Then Celly pulls a hammer from his jacket and smashes Troy in the head several times. The documents said after the fight eased off, the owner told the attackers 'police have been called!' But an Australian act featuring on a major release from a huge US rapper? The same pattern has played out in cities like London, New York and Chicago, with police using the lyrical content of drill tracks or purported gang connections as an excuse to stop artists from performing, or punish them after the fact. Daily Mail Australia has been told the tradesman, Troy, has no memory of the bashing. “It’s been a few good weeks,” says one of the group’s rappers, J Emz, downplaying how significant these creative partnerships are. The court was told: 'They [the rap group] have the capacity to succeed if they remove themselves from any temptations the street has to offer'. Advertisement Tens of thousands of motorists trying to flee capital last night before lockdown sparked... What lockdown? OneFour are challenging the perceptions of what Australian artists look and sound like.”, “At the end of the day, it comes down to whether you make good music” – J Emz. Their friend Timothy Willett punches the second victim, Anthony, in the head. Both Spenny and J Emz say that while drill is what they listened to the most during the EP’s creation, they regularly listen to other genres to get inspiration, including R&B. Yet he never lost the support of millions of Americans. The victim suffered skull, nasal, septum, sinus wall and eye socket fractures, lacerations to his cheek, eyebrow and eyelid and 'significant' facial swelling. At Lekks' sentencing, Judge James Bennett said it was 'tragic' what had unfolded and that the rapper had 'great potential'. Baki Misa 47,250 views. After four... Nancy on the brink? The next track the group released was ‘Welcome To Prison’, a dialogue between the two brothers about incarceration, loyalty and the need to stay strong. Celly then stomps on Troy's head 'multiple times'. OneFour on the cover of NME Australia’s September issue, remix of Headie One’s heater ‘Ain’t It Different’, feature spot on A$AP Ferg’s new album ‘Floor Seats II’, Order your copy of NME Australia’s September issue here. Winnie Dunn, a Tongan-Australian writer who grew up in Mount Druitt, tells NME that OneFour’s pride in their hometown has helped put the suburb on the map. Celly raises his hammer to attack again but is pulled away. In a country where marginalised and oppressed racial minorities are prosecuted at disproportionate rates, their music is a contrast to most of what’s in the Australian landscape, and it’s resonated. (Neither of the other key members of OneFour - nicknamed Spenny and J-Emz - were involved in the incident.). “When I was growing up in Mount Druitt we used to wear shirts that said ‘Straight Outta Mounty’,” she says. Blue’s “One for the money and the free rides, it’s two for the lies that you denied” becomes “One for the money in this life we choose to live, one time for the bail they refuse to give”. [2][3] The group consists of members Celly14, YP, J Emz, Lekks, Caesar and Spenny,[4] with their name derived from a street gang called NF14. In the videos, which are filmed across the city, performers take care to ensure their faces are covered. 'Boom!' NME spoke to OneFour just as they were on the cusp of releasing two huge collaborations: They’d scored a remix of Headie One’s heater ‘Ain’t It Different’ featuring Stormzy and AJ Tracey, and had a feature spot on A$AP Ferg’s new album ‘Floor Seats II’ alongside Lil Wayne, Puff Daddy and Tyga. The group have been the target of a sustained campaign by police, unlike anything ever before seen in the Australian music industry. Of course, the coronavirus pandemic itself is now an additional barrier to musicians performing live, but OneFour have been operating in this space since well before the virus struck. Pio 'YP' Misa was the first of the group to throw a punch - or, rather, a chair leg. 'Whatever you're thinking of doing, you don't want to do it here. The A$AP Ferg feature is a milestone for the group who’ve gone from strength to strength despite facing enormous challenges like a sustained campaign from police preventing them from performing and the imprisonment of their members. Eighteen months later, they’ve become one of the most popular new acts in the country, released hit after hit, collaborated with international stars, inspired a raft of new artists and defined a new Australian genre – all before their first studio album. Woman is fined for breaching Covid rules after taking 360-mile round trip from Leicester... How Covid-19 will shape our homes in 2021: Property experts predict demand for all-white kitchens that 'look... 'You must be warm under there!' Onefour (stylised in all caps or OneFour) are an Australian drill/hip hop group from Mount Druitt, Sydney. The rest of the group's four official members, Spenny (third) and J-Emz, were not involved, OneFour has been described by GQ as 'The Western Sydney Rap Group Taking Over Hip Hop' . Democrats are now plotting to oust Pelosi as Speaker after their House majority shrunk... How Joe Biden could make trouble for Boris Johnson, the leader he still has not met. It’s about our lives and us telling our stories,” Spenny explains. Anthony backs away, but YP follows and hits him a third time. From both a lyrical and production standpoint, ‘Home and Away’ is the closest track on the upcoming EP to OneFour’s earlier work. When J Emz and Spenny – both 22 – spoke to NME about their upcoming projects, including their new EP, they are calm, measured and considered – a far cry from the barbed rhymes and sharp storytelling of their music. As J Emz raps on their Headie One remix: “The gang still can’t do no live shows until the law uplifts it.”. The track also claps back at OneFour’s critics, especially the police and media, who continue to push the narrative that the group advocate criminality and violence. ‘My City’, which closes out ‘Against All Odds’, is a perfect distillation of what the current wave of Australian hip-hop can offer: Though in dialogue with the best rap around the world, OneFour and LAROI remain unashamedly proud of the city that forged them. ', The security guard explains to Troy: 'He's just watching his friend play.'. Above, CCTV captures the moment he strikes one of the two of the two victims, Anthony, with a chair leg. But Lekks's rap group mates, YP and Celly, attack. ‘Let’s Ride’ cleverly borrows the courtroom metaphor from the original Blue track to tell a story more relevant to OneFour. “Being unable to perform meant we couldn’t make money, so we had to rely more on streaming platforms,” he adds. It’s a powerful track and the video, filmed at the old Parramatta prison, packs an emotional gut punch with a new intro from YP and Lekks recorded in prison. Mount Druitt is one of the most disadvantaged suburbs in the country. [9], In 2019, Onefour were forced to cancel their first national tour following police pressure[10][11][12] on venues. But they continue to argue and Lekks is asked to leave. “We’re not just dropping these as singles.
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