Lengthy earlier than the history-making 16 Baris rap cypher present, Malaysian hip hop has been going round because the late Eighties, and has been popularized within the Nineties, as rap music gained extra acceptance from the mainstream music trade.
Because of pioneering Malaysian teams equivalent to KRU, 4U2C, NICO, Naughtius Maximus, HQA, and Krash Kozz, the then-rock, pop, and ballad-saturated music panorama had slowly made room for hip hop, particularly in additional urbanized areas, and the rising curiosity of the multicultural Malaysian youth. This period coincided with the golden age of hip hop within the U.S. and growing regional types (e.g. East Coast, West Coast, and Soiled South).
The late Nineties noticed the debut of Too Phat, the legendary duo of Joe Flizzow and Malique, whose 1999 debut album Whutadilly and its 2001 follow-up, Plan B grew to become a business success, with the latter incomes double platinum standing in Malaysia. To not point out, the 2 had notable worldwide collaborations, together with Lengthy Seaside icon Warren G for “Only a Lil’ Bit” in 2003.
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In 2014, Flizzow and his protege SonaOne made historical past with “Apa Khabar,” which went on to develop into the primary hip hop monitor to win the highest prize on the Anugerah Juara Lagu, one of many nation’s largest annual music competitions.
For HipHopDX Asia’s hip hop music historical past version in Malaysia, we enlisted veteran DJ CZA to curate a dance combine that includes a few of the nation’s most iconic classics.
Tracklist:
- Krash Kozz – New Jack The Avenue Beat (Give It All You Acquired)
- Nico – Inilah Nasibku
- Naughtius Maximus – Right here Comes Hassle
- Poetic Ammo – Monay Monay
- Too Phat – Boogie Down
- Too Phat – Anak Ayam
- Too Phat Ft Warren G – Simply A lil Bit
Take a look at Hip Hop Music Historical past Malaysia (Dance Video) beneath:
