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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (1991 – present)
Hilltop Hoods is a hip hop group, formed in 1991, from Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Their name comes from a part of Adelaide known by all the local B-Boys as the Hilltop, where the group comes from. One day, another local rapper, Flak, from the Cross Bred Mongrels said that’s what they should call themselves, and the name stuck.
The group formed in the early 1990s when MCs Suffa and Pressure met at high school. When they later hooked up with DJ Debris through a mutual friend, the trio was complete. The group’s name refers to the Hilltop commercial precinct of O’Halloran Hill, a southern surburb of Adelaide.
They were inspired by American hip hop artists such as KRS-One, Gang Starr and Pete Rock, which encouraged them to spread this style of music to Australia as well.
The Hilltop Hoods have released seven successful recordings - Back Once Again (EP - 1997), A Matter of Time (LP - 1999), Left Foot, Right Foot (LP - 2001), The Calling (LP - 2003), The Hard Road (LP - 2006), The Hard Road: Restrung (LP-2007) and State Of The Art (LP - 2009). The Calling achieved gold status in Australia (35,000+ copies sold), the first hip-hop album to do so. Two tracks (The Nosebleed Section and Dumb Enough) received places in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2003, at 9th and 44th respectively. The Nosebleed Section also came in at number 17 in the Trible JJJ Hottest Hundred Of All Time, making it the highest ranked Australian song on the list, and the only hip-hop track to make the cut. LP The Hard Road also topped the Australian charts, another first for Australian Hip-Hop.
The group formed in the early 1990s when MCs Suffa and Pressure met at high school. When they later hooked up with DJ Debris through a mutual friend, the trio was complete. The group’s name refers to the Hilltop commercial precinct of O’Halloran Hill, a southern surburb of Adelaide.
They were inspired by American hip hop artists such as KRS-One, Gang Starr and Pete Rock, which encouraged them to spread this style of music to Australia as well.
The Hilltop Hoods have released seven successful recordings - Back Once Again (EP - 1997), A Matter of Time (LP - 1999), Left Foot, Right Foot (LP - 2001), The Calling (LP - 2003), The Hard Road (LP - 2006), The Hard Road: Restrung (LP-2007) and State Of The Art (LP - 2009). The Calling achieved gold status in Australia (35,000+ copies sold), the first hip-hop album to do so. Two tracks (The Nosebleed Section and Dumb Enough) received places in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2003, at 9th and 44th respectively. The Nosebleed Section also came in at number 17 in the Trible JJJ Hottest Hundred Of All Time, making it the highest ranked Australian song on the list, and the only hip-hop track to make the cut. LP The Hard Road also topped the Australian charts, another first for Australian Hip-Hop.
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The Calling
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The Hard Road
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State Of The Art
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Shoutbox
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thority wrote:
"fifty in five"= amazing
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CaiUnderground wrote:
melhor música sem dúvidas "The Nosebleed Section"
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DrJackal wrote:
Geiler Scheiss :)
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TastyBeats wrote:
Amazing Music!
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Maviss139 wrote:
New CD is dope don't sleep
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stonehead88 wrote:
@alexjgrant: lol!!!! =)
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alexjgrant wrote:
Pretty good for a product of Adelaide... hahaha
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outtaphase wrote:
So great at the RNA Friday night!
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psyhodice wrote:
Magnificent group!
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agaaat wrote:
amazing / really like this band ;d yooo
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Kanetoad1992 wrote:
Every other album Hilltop Hoods has ever made >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> State of the Art.
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realRemox wrote:
Nosebleed Section roxx!
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THINBLUESMOKE wrote:
Play some shows in the US please
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nezumi-szczur wrote:
nice stuff, really
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SonjaBlade608 wrote:
Holy fukK I should be slapped for missing out. These guys are the dopeness.
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MooDHooDs wrote:
we would love you loooongtime here in sweden
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feelmylumps wrote:
Aussie boyz, rock dat mic mates! wanna hear about new hip hop albums first hand, you wanna listen to them right now streaming, check me out: http://thehiphopunderground.blogspot.com/
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NiteShok wrote:
http://www.onemovementword.com/2009/09/four-questions-with-hilltop-hoods/
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Mixch wrote:
restrung tracks are much better, rly energetic
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Ragman205 wrote:
lol
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Events
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Dec
3
Hilltop Hoods
Festival Hall, West Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
1 shout
| 11 attendees
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Dec
5
Homebake - The Fifteenth Year
The Domain, Sydney, Australia
17 shouts
| 55 attendees
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Dec
29
Falls Music & Arts Festival - Lorne
Lorne Falls Festival Site, Lorne, Victoria, Australia
47 shouts
| 94 attendees
News
'STILL STANDING' SINGLE OUT NOW
18 Sep 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/hilltophoods
The second single from the Number 1 Platinum album 'State of the Art' is out now Australia wide. On the single Suffa provides a remix that delivers that distinct Hilltop sound.BUY IT ON ITUNES!
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