Known for being one half of the grammy award winning Outkast, Big Boi has decided to grace us with his presence. Riding off the critically acclaimed solo album,  ”Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty”,  Big Boi hit our shores for a brief promotional tour last year. A pioneer of southern hip hop, Big Boi has been innovating and re-energising the world’s hiphop scene for 20 years now.

Joining Big Boi is the exciting Theophilus London.  According to critics, London’s “genre-bending approach draws from a range of styles, from soul-pop and post-punk to electro and contemporary R&B” and is building a huge following. London is a prolific blogger and it is well worth your time checking out here.

Big Boi’s tour dates below:
Fri 26 Aug – The Tivoli, Brisbane
Sat 27 Aug – Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Fri 2 Sep – The Palace, Melbourne

Grab your tickets quick at ticketek

One of the most influential hip hop groups are performing in Sydney this week. Method Man, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, Gza, U-God, Masta Killa, DJ Allah Mathematics, DJ Street Life and Young Dirty, collectively known as The Wu Tang Clan come together for the first time on Australian shores.

Wu Tang Clan were formed back in 1992, being led by RZA and shortly after producing what is regarded as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time in “Enter The Wu-Tang(36 Chambers)”. Wu Tang Clan can be described as highly controversial, unpredictable, influential and has been responsible for highly successful solo careers in many of it’s members. The success of the group has led to a clothing line and a video game – not to mention movie soundtracks.

The Wu have rarely been seen together with so many of their members, so this is an exciting opportunity to appreciate such a large influence on the hip hop industry. Their first concert sold out quickly and due to high demand a second concert has been scheduled for the 4th of August, grab tickets here as they are sure to go soon!

Books Kinokuniya, Wedge Gallery & Final Outline Distribution present:

‘Paper Tigers’ An Exhibition by Matthew ‘Mistery’ Peet.

Matthew ‘Mistery’ Peet is a graffiti artist, B-Boy and MC & has been one of the pioneers of the Australian hip hop and graffiti scene since it’s genesis in the early 1980s. Renowned both locally and internationally, ‘Paper Tigers’ showcases the art of one of Australia’s most talented and respected graffiti artists…

 “The term ‘Paper Tigers’ usually is made in reference to someone who acts menacing but is actually harmless. This exhibition however serves to use the term to refer to cultural totems and icons.

Many cultures have adopted a native animal as their totem, usually a noble, brave or fearsome animal to present a dignified and awe-inspiring persona. With the exception of the indigenous community all Australians have come from a foreign land, and with their migration they bring with them their various cultural identities and symbols. Big cats have captured that state of mind for generations and many nationalities have utilized them to represent themselves on their coat of arms and flags etc.

Newspapers can also reflect the thoughts and needs of a community, so incorporating the Australian versions of a community’s media helps to communicate on behalf of them on a very different level. Who we are as Australian citizens is the sum total of our traditions, our individual stories and now our futures in a common land, our media serves to mark this to some extent.

Aesthetically the random imagery of newspaper print juxtaposed with the planned shapes and natural colours of a creature creates a dynamic that communicates the tension contained within all communities. The old and the new, traditions and evolution, positive and negative memories are a universal theme for all of us.

Working for many years as a graffiti artist has given me a deep appreciation for the letter form. Although there is a world of possibilities to explore within Roman lettering I also find the beautiful lines and different patterns of foreign fonts inspiring and so incorporating them into these works is merely an attempt to pay some sort of homage”.

The ‘Paper Tigers’ series has been created specifically for Kinokuniya and will be on display within the Wedge gallery for the month of July.