16 Songs For 16 Days of activism to stop violence against women + Bonus track download & launch details

9 12 2011

Melbourne Citymission has teamed up with CASA House (the Centre Against Sexual Assault) and the YWCA in an exciting project working with young people to create music with messages against violence towards women. A CD entitled ‘16 Songs for 16 Days‘ will launch at Federation Square today at 2pm.

The CD launch is part of ‘16 Days of Activism’ – an international campaign calling for an end to violence against women, which runs for 16 days from 25th November to 10th December 2011. The project has had a major focus on running workshops for young people who are interested in music and hip hop; the workshops enabled them to create raps with messages against violence towards women. 

This was a new initiative which brought together services that support young people who have experienced homelessness and sexual assault services. It has been the first time Melbourne Citymission and CASA House have worked together with young people in providing group work and developing campaign materials which are aimed at creating a safer society. Working with well known Australian hip hop artists like MC Reason, Miss Cheek, Elf Transporter, Lesson MC and Macromantics, the young people involved in the workshops let their voices be heard and at the same time stepped out of their usual comfort zone to create powerful and dynamic lyrics. This has been an innovative project, with inspirational results, thanks to the young community members taking part.

A track has been recorded by the young people and 16 tracks have also been chosen by well known Australian hip hop artists to create the CD. The CD, mastered and produced by Obese Records, the largest hip hop label in Australia, is aimed at promoting healthy, respectful relationships, with anti-violence messages and has meaningful tracks to tie in with the campaign’s theme.

5,000 copies of the CD will be distributed to homelessness organisations and sexual assault support services throughout Australia, with the aim of using music to raise awareness and inform young people most at risk of their rights and the supports that are available. Services will also be encouraged to use the CD as a means of engaging young people to consider the issue of violence against women and its impacts.

Graffiti and stencil artists have supported the young people to create artwork for the CD and publicity material. It’s been great to see so many people prepared to support social change, working towards a safer community for everyone.

Get down to Fed Square today at 2pm and show you support.

Tracks
16 Days – Reason FT Miss Karleena & Lotus
Hey Folks – Eloquor
My Lady – Thundamentals FT Ray Mann
Burn city – Pegz FT Kye
Cycles of survival – Dialectrix
Dancing in darkness – Miss Cheek
Table for two – Spit Syndicate
Diamonds – Illy FT Wren
Lover come to find me – Jess Harlen
The mash – Thundamentals
She’s in control – Alpha Mama FT Kweeng
Subtle brother – Rainman
More front than Myers – Mc Que
Youth – Reason FT Cammee
That day – Pash
Friday – A-Love
Bonus track: I’ll be fine – Precinct 16

CASA House  ||  Melbourne Citymission  || Obese Records





Hunter and Crew at L!ve.

28 09 2009

Hunter Show @ J!ve all aussie hip hop

18+ Event. Entry is $15. Raffle at the door, prize = 5 free drinks & 2 free entries To The 100% Aus Beef Emcee Battles.

Come down to L!VE on Light Square, November 6 for a huge night of raw aussie hip-hop. Hunter (SBX Crew) drops in all the way down from Perth, supported by After Hours (Certified Wise), K21 feat. Koolta & DJ Pt, Chase,  Lariken and Train.

If you don’t know already, here is a bit of a bio on each artist.

HunterMyspace / Facebook
Hunter, born in Yokine, emerged as one of Perth’s most venomous Battle Rappers, slaying crew’s throughout the 90′s and well into the new millenium. He released his first album with Dazastah from Downsyde, called Done DL.

The last ten years have also seen Hunter collaborating with a range of people such as Funkoars, Matty B, Clandestien, Downsyde, Drapht, Layla, Infallable and Miss Cheek. He has also appeared on compilation albums including 2 and 3 of the Culture of Kings series and Obesecity and has just released his first solo album Going Back To Yokine.

After Hours – Myspace / Facebook
After Hours are from South Australia, hailing from the almighty Certified Wise Crew. After Hours is Headlock, The Editor, Integer (aka Intalekt) and DJ Jugular, aussie hip-hop veterans with releases such as Different Rules Apply & a classic in A Hero’s Turf they have also had many guest spots and tracks on compilations such as Culture of Kings 1, 2 & 3, Obese City, Suffering City, 15 Oz Vinyl, Reason – Reography, Funkoars – Who’s ya Step Daddy, Train of Thought – Moving Heads, Hilltop Hoods – The Calling, Defenders – Self Defence, Hospice – Visiting Hours, K21 presents – The Greenhouse & Terra Firma – Music to Live By.

K21Myspace / Facebook
It all started in 2005 when a then 15-year-old hip-hop lover decided to venture into a world of making his own music. Armed with nothing more than an old computer, a handful of records and the knowledge of what he thought was dope, K21 began his voyage.

2009 is set to be the year K21 makes his move. Having already tested the waters with his production album K21 Presents: The Greenhouse, gaining crucial onstage experience and becoming a self motivated business minded musician.

Koolta - Myspace / Facebook
Koolta
is a highly respected emcee and producer. Koolta has shared the stage with many prominent artists such as C-Rayz Walz, The Funkoars, Pegz, Drapht, Terra Firma and many more.

Last year he featured prominently on K21′s Greenhouse compliation, and both produced and featured on Grifter’s Inc – Creature Of The Night album. 2009 is set to be a big year, as he is planning to drop his debut album.

PT – Myspace
Over the last few years Paul has been making a name for himself by DJing for acts such as K21, Koolta, Grifters Inc, Realizm and Chase.

He has performed alongside acts such as The Funkoars, Terra Firma, Drapht, Adroit Effusive and C-Rayz Walz. He will feature on both Koolta’s and K21’s debut albums in 2009.

ChaseMyspace / Facebook
Chase
was born in 1985, and first introduced himself to the aussie hip hop scene as a graff writer early in 99. By about 2002 he was into writing his own lyrics and entering battles. He has won such events as:

2004 Lizard lounge topic battle winner
- 2005 Channel V Aussie Friggn Hip Hop state winner (national runner-up)
- 2007 Word of Mouth 2 on 2 winner
- 2008 Oball battle winner

He has also competed in the world rap championships jump off 2 on 2 battles. Although Chase still battles he is now concentrating more on his recorded music, spitting that raw hard hitting lyrics over banging beats from producers such as Engineer (Canada) and Squared(Japan/Aus)

LarikenMyspace / Facebook
Lariken is a young lad who is rising through the ranks by winning many recent emcee battles and doing live shows regularly, his aggressive style and hilarious antics have made him a house-hold name in the aussie hip-hop community.

TrainMyspace / Facebook
Train, not your typical type of rapper. Musically and artistically balanced, He creates hip hop for many different listeners and performs at a standard higher than many. He’s been an emcee for 8 years now and has entered a couple of emcee battles in his time such as the Double or Nothing series back in 05 and pushes a hard headed freestyle. After many years of honing his skills Train’s debut mixtape is about to drop for release around Australia, always putting in work and forever dedicated to the true artform of aussie hip hop.








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