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 | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | hip hop |
| Labels | Livestyle Records, GoSet Music |
| Members | Abie Wright Warwick Wright |
In 2007 Street Warriors released their debut EP, Real Knows Real. This 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
edit- Abie "Predator" Wright
- Warrick "Wok" Wright
Discography
editAlbums/EPs
edit- Real Knows Real — Livestyle (2007)
- Unstoppable Force — GoSet Music (2009)[11]
Singles
edit- "Solid Rock" with Shannon Noll (2009)
References
edit- ^ Vibe Street Warriors
- ^ Artbeat - Autumn 2008 (pdf).
- ^ Garry Maddox, "Ridgy-didge rappers connect with their culture", The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 December 2009.
- ^ Jade Lazarevic, "FAMILY TIES - WARRICK AND ABIE WRIGHT", The Newcastle Herald, 2 January 2010.
- ^ Amy Edwards, "Unstoppable hip-hop", The Newcastle Herald, 4 December 2009.
- ^ Deadly Vibe issue #150, August 2009
- ^ The Sun-Herald, 26 July 2009, Shannon's Hip New Sound.
- ^ Kathy McCabe, "Anthem for our times", Daily Telegraph, 14 October 2009.
- ^ 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.