This is the team that never was. Raven: The Cartelian Sergeant & Myk Reid: The Second Lieutenant. Amidst this viral flood of “swagger”, confusing hi-hats, false characters and self indulgence, Searching For Soulz is hip hop purity. Raw, honest and lyrical.
Since the days of being told off by Raven’s mum for swearing too much this team has come a long way. This is grown man rap. Raven needs little introduction to fans of this art form. After his successful sophomore album Ravenous 20Ten and a short term hiatus for the arrival of his first born The Crate Cartel main-stay returns with the humanistic essence that made him one of Australia’s most acclaimed lyricists at the forefront of this project.
Only the finest emcee’s get to fly the Hungry Human flag and Myk Reid is no exception to this rule. Myk emerged publicly in 2011 with the release of his debut EP Rise Of The Foot Soldier catching the attention of rap aficionado’s nationally.
With Myk being a long time cohort of Raven this EP happening was just a matter of time. Production is handled by Geko, Must, Wik, Skwid Fingaz and Sideshow. Raven is also back on the boards for the first time in 4 years. Fellow Lost Soul original Budsa graces the only guest spot with his no bullshit style on the future anthem Hoods Up.
All purchases from the webstore here, will come with a free hard copy of the EP… Get them while they last! The EP will be available for free download now. Video clip for “Caught Up” Produced by WIK, Filmed & Edited by Discourse.
The Funkoars (Hons) & Maundz present another collaboration track from two of Australia’s Best Crews – Golden Era Records & Crate Cartel along with Melburn clothing company Ich Pig.
To co-incide with the release the Funkoars have teamed up with MV2 Skateboards (ADL) and released a limited edition deck available for a very short time (Note: deck is now sold out). The track is all about celebrating the “good times” and memories of skateboarding back in the day. Featuring amazing unseen footage of both Hons and Maundz from their early teens to late 20′s.
He’s an enigma, wrapped in a mystery; immersed in weed smoke. He is Phil Gektor. A purveyor of a sacred Lingua Franca long forgotten. He arrives with a mission, a mission to impregnate the minds of listeners with The Horror.
This EP, produced by the elusive Ramzee, ushers in the new age of ‘Philizm’, from the ashes of Geko’s tormented mind state, rises a new anti-hero. Welcome to The Horror. In the time between now and The Horror peep Geko on Facebook here.
After the success of his independently released debut album Chapters Of Substance, Fluent Form wasted no time in returning to the studio to begin work on his sophomore LP, The Furnace. The Melbourne MC and Crate Cartel member has been hard at work on his 3rd release, which is sure to be a must have.
Fluent release’s a free download titled Ricochet Rabbit. Produced by Must (Pang Productions), mixed and mastered by Geko. You can pick up Fluent Form – Ricochet Rabbit as a ‘name your price’ download.
Straight out of Melbourne city comes one of the Nation’s most talked about MC’s, Maundz, ready to unleash his highly anticipated sophomore LP titledZero upon the masses. Flying the flag high for the scenes undeniably most hyped up emerging independent force that is Crate Cartel, Maundz is joined by fellow Cartelian and beat smith extraordinaire WIK for the entirety of what is sure to be heralded as one of the country’s slickest hip hop releases to date.
Wik, having proved his skills behind the sp1200 in recent local releases, has collected an eclectic slew of head nodders for and neck snappers for Australia’s most promising up and coming MC to get funky on.
Known for spitting with effortless conviction and a love for all things vernacular orientated, Maundz has yet again delved deep into the A4 to bring his unique and charismatic presence over dirty bass lines, big breaks and dusty samples provided from Wik, all while maintaining the humour and honesty that has earned him nationwide respect.
Tracks such as March The 10th and Slang Rap form vivid storyline’s over Wik’sincomparably smooth production, while Maundzilla paints a much different picture asMaundz gets crafty on some double-time, providing a dark tale of a 100 foot high menace stomping through the city over two Godzilla inspired bangers. Not ones to shy away from topic, Wik and Maundz have shown diversity with a number of different concept tracks throughout album, and have had no qualms about going in on the battle joints which Maundz is prolifically known for.
Zero is littered with a who’s who of hip hop from Australia and abroad, featuring collaborative efforts from New Yorks number one man of the moment Action Bronson, ARIA award winning Drapht, Golden Era’s Vents and Sesta, Melbourne kings Brad Strutand Bias B, and of course Crate Cartel. The underlay for these MC’s is a bevvy of live instrumentation complemented with slick samples, the way hip hop should be done. Welcome to the world of Zero, kick off your shoes and relax your socks, Wik andMaundz are out for gusto.
