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MY FULL LENGTH ALBUM AVAILABLE AT THESE FOLLOWING DOPE HIP-HOP STORE OUTLETS
VICTORIA
THIS IS IT – Shop 29, Swan Street, Richmond
OBESE RECORDS – 4a Izzett Street, Prahran
WAX MUSEUM - Flinders Street Station
NEW SOUTH WALES
LOPEZ RECORDS – 46 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst
NURCHA RECORD STORE - 12a Coronation Lane, Hornsby
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
DA KLINIC RECORDS – 20 Currie Street, Adelaide
QUEENSLAND
BUTTERBEATS RECORDS – 709 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley
Available at some Hip-Hop gigs that I attend to
ABOUT ME
At first, what most people aren't aware of, for many years I have suffered a condition called high profile autism and speech impediment. None the less, since I started out in that Hip-Hop game, my voice was discovered through my raps and my skills that I've brought to the microphone. Without a doubt, everything seems to have worked.
My Hip-Hop life had begun in 1998 after hearing Quad City DJs “Come And Ride Itâ€, Run DMC Vs Jason Nevins “It’s Like That†and Pras Michael featuring OBD and Mya “Ghetto Superstar†on commercial radio. Back in those days and even through high school, didn’t really have any much taste of music apart from conforming to my mates who liked the sounds of Metallica, Pearl Jam, Presidents Of The USA, Offspring and Frenzal Rhomb. Didn’t really feel like following what my close mates back at High School had preferred listened to. Instead, I rather had liked Hip-Hop and started off by listening to Coolio, 2Pac, The Fugees and Notorious BIG.
Through out the year 1999, decided to appeal more to Hip-Hop. I discovered more of it after when I couldn’t afford to go out to get drunk at pubs or clubs. Instead I stayed home on Friday and Saturday nights listening to the wireless and getting the taste for underground Hip-Hop on 106.7 PBS (The Formula) and 102.7 RRR (The Brotherhood on Saturday nights). Started to build my love for Hip-Hop through hearing Jungle Brothers, Ice T, Wu-Tang, Public Enemy and De La Soul on the radio. My love for The Fugees did allow me to appreciate Pras, Wycliff and Lauren Hill whilist into their solo careers.
In 2000, I’ve placed my first thoughts about MCing with the influence of Eminem, due to lack of encouragement and peer supports from anybody, and also going through this whole phase of an American wannabe homey, it failed to work upon me to rap. Originally after in year 2000 discovering Old School Hip-Hop and first time hearing Sugarhill Gang, KRS-One and Grandmaster Flash, still failed. Originally was going to have my MC name as Ghettomaster. After a while, I lost interest in even trying to MC and my name Ghettomaster was then long forgotten.
In 2001 and 2002, finally did have an idea how I would MC. It’s though using my natural voice, and it only came to me naturally that I was rapping with an Australian accent and still in that American wannabe phase. Never been famuliar with anybody rapping with an Australian accent back in those days. My dreams of being an MC were then in early 2002 revitalized as FUBU – Ekco Boy. After at my mates 21st, got drunk and been encouraged to become an MC without knowing how to rap. Instead of having to say my name as FUBU – Ecko Boy, my name Fubex was invented. At that time, I only wore Fubu jackets and Ekco Unlimited t-shirts at my mate’s 21st birthdays. None of them were Hip-Hop heads, they ironically did suggest that I should take up rapping seem I looked it.
ALL MY PAST SHOWSSince hearing 1200 Techniques “Karma†on radio in late 2002, it had slowly open the door into what Australian Hip-Hop will be about. It only happened at the 2003 Big Day Out in Melbourne that I went there just to see 1200 Techniques, Resin Dogs and Xhibit. While I thought I never seen much Hip-Hop happening on that day, I decided to watch an MC battle that was taken place. I wore my Ekco gear out to the Big Day Out 2003 and the Ekco Unlimited sposership had drew my attention to that MC Comp as showcased. As I first took note, my love for Australian Hip-Hop was discovered after the MC battle had flowed nicely with an Australian accent and Brad Strut hosted that battle. After when the battle was, I immediately saw Pegz and Reason on stage to realize my dream of becoming an MC, to take my name Fubex aboard into the Australian Hip-Hop game.
