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Briggs was born on 28 August 1986 and grew up with his family in Shepparton, a city in rural Victoria, Australia. He is an Aboriginal Australian of the Yorta Yorta people and the tribe name is tattooed on his forearms. His father was from Cummeragunja. He has stated in an interview with G&Tmagazine that the tattoo's purpose is "so every time I rock...
2005–2009: Independent artist, Homemade Bombs EP
Briggs initially became attracted to American rap music, and formed a group named Misdemeanour with schoolmate Peter Shiels. After renaming the group "912" (a combination of their house numbers), they performed a gig in Melbournewith Australian hip hop artist Reason. Briggs later recalled that Reason was one of the first MCs that he had heard rapping with an Australian accent. Upon seeing the 19-year-old Briggs perform, Reason invited him to join an Obese Records record label tour to undertak...
2009–2013: Golden Era Records, The Blacklist
The Hilltop Hoods signed Briggs to their Golden Era record label and invited him to be the support act on their 2009 European tour. Briggs accepted the tour invitation and the European trip represented the artist's first time overseas. Briggs' debut full-length album The Blacklist was released in 2010 on Golden Era and included the single "The Wrong Brother" that was inspired by an incident in which Briggs was stopped from entering a Shepparton pub by security officers, only to be told, "Sorr...
2014: Sheplife
Briggs commenced the recording of his second album, titled "ShepLife", in 2012. Briggs coined the term "ShepLife" as a reference to the local lifestyle in his hometown of Shepparton. Briggs has used the hashtag "#sheplife" on Twitter, written a song titled "#sheplife" that appears on the Golden Era Mixtape 2012 and released beanies emblazoned with "ShepLife". In an online interview, he explained the intention behind the album in relation to that of The Blacklist: A promotional video for the t...
Also in late 2010, Briggs was the support act on the Australian tour of American hip hop MC Ice Cube, who Briggs described as "my favourite rapper since I was a kid." Also in late 2010, Briggs supported Perth MC Drapht on his "Rapunzel" tour. In early 2012, Briggs supported Alabama rapper Yelawolf on his Australian tour. In late 2012, Briggs toured...
Briggs describes himself as a "rapper" and does not see the term as problematic, citing Kanye West as an artist he listens to. He has named The Dixie Chicks, Keith Urban, Janet Jackson and Katy Perry as older influences, but also stated that he listens to contemporary American artists such as Justin Timberlake and R Kelly. Briggs has identified Aus...
Briggs has appeared in several television series on ABC: as a writer and actor for the second season of the sketch comedy Black Comedy in 2016; playing the role of Maliyan in the drama series Cleverman in the same year; and becoming a regular cast member on news satire program The Weekly with Charlie Pickeringin 2017. He is also a writer on the Net...
Briggs hosted a concert that was co-ordinated by Shepparton organisation "Word and Mouth", in which local young artists from indigenous and refugee backgrounds participated in performances. Briggs played for the Eastside Kings team in the 2012 Robert Hunter Cup, an Australian rules football match organised to honour the memory of Australian hip hop...
In May 2020, Briggs released a children's book 'Our Home, Our Heartbeat'. The book became the best-selling children's book in Australia in June 2020. It won the 2021 Australian Book Industry Award for Children's Picture Book of the Year.
Following his time as a resident of Melbourne, Briggs returned to his hometown of Shepparton in 2010. Briggs has explained, "I like being back home, with all my cousins and my friends who I grew up with – they keep me honest." Briggs then relocated to Melbourne for the second time in 2014, and provided a further insight into his experience of Shepp...
AIR Awards
The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
APRA Music Awards
The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters".
ARIA Music Awards
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
The award was first known as Brit Award for British Single, from the inaugural 1977 Brit Awards [4] through to the 2019 Brit Awards, [5] was first renamed as Song of the Year in 2020, [6] returned to the name British Single in 2021, [7] then returned to Song of the Year in 2022.
Feb 21, 2019 · The Brit Awards 2019: full list of winners. The 1975, Dua Lipa, George Ezra and Little Mix win big at this year's ceremony. Ellie Harrison. Published: Thursday, 21 February 2019 at 8:48 am.
Nov 30, 2019 · On November 30 at the Gocheok Sky Dome, the Melon Music Awards 2019 (MMA 2019) awarded some of the brightest stars in Korean music over the past year. BTS.
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