“The album has had a lot of live instrumentation go into it to thicken it up to give it more character, and we treated the original samples as the foundation on which to build on.I feel I have some of the best mc’s/dj’s around on this album, plus with Geko behind the boards mixing everything, it’s a no brainer that we’ve put an abundance of thought and care into it…” Maundz
Tracklisting 01. Induction 02. Zero 03. Gusto 04. All Quotes ft. Brad Strut & Action Bronson 05. Maundzilla 06. Take it Back ft. Bias B 07. Traveling Lady 08. Toys (skit) 09. C U Next Tuesday ft. Drapht 10. Agent 86 11. Zero’s Theme 12. Homicide ft. Vents & Sesta 13. How ‘Bout a Drink (skit) 14. The Flipside ft. Alyson Murray 15. Slang Rap 16. March the 10th 17. Letters and Numbers ft. Crate Cartel 18. Wik’s Theme 19. Then Till Now 20. 3 and 3 Noughts
Maundz, the outspoken rascal of Melbourne’s rap-scene; has a heart of gold, a potty mouth, and an acid tongue. His second LP Zero, is the first release of 2012 from irrefutable hip hop collective Crate Cartel. Zero is a fast approaching sun on the horizon after what has been a long winter for Maundz fans.
Featuring collaborative efforts from New York’s number one man of the moment Action Bronson, ARIA award winning Drapht, Golden Era’s Vents and Sesta, Melbourne kings Brad Strut and Bias B, and of course Crate Cartel. Revered by the likes of Hilltop Hoods and Drapht as the “next big thing”, Maundz has become highly respected by his underground and commercially established cohorts alike.
The lead single Take It Back featuring the legendary Bias B is full of nostalgic imagery and vintage beats and cuts, the track revisits cultural icons of the 80’s and 90’s. Its accompanying cameo-rich music video gained an extensive amount of exposure within weeks of its release.
Take It Back is characterized by its early 90’s inspired production –courtesy of Wik, catchy call and response chorus (prevalent of the era), and of course the nostalgic references. Throughout the tongue-in-cheek homage collage Maundz and Bias B divulge their own era-reflective stories. Take It Back proves that no matter when you grew up, the cultural impressions of your youth shape you.
“Bias B, Wik and I wanted to make a track that would take people on a little time-machine trip back to the good old days. We get on a bridging the gap type of feel with this one.” – Maundz
Maundz – Zero is available through Crate Cartel on 25th May 2012.
Straight out of Melbourne city comes one of the Nation’s most talked about MC’s, Maundz, ready to unleash his highly anticipated sophomore LP titled Zero upon the masses. Flying the flag high for the scenes undeniably most hyped up emerging independent force that is Crate Cartel, Maundz is joined by fellow Cartelian and beat smith extraordinaire WIK for the entirety of what is sure to be heralded as one of the country’s slickest hip hop releases to date.
Wik, having proved his skills behind the sp1200 in recent local releases, has collected an eclectic slew of head nodders for and neck snappers for Australia’s most promising up and coming MC to get funky on.
Known for spitting with effortless conviction and a love for all things vernacular orientated, Maundz has yet again delved deep into the A4 to bring his unique and charismatic presence over dirty bass lines, big breaks and dusty samples provided from Wik, all while maintaining the humour and honesty that has earned him nationwide respect.
Tracks such as March The 10th and Slang Rap form vivid storyline’s over Wik’s incomparably smooth production, while Maundzilla paints a much different picture as Maundz gets crafty on some double-time, providing a dark tale of a 100 foot high menace stomping through the city over two Godzilla inspired bangers. Not ones to shy away from topic, Wik and Maundz have shown diversity with a number of different concept tracks throughout album, and have had no qualms about going in on the battle joints which Maundz is prolifically known for.
Zero is littered with a who’s who of hip hop from Australia and abroad, featuring collaborative efforts from New Yorks number one man of the moment Action Bronson, ARIA award winning Drapht, Golden Era’s Vents and Sesta, Melbourne kings Brad Strut and Bias B, and of course Crate Cartel. The underlay for these MC’s is a bevvy of live instrumentation complemented with slick samples, the way hip hop should be done. Welcome to the world of Zero, kick off your shoes and relax your socks, Wik and Maundz are out for gusto.
