Golden Era Records
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Golden Era Records is an Australian hip hop
record label
based in Adelaide
, and was founded in 2008 by Australian hip-hop group Hilltop Hoods
.
.
The Hilltop Hoods
, who founded the label, released their new album State of the Art
on Golden Era Records on 12 June 2009.
Soon after the foundation of the Golden Era Records, MC Vents was signed onto the label.
In February 2010, Golden Era Records signed The Funkoars onto the label, whom subsequently re-released their album 'The Hangover' as 'The Hangover: Premium Edition'.
The Hilltop Hoods
were nominated for an ARIA in 2008 for their DVD City of Light, which has also been classified Platinum
.
The label released a mixtape called "Golden Era Mixtape 2011
" on 17 January 2011. It contained music by Hilltop Hoods
, Funkoars
, Briggs & Vents
.
Australian hip hop
Australian hip hop music began in the early 1980s; originally it was primarily influenced by hip hop music and culture imported via radio and television from the United States of America. However, since the 1990s, a distinctive local style has developed. Australian hip hop is an underground music...
record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
based in Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, and was founded in 2008 by Australian hip-hop group Hilltop Hoods
Hilltop Hoods
The Hilltop Hoods are an ARIA Award winning Australian hip hop group, from Adelaide, South Australia. Their members are MCs Suffa , MC Pressure , DJ Debris and formerly DJ Next. They have been at the centre of the Australian hip hop scene for the better part of two decades, originally forming back...
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History
Golden Era Records started in 20082008 in music
2008 was a huge year in music history with the emergence of pop superstars Lady Gaga and Katy Perry into the mainstream. Also, this is the year that is widely agreed upon by critics as the start of the fall of hip hop from the mainstream and the rise of Synthpop into the mainstream due to acts such...
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The Hilltop Hoods
Hilltop Hoods
The Hilltop Hoods are an ARIA Award winning Australian hip hop group, from Adelaide, South Australia. Their members are MCs Suffa , MC Pressure , DJ Debris and formerly DJ Next. They have been at the centre of the Australian hip hop scene for the better part of two decades, originally forming back...
, who founded the label, released their new album State of the Art
State of the Art (Hilltop Hoods album)
State of the Art is the 5th studio album released by Australian hip hop trio, Hilltop Hoods, on 12 June 2009.- Background :It is the first release by their newly founded record label, Golden Era Records. State of the Art was released on 12 June 2009...
on Golden Era Records on 12 June 2009.
Soon after the foundation of the Golden Era Records, MC Vents was signed onto the label.
In February 2010, Golden Era Records signed The Funkoars onto the label, whom subsequently re-released their album 'The Hangover' as 'The Hangover: Premium Edition'.
The Hilltop Hoods
Hilltop Hoods
The Hilltop Hoods are an ARIA Award winning Australian hip hop group, from Adelaide, South Australia. Their members are MCs Suffa , MC Pressure , DJ Debris and formerly DJ Next. They have been at the centre of the Australian hip hop scene for the better part of two decades, originally forming back...
were nominated for an ARIA in 2008 for their DVD City of Light, which has also been classified Platinum
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
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The label released a mixtape called "Golden Era Mixtape 2011
Golden Era Mixtape 2011
Golden Era Mixtape 2011 is a mixtape by all artists signed to Australian Hip hop label 'Golden Era Records'. It was released as a free download on 17th January 2011 on the Golden Era Records . In an interview about the mixtape on Triple J, Suffa of the Hilltop Hoods said that "everyone's been...
" on 17 January 2011. It contained music by Hilltop Hoods
Hilltop Hoods
The Hilltop Hoods are an ARIA Award winning Australian hip hop group, from Adelaide, South Australia. Their members are MCs Suffa , MC Pressure , DJ Debris and formerly DJ Next. They have been at the centre of the Australian hip hop scene for the better part of two decades, originally forming back...
, Funkoars
Funkoars
The Funkoars are an Australian hip hop act from Adelaide. They are part of the Certified Wise crew, sixteen South Australian hip hop artists who often appear on each others tracks on various albums.-Members:...
