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5 Quintessential Records With Polynesian Poet MELODOWNZ | @MELODOWNZ #lonewolf

Looking back on the multitude of live shows I’ve seen this year, a small handful are clear standouts — one being MELODOWNZ‘ supporting set at on the Maxo Kream tour in Melbourne. Hailing from West Auckland’s Avondale, MELODOWNZ has been a leading figure in NZ’s hip hop scene, bringing elements of G-funk, jazz, reggae, and neo-soul into his music that’s resulted in rich, textured…

[Verse 1] Look in the eyes of my mother in court Don’t even know what the fuck I thought Couldn’t do school, kicked outta sport Graffiti the walls, smokin’ on a Pall Mall On a comedown, while I’m comin’ up short Never remember the things I was taught Wanna be a real G, wanna be a kingpin Wanna swim in the deep end, now I’m sinkin’ Fair dinkum, never be a victim A lot of my bros done passed…

24th July | Maxo Kream | Corner Hotel | @MAXOKREAM @MELODOWNZ

When I saw that Houston’s Maxo Kream and Auckland’s MELODOWNZ, two of my favourite artists — both stalwarts in the hip hop scenes of their respective corners of the world — had linked up for a collab, I couldn’t believe my ears. So you can only imagine how excited I was to see MELODOWNZ announced as the support act for Maxo’s debut Australian headline shows. I last saw MELODOWNZ at Brunswick…

BENEE Joins MELODOWNZ For A Chin-Wag On His Acclaimed YouTube Series 'Kava Corner' | @MELODOWNZ @BENEE

Auckland-based MC MELODOWNZ has been one of NZ’s best kept secrets the last few years, but the cat has slowly been let out of the bag. He’s commanded attention from the likes of J. Cole, Brockhampton, globally renowned talent platform COLORS (his feature has racked up over 3/4 million views), and his latest hard-hitting single “Money” — produced by DJ Khalil (Dr Dre, Nipsey Hussle, A$AP Rocky)…