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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Tirren Staaf |
| Also known as | Pegz MC Pegasus |
| Born | c. 1977 |
| Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations | musician, singer, songwriter, record producer |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | Obese |
| Associated acts | Milk Bar Stars, Gully Platoon |
| Website | https://www.pegz.com.au |
Tirren Staaf, otherwise known as Pegz (or MC Pegasus), is an Australian hip hop artist and producer hailing from Melbourne, Victoria. He is the CEO of Obese Records[1] — the record label responsible for artists such as Hilltop Hoods, Downsyde, and Bias B.[2]
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Biography [link]
Tirren Staaf has said that he was named after Tiran Porter, former member of the Doobie Brothers.[3][4]
Pegz has been a part of the Australian hip hop scene since 1992, and has released three full-length studio albums. As a teenager he was first a graffiti artist before becoming a rapper.
In 2000, he scored a job at Obese Records, a specialist hip-hop music store in Prahran.[5]
He released his first, self-titled album on the Obese label in 2001, followed by Capricorn Cat in 2003 and Axis in 2005.
In 2005, Pegz toured nationally with Australian Hip Hop Milk Bar Stars (Pegz, Muph, DJ Bonez and Plutonic Lab).[6]
Upon releasing his fourth solo album, Burn City, in 2007, Pegz nominally retired as a solo artist to concentrate on managing Obese Records.[7]
'This will be my last solo effort I think; I'm not in the mental space to be juggling everything right now, but we'll see what happens. I'm always writing. Always.'[8]
In 2009 Pegz, as part of Gully Platoon, together with Dialectrix (a.k.a. Ryan Leaf) and Joe New (Down Under Beats crew), released an album The Great Divide.[9] The album reached #5 on the AIR Top 20 Album charts[10] and #18 on the ARIA Top 40 Urban Album charts.[11] The group released their first video clip for the single "Nothing To Lose" on 15 September 2009.[12]
On 26 January 2011, Obese Records revealed that Pegz would be releasing another solo album entitled "Drama". It was released in April 2011.
Discography [link]
Albums and EPs [link]
- Pegasus EP (2001)
- Capricorn Cat (2003)
- Axis (2005)
- Burn City (2007)
- Drama (2011) #52 AUS[13]
Singles [link]
- "Celebrate Daily"/"Rogue"/"Everyshow" (2001)
- "12 Apostles" (2002)
- "Back Then" (2005)
- "Chechen Gorilla" (2005)
- "No Attachements"
- "Burn City"
References [link]
- ^ "Taking the rap". The Age. 29 January 2006. https://www.theage.com.au/news/music/taking-the-rap/2006/01/26/1138066913843.html?page=2. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ^ "Obese gains some weight". The Age. 27 October 2006. https://www.theage.com.au/news/music/obese-gains-some-weight/2006/10/26/1161749231165.html. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
- ^ Interview with Hau Latukefu on Triple J Hip-Hop Show, 16 May 2011
- ^ Lyrics of "Deities of Def", Pegz, Drama ("I was named after a motherfucking Doobie Brother")
- ^ Benedictus, Luke (29 January 2006). "Taking the rap". The Age. https://www.theage.com.au/news/music/taking-the-rap/2006/01/26/1138066913843.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
- ^ Colman, Tim (9 December 2005). "Milkbar Stars". Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/news/cd--gig-reviews/milkbar-stars/2005/12/08/1133829704676.html. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
- ^ Te Koha, Nui (31 December 2207). "The year ahead in music". Herald Sun. https://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22989941-2902,00.html. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ^ Dennes, Caz (1 May 2008). "OBESE BLOCK PARTY - Block Rockin' Beats". BMA Magazine. https://www.bmamag.com/?p=243. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ^ Fell, Sam (4 August 2009). "Gully Platoon". Tsumami magazine. https://www.tsunamimag.com/articles/gully-platoon.html. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
- ^ "AIR Top 20 Albums". Chaos.com. https://chaos.com/charts/8379.html. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
- ^ "ARIA Top 40 Urban Albums & Singles". ARIA. 7 September 2009. https://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_urban.asp?chart=1Q40RB&chart2=1R40RB. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
- ^ "Nothing To Lose Video Clip". Artist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifYX-Ig4180. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ^ "Chartifacts - Week Commencing: 18th April 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. https://www.webcitation.org/5y3tdDOlN. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
External links [link]
- Official website
- Pegz on Myspace
- Pegz at Obese Records site
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Podcasts:
Pegz
ALBUMS
- Drama released: 2011
- Burn City released: 2007
- Axis released: 2005
- Capricorn Cat released: 2003
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by Pegz
Ali Shuffle
by: PegzYeah, yeah, yeah
[Verse 1:]
Suede Air Stabs, shaved hair cut
Black Evisu's with one leg cuffed
Bape up top with the raider's death touch
Obese knuckle duster, take the head off
Oh! Felling better now, polo frames keep the weather out
Stainless tag keeps ahead of now
Terry towel Kangol, ready to wet the crowd
Tipsy off the breath of Jennifer's wedding vows
Take ya best shot, we can box for twenty rounds
Believed in myself so nobody could tear me down
Building confidence like a Bricky's callous'
And fifty thousand dark and risky challenges
People wrote me off like Jason Donovan
Every breath I take's a waste of oxygen
Now my names synonymous with great accomplishments
Ultimate Hater couldn't shake my confidence
[Hook:]
Gotta work hard to not break the hearts that love you
The rest is all show like the Ali Shuffle
The rest is all show, the rest is all show
The rest is all show like the Ali Shuffle
[Verse 2:]
I didn't wait for a deal to get my name on the bill
I came up on my own, putting faith in the skill1
Hitting switches on the grave shift radio real
Pushing cherry bar battles didn't pay the bills
But it laid the foundation, gave me salvation
Taught me how to handle the biz without patience
They said I'd never make it off Central Station
And I exceeded everyone's expectations
Gotta do my thing cause death is waiting
Like desperate housewives on medication
Oh! feeling better now, ready to get it out
More conviction than a politician's rent-a-crowd
Spitting a phrase with hip-hop relevance
Gripping the breaks like six pot callipers
Scum's so dirty, can't rinse off elements
Building confidence like a kid's intelligence
[Hook: x2]
Gotta work hard and not break the hearts that love you
The rest is all show like the Ali Shuffle
The rest is all show, the rest is all show
The rest is all show like the Ali Shuffle
[Verse 3:]
I'm feeling optimistic but it's hard to come through
Cause making music's not half the struggle
Gotta work hard and not break the hearts that love you
The rest is all show like the Ali Shuffle
Boo yah boo yah, take a glimpse of the future
No crystal ball, we got kids in the schoolyard
Kings on the street like linked by computer
Clockers on the rooftop singing like a crooner
No pain, no gain, some drown, some break
Some people just survive to tell their fate
Some dedicate everything to elevate
Some fall off and only got themselves to blame
I'm not intimidating, it's not a competition
I'm building confidence every song I've written
Trynna, push my sounds beyond the limits
Like the Wu-Tang tape in