A week after the Big Day Out 2003, I saw “8-Mile†on the big screen that had made me want to start out as a battle MC. Especially after when I saw an MC battle at the Big Day Out 2003. On that same day, I purchased “Culture Of Kings volume 1†allowing me to discover what Australian Hip-Hop really is. It wasn’t up until March 2003 that I found out an MC battle was happening called “Run-A-Muk 5â€. It was one MC short for the competition, therefore I believed to found that it was my calling. I happened to have stepped up, spent the 45 seconds silent and had the stage frights when I was battling Nektar of Windows Down allowing him to win the whole battle on that day. Came back to "Run-A-Muk 6" three months later and made a break through after successfully battling Ciecmate from The Hospice. On that afternoon, the tables had certainly turned and my puchy freestyle ahd blew the croiwd away after they thought I was a choker. Competed in many MC battles after that up until late 2005.DOOR BITCH - Live at Adelaide, 3rd of July 2008
The year 2004 was just another year when I simply entered into many MC battles. In that year, I’ve also had an experimental career as being a Hip-Hop DJ. In the first shot in early 2004 in attempt to enter a DJ battle, it had proved success. On that same day, I didn’t just enter both the DJ and the MC battle, I’ve also rapped a 16 bar freestyle with Pegz. In July 2004, after the enthusiasm I had as a battle DJ, I decided to enter the DMC World Championships. In the end, my dreams of being a Hip-Hop DJ failed, and from thereon I’ve decided to stick the MCing element of Hip-Hop. In late 2004, I was also invited upon stage by the Funkoars to spit out a 16 bar freestyle at an event that was sponsered by Nokia.
In late 2004 is when I began to record my first album “Upcomingâ€. My first studio sessions had involved Plutonic Lab of Muph And Plutonic at This Is It. My recording sessions with him was just a rough rundown in learning how to record a track. In early 2005, all the recordings for my album was then managed by DJ Flagrant of Phrase and my last track recorded with Flagrant was done in mid-2006. A few recorded by Solomon Theta at This Is It. I since then built up my knowledge in MCing through competing in MC battles up until mid-2005. After my love and influence I had with the old school Hip-Hop scene and seeing Africa Bambataa live at the 2004 Big Day Out, I decided to join up with the Australian Universal ZULU Nation to get my name for myself in Australian Hip-Hop the positive way. It allowed me in the chapter to become the first Australian MC to have the stamp of the Universal ZULU Nation on my album cover. However it is, since the UZN chapter went into hiatus in late 2006, it finally the Australian Universal ZULU Nation had disappeared off the radar in 2007. In 2006, I had many failed attempts in having my shows. Originally, my first gig was planned to have happened at Upstairs Revolver in April 2006. Due to a fall out with the venue, it never had taken place. Instead, my first gig had taken place on my snowboarding trip to Falls Creek as an opening act for Bliss n Eso. This had proved success, except it never had made the break through considering in that same year, I only had second show with Lowrider and TZU on my home turf. The year 2007 was when my first album “Upcoming†was officially released only at specialty Hip-Hop stores in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide. After my failed attempt to have had my Melbourne album launch, instead, I had my first gig outside of Victoria up in Sydney at Club 77. This was my official Sydney album launch. There was a lack of shows by me up until in late 2007 that I played at Upstairs Revolver alongside a New Zealand Hip-Hop act called Breaking Wreckwords. In that year, made an appearance on the Hilltop Hoods “City Of Lights†DVD only in the out takes chugging up a can of VB. 2008 had became a better run after beginning the year off with the one act in Melbourne at Noise Bar in Brunswick and my third consecutive show in Sydney at Luna Park with the help of Unda K9 Records. There was also a failed attempt to perform in Perth, however it is, I officially promoted my first gig by myself over in Adelaide involving Adelaide's most talented Hip-Hop acts by the names of Chase, Final Cause and Social Change. A month later, the second attempt performing with Bliss n Eso up on Falls Creek had proved success and allowed me to this time break through after also supporting Motley from the UK. This had led up to another successful show in Canberra at Rhyme Intervention 4.At the moment, I am currently now working on my second due for release within two years time.
FAQ - Why am I called Fubex? Once it comes to finding yourself an MC name, it gets hard to find yourself a name that somebody else isn't going under. Back in 2001/2002, virtually everything I wanted to wear was FUBU and Ekco Unlimited, been debating with my parents to not wear those clothes after I looked to thuggish in these two labels. Refused to stop wearing these clothes, because it was impossible for me to fight the feeling.
Fubu/Ecko boy was my street name in 2001, at the time when my emceeing went into my first thought and up until late 2002, it all became FUBEX, rather than Fubu/Ecko boy!
In early 2003 is the year I discovered Australian Hip-Hop and burnt my way under that name. Since then, it's been a stand out name I've brought upon myself. I'm often AKA Fubes, Fubesy or Fubby
Nowadays, not as much FUBU and Ekco, just a type of dude who likes to rock gigs in tracksuit pants and get pissed off easily if the bouncers don't let me into the door if I'm wearing them. Especially if it's a full on Hip-Hop gig.
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