Beers Beats & The Biz

It is an honour to be back at it this week with our friends from Crush City, Dizne and Odie for the 141st instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. Old mates and long time supporters of the BBATB podcast, Odz and Diz have been involved in graffiti in Brisbane (and Australia) since it’s near inception and are the proprietors of Brisbane’s home of aerosol art, Crush City. With decades in the game between them, we get into the nitty gritty of graffiti in QLD and talk everything from artwork and T-shirt designs, the influence of Pubes and Dorps, DIE family, their individual history and accomplishments and what it is to run retail graffiti in Brisbane. Thank you always to Odz and Diz for the years of service, commitment and the ongoing support of Beers, Beats & The Biz. Beers, Beats & The Biz is sponsored by 420 Superstore and Crush City and is live now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Rate and subscribe and find us on Instagram.

We are honoured to be back at it this week with part 2 of our epic conversation with Lazy Grey for the 139th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. We pick up where we left off and take a deep dive into the various songs, productions and appearances Lazy created following The Blackstump Tape and Boney & Stoney. From the Writers Anon tape and the impact of Ken Oath, through to The Authentic LP, Stonebroke, various 750 shows and the monumental Banned In Queensland. We talk some favourite live shows and collaborations like Move on the Pavement, his work with Mnemonic Ascent, Brad Strut, Pegz, tracks with Reason and several other pivotal LG team-ups. This is another very special episode and we can’t thank LG enough for his time, conversation and years of dedication. Beers, Beats & The Biz is sponsored by 420 Superstore and Crush City and is live now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Rate and subscribe and find us on Instagram.

We are honoured to be back at it today with the 750 General, legend and icon of Australian Hip Hop culture, Lazy Grey for the 138th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. It’s been a long time in the making but here we go, part one of our epic conversation with Lazy Grey, from his earliest memories of hip hop, friends and influences and on through his early demos and albums. We talk all things, from the Blackstump tape up until Banned In Queensland and a bunch of songs and one-off productions in between - All She Wrote, Writers Anon, Honour To Be, Move On the Pavement, Brothers Stoney, Boney & Stoney, Rock Da City and so much more. This one is very special to us and we can’t thank LG enough for his time and years of dedication. Beers, Beats & The Biz is sponsored by 420 Superstore and Crush City and is live now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Rate and subscribe and find us on Instagram.

We are stoked to be back at it this week with an episode from our archives, we are joined by the Mayor of Newtown himself, P.SMURF for the 136th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. We sat down with one of Sydney’s stalwarts and all-round renaissance men about 6 or 7 months ago for a ripper episode that takes in travel, retail, life, graffiti and music. It’s a ripper episode and we can’t thank P.SMURF enough for his ongoing contributions to the culture and for stopping by The Shire studios for an amazing conversation. Beers, Beats & The Biz is sponsored by 420 Superstore and Crush City and is live now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Rate and subscribe and find us on Instagram.

After an extended hiatus we are stoked to be back at it with the Hellsburn legend Selzy, aka The Kid Selzy for the 135th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. We talk everything in this episode, from the fuckery that forced Selzy to leave Melbourne, his music, influences, mental health and his latest album, John Nada’s Glasses. Thank you to Selzy for the conversation, commitment and years of contributions. Beers, Beats & The Biz is sponsored by 420 Superstore, Crush City and is live now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Rate and subscribe.

We are honoured to be back at it today with part 2 of our conversation with Sofles, the journey continues on the 133rd instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. We pick things up after a quick cigarette break and get into everything from the selection of Sofle’s signature colour to the Ironlak writer team, the impact of Limitless and on through his journeys to various countries, use of psychedelics and self discovery. This conversation and journey with Sofles is an absolute honour and a rare glimpse into the mind of a creative juggernaut - we hope you enjoy listening to this conversation as much as we enjoyed having the conversation. We can never thank Sofles enough for his time, contributions and conversation. Beers, Beats & The Biz is sponsored by 420 Superstore, Illegal Merch and Crush City and is live now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. Rate and subscribe.

It’s a new week and we are joined by cannabis activist, Will Leonard Stolk of Ballin On A Budget media, Aphrodisiac Mag and the Willy’s World podcast. It’s a fun episode that goes everywhere and takes in many of Stolksy’s achievements - from his activism and various media endeavours to his time on the slopes as a pro skier, it’s all here. Cheers to Stolksy for the convo and appearing as our 131st guest. Beers, Beats & The Biz is sponsored by 420 Superstore, Illegal Merch and Crush City and is live now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. Rate and subscribe.

