The Deceptikonz is a New Zealand Hip hop

Hip hop

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 group formed in the South Auckland

South Auckland

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 suburb of Manurewa

Manurewa

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 in 1996 and consists of Savage

Savage (rapper)

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, Devolo

Devolo (singer)

Devolo is a New Zealand hip-hop performer of Tongan descent from South Auckland, best known as a member of the hip hop group Deceptikonz. He is signed to the Dawn Raid Entertainment music label.- Background :...

, Alphrisk and Mareko

Mareko

Mark Sagapolutele , best known by his stage name Mareko, is a New Zealand rapper and hip hop artist of Samoan descent from South Auckland.- Career :...

. Their debut album was Elimination released in 2002.

History

The group's debut was on the underground album of 2001 Southside Story 2: International

Southside Story 2: International

Southside Story 2: International is a New Zealand compilation album released by Dawn Raid Entertainment in 2001.-History:Southside Story 2: International was released on June 2001 through Dawn Raid Entertainment as well as King Distribution...

, with the tracks "Elimination" and "Beware". At the 2001 95bFM Music Awards, the album was nominated for best Hip Hop album of the year, and the Deceptikonz were nominated for Best New Group despite not having officially released a single.

Band member Mareko was subsequently crowned Best MC in New Zealand after winning the National Battle for Supremacy contest.

The Deceptikonz debut release was initially slated as the 6-track EP Verbal Abuse, but a decision was made to upgrade the EP to the full-length (13-track) album, Elimination.

The production team for Elimination included DJ P-Money

P-Money

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 and John Chong-Nee of gold selling group AKA Brown.

The first single, "Fallen Angels", featuring DJ P-Money was followed by "More Than Meets the Eye" (much like their own name, a take on the Transformers

Transformers (toy line)

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 motto). "Fallen Angels" features members of the Auckland City Choir, while "More Than Meets the Eye" is more funk-oriented.

"Broken Home", a solo song by group member Savage is about his biological father and shows a raw, personal side.

Member Alphrisk released a solo album The Best Kept Secret in 2004.

Albums

Date	Title	Label	Charted	Country	Catalog Number
2002 2002 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI...	Elimination	Dawn Raid Entertainment Dawn Raid Entertainment Dawn Raid Entertainment is a record label based in Papatoetoe, South Auckland, in New Zealand. It has signed many New Zealand Hip-hop and R&B artists such as Savage, Adeaze, Aaradhna, The Deceptikonz, Devolo and Ill Semantics....	-	-	99122
2006 2006 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band....	Heavy Rotation	Dawn Raid Entertainment Dawn Raid Entertainment Dawn Raid Entertainment is a record label based in Papatoetoe, South Auckland, in New Zealand. It has signed many New Zealand Hip-hop and R&B artists such as Savage, Adeaze, Aaradhna, The Deceptikonz, Devolo and Ill Semantics....	-	-	99773, DRECD009

Singles

Year	Single	Album	NZ Singles Chart	Certification
2001	"Fallen Angels" ft. P-Money P-Money -Albums:-Singles:-External links:* - News, video clips, downloads* - Information, photos, and video clips...	Elimination	-	-
2002	"More Than Meets the Eye"	Elimination	-	-
2002	"Broken Home"	Elimination	-	-
2002	"U Want Beef"	Elimination	-	-
2006	"Don't Front on Me"	Heavy Rotation	-	-
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2003	"Stop, Drop and Roll Stop, Drop and Roll "Stop, Drop and Roll" is a single released by New Zealand hip hop artist, Mareko featuring the Deceptikonz. The single was released in 2003 and hit #6 on the New Zealand charts.-Track listings:#Stop, Drop & Roll featuring Deceptikonz... " (with Mareko Mareko Mark Sagapolutele , best known by his stage name Mareko, is a New Zealand rapper and hip hop artist of Samoan descent from South Auckland.- Career :... )	White Sunday	6	-
2004	"Hook Up Hook Up "Hook Up" is a collaborative single by the artists signed under New Zealand record label Dawn Raid Entertainment under the name Dawn Raid All-Stars released in 2004.... " (as the Dawn Raid All-Stars Dawn Raid All-Stars Dawn Raid All-Stars are a musical collaboration between Dawn Raid Entertainment and Boost Mobile which brought together all the artists of Dawn Raid as a collective group in 2004.-Singles:... )	Non-album single	9	-