Schools Out Tour Wrap Up

So tour is done and I assume everyone feels as fuckin busted as i do, but it was well worth it, first all thanks to all involved, all who came to shows and purchased merch, we appreciate that shit, our TM and merch guys, our sound dude Liam, thanks so much.

So we started with the drive from Melb to Bris while the DN boys flew from perth, bout halfway through i realized I’d left my suitcase outside the pub i was picked up from, so depressed I wanted to cry, shit got sorted tho, 24 hr drive and we arrive just in time for load in at the first show, was a bit of an awkward one playing in a gym, i prefer dark dingy clubs but it went well.

Always love some downtime in brissy, we were put up by our friend Ali Manners and spent the next day getting haircuts, tattoos and strong.

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NZ Herald Reckin Tourettes Rulez

Its been a busy year for the Breakin Wreck boys with 5 releases out before the year has ended, but the title of Breakin Wreckwordz Artist Of The Year would have to go to my good friend Dominic aka Tourettes.

His album 'Who Said You Can't Dance To Misery' has been picking up acclaim all year long. My vision for the label to be nz's most progressive hip hop label wouldn't be possible without the creative genius of this filthy, frank speaking, art-fag, and the people at the NZ Herald seem to think so too, coz not only was this there 12th best album of the year, but their first hip hop pick!

Fuckin oats.

Video: Fast Speaking Samoan

this guy is fuckin cool man, no hetro.

The Hire Learning Give-away Post

those op shop model fellas aka the Usual Suspects are giving away their album a track a day over the 12 days of Christmas... if you want it fresh.. you wanna get it from www.opshopmodels.com

but just incase you came here looking for it, heres where we are upto so far...



1. Dream Big
2. Wreck Tee feat. J1 (R.E.S), Tyson Tyler
3. Crazy feat. Arme, Quest
4. Friendly Isles
5. Fast Speaking Samoan
6. All the Worlds a Stage feat. Jay Roacher
7. On my Own
8. Interlude
9. Let it Go feat. Tyson Tyler
10. Sweet Tooth
11. The Cool feat. Cyphanetik, Ethical
12. Outro

Exile hits number one........

....in japan. Guess the billboards are paying off

New Grips & Tonic Download - Duffle Bag ft Kid Shelleen

Click here to download now from Megaupload

Can't Dance To Misery in Listeners Top 10 of 2009

Congratulations to Tourettes whose album 'Who Said You Cant Dance To Misery' was listed in The Listener Top 10 albums of 2009. One of the songs off his album (Letting Go ft. Jay Roacher) was also listed in the 14th best song of the decade in the latest Real Groove Magazine too. I didn't really feel there other picks for that tho so can't really let it hold too much weight.. haha. but if it was my track i'd be yelling it from the shed tops.
shot domby!

Exiles advertiseing budget is bigger than your advertiseing budget

so while i cant afford a quarter page ad in groove guide Dans getting bigtime billboard exposure over here in japan for his new album


....and a tour dvd....

and the guy expects ME to buy him street fighter merch while im here..the cheek of it all

All My Friends Are Half Dead

Me and Oracle wrote and recorded this song on Saturday called 'all my friends are half dead'. it was inspired by an album called 'all my friends are dead' and the state of our friends. mawby hasnt head it yet and when he does hes gonna tell me the recording is fucked and the mixing is horrible. he'll make me take it down, and then he'll re-record and wait a year before mixing it. so listen to it now while you can.

Listen to All My Friends Are Dead on ReverbNation
Listen to All My Friends Are Dead on Myspace

Rip It Up Review Reality Cheque

cant be mad at that

Stonesthrow BB #144

STMBB # 144

S'been a while since i made a beat. Had some time this morning to mess around. Its been too long. Been focussing on writing & the album & married life etc. Plus after getting a laptop the slow as hell PC is too ghetto to cater for my need for virtual speed. Anyways enjoy.


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Grips N Tonic Tour

USUAL SUSPECTS – HIRE LEARNING

If Santa doesn't come thru for you this December don't fret because positive rap duo Usual Suspects are giving you their long awaited debut album for Christmas! An official thanks to fans, this release is the Usual Suspects practicing what they preach.

From ironic glee to geek faced braggadocio, Hire Learning is a show case of Saia and Sam’s maturity in music and mind (and spirit). Their trade mark sense of humour and quirk-hop beats remain intact but the music has developed beyond punch lines to include social commentary and a broader palette of ideas and experiences all of which come through in the album’s 12 tracks.

