Street Warriors
| Street Warriors | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | hip hop |
| Labels | Livestyle Records, GoSet Music |
| Associated acts | Local Knowledge, Shannon Noll |
| Members |
Abie Wright Warwick Wright |
Street Warriors are an Australian hip hop group. The group is made up of brothers Abie and Warwick Wright from Local Knowledge.[1] They perform in both English and the Awabakal language[2]
Street Warriors released their debut EP, Real Knows Real, in 2007. Which was followed, in 2009, by their debut album, Unstoppable Force[3] which was launched by Peter Garrett in 2009.[4] It includes appearances by Shannon Noll and Anthony Mundine.[5] The album included a single, "Solid Rock" with Shannon Noll[6][7] (a re-working of the ARIA Award winning song by Goanna) which saw them nominated for a Deadly for Single Of The Year[8] backing up their deadly nomination in 2008[9] The group was named Band of the Year at the Deadly Awards 2013.[10]
Members
- Abie "Predator" Wright
- Warrick "Wok" Wright
Discography
Albums/EPs
- Real Knows Real — Livestyle (2007)
- Unstoppable Force — GoSet Music (2009)[11]
Singles
- "Solid Rock" with Shannon Noll (2009)
References
- ↑ Vibe Street Warriors
- ↑ Artbeat - Autumn 2008(pdf)
- ↑ Sydney Morning Herald, 7 Dec 2009, Ridgy-didge rappers connect with their culture by Garry Maddox
- ↑ The Newcastle Herald, 2 January 2010, "FAMILY TIES - WARRICK AND ABIE WRIGHT" by Jade Lazarevic
- ↑ The Newcastle Herald, 4 December 2009, Unstoppable hip-hop" by Amy Edwards
- ↑ Deadly Vibe issue #150, August 2009
- ↑ The Sun-Herald, 26 July 2009, Shannon's Hip New Sound
- ↑ Daily Telegraph, 14 October 2009, "Anthem for our times" by Kathy McCabe
- ↑ .National Indigenous Television 2008 Deadly Award Nominees
- ↑ Territory performers in deadly form at awards, NT News, 11 September 2013.
- ↑ Sasson, Chloe (2 July 2010), "Unstoppable Force review", The Sydney Morning Herald