We are back at it today and stoked to be joined by Bigfoot of the Hired Goons, 750 and Melbourne producer on the rise, Royalz for the 130th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. We caught up with Royalz and Bigfoot a few weeks ahead of Royalz upcoming release, Bloodsport and chart the Melbourne producers trajectory and musical influences. It’s a ripper of an episode that goes everywhere, we talk albums and drum-free beats, unreleased music and get into the recent Kill Squad record, featuring Bigfoot, Overproof Pete, Heata and Wallzee. Thanks to Royalz and Biggie for their time, contributions and conversation. Beers, Beats & The Biz is sponsored by 420 Superstore, Illegal Merch and Crush City and is live now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. Rate and subscribe.

We are stoked to be joined by Eso for the 129th episode of Beers, Beats & The Biz.
We sat down with Eso a month or two back and charted the rise of Bliss N Eso over the past two decades and heard a bunch of off the cuff stories and industry tales.
Thanks to Eso for his years of dedication and taking the time to join us for this conversation.
Beers, Beats & The Biz is sponsored by 420 Superstore, Illegal Merch and Crush City and is live now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. Rate and subscribe.

We are back at it today and stoked to be joined by our old mate Keep It Movin’ Mick for the 126th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz.
This is Mick’s second appearance on the Beers podcast and it’s a great episode of random rap and footwear talk.
We discuss everything from Mick’s days working sneaker retail at various stores in Brisbane, his love and passion for records and footwear and we tell numerous stories that relate back to a shared passion for music and movement.
This is a fun episode and we can’t thank Mick enough for his time and conversation.
Beers, Beats & The Biz is sponsored by 420 Superstore, Illegal Merch and Crush City and is live now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. Rate and subscribe.

It’s an honour being joined by the Sydney City legend and pioneer, Taven 210 for the 126th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz.
Taven’s life is the stuff of both legend and infamy and in this episode we get a first hand account, from behind the bally, of a man who birthed search culture, his prison life and numerous years active within Australian graffiti.
Tav talks about the things he can, having lost his mother young and spent 20 years of his life behind bars, Tav is a man trained not to talk about crime and he only lets us in on what he can while still remaining open and candid on the life he’s lived.
Thanks to Taven for his contributions and conversation and congratulations to the man focusing on his son and staying out of jail.
Beers, Beats & The Biz is sponsored by 420 Superstore, Illegal Merch and Crush City and is live now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. Rate and subscribe.

We are stoked to be joined (for the second time) by Blue Mountains legend, Dialectrix for the 125th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz.
In this episode we get down to the nitty gritty of rap writing, from D-trix’s influences and early education in music and on to various rhyme schemes and structures.
We also get into the influence of various songs and rappers, from Pegz and Ciecmate’s classic Fast Food Killing Giants to Nas’ Kings Disease series and Organised Konfusion.
Thanks to Dialectrix for his time, contributions and another great conversation.
Beers, Beats & The Biz is sponsored by 420 Superstore, Illegal Merch and Crush City and is live now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. Rate and subscribe.

It’s a new week and we are stoked to be joined by Newcastle’s own, Talakai for the 123rd instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz.
Tala has been around the globe thanks to hip hop, touring with Chillinit at the forefront of hip hop’s next generation and we are honoured to be live, talking that talk with him.
We get into Tala’s origins in Newcastle, his move to Brisbane, how he established himself as one of Newy’s premier writers, tour stories, his grind to the top and a whole lot more..
Thanks to Tala for his time and conversation, his forthcoming single, Margarita drops this week.
Beers, Beats & The Biz is sponsored by 420 Superstore, Illegal Merch and Crush City and is live now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. Rate and subscribe.

It’s an honour to be joined - once again - by two of the best from the west, Syllabolix legends, Matty B and Optamus from Downsyde.

We caught the boys ahead of their first Brisbane show in years and proceeded to talk everything from the origins of SBX, remaining relevant, keeping Hunter’s legacy alive and even get some background on Matty’s classic Fridays.

It’s always a pleasure catching up with old friends and talking that talk, shouts to Matty and Opt for stopping by the studio and their years of contributions.

Beers, Beats & The Biz is sponsored by 420 Superstore and Crush City and is live now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. Rate and subscribe.

We are back at it today and live from Sydney again with two of our favourite MCs on the rise, OT and Toxoid.

We caught up with O and Tox on our recent trip to Sydney for another killer convo, O having been on the show in the past and Tox joining us for the first time - and its a cracker of an episode.

