Where is NZ hip hop heading?

A good direction I think; with $ comes expansion; with expansion comes
diversity.

Once we have the diversity of sound of say; the States; then we can break away from having just one "NZ HIP HOP SOUND" and have many!

yeah thats a good way of looking at it..
when i first saw the title of the thread i was thinking "fuck i hate nz hiphop"
but yeah we'll see eh.

NZ actually has a vibrant and varied scene. In Australia, Hip hop is huge but because they are all 'down' with each other they don't set higher standards for themseves and shit sounds all the same or just plateaus.

In NZ underground groups are doing 'their' own thing and so are the commercial cats. There maybe more bitching and politics (see hiphopnz.com) but people are getting really innovative and developing their own sound.

Big up my boys Cyphanetik and Tourettes and Breakinwreck. BOOOOH

breakin wreckwords -> all good.

deceptikonz, i fucken hate. savage thinks he's pretty southside, yet he works at the mount eden BP.. fat fuck.

still though the more mainstream hiphop gets in general, the more the underground quality acts will shine through.

Yeah; i'm feeling the ^^^^^ vibe haha.

I'm liking the new shit from Breakin wreckwordz and other people who aren't afraid to spit shit that they actually do: aka drink/fuck/fight etc.
NZ hip hop has been shrouded for too long under the whole "NZ on Air; we don't swear or talk about pussy hair" shit.

NZ'ders are raw as well; we just didn't spit it for a while

actually im feeling the misfits of science as well.

they fully don't take themselves seriously, but they have the steez and the skillz to go places..

and one of them also plays drums in fever lake, a hardcore metal band

bro I hope your not serious. They talk fast but what the hell are they on about. Their narrative has been replaced buy nursary rhymes and skat which means they are for 12yr olds.

I would prefer listening to Savage anyday to that garbage. At least he can tell a story and make sense

How about Dei Homo. Pleae don't say your'e feeling him. sorry G we on the same page most of the time!!

its all about the new feelstyle album.

You know it! 'Savage Feel' produced by Juse featuring Savage and Shane Carter is without a doubt....a classic. And Submariners production throughout the album is 'deeper than atlantis'..

juse is yet to produce a beat that isnt the frickn bizness...

my copy of the aint mad at ya/savagefeel 12" is already starting to wear out, been caning it non-stop. the samoan rhyming has the ozzie kids scratching their heads but the kiwi kids feeling it hehe.

Submariner has phat production skills...and is a mad humble dude as well.
Respek

I hear that ;



Just got the One Love 12", so i'm stoked on the day.

Go out and buy Gareth Shutes book 'Hip Hop in Aotearoa'

The misfit's are dope, original..optimus used to be a drummer, man he's only been rapping for a year, the dudes ill! And all you hater's wanna hate on shit, go listen to some house music. I like NZ's versitallity and love in hip hop, well some of it...there's so many hater's out there it's hilarious, hahah ridiculous rather.....