“The album has had a lot of live instrumentation go into it to thicken it up to give it more character, and we treated the original samples as the foundation on which to build on.I feel I have some of the best mc’s/dj’s around on this album, plus with Geko behind the boards mixing everything, it’s a no brainer that we’ve put an abundance of thought and care into it…” Maundz
Tracklisting 01. Induction 02. Zero 03. Gusto 04. All Quotes ft. Brad Strut & Action Bronson 05. Maundzilla 06. Take it Back ft. Bias B 07. Traveling Lady 08. Toys (skit) 09. C U Next Tuesday ft. Drapht 10. Agent 86 11. Zero’s Theme 12. Homicide ft. Vents & Sesta 13. How ‘Bout a Drink (skit) 14. The Flipside ft. Alyson Murray 15. Slang Rap 16. March the 10th 17. Letters and Numbers ft. Crate Cartel 18. Wik’s Theme 19. Then Till Now 20. 3 and 3 Noughts
First 100 pre-orders will receive an album, mix-tape, and A3 poster -all signed by Maundz and Wik. Get in fast! Maundz – Zero is available May 25, 2012.
Crate Cartel presents The Take It Back Mixtape, which marks the lead up to Maundz’s upcoming album Zero set for release on May 25th. Take a step back in time and listen to all the classic Maundz tracks including live radio show goodness, rare tracks, and the collaborative efforts from some of the scenes finest.
Take It Back has 22 monster tracks including the recently released track Take It Back feat. Bias B. The mixtape also features Fluent Form, Geko, Rave, Aetcix, Dialectrix, Fatty Phew Deece, Rigby, Force and Awbs. Take It Back also features production from Wik, Geko, Discource, Plutonic Lab, Alter Ego and Doc Savage.
Tracklist: 01. Blue Collar Scholar 02. Wild Wild West feat. Deece 03. Comin To Getcha feat. Fluent Form, Dialectrix & Rigby 04. Pink Shirts (Alter Ego Remix) 05. Melbourne (Live On 102.7 RRR Top Billin’) 06. Cake 07. Human Heads feat. Aetcix, Raven, Geko & Fatty Phew 08. Blue Murder feat. Geko 09. Locomotive feat. Fluent Form & Fatty Phew 10. Set Sounds 11. Cypher (Live On 102.7 RRR Top Billin’) 12. Drama 13. Anti Pop feat. Awbs 14. 50 Thumbs Up 15. Agent 99 (Doc Savage Remix) 16. CC Camora feat. Goatmob 17. Take It Back feat. Bias B 18. Duck Down feat. G Force & Deece 19. Spring Rolls 20. Rap Life feat. Bias B 21. Lazy Sunday feat. Fatty Phew & Deece 22. No Concern
The Maundz – Take It Back Mixtape was released through ozhiphop.com as a free download. You can grab it here.
This is the brand new film clip for Melbourne MC Maundz, the new track Take It Back is taken from the upcoming album titled Zero. Shot over a hot weekend in Preston Melbourne, the throw back clip features many notstalgic memories from back in the 90′s. The clip features a who’s who of local hip hop and is sure to get that head noddin’.
The clip is executed by Full Clip (Heata & Discourse). Additional skate photography by Andrew Dorny. Beat produced by WIK, mixed & mastered by Geko. Maundz - Zero will be out soon on Crate Cartel.
Clip stars: Maundz, Bias B, WIK, Fluent Form, Aetcix, Geko, Discourse, Raven, Bigfoot, Tornts, Sherrif Rosco, Nevs, Funky Jen, G Force, Alyson Murray, Briggs, Rob, Chenie, Hamish, Dorny, Cass Bowman, Deece, Royalz, Grega, Natasha, Chris Maunders (AKA Mini Maundz), Cyclone Rebecca, Sabina Turner, Howie, Rex Mundi CO, Deon Williams, Tim Barling, Haycha, Nath, Carson & Fraksha.
Make sure you check out the whole animated GIF set over at Peak Street, posted in celebration of this release, truly classic stuff.
After the success of his independently released debut album Chapters Of Substance, Fluent Form wasted no time in returning to the studio to begin work on his sophomore LP, The Furnace. The Melbourne MC and Crate Cartel member has been hard at work on his 3rd release, which is sure to be a must have.
Fluent release’s a free download titled #Flu32. Produced by Geko, filmed & edited by Discourse (Full Clip) and directed by Discourse & Fluent Form. #Flu32 can be downloaded below.
