Editing 4 Corners

[[image:Foundations.jpg|thumb|right|"The Foundations" cover art]]
''4 Corners'' are MC's [[Koma]] ([[Charles Ngakoma Conner]]) and [[Hepaklypz]] ([[Hohepa Morgan]]), and DJ [[Omega B]] ([[Brett Wagner]]). They formed in 1998 from other Hamilton groups, including [[REAL]] ([[Omega B]]), [[As Is]] ([[Koma]]) and [[Time Bandits]] (''Omega B'' and ''Koma''), and named themselves after the four elements of hip hop culture (MC-ing, DJ-ing, breaking, and bombing). <br>

They released a single "[[On the Downlow]]" in late 2005, and in 2006 released the single "[[By My Side]]" and their first album "[[Foundations]]", the latter featuring collaborations from the likes of ''P-Money'' and ''Che Fu''. Their videos, including "Get Back Down" (Feat. Tyra Hammond), "Now I Know" (Feat. Ladi6), "By My Side" (Feat. Maia Rata), and "On the Downlow", have received wide television airplay. The album was nominated for "Best Hip Hop/Urban album" at the 2007 Tui Awards. All their releases are on ''Disruptiv''. <br>

''4 Corners'' have also featured on ''P-Money''s album [[Big Things]], [[Koma]] and [[Hepaklypz]] have tracks on ''DJ Sir-Vere'''s [[Major Flavours 4]] compilation, and [[Omega B]] on [[Major Flavours 6]]. They have toured nationwide with ''Nesian Mystic'' and ''Misfits of Science'', played the Auckland ''Big Day Out'' festival in 2005 and 2007, and toured Australia several times. ''4 Corners'' have even played in Laos, only the second foreign band to do so, performing in from of 10 000 in an open air concert. Underlining their importance to New Zealand hip-hop, the group even received a name check on Scribe's song "Stand Up" (New Zealand's largest selling single for 2003): "''Yeah we taking over, tell "4 Corners" that we ain't holding back any longer''".<br>

At the 2006 Apra Silver Scroll awards ''4 Corners'' performed a remix of the ''Patea Maori Club'' classic "''Poi E''" with ''P-Money'' and the ''Patea Maori Club''. ''4 Corners'' have since given repeat performances of the song at the 2007 ''Parehaka Music Festival'' and ''Big Day Out''.  

==Releases==
[[image:downlow.jpg|right|thumb|"On the Downlow" cover art]]
*[[On the Downlow]] single, 2005 <br>
*[[By My Side]] single, 2006 <br>
*[[Foundations]] album, 2006 <br>
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'''Compilation Releases'''<br>
*''No foes'' appears on the 1999 compilation [[Southside Story]] <br>
*''The Whole Truth'' appears on the 2001 compilation [[Year Zero]] <br> 
*''Style projects'' appears on the 2001 compilation [[Everywhere]] <br> 
*''On the Downlow'' appears on the 2006 compilation [[Area 07]]<br>
*''Freestyle'' appears on the 2006 compilation [[Blazin 5]] <br>
*''Now I Know (feat. Ladi 6)'' appears on the 2008 compilation [[Reprezent]]<br>
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'''Releases with other Artists'''<br>
*''3rd Eyesight'' by [[Dubious Brothers]] (Feat. 4 Corners and Te Ata) appears on the 2002 [[Dubious Bros]] album [[Trade Secrets]]<br>
*''The Xpedition'' by ''P-Money'' (Feat. 4 Corners) and ''Synchronize Thoughts'' (Feat. 4 Corners & Scribe) appears on the 2003 ''P-Money'' album [[Big Things]]
*''Third eyesight'' by [[Dubious Bros]] (Feat. 4 Corners & Te Ata) appears on the 2002 compilation [[Raise the Level]]<br> 
*''The whole truth'' by ''P-Money'' & 4 Corners appears on the 2002 compilation [[Raise the Level]]<br>
*''The Xpedition'' by ''P-Money'' (Feat. 4 Corners and Scribe) appears on the 2003 compilation [[Live and Direct Vol 3]]<br>
*''Never'' by ''Baitercell and Shumacher'' (Feat 4 Corners) appears on the 2005 ''Baitercell and Shumacher'' album [[The Wall of Bass Technique]]
*''Real Wreck'' by ''Juse'' (Feat. 4 Corners) appears on the 2006 ''Juse'' album [[Global Casino]]<br>
*''Hypnotiq: Dmon remix'' by ''Tyna'' (feat. 4 Corners) appears on the 2006 ''Tyna'' album [[Unbreakable]]<br>  
*''Natural Born Hustla'' by ''Cyserro'' (Feat. 4 Corners) appears on the 2007 ''Cyserro'' single [[Natural Born Hustla]]<br>
*''As I Fall'' by ''P-Money'' (Feat, 4 Corners) appears on the 2007 ''P-Money'' album [[Unreleased Joints and Remixes]]<br>
*''The Xpedition'' by ''P-Money'' (Feat. 4 Corners) and ''Natural Born Hustla'' by ''Cyserro'' (Feat. 4 Corners) appears on the 2008 compilation [[Reprezent]]
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'''Promotional Releases'''<br>
*''Synchronize thoughts'' by ''P-Money'' (Feat. 4 Corners & Scribe) appears on the 2002 promo compilation [[NZ on Air Indie Hit Disc 17]]
*''Synchronize thoughts'' by ''P-Money'' (Feat. 4 Corners & Scribe) appears on the 2003 promo compilation [[Heat Seekers]] (free with Rip it up magazine (no. 286, April/May 2002)
*''The Xpedition'' by ''P-Money'' (Feat. 4 Corners) appears on the 2003 promo compilation [[Kiwi Hit Disc 58]]
*''The Xpedition'' (Feat. 4 Corners and Scribe) appears on the 2003 promo compilation [[IMNZ]] (free with Median Strip, Issue 104, April/May 2003)
*''Synchronized thoughts'' by ''P-Money'' (Feat. 4 Corners & Scribe) appears on the 2003 promo compilation [[The Tuis New Zealand Music Awards, 2003]]
*''In the Game 4 Life'' appears on the 2004 promo CD [[NZ on Air Indie Hit Disc 29]]<br>
*''Downlow'' by 4 Corners appears on the 2005 promo compilation [[NZ on Air Indie Hit Disc 33]]<br>
*''Urban Māori'' by 4 Corners appears on the 2006 promo compilation [[NZ on Air Iwi Hit Disc 20]]<br>
*''By My Side'' by 4 Corners appears on the 2006 promo compilation [[Kiwi Hit Disc 82]]<br>
*''Get back down'' by 4 Corners appears on the 2006 promo compilation [[Kiwi Hit Disc 89]]<br>

==Published Articles==
*''Building Foundations'', [[Waikato Tiimes]], 20 July 2006, p19
*''Hip hop journey takes local trio near and far'' by [[Jeff Neems]], [[Waikato Times]], 13 October 2007

==External Links==
*[http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=68625853 4 Corners Myspace page]<br>
*[http://www.disruptiv.com/index.php?page=music Disruptiv website]
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