With Saia at his beat-making-prime (as well as rapping up a storm) and Sam exploring both personal and political themes in song and spoken word, the album will give you something with substance to ponder over this holiday season while everyone else endures carols and Keith Richards .

The mainly self produced album also features guest production from Breakin Wreckwordz in-house producer Exile and rap collaborations with Ethical (Kidz in Space), Tyson Tyler, and Arme amongst others.

This Christmas, be grateful for musicians like these.

For updates visit www.opshopmodels.com

Day Dreams Start Fires

Day Dreams Start Fires, the successful collaboration between poet and artist is returning to The Basement from November 24.

Mastermind Dominic Hoey a.k.a Tourettes is once again fusing his words with ten local New Zealand artists, including internationally renowned Misery, graffiti world champion Askew, plus Otis Frizzell, Cut Collective, Gasp, and many more. This November The Basement is set to bring you the second installment of this unique art experience. If you missed last year’s show or are yet to be enlightened, Day Dreams Start Fires can be described as a fusion of two creative spheres – art and poetry.

Tourettes infuses the indecency of hip hop with the emotional intensity of poetry. His rawness, sincerity and candidness often leave you feeling simultaneously elated and melancholic, but none the less enlightened. He released his second album this year, with his single reaching number one on the NZ independent charts.

“The idea for the show came to me after one of my poems was made into an A2 poster for Morph magazine”. Shortly after, Tourettes began seeing the posters everywhere; people’s living rooms, cafes, even a couple on Facebook pages. He quickly realized that there was real interest in poetry presented as art. Dom approached some of his favourite artists with the idea of an exhibition and a fistful of poems for them to choose from. Most did not require much persuasion; they knew this was an incredible opportunity to do something truly unique and creative. Artists include:

Misery
Otis Frizzell
Gasp
Deus
Cut Collective
Component
Enforce One
Trust Me
Flox
Valente
Krystal Gallagher
Tom McMillian

“An important aspect of this re-contextualization of art is that the artists interpret their own meaning from the poems. The artist’s diversity as to how they interpret the poems visually is the key to what makes this concept so unique and special.”

The Basement is once again proud to present this exhibition and sees it as not only a way to promote the artists involved, but to bring its experience to a wider audience. Creating awareness for this type of urban art is fundamental to the creation of this exhibition. A1 poster prints of the works will be available to purchase for only $70, making the art extremely accessible to those who otherwise couldn’t afford it.


SPECIAL THANKS TO: Tiger Beer, Huffer, 95BFM, 42 Below Vodka, Cheese On Toast, Factory Frames and Elephant Publicity.

Day Dreams Start Fires
24 - 29 November. Tue to Sat, 6pm – 9pm. Exhibition launch on Tuesday 24th November at 8pm.
The Basement
Lower Greys Ave
Auckland
www.basementspace.co.nz
Charlie McDermott – 021 528 333

Video - Red Eye Society Bad Muthafuckaz [Dubbbed]

this is some footage of r.e.s performing bad muthafuckaz at the bww 5th bday a few years back. the audio from the video was inaudible so i dubbed the original track over it.

Cheering up Jay Roacher

I can be a really miserable guy, but my good friend dominic really went the extra mile to make me feel better. I havent smiled like that since I watched the documentary on people being sexually attracted to inanimate objects.

New Tyson Tyler Video

and the first and last song we will ever use autotune.. ty snuck this one past me but thanks to rob at minor productions for making us this flash vid.

Knuxx playing live end of month

Thats how we roll...

BWW Throw Back..

BWW Throw Back pt 1.

I just realized that I got a whole bunch of pictures collected since around 2002 from various people who had posted online from gigs or from photo shoots etc.

I thought I'd get on a nostalgic tip and start up a series of throw back posts of photographic documentation of some of the adventures of the early BWW.

I remember these days as the days we used to bus/scab a ride everywhere because neither me, Riz (Quest) or Sam had a ride or licence. Useless dudes. On this particular day Jaz had told everyone to meet at this park (which im pretty sure is in Newton somewhere). Because we were subject to the reign of the superior Auckland public transport system we were dutifully late all the time. This day was no exception. I think this was the first time I had met the top bloke Jamie McCready who over the years would become our Still Image Consultant (brotographer). Shot Jamie.


