Hyjak N Torcha
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| After Hours | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sydney |
| Country | Australia |
| Years active | 2000; present |
| Genres | Australian Hip-Hop |
| Labels | Obese Records |
| Members | Hyjak Torcha DJ Bones |
| Website(s) | Hyjak N Torcha @ Obese Records |
Hyjak N Torcha is an Australian hip hop group from Sydney, New South Wales.
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[edit] Biography
The group consists of 3 members, DJ Bones, Hyjak and Torcha. They formed in 2000 but had all been involved in Australian hip hop projects prior to this. Hyjak started on the scene in 1998 when he was 15 and he snuck into a pub in Bondi to compete in a rap battle, which he won. Prior to this outfit, Torcha was part of Sydney's Eth-nik tribe, another Australian hip hop group. DJ Bones has a massive list of production credits to his name and has release several mixtapes and solo albums of his own as well as running his own label, Statik Recordings. Hyjak N Torcha are currently signed to Obese Records and their first album Drastik Measures was released in 2004. They have since performed with artists such as the Hilltop Hoods, Cross Bred Mongrels, Lyrical Commission and After Hours and appear on many of these artists albums. All members of After Hours are affiliated with Dominion the Australian hip hop crew.
They released a single "Sneak" from "Drastik Measures" and have peformed guest verses for Jase's track "Nutcase" on his new album and released a videoclip for the track "A Night with Chopper" featuring infamous former criminal Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read who has branched out into hip hop.
Hyjak also did a guest verse on one of the tracks of Bliss N Eso's "Day Of the Dog" album.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Drastik Measures (2004)
