December
19, 2011
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW
YEAR
To all our fans have a merry
and safe Christmas and New Year. The office
will be shutting down as of 20th December
and will not be back to work until 13th january.
So all our online customers who order stock
during the Christmas period - it will NOT
be shipped until 13th january - SORRY for
the inconvenience caused.
November 25, 2011
HUGE PRE CHRISTMAS SALE !!!!
The Obese Online store is having
a HUGE pre-christmas SALE !! Go there and
grab a bargain while they are still available.
ALL Pegz tees reduced to $20 and $25 !! Pegz
Drama Hoods reduced to $60 !! Gully Platoon
Tees reduced to $20 !! Hangman and Icon Tees
reduced to $25 !!! Click here
now to grab yourself a bargain, and if you
buy over $150 worth of gear you get a free
Iphone cover - SALE IS ON FOR A LIMITED TIME
ONLY AND IS ONLY HAPPENING AT OUR ONLINE STORE
!!
August 17, 2011
MANTRA - SPEAKING VOLUMES
In Stores September 9th 2011
through Obese Records
Mantra is fast becoming one
of Australia’s most eminent hip hop
artists. After setting a new bench mark with
first solo effort Power Of The Spoken, the
Melbourne emcee is back with an explosive
new release entitled Speaking Volumes. Combining
both musical proficiency and articulate character,
Mantra has delivered a seamless, holistic
album. Speaking Volumes exhibits the intricate
philosophizing idiosyncrasy of Mantra’s
rhymes. His vehement lyricism with its tapestry
of subject matters is vividly transposed by
its musical accompaniment for the album’s
entirety. Publicly, yet astutely labeled ‘your
favourite rapper’s favourite rapper’,
it was no surprise that an inundation of accomplished
names stepped forward to contribute. Speaking
Volumes features an impressive array of guest
artists such as Promoe (Looptroop Rockers,
Sweden), Drapht, Urthboy, Illy and many more.
Production-wise, the album boasts a stylistically
diverse selection of sounds; each producer
bringing his own realm of sonic brilliance
to the fore. Speaking Volumes credits beats
from the likes of M-Phazes, El Gusto and Mista
Savona among others. First single release
(as heard on JJJ)‘Got Me Wrong (ft.
Parvyn Kaur Singh)’ offers a brazen
glimpse behind the misconceptions and snap-
judgements public figures are often prescribed
by the public. Boasting production by the
masterful Mista Savona and the enchanting
flourishes of Hindi-style vocalist Parvyn
Kaur Singh, ‘Got Me Wrong’ is
characterized by its exotic melodies and bass-heavy,
driving beats.
July 22, 2011
THUNDAMENTALS - FOREVERLUTION
In Stores July 29th through
Obese Records
Forever = At all times; always; eternally.
Evolution = The process of growth or development.
Foreverlution = The process of growth or development
at all times and for eternity.
In stores July 29th through Obese Records,
Blue Mountains come Newtown hip hop 3 piece
Thundamentals have announced the impending
release of their sophomore album Foreverlution,
the eagerly anticipated follow up to their
2009 longplayer Sleeping On Your Style. With
their own national album launch shows TBA
and lead single Paint The Town Red already
on triple j rotation, The Thunda’s are
hitting the road with Outkast’s Big
Boi to celebrate (full dates at footer). Though
their debut EP (late 2008) was awarded ozhiphop.com’s
‘Best EP of 08’ award, it was
Sleeping On Your Style (also released through
Obese) that truly announced DJ Morgs, Jeswon
and Tuka (aka Thundamentals) as a new tour
de force on the Oz Hip Hop Scene. Both singles
lifted from Sleeping On Your Style (Move It
Up and The Mash) received high rotation on
Triple J and the band began to pop up on ’acts
to watch’ (Rolling Stone Magazine) and
‘next big thing’ (The Sydney Morning
Herald) lists everywhere.
TOMMY ILLFIGGA - WALK A MILE
Instore 12th August
From the dark urban recesses of Brisbane
cit y comes the show stopping Tommy Illfigga
with a sure-fire ripper of an album entitled
“Walk a Mile”. Tommy Illfigga
is a pure-blood hip hop native. Since ‘99
the wily emcee has been skulking the scene
in many capacities, earning many accolades
to his names (plural), together Tommy Illfigga
and his alter ego Tom Thumb are taking the
world by storm. Tommy’s aptitude is
apparent, not only through his exceptional
word-harnessing abilities, but also in his
proficiency as a respected producer, B-boy,
graff writer and Beat Boxer.
CHECK OUT THE NEW IPHONE COVERS
Available now online and in
our retail store. Only $15 each, we have them
for the Iphone 4G and Iphone 3G
July 15, 2011
MASE N MATTIC - SOUND THE HORNS
With their highly anticipated
debut album 'Sound The Horns' set for release,
their strong fledgling following is sure to
rapidly grow. The album was recorded in the
world-class SAE studios in Byron Bay, and
set for release in mid-2011. Featuring production
by Trials (Funkoars), Debate (Hilltop Hoods-
Rent Week, Here Come The Girls) and Mattic,
this release is built on professionalism,
polish and the experience of respected producers
and engineers. The record goes the extra mile
featuring cuts by Dj's Adfu, Flagrant and
Hacksaw.
July 1, 2011
PHAZE ONE - PHAZE ONE
2011 heralds the release of
a trailblazing new collaboration between Australia’s
production extraordinaire M-Phazes and dexterous
US word-slinger Emilio Rojas. This pioneering
new duo goes under the name of Phaze One.
With an indisputably fortuitous future ahead
of them, Rojas and Phazes have forged their
self-titled release over two years of toing
and flowing across the Pacific. Paying homage
to the likes of DangerDoom, Jaylib and the
masterful relationship of the Foreign Exchange.
Phaze One has found synergism fusing vintage
influence with modern concepts. M-Phazes landed
his first international album placement in
2005, producing the standouts of US artist
Supastition’s sophomore release ‘Chain
Letters’. It was while enjoying the
success of this album that M-Phazes met the
interminable Rochester native Emilio Rojas.
With a definitive signature style that has
seen him share albums alongside Pharoahe Monch,
Talib Kweli, M.O.P, Grammy Award Winner Amerie
and a plethora of acclaimed musical pioneers,
M-Phazes has quite the enviable track record
already. In 2010 the M-Phazes debut album
Good Gracious powered through the Australian
charts and earned the Melbourne beat maker
an Aria Award (Best Urban Release), an AIR
award nomination for urban album of the year,
and a final spot for the illustrious Triple
J Album of the Year J-Award. Emilio has been
described by DJ Green Lantern as one of America’s
most anticipated up and coming artists, he’s
released a string of successful mixtape’s
that have drawn the considerable talents of
Grammy winners and platinum musicians. His
diligent work ethic has seen him collaborate
with Shady Records signee Yelawolf, chart
climbing sensation B.o.B, as well as Styles
P, Nottz, Killer Mike and a whole stable of
influential musicians.
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