Tirren Staaf, otherwise known as Pegz (or MC Pegasus), is an Australian hip hop artist and producer hailing from Melbourne, Victoria. He was the CEO of Obese Records[1]—the record label responsible for artists such as Hilltop Hoods, Downsyde, and Bias B.[2]
Pegz | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Tirren Staaf |
| Also known as | Pegz MC Pegasus |
| Born | 23 December 1975[citation needed] |
| Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | Obese |
Biography
editTirren Staaf has said that he was named after Tiran Porter, former member of the Doobie Brothers.[3][4]
Pegz has been a part of the Australian hip hop scene since 1992, and has released four full-length studio albums. As a teenager he was first a graffiti artist before becoming a rapper.
In 2000, he got a job at Obese Records, a specialist hip-hop music store in Prahran.[5]
He released his first recording, an EP, Pegasus, on the Obese label in 2001, followed by a studio album, Capricorn Cat in 2003 and Axis in 2005.
In 2005, Pegz toured nationally with Australian Hip Hop Milk Bar Stars (Pegz, Muph, DJ Bonez and Plutonic Lab).[6]
Upon releasing his third solo album, Burn City, in 2007, Pegz nominally retired as a solo artist to concentrate on managing Obese Records.[7]
'This will be my last solo effort I think; I'm not in the mental space to be juggling everything right now, but we'll see what happens. I'm always writing. Always.'[8]
In 2009 Pegz, as part of Gully Platoon, together with Dialectrix (a.k.a. Ryan Leaf) and Joe New (Down Under Beats crew), released an album The Great Divide.[9] The album reached #5 on the AIR Top 20 Album charts[10] and #18 on the ARIA Top 40 Urban Album charts.[11] The group released their first video clip for the single "Nothing To Lose" on 15 September 2009.[12]
On 26 January 2011, Obese Records revealed that Pegz would be releasing another solo album entitled Drama. It was released in April 2011.
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [13] | ||
| Capricorn Cat |
|
— |
| Axis |
|
— |
| Burn City |
|
70 |
| Drama |
|
52 |
EPs
edit- Pegasus (2001) – Obese (OBR020)
Singles
edit- "Celebrate Daily"/"Rogue"/"Everyshow" (2001)
- "12 Apostles" (2002) – Obese (OBR021)
- "Back Then" (2005) – Obese (OBR036)
- "Chechen Gorilla" (2005) – Obese (OBR037)
- "No Attachments" (2008)
- "Burn City" (2008)
- "Pegz & Silent - Equilibrium feat. Jace XL" (2018)
References
edit- ^ "Taking the rap". The Age. 29 January 2006. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
- ^ "Obese gains some weight". The Age. 27 October 2006. Retrieved 20 December 2007.
- ^ Interview with Hau Latukefu on Triple J Hip-Hop Show, 16 May 2011
- ^ Lyrics of "Deities of Def", Pegz, Drama ("I was named after a motherfucking Doobie Brother")
- ^ Benedictus, Luke (29 January 2006). "Taking the rap". The Age. Retrieved 20 December 2007.
- ^ Colman, Tim (9 December 2005). "Milkbar Stars". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
- ^ Te Koha, Nui (31 December 2007). "The year ahead in music". Herald Sun. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
- ^ Dennes, Caz (1 May 2008). "OBESE BLOCK PARTY - Block Rockin' Beats". BMA Magazine. Retrieved 13 May 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Fell, Sam (4 August 2009). "Gully Platoon". Tsumami magazine. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
- ^ "AIR Top 20 Albums". Chaos.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
- ^ "ARIA Top 40 Urban Albums & Singles". ARIA. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
- ^ "Nothing To Lose Video Clip". Artist. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ^ Peaks in Australia:
- Burn City: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 215.
- Drama: "Chartifacts - Week Commencing: 18th April 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 25 April 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
External links
edit- Official website
- Pegz at Obese Records site