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One of Hamilton's earliest serious hip-hop crews, ''REAL'' (short for "Rappers Explore Authentic Lyrics") formed in 1993 from members of [[Black and White Time]]. Their MC's were [[Omega B]] (a.k.a. [[Brett Wagner]], who hosted the ''Hip Hop Impact'' show on [[Contact 89FM]] from 1993, followed by the ''All City Hip Hop Show'' on [[UFM]]), [[PWI]] ([[Phillip Peita]]) and [[B-Corz]] ([[Brendon Chase]]), and DJs [[Freeman]] ([[Freeman Fatu]]) and [[Ric Rush]]. <br> | One of Hamilton's earliest serious hip-hop crews, ''REAL'' (short for "Rappers Explore Authentic Lyrics") formed in 1993 from members of [[Black and White Time]]. Their MC's were [[Omega B]] (a.k.a. [[Brett Wagner]], who hosted the ''Hip Hop Impact'' show on [[Contact 89FM]] from 1993, followed by the ''All City Hip Hop Show'' on [[UFM]]), [[PWI]] ([[Phillip Peita]]) and [[B-Corz]] ([[Brendon Chase]]), and DJs [[Freeman]] ([[Freeman Fatu]]) and [[Ric Rush]]. <br> | ||
| − | ''REAL'' gained some immediate local success, with the song ''Kickin' Wicked Rhymes'' attaining the #1 position on the [[Contact 89FM]] [[Top 13]]. They played support for ''Upper Hutt Posse'' at the 1994 University of Waikato [[Orientation]]. [[Omega B]] went on to [[4 Corners]]. | + | ''REAL'' gained some immediate local success, with the song ''Kickin' Wicked Rhymes'' attaining the #1 position on the [[Contact 89FM]] [[Top 13]]. They played support for ''Upper Hutt Posse'' at the 1994 University of Waikato [[Orientation]]. [[Omega B]] went on to [[4 Corners]] and [[Ric Rush]] to [[Flax Roots]]. |
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Revision as of 11:33, 24 July 2007
One of Hamilton's earliest serious hip-hop crews, REAL (short for "Rappers Explore Authentic Lyrics") formed in 1993 from members of Black and White Time. Their MC's were Omega B (a.k.a. Brett Wagner, who hosted the Hip Hop Impact show on Contact 89FM from 1993, followed by the All City Hip Hop Show on UFM), PWI (Phillip Peita) and B-Corz (Brendon Chase), and DJs Freeman (Freeman Fatu) and Ric Rush.
REAL gained some immediate local success, with the song Kickin' Wicked Rhymes attaining the #1 position on the Contact 89FM Top 13. They played support for Upper Hutt Posse at the 1994 University of Waikato Orientation. Omega B went on to 4 Corners and Ric Rush to Flax Roots.