, Briggs & Vents
Vents (musician)
Vents is an Australian hip hop artist from Adelaide, South Australia. He is known for his dark political content and aggressive delivery, and his association with the Certified Wise crew, whose members include the Hilltop Hoods, Funkoars, Cross-Bred Mongrels and Terra Firma...
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Artists
The following artists are currently signed to Golden Era Records:- Hilltop HoodsHilltop HoodsThe Hilltop Hoods are an ARIA Award winning Australian hip hop group, from Adelaide, South Australia. Their members are MCs Suffa , MC Pressure , DJ Debris and formerly DJ Next. They have been at the centre of the Australian hip hop scene for the better part of two decades, originally forming back...
- FunkoarsFunkoarsThe Funkoars are an Australian hip hop act from Adelaide. They are part of the Certified Wise crew, sixteen South Australian hip hop artists who often appear on each others tracks on various albums.-Members:...
- Briggs
- VentsVents (musician)Vents is an Australian hip hop artist from Adelaide, South Australia. He is known for his dark political content and aggressive delivery, and his association with the Certified Wise crew, whose members include the Hilltop Hoods, Funkoars, Cross-Bred Mongrels and Terra Firma...
- DJ Adfu
Releases
- State of the ArtState of the Art (Hilltop Hoods album)State of the Art is the 5th studio album released by Australian hip hop trio, Hilltop Hoods, on 12 June 2009.- Background :It is the first release by their newly founded record label, Golden Era Records. State of the Art was released on 12 June 2009...
(2009) - Hilltop HoodsHilltop HoodsThe Hilltop Hoods are an ARIA Award winning Australian hip hop group, from Adelaide, South Australia. Their members are MCs Suffa , MC Pressure , DJ Debris and formerly DJ Next. They have been at the centre of the Australian hip hop scene for the better part of two decades, originally forming back... - The Calling (Deluxe Edition) (2009) - Hilltop HoodsHilltop HoodsThe Hilltop Hoods are an ARIA Award winning Australian hip hop group, from Adelaide, South Australia. Their members are MCs Suffa , MC Pressure , DJ Debris and formerly DJ Next. They have been at the centre of the Australian hip hop scene for the better part of two decades, originally forming back...
- The Hard Road (Deluxe Edition)The Hard RoadThe Hard Road is a 2006 release by Australian hip hop group, the Hilltop Hoods from Adelaide, South Australia. It was released on 1 April 2006 by Obese Records. It debuted at #1 on the Australia ARIA Albums Chart, unprecedented for an independent label release and for an Australian hip hop group....
(2009) - Hilltop HoodsHilltop HoodsThe Hilltop Hoods are an ARIA Award winning Australian hip hop group, from Adelaide, South Australia. Their members are MCs Suffa , MC Pressure , DJ Debris and formerly DJ Next. They have been at the centre of the Australian hip hop scene for the better part of two decades, originally forming back... - The Hard Road Restrung (Deluxe Edition)The Hard Road: Restrung-Chart positions:...
(2009) - Hilltop HoodsHilltop HoodsThe Hilltop Hoods are an ARIA Award winning Australian hip hop group, from Adelaide, South Australia. Their members are MCs Suffa , MC Pressure , DJ Debris and formerly DJ Next. They have been at the centre of the Australian hip hop scene for the better part of two decades, originally forming back... - The Hangover: Premium Edition (2010) - The Funkoars
- The Blacklist (2010) - Briggs
- Golden Era Mixtape 2011Golden Era Mixtape 2011Golden Era Mixtape 2011 is a mixtape by all artists signed to Australian Hip hop label 'Golden Era Records'. It was released as a free download on 17th January 2011 on the Golden Era Records . In an interview about the mixtape on Triple J, Suffa of the Hilltop Hoods said that "everyone's been...
(2011) - Golden Era - Marked For Death (2011) - Vents
- The Quickening (2011) - Funkoars