History

The New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 hip hop

Hip hop music

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 group known as 'Frontline' is a two man hip hop team: Samoan

Samoans

The Samoan people are a Polynesian ethnic group of the Samoan Islands, sharing genetics, language, history and culture. Due to colonialism, the home islands are politically and geographically divided between the country of Samoa, official name Independent State of Samoa ; and American Samoa, an...

-European

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 MC

Master of Ceremonies

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 David Dallas (also known as Con Psy) and producer

Record producer

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 and DJ

Disc jockey

A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...

 Nick Maclaren DJ 41:30. Con Psy won the 2003 Auckland MC Battle For Supremacy and 41 has won the 2000 Auckland ITF Championships.

After meeting in 2001 in Auckland

Auckland

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, the pair formed some tracks together & released a street album

Album

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 'What You Expect?'. During this time Maclaren produced tracks for the likes of the 'Deceptikonz', 'Mareko' and more while Dallas completed a BSc

BSC

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 in computing

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. Without any formal broadcasting

Broadcasting

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 or distribution, it sold over 1200 copies.

The duo hooked up with premier New Zealand DJ P Money

P Money

Paris Williams, also known as Grime MC P Money, is from Lewisham, South London. He is known for his style MCing which is centered around reload bars and his presence in the Dubstep scene.- Biography :...

 (also known as Peter Wadams).He signed Frontline to his co-owned record label

Record label

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 'Dirty Records'. He then offered Dallas' skills to Scribe

Scribe (rapper)

Malo Luafutu better known by his stage name Scribe, is a New Zealand hip hop rapper and recording artist of Samoan descent...

's multi#1 single

Single (music)

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 'Not Many-The Remix!' featured on Scribe's five times platinum album 'The Crusader'.

In 2004, P-Money's 2nd album 'Magic City' saw three appearances by Dallas; 'Get Up Slow', 'Get Back' (also featuring Dirty Records labelmate 'PNC') & '321 Remix' (also featuring 'Skillz

Skillz

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' & 'PNC

PNC (rapper)

Sam Hansen better known by his stage name PNC is a New Zealand Hip hop rapper.The name PNC is an acronym for Palmerston North CityHe went to Awatapu College. PNC first gained underground notoriety performing alongside Breaking Wreckwordz. His unofficial single "Day in the Life" stayed at number one...

'). He also appears on the Breakin Wreckwordz mixtapes 'Breakin Wreckwordz Vol 1.' & 'Fuck Music', Sirvere's 'Major Flavours' collective & Breakinwreck artist Louie Knuxx's album 'Wasted Youth'. 41 produced PNC's mixtape 'Ohhhhh On The PNC Tip'.

Frontline have now released their official debut album 'Borrowed Time', released October 2005. The album has produced the singles 'Breathe With Me', 'What 'Was You Thinkin, 'Hold 'Em' and 'Lost In Translation'.

In Feb 2006 Frontline supported 50 Cent and G-Unit on their N.Z Tour. In March 2006, Frontline and P-Money

P-Money

-Albums:-Singles:-External links:* - News, video clips, downloads* - Information, photos, and video clips...

 opened for Linkin Park

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's Mike Shinoda

Mike Shinoda

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 and his side-project/band "Fort Minor

Fort Minor

Fort Minor is a hip hop side-project of Mike Shinoda, who is better known as being a member of the American rock band Linkin Park. Shinoda's debut solo album as Fort Minor, The Rising Tied was released November 22, 2005.-History:...

" at the Australia and New Zealand shows.

Frontline went on to win Best Hip Hop / Urban Album at the 2006 New Zealand Music Awards for 'Borrowed Time'.

Discography

Date of Release	Title	Label	Charted	Country	Catalog Number
	What You Expect		-	-
	Borrowed Time		26

Singles

Year	Single	Album	NZ Singles Chart	Certification
	"Not Many The Remix Not Many "Not Many" is a hip hop single by New Zealand rapper Scribe, taken from his debut album, The Crusader. It was released as a double A-side with "Stand Up".-Background and recording:... *" (with Scribe Scribe (rapper) Malo Luafutu better known by his stage name Scribe, is a New Zealand hip hop rapper and recording artist of Samoan descent...  and Savage Savage (rapper) - Studio albums :-Singles:-Featured singles:- External links :*****...		#2(NZ)	-
	"Breathe With Me"		#16(NZ)	-
	"What Was You Thinkin'"		-	-
	"Hold 'Em"		-	-
2006	"Lost in Translation"		#21(NZ)	-

External links

• Frontline Music - Frontline Music
• Dirty Music - Dirty Music
• HipHopNZ.com - Interview with David Dallas of Frontline