Australian hip hop

Australian Hip-Hop
Stylistic origins
Cultural originsEarly 1980s Australia

Australian hip hop traces its origins to the early 1980s and was initially largely inspired by hip hop and other urban musical genres from the United States.[1][2][3] As the form matured, Australian hip hop has become a commercially viable style of music that is no longer restricted to the creative underground, with artists such as Onefour, Hilltop Hoods, Kerser and Bliss n Eso and having achieved notable fame. Australian Hip-Hop is still primarily released through independent record labels, which are often owned and operated by the artists themselves. Despite its genesis as an offshoot of American hip-hop, Australian hip hop has developed a distinct personality that reflects its evolution as an Australian musical style.[4] Since the inception of the Australian hip-hop scene, Australian Aboriginals have played a prominent role.[5]

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  4. ^ "Phat of the land". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  5. ^ "The birth of Aussie hip-hop – and how it became a cultural force".