I was going for the awkward-I-dont-know-how-to-pose-maybe-if-I-lean-into-Penfold-something-magical-will-happen look on this shot. Riz opting for the pretend-Im-not-looking-but-I-know-youre-shooting pose.

Again, the awkward approach. Riz doing his thing quite well. Jaz and Penfold trying to be one with nature.


Penfold won.


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Insomniacs. Remember those guys? Bro you's look young as.

Grown as man.

Decided to tie the knot. They say she's a hard road finding the perfect woman boy.. well good luck to u fullas.

Audio: Grymeworks Radio BWW Special

Click here to check out the Grymeworks Radio special they did on Breakin Wreckwordz...

i haven't actually heard it yet(downloading now) but its an hour long special featuring new and old breakin wreckwordz songs.

Courtesy of www.grymeworks.co.nz

Jay Roacher rapping on Grymeworks Radio

for more grymeworks stuff checkout their blog at http://www.grymeworks.co.nz/blog/

Louie Knuxx interview at Fatkids

check out this Louie Knuxx interview at...

http://www.iamfatterthanyou.com/blog/?p=5824

Tyson Tyler Spills The Beans In Real Groove

Check out the article on Tyson Tyler in the October Real Groove Magazine (on shelves now). NZs most unemployable shines again.

Louie Knuxx news ect…

So my studio gear has finally arrived in melbourne, hoping to have it set up in the next few weeks so i can begin work on a few project…

My sophomore album ‘ A Funeral For Two’ is well into the writing stages, got about 6-7 songs fully written and ready to go and roughly 50 half-written or conceptualized songs to fuck with, so excited to get this done, the production im gonna be working with is amazing this time round, specially considering what i had to scrounge for my debut LP.

Got a new Grips & Tonics cd in the works with my man JJ Peters . We’re feeling like the new material we are writing is hugely evolved since we dropped the album, cant wait to get this one poppin.

Also got my fams Kid Shelleen and Tewaa working on some shit and a mixtape involving all the aforementioned and more in the works, expect new music soon and tours and other exciting shit.

Peep all my music links to the right if you aint familiar with my shit.

Peace

Louie

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shot!

Beat: Check me out.

STMB BB #135

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Reality Cheque Release Party Tomorrow

Join me and Tyson as we celebrate the result of a lot of hard work and dedication at Khuja tomorrow (weds 30th sept) at Khuja Lounge. Reality Cheque was released on Monday and we getting ready to party hearty! only $5 entry so heaps of money left over to get drunk with and we gonna kick stuff off nice and early so you aint gonna have to hang around till early hours just to see the main act! come get merry with us from 9pm! t-shirts and albums will also be available.

Tyson Tyler & Suspects @ Zen Bar

Poetry - nazis national voters and televison

By Tourettes



Screams
Wake the dead in my ghost town
watch em stagger to supermarkets feeding gapping chest wounds
Below us Rivers of oily black karma run through budest sewers
Every night I lose myself in forests of digital waste and denial
Did you know Sleep is time travel, think about it
I am space pilot hurtling through sunbeams at a million breaths a second
Nothing is ever what it is ever
Keep this game running on token gestures
The poor are wing clipped canneries thrown into nightmares
if they emerge black lungs sucking air
Then mass production begins in earnest
I Downloaded Mason snuff films and overdub a laugh track
Everything is hilarious with a little distance
when I woke up tomorrow it stunk of yesterdays leftover promise
I was not amused
I know people who voted for national and own cute pets
Your fooling no one!
I think my cell phone wants to kill me
Fact is solidified fiction
All the better to beat you into compliance
The headlights of a howling future hurtle towards me now
There is darkness on both sides of this road
I take the middle line
Accidental martyr
Waving a tattered life insurance policy
The TV grins and preaches with Nazi innocence
I understand completely and feel nothing
Only the broken and addicts have a word for control

Beat: Arusi

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Tyson Street Team Mission

Tyson Tyler is running a competition for his street team members giving them the oppurtunity to win one of his brand new tshirts that look something like this...

Heres the mish...

