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Urthboy is an Australian MC, hailing from the Blue Mountains of New South Wales. He started out in the late 90s with the live hip-hop group Explanetary, alongside fellow MC Realistix, Elgusto (drums) and Luke Dubs (keys). The latter two went on to form Hermitude.
He quickly became involved with the fledgling Elefant Traks label, as well as becoming a founding member of The Herd. Currently a director and label manager of Elefant Traks, Urthboy oversees much of the daily operations of the label, from A&R work to promotions, media and accounts.
He has been a consistent driving force in various areas of the hip hop scene in Australia ever since. It’s seen him promoting interstate events and hosting open mic nights and workshops, contributing to the expansion of Australian hip hop.
In August 2004, Urthboy released his debut solo album, Distant Sense of Random Menace. This skyrocketed his hip hop career through large amounts of air play, and his affiliation with The Herd. His song No Rider was announced as the winner of the Sunscreen film clip competition, which can also be seen on the ABC music video show Rage.
Along with Urthboy’s solo work, he and The Herd have released three albums. Their second, An Elefant Never Forgets, was in the AIR Charts Top 10 for over 70 weeks. In 2003, The Herd were nominated for Best Hip Hop Group and Best Album at the annual Dance Music Awards. Their latest album, The Sun Never Sets, was released in 2005, to critical acclaim nation-wide. It is on constant rotation on national youth radio station Triple J, much owing to their cover of the Australian classic, I Was Only 19, which was added to The Herd’s second release of the album.
He quickly became involved with the fledgling Elefant Traks label, as well as becoming a founding member of The Herd. Currently a director and label manager of Elefant Traks, Urthboy oversees much of the daily operations of the label, from A&R work to promotions, media and accounts.
He has been a consistent driving force in various areas of the hip hop scene in Australia ever since. It’s seen him promoting interstate events and hosting open mic nights and workshops, contributing to the expansion of Australian hip hop.
In August 2004, Urthboy released his debut solo album, Distant Sense of Random Menace. This skyrocketed his hip hop career through large amounts of air play, and his affiliation with The Herd. His song No Rider was announced as the winner of the Sunscreen film clip competition, which can also be seen on the ABC music video show Rage.
Along with Urthboy’s solo work, he and The Herd have released three albums. Their second, An Elefant Never Forgets, was in the AIR Charts Top 10 for over 70 weeks. In 2003, The Herd were nominated for Best Hip Hop Group and Best Album at the annual Dance Music Awards. Their latest album, The Sun Never Sets, was released in 2005, to critical acclaim nation-wide. It is on constant rotation on national youth radio station Triple J, much owing to their cover of the Australian classic, I Was Only 19, which was added to The Herd’s second release of the album.
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Alice-Blair wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/Urthboy/+images/68224184 Vote up!
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Jossovic wrote:
Just posted some nice Live performance (Hellsong) on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMKWq84NZDs Enjoy
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Kanetoad1992 wrote:
The Signal is such a great album. He has such a wonderful voice.
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Mat-Rdm-Cooper wrote:
Urthboy Rappertag#2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKl0YhinSk4
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andrewrutherfor wrote:
My band is opening for him in a few weeks. Noise rock opening for Hip Hop, should be interesting haha.
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rabbith0le wrote:
this is great
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muzoid wrote:
Intelligent Lyrics. Well crafted tracks. Will make sure to see him live next time around.
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maruonee wrote:
i love this dude
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Trenna5 wrote:
The new album is his best. Served and a few of the other songs are outstanding.
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fungkytime wrote:
All the song title conventions found on the Spitshine album packaging are different, so I'm unsure how to tag the songs. I'm just using what's on the back cover. Dope album, nonetheless - hasn't disappointed at all.
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alexandertj_5 wrote:
Love the new album, it is brilliant.
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jolie-nicole wrote:
lol you can get hellsong on his new album spitshine?? <3 love that cd. tops.
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jamesh-42 wrote:
alo441: try http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/listen/mp3s.htm -- no idea how much longer it'll stay there though.
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alo441 wrote:
where can i get "hellsong" apart from the free download on the urthboy mailing list website
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BeauGiles wrote:
Hellsong is epic.
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hollyy___x wrote:
Check out Snob Scrilla's new track "HEARTBREAK SCORSESE" is awesome!
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fayske wrote:
Urthboy is so talented
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3lusiv3 wrote:
Hey, I was driving home from work at Homebush Bay and saw a car with an Elefant Traks sticker on the back window yesterday. Nice.
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stealthmagazine wrote:
Hottest MC in Sydney. Good looking too.
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Szczotkewycz wrote:
www.myspace.com/aaronszczotkewyczmusic honest hip hop.
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Brand new exclusive: Free Song for you
11 Apr 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/urthboy
Sup folkswe hit nelson bay in feb with
the intention of walking away with a few songs. one of these
is called
STILL KEEP DIGGIN and it's finished - we're giving it away
for free
download this we...
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25 Feb 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/urthboy
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Tecfan added Urthboy to the lineup of Straight To You: Triple J's Tribute to Nick Cave at Royal Theatre. October 2011
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Naezyness added Urthboy to the lineup of Straight To You: Triple J's Tribute to Nick Cave at Enmore Theatre. October 2011
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