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Before I start this post I just want to preface this by letting the readers know that I don't know any of these rappers in real life, I don't know what they've got going on in their life and I don't know what they're working on behind the scenes music wise. The point of this post is just to list off my favorite rappers that don't release enough music, that's it, enjoy the read.
One of Australia's many stereotypes is that we are a lazy people, we watch the world go by and enjoy the simple pleasures in life like a beug and a beer on a weekday arvo. The funny thing is, most Australians wouldn't deny that this stereotype is at least partly true, we aren't known as the hardest workers. Un-surprisingly our country's best and most talented artists also fit this stereotype. For me it absolutely sucks, all of my favorite artists rarely drop music but when they do it usually bangs. This list is in no particular order.
Rops1
Rops1 was one of the breakout stars of 2018, hailing from the South Western Sydney suburb of Macquarie Fields Rops1 has created a unique sound fusing west Sydney culture with colder UK style flows. Rops1 has been rapping for a long long time, I actually remember stumbling across a video of him as a kid rapping and thought to myself that I would definitely hear him again in a few years. In 2018 One Love productions started dropping live 1 take freestyles and the buzz around Rops started to really build but fans craving for an actual music video was. Finally, after several live spits that seemed to only get bigger than the next Rops finally dropped 'Still Out Here'. With over a quarter million views and comments from some of the biggest in the scene Rops1 probably had one of the most successful debut clips in Australian history and it's obvious why. Rops was able to build up a lot of hype with his live spits and his debut clip did not disappoint. The clip was filmed at Macquarie Fields station and it's unapologetically West Syd while still honoring the Uk Grime sound, it was easily one of my favorite tracks of 2018. Since then (which was 7 months ago) the fans have only gotten one more song from Rops titled 'Trust me'. This follow up track was bigger and better than the last, with a comment from the one and only Kerser, another South West Sydney native. Switching to a drill song in his follow up track Rops was able to demonstrate his versatility with this cold banger, sadly though, he hasn't released another clip since. He did actually release a track with Nter earlier this year but the fans (and me) want to hear alot more from this guy. Rops1 easily has the potential to challenge some of the biggest names in the scene and it was great to see Kerser put him on as an opener for his show in Sydney.Alex Jones
This MC needs zero introduction, in my opinion, he is leagues ahead of the rest of the scene lyrically, he was schooled by pioneers of the Australian grime scene and is a member of the LGEEZ duo. He was the first Australian to appear on a UK grime youtube channel and he could easily go against any of the UK's finest in a clash, I'm talking about Alex Jones. As one of Melbourne's most established rappers, Alex Jones has no shortage of tracks but his work rate has been notoriously on and off. The last thing we heard from Alex Jones was a collab with Mitchos da Menace which was 4 months ago, worse yet, the last time we saw a solo Alex Jones clip was 3. fucking. years. ago and considering the skill this man has it's a crime that he doesn't put more up. On a good note, he has stated that there is an album on the way which I couldn't be keener for. Hopefully, he can tell his Lgeez counterpart Son of Sam to started dropping some shit too. Diem
When it comes to Diem all I can say is 5 words, If you know you know. Diem is one of my favorite grime acts in the country, the man has bars, originality, and an unmistakable flow. On record as being Alex Jones' favorite MC in the country, and being a member of the first grime crew in the country, it really is hilarious how influential this guy is considering how little music he has out. Diem is your favorite rappers favorite rapper, he has this super unique steez that is unmistakable, which I think is essential to being a successful grime act, aside from the skills Diem has a style which can't be matched on a track. This Kiss Fm radio cypher from 2013 perfectly demonstrates Diem's ability. Catch the drop at 5:56.
Diem is notorious for not have much content online, he is more of a mic man than a musician which is kinda what I love about him, what annoys me is that so many younger fans aren't clocking on to him because of this fact. As far as I know, Diem has only like 4 music videos, 3 of which are collabs. Diem likes to fly under the radar which definitely adds to his style but is also annoying because not enough people know about him. If you don't know about Diem go give him a follow (this guy is so mysterious he only set up his instagram a few months ago). You can find his Instagram @akadiem.
Wombat
One of the main reasons why I even wrote this post and there's not much I need to say..
Wombat, get yourself out of Tassie and start dropping shit regularly.
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