Mission Title: Help promote my album release (active)
Measurement: Impressions from 2009-09-10 to 2009-09-30
Reward: Tyson Tyler Reality Cheque Tshirt
Description:
promote my release/release party banners using the codes provided around the interweb (ie myspace, facebook, bebo, blogs, and forums) and the person who generates the most impressions wins a spankin' new Reality Cheque tshirt, and everyone else who takes part will receive absolutely free of charge - the warm fuzzy feeling of knowing they helped me. i'll owe you one cuz. thanks [less]
Resources: Join the mission to access the resources.

If you are not already a member of Tysons Street team just fill in the form below. Being a member also gives you access to fan exclusive downloads available at Tysons Reverbnation page.

Poem: Boxing Day Vulture by Tourettes

He nestled amongst the wrapping paper
Although its sex was undermined
It had been decided it was a he by all concerned
“Look at that filthy fucking animal” said A
B shifted uncomfortably
“Oh don’t say that in front of the child”
“I’ll bet my left testicle it has lice” A continued
The vulture stretched its wings
Knocking a decoration of the browning Christmas tree
The vulture had been a gift for C
It came in a brown box with the words
“Instant animal just add water”
Written in messy hand writing on the side
“It likes it” B said pointing at C
A finished his beer
“That fucking child doesn’t have the sense god gave a mule”
C watched the bird as it proceed to eat the decoration
It reached out and stroked the course feathers on its back
The creature shrieked
And bit the Childs hand
“That’s it” bellowed A rushing out of the room
He returned with the axe B had given him two Christmases past
The bird watched him with dodo survival logic
Rattling around his black eyes
A brought the axe down on the creature
Over and over again
Until the gift was reduced to a mushy paste
Tears washed the shock off C’s face
“Look what you’ve done” B said picking up the screaming child and carrying him out of the room
“It needs to harden up anyway” A said opening another beer

Beat: 7 Series Music

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Free Download For Tyson Fans

There is a new FREE download for fans of Tyson Tyler at Reverb Nation.

One & Only is produced by Dan Exile Mawby and features on the upcoming Reality Cheque album.

Visit Tyson on Reverb Nation and become a fan now

The Sun doesn't seem to have a problem with this

Cornchips and Dips.

STMB BB #131

I was hungry when i made this.

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Sample: Cornbread and beans.

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tubing

heres a pretty rough vid i just found of shelleen and i performing on drunk and disorderly tour

and another weird one of lil girls dancing to one of my songs, last one was way creepier than this

Late Night Hype 200th Episode Tonight

Sunday 27 September

200th episode Late Nite Hype on Mai FM 88.6 Tonite 8-10pm with Scribe, Che Fu, Smashproof, Tyson Tyler, Cyphanetik, and Pakkz

listen at www.maifm.co.nz

Tyson Video Shoot Sunday 30 aug

We’re filming the video for Tysons upcoming single (with Pieter T) this weekend and inviting YOU to come cameo!

The shoot is taking place in a central city club (email info@breakinwreckwordz.co.nz subject “vid shoot” for details) from 11am to 4 pm Sunday.

The video is to be directed by Robert George who also directed the Tourettes – Letting Go clip featuring Jay Roacher.

See yas ther!

The Best

Happy bird days go out to dom whos somewhere in his mid 30s now!

Venue Change For 9/11

Basic One's NINE ELEVEN show next month has changed venue and will now be at Double Happy, which is sweet as coz its probably a better venue anyway.

So if you from the chch then get yourself down there and check out Tyson Tyler and Jay Roacher amongst a bunch of other dope emcees including Posion Youth.

five bucka. bargain.

R.E.S on NZOWN (old interview)

This interview is hilarious.

"oh wait, what was the the question again?" haha 28's baby!

Video - Tourettes & Jay Roacher Live Sessions

http://www.redbullstudio.co.nz/live-sessions/tourettes

if dom really cared for his fans he would have posted up on the blog pre-warning you he was gonna be live on radio. but he didnt. anyway, this is a real cool video of jay and tourettes rapping. its really nice quality and shit. click dat link up there!

Knuxxs Dirty Mouth Gets Its Waka Meke'd

This version of the This Summer Yorel Remix never made the cut, but it does pull a few laughs on drunken nights.. check it owt..

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Beat. Shoma Khoobee?

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Cypha Talks Fighting and Hip Hop On Base FM

Check out Base FM 107.3 (Auckland), Sunday 16 Aug, 10:30am. The weekly show is hosted by my trainer Carwin (ETK) and is dedicated to all things Mauy Thai. Hes gonna be having me on the show in his "upcoming fighters" segment to talk about.. well fighting obviously, and showcase what we upto with label. I aint gonna rap or nothing but i will be playing some stuff you aint never heard before. check it owt..

