Australian hip hop music began in the early 1980s, primarily influenced by hip hop music and culture imported via radio and television from America. Since the late
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Australian hip hop music began in the early 1980s, primarily influenced by hip hop music and culture imported via radio and television from America. Since the late 1990s, a distinctive local style has developed, and the genre is continuing to gain credibility in the alternative and underground music scenes.
The first Australian hip hop record released was "16 Tons b/w Humber Mania Time" by Mighty Big Crime released by Virgin Records and Criteria Productions in 1987 (Catalogue number VOZC 026). The single was a Beastie Boys derivative and the Melbourne based duo soon disbanded (later forming The Freaked Out Flower Children with Sophie Lee).
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