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Lyrical Commission

About Me

It’s difficult to think of another Australian Hip Hop crew who have been as active and influential as Melbourne’s Lyrical Commission. All acclaimed master craftsmen of their trade, the Commission have been honing their skills and notably contributing to the history of hip hop culture in Australia for the best part of fifteen years. With a style that is idiomatic and reminiscent of New York street rap intertwined with a distinct homegrown sound, each member brings his own unique style of lyrical mastery to the table, perfectly complementing the others. Spitting raps at every opportunity, performing live and on radio as solo artists and collectively since the early nineties, the crew decided to officially combine talents in 1999 and set about touring with a notorious live set that secured a fan-base the country over. The “Lyrical Commission” name was created off the back of Bob Balans’ solo track on the Nuff Said compilation, ‘Rock Da City’ with the name depicting what the crew was all about, the lyrics, no cat in the hat crap, they were on some complex street shit, inspired of course by the greats- Rakim Allah, G Rap, Kane, Finesse etc. On the back of touring the nation and countless guest appearances, L.C at long last made plans to get official product out on the streets. The recording for their debut release commenced in mid 2002, and ‘The Stage Is Set…’ dropped in Dec 02. It received excellent reviews, international acclaim, consolidated the crews burgeoning fan base and set a precedent amongst the Australian hip-hop underground. No other local release at that time had created such a street buzz and with little more than hand to hand distribution, word of mouth and L.C’s rep for killing shit, ‘Stage is Set…’ did incredibly well. They continued to tour fairly extensively giving the nation a dose of The Stage Is Set live experience and in doing so garnered a rep for having one of the wildest shows ever witnessed. Aside from headlining their own launches the crew has performed alongside international and home-grown heavyweights such as The Roots, The Liks, Aceyalone, Eternia, Kool Keith, Celph Titled & Apathy (Demigodz), Delta and Hilltop Hoods to name but a few as well as contributing live showcases at assorted Underground hip-hop gigs to major music events including DMC Finals, and Melbourne’s Livid Festival. After the drop of their debut and follow up tour, the crew worked tirelessly in the studio and vocal booth, refining and perfecting their style, eventually leading to the recording of their second release "Murderous Metaphors" (including tracks with NY underground legends Q-Unique and Celph Titled), The EP lived up to its promising expectations and although wasnt a full length release, the 8 new joints more than delivered what fans had been eagerly awaiting. L.C had well and truly shown they are a world class act. With Trem's production reaching new heights and the rhyme structures, style and wordplay of the crew maturing to next level status the follow up tour saw the biggest crowds L.C ever headlined to and was sold out across the country. With the rep solidified the crew is taking some time to work on solo product at present with each release heavily featuring each others skills. 2007 promises to be a massive one kicking off with Brad Strut’s sophomore- “Legend : Official” (highly anticipated since the drop of his 'Legendary... The Official Mixtape' in 06), Trem’s long overdue debut LP, Bob Balans Solo L.P and a Lyrical Commission DVD/ mixtape. For more info on L.C and other Unkut Recordings Artisits peep- http://www.unkutrecordings.com/CHECK OUT THE CLIP FOR 'MONOPOLY' OFF BRAD STRUTS "LEGEND : OFFICIAL" ALBUM RIGHT HERE!!!

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Member Since: 1/15/2006
Band Website: unkutrecordings.com
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Sounds Like: RELEASES AVAILABLE- CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE 'LEGEND OFFICIAL' @ ITUNES- CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE 'MURDEROUS METAPHORS' @ ITUNES- CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE ' THE STAGE IS SET' @ ITUNES- CHECK OUT UNRELEASED STEALTH MAGAZINE COVER STORY INTERVIEW FROM 2005 IN BLOG SECTION!!!
Record Label: UNKUT RECORDINGS
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

LIMITED EDITION LEGEND:OFFICIAL WAX OUT NOW!!!

BRAD STRUT - LEGEND : OFFICIAL LIMITED EDITION DOUBLE VINYL IN STORES NOW!!! Available at all good stores that cater to vinyl and also avilable online here- http://soulclaprecords.com/product.html?id=...
Posted by Lyrical Commission on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 05:55:00 PST

LEGEND:OFFICIAL REVIEWS AND INTERVIEWS!!!

See what the press is saying about Brad Strut's new solo album:"What Aussie hip hop should sound like: a finely tuned one-man pub brawl. Local hip hop release of the year thus far." - The Age, Me...
Posted by Lyrical Commission on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 01:29:00 PST

LEGEND OFFICIAL OUT NOW! ORDER ONLINE HERE...

..> Order BRAD STRUT- LEGEND:OFFICIAL at Checkoutwax.com now to have your copy of this landmark release delivered direct to your door! In Stores Now! LEGEND: OFFICIAL is the long an...
Posted by Lyrical Commission on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 05:38:00 PST

BRAD STRUT - LEGEND:OFFICIAL COMING SOON!

BRAD STRUT preps Legend: Official for June releaseKnown for painting vivid landscapes with his verses, Brad Strut is Australia's foremost hip hop wordsmith. The Melbourne MC's new album, Legend: Offic...
Posted by Lyrical Commission on Fri, 04 May 2007 05:40:00 PST

UNRELEASED STEALTH INTERVIEW...

The following interview was for a cover feature story in Stealth Magazine slated for an issue coinciding with L.C's Murderous Metaphors release. This particular issue of Stealth ne...
Posted by Lyrical Commission on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 04:15:00 PST