We get into a bunch of stories from graffiti and music to the duo’s recent EP drop and their future endeavours musically.

It’s always an honour talking that talk with some of the best out there grinding and coming up in the game on their own terms, OT and Toxoid are part of the reason we do what we do.

Beers, Beats & The Biz is sponsored by 420 Superstore and Crush City and is live now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. Rate and subscribe.

It is an honour to be joined by one half of the legendary, Def Wish Cast for the 2023 return of Beers, Beats & The Biz.

In this often candid conversation, Sereck and Die C break down the legacy created and the label f*ckery endured by one of the country’s most legendary crews.

We talk everything, from Brisbane to Blacktown, this is Def Wish Cast at their most candid, offering an insight into the mind, motivation and career of Western Sydney’s greatest export.

Thanks to Paul Azize of Claimin True Music and Espa at Safehouse Studios for accomodating BBATB while in Sydney, we have some amazing conversations on the way.

Beers, Beats & The Biz is sponsored by 420 Superstore and Crush City and is live now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. Rate and subscribe.

We are stoked to be back for another week, it’s our second last episode for the year and the whole team sits down to discuss the past ten episodes.

We play tracks by, or relating to, our last 10 guests and their episodes, talk a bit of behind the scenes stuff and dumb out over some dense lyrics and bar heavy raps.

It’s a fun episode that goes everywhere but stays within the confines of some good weed, good conversation and even better music.

Beers, Beats & The Biz is sponsored by 420 Superstore and Crush City and is live now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. Rate and subscribe.

We are stoked to be joined by Whiz of Melbourne pirate radio station WhizFM for the 117th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz.

This is a hilarious episode with one of Melbourne’s dopest identities, from graffiti to radio, covid, travel and just about everything in between, long live The Whiz!

We talk the influence of pirate radio and what’s involved in starting and broadcasting your own station while navigating covid, fines, travel and being shot at.

This is a classic conversation and we can’t thank Whiz enough for everything he’s doing.

Beers, Beats & The Biz is sponsored by 420 Superstore and Crush City and is live now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. Rate and subscribe.

We are honoured to be joined the legendary DJ Krisy and her partner Madhat for the 114th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz.

Live and under lights for their second appearance on the show, we talk sharmanic breathwork, spirituality and alternative healing among all the usual hip hop stuff.

In this special episode we discuss a lot of emotional topics, personal issues and the paths taken in overcoming personal adversity - we also talk MSA, Dskyz, Steppin to the AM, Big Bamboo and a tonne of other stuff.

This is another classic episode and we can’t thank Krisy and Kriti enough for their time and sharing the journey with us.

Beers, Beats & The Biz is presented by 420 Superstore and live now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube.

We are stoked to be joined by WA’s young gun on the rise, Shadow for the 113th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz.

Fresh off the back of the Brisbane leg of his fast selling Blackout tour, we caught the Perth legend for a fast and funny conversation that charts the come-up of a legend in the making.

We talk everything from grinding, working and working smarter to Australian Hip Hip history and Shadow’s own trajectory within it, it’s another conversation for the history books and we can’t thank the man enough for his time.

Beers, Beats & The Biz is presented by 420 Superstore and live now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube.

It is an honour to have Melbourne’s own Brad Strut joining us for 112th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz.

Fresh off his sold out Brisbane show, we caught up with the veteran MC and Lyrical Commission member for an unforgettable conversation.

After recapping the prior evening’s show, we get into everything from Brad’s earliest years picking up the mic through his various solo albums, his time at Obese Records, Lyrical Commission, moving to Europe and so much more.

This is a conversation for the history books and one not to miss.
Thanks to Brad for his time, candour, all he’s contributed and everything he continues to do.

Beers, Beats & The Biz is presented by 420 Superstore and live now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube.

We are stoked to be joined by legendary Brisbane MC, Gaz Hazard for our 111th episode.

Unapologetic, unrepentant and never one to mince words, Gaz is an old friend and stalwart of the Australian Hip Hop scene, from his days in the Cunt Rap Syndicate to his recent work with Lazy Grey, Flu and his upcoming record - we talk it all.

We caught Gaz just before his Onyx show in Brisbane and we can’t thank the man enough for his time and contributions.

Beers, Beats & The Biz is presented by 420 Superstore and live now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube.

We had this week's guest fall through last minute so it's a bunch of tunes and random chit chat on Beers, Beats & The Biz this week.

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