Some beats + samples pt. 2

..and some more.

Beat: Freshman

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Sample: The Four Freshmen

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Beat: Hustle Money

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Sample: 10cc Wall Street

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Beat: Dream Journey (stuff a creative title)

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Beat: Dont U Know

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Beat: After i cry

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Some beats + samples.

Thought id just chuck up beats i threw up ages ago on these stonesthrow beat battles + the sample which everyone uses.

Beat: Megamania..

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Sample: Megaman

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Sample 2: Oumou sanagre - real beautiful song.

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Beat: Momental Occasion.

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Beat: Heart breaks n Window Panes.

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Sample: The Paisy Window Pane

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I dont know what to say..

Pon de floor..



Despite how retarded the dancing/choreography on this i couldn't stop watching. And im thinkin wtf what are these guys on?

Then i happen to come across this clip..



..and yeah. I dont know what to say.

Tourettes And Jay Roacher Gigs

Check out Tourettes and Jay Roacher playing two gigs up in aux this week. the first with homebrew and vietnam war at the bacco room on thursday, and then on saturday at d.o.c
one cost ten bucks and is on a weekday, the other is free but you only get half the acts. although it is on the weekend. ponder that.

Beat. Badum dum psht.

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Whats in a name?

So I've recently been thinking of changing my rap name. I'm sort've over using 'Bishop' and have been for a while, plus theres also a number of other people who use the same rap alias e.g Bishop Lamont, Bobby Bishop (who is an actual gospel rapper haha) and Bishop Brigante among others.

I've been juggling between a handful of names (including the likes of 'Vowel Kilma' and 'Sam from Usual Suspects" and 'Sam from Usual Suspects BreakinWreckwordz' to name a few) and I think i'm gonna go with 'Samuel Benjamin'. Theres no overexaggerated mystery or far-fetched tale of triumph behind it, Sam's my first name and Benjamin is my middle name. Simple.

I think in order for an artist to stay fresh they need to keep reinventing themselves creatively and maybe something as simple as a name change could establish a brand new creative platform to work from. I'd like to think I've matured a little bit as a person and of course musically (from 'freedom of choice' and 'lock & load' anyway haha cringe) so Samuel Benjamin is a reflection of that maturation.

Thoughts?

Tyson Live on Kiwi FM - Sunday 9th August

Tyson will be appearing live on Kiwi FM this sunday with Rufus on The Get Up Show to talk about his new album, recent ventures, and maybe have a rap. No doubt we'll be previewing some never before heard material from his upcoming Reality Cheque album too, so make sure you tune in.

Time 8:00pm, Sunday 9th August

102.2 Auckland
102.1 Wellington
102.5 Canterbury
Sky Digital Channel 500
www.myspace.com/kiwifm

Beats. Afternoon Drive. Rain Man.

Afternoon Drive.

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Rain Man.

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Bonus Jay Roacher free from gworks radio on 30/07/2009

check out www.myspace.com/jayroacher to hear an extra free from last weeks radio show.

Monstars Ink Remix

We are proud to announce Tyson has teamed up with U.S artist MONSTA GANJAH, YOUNG SID (SMASHPROOF) and Wellington heavyweight FLOWZ to record the Monstars Ink Remix. The remix is produced by YOREL and will appear as a bonus track on the Reality Cheque album and on an E.P available for free download for anyone who pre-orders the album.

Grips N Tonic Playing Live Thursday

Video - Grymeworks Radio Cypher

Grymeworks Radio live to air freestyle raps with Vega, Jay Roacher, Orakle, Rizkid, DJ Dave Lad recorded on 30-07-2009

Alphabethead movie soundtrack mixtape

Check out this dope brand new mixtape from Alphabethead. It's over 50 different film soundtracks mixed into 60 minutes. It’s pretty densely packed and features film radio spots and turntable trickery!

I know its not reallly BWW related but he does have a beat on my new album and I really recomend getting this as its awesomeness x over 9000

Click the back cover to enlarge it and see the full tracklist

CLick HERE to download

For a physical copy with artwork and track-markers please email:
alphabethead@ihug.co.nz
$8 NZ including postage