Big Dave (rapper)
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Big Dave is an Australia
n rapper, record producer
, radio host and Community Advocate
. He is also the founder and owner of KP Records.
Since his release from Long Bay Jail
in 2005, Big Dave has gone on to become a well-known Australian Underground
MC
.
As owner manager of KP Records he signed distribution contracts between KP and WIDEawake Death Row in 2011.
Big Dave has toured nationally performing with international artists like Bone Thugs N Harmony, De La Soul
, Outlawz
, Kool Keith
, Tim Dog
and Marc Live. On top of these international acts Big Dave has also shared the bill with a large list of Australia's top hip hop acts.
Big Dave is also part time host and producer of Jailbreak Radio on Sydney's 2SER
Radio. He has been a part of the team since 2009, the Jailbreak programme became syndicated nationally in Australia via the Community Radio Network service.
Big Dave also manages various community projects including the infamous Behind The Walls project which supports Australian prison inmates and the Workshop Program, a hip hop based course aimed at helping troubled teens in the ACT
. He was a speaker on Triple J
's The Hack Half Hour television program—the Lock Up special on 24 November 2008.
SINGLES
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n rapper, record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, radio host and Community Advocate
Advocate
An advocate is a term for a professional lawyer used in several different legal systems. These include Scotland, South Africa, India, Scandinavian jurisdictions, Israel, and the British Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man...
. He is also the founder and owner of KP Records.
Since his release from Long Bay Jail
Long Bay Correctional Centre
Long Bay Correctional Complex is located in the suburb of Malabar in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Long Bay comprises six institutions, four maximum security and two minimum security.-History:...
in 2005, Big Dave has gone on to become a well-known Australian Underground
Underground hip hop
Underground hip hop is an umbrella term for hip hop music outside the general commercial canon. It is typically associated with independent artists, signed toindependent labels or no label at all....
MC
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
.
As owner manager of KP Records he signed distribution contracts between KP and WIDEawake Death Row in 2011.
Big Dave has toured nationally performing with international artists like Bone Thugs N Harmony, De La Soul
De La Soul
De La Soul is an American hip hop trio formed in 1987 on Long Island, New York. The band is best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres...
, Outlawz
Outlawz
Outlawz, formally known as Outlaw Immortalz, is an American hip hop group founded by Tupac Shakur in late 1995 after Shakur's release from prison. Collectively, they are probably best known for appearing in the video "Hit 'Em Up", in a diss track aimed at Biggie Smalls and other New York...
, Kool Keith
Kool Keith
Keith Matthew Thornton, better known by his stage name Kool Keith, is an American rapper from The Bronx, New York. A founding member of Ultramagnetic MCs, Kool Keith has recorded prolifically both as a solo artist and in group collaborations. Kool Keith is the self-proclaimed inventor of...
, Tim Dog
Tim Dog
Tim Dog is an American rapper from the Bronx, New York who rose to prominence during the early '90s with his debut LP Penicillin on Wax and the celebrated "diss" record "Fuck Compton". Tim had already appeared on songs with the Ultramagnetic MCs and went on to form a duo, Ultra, with member Kool...
and Marc Live. On top of these international acts Big Dave has also shared the bill with a large list of Australia's top hip hop acts.
Big Dave is also part time host and producer of Jailbreak Radio on Sydney's 2SER
2SER
2SER is a community radio station in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, broadcasting on the frequency 107.3 FM and is a member of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia. The station operates as a company limited by guarantee and is jointly owned by Macquarie University and the...
Radio. He has been a part of the team since 2009, the Jailbreak programme became syndicated nationally in Australia via the Community Radio Network service.
Big Dave also manages various community projects including the infamous Behind The Walls project which supports Australian prison inmates and the Workshop Program, a hip hop based course aimed at helping troubled teens in the ACT
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...
. He was a speaker on Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
's The Hack Half Hour television program—the Lock Up special on 24 November 2008.
Discography
ALBUMS- Raw Stories Chapter One EP (2008)
- Loaded Dice (2009)
- Ready 4 Whatever (Due out late 2011)
SINGLES
- Days Gone By Single and music video Ft Kitty B. (2010)