping? Are you drunk bro?
This is for my peeps and the freaks in the front row.
You know, I looked around, the faces I’d know,
I fell in love with the people in the front row.
You know, I looked around, the faces I’d know,
I fell in love with the people in the front row.
People don’t complain if Suffa’s in here,
And you’re in the front row, all covered in beer,
And club owners don’t say ‘the place is wrecked it’s your fault’ (uh uh),
If the roof is on fire it’s an electrical fault (woo),
Man I bet you all bolt, when I bring it [live]
Like Friday night footy, in my hoody [I can hide],
I get live on the breaks son, [like pace one],
Lads, if you’re heading to the bar grab [your mates one],
Ladies come chill, [come rock with me honey],
I got like half a mill in [monopoly money],
There’s no stopping me honey, so you can [take my hand],
We can lay on the beach and count [grains of sand],
Or take a plane to Japan, and drink [saki with mafia],
Fly to Libya for some Bacardi with [Gadafi]
A dinner date, followed by a funk show (oww),
We’ll rip off (woo) our tops and jump around in the front row.
You know, I looked around, the faces I’d know,
I fell in love with the people in the front row.
You know, I looked around, the faces I’d know,
I fell in love with the people in the front row.
Put me here, and I’m all yours,
Not for the money and it’s not for the applause, no oh no no no
It’s for the nosebleed section.
You know, I looked around, the faces I’d know,
I fell in love with the people in the front row.
You know, I looked around, the faces I’d know,
I fell in love with the people in the front row.
illusionary lines
I once had time on my hands, but now handling time,
Is coping with this life cycle and the mandatory grind,
My sanity's fine, just falling short of stamina I'm,
Searching for some food for thought to feed this famine of mind,
And when I'm stagnant I rhyme, it helps the night turn to day,
I churn my way through this nine to five and urban decay,
Believe me it's bleak, and though the city's breaths in its sleep,
It's just a paddock, ain't no where a shepherds leading these sheep,
Now most prefer it covered up lie than the truth naked,
The truth is ugly like cellulite; please don't publicly parade it,
I hate it but to escape it would be luck on fluke,
I feel like I'm a dope beat but I'm stuck on loop,
But that's my life cycle; freedom means everything to me,
And face value's got us believing everything we see,
So if our eyes tell us lies the truth is we're blind,
So keep on walking straight and narrow down illusionary lines.
(Scratching)
I once had respect for this game, but now this game of respect,
Is sold to the highest bidder with some fame and a cheque,
Now any layman can get respect without breaking his neck,
Paying dues, time these crews started paying some debt,
It ain't lights and cameras, personalities on set,
Distorting realities in their context,
With no originality concepts,
Who gives a f**k about a salary; this ain't a popularity contest,
Cos hip hop ain't faking for ends,
Hip-hop ain't fading with trends,
It ain't rich kids playing with pens,
It ain't the clothes on your back, or the label on them,
It's where you're at, so I say it again,
It's just my life cycle; music means everything to me,
It's just a fashion show, nah; don't believe everything you see,
Cos if our eyes tell us lies the truth is we're blind,
So keep on walking straight and narrow down illusionary lines.
(Scratching)
That's just my life cycle, nothing matters but setting me free,
Because my freedom and hip hop be meaning everything to me,
Now face values and fashions empower everything we be,
Believing everything we hear, and everything we see,
So if our eyes tell us lies, then we usually find,
Our visions cluttered by this scutter so the truth is we're blind,
It's just poison food for thought for these dillusionary minds,
So stop walking straight and narrow down illusionary lines.
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S?cuse me my reason is currently on holiday
The song drives me up the wall, but a guy called Savage from NZ is ok.
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If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away.
Henry David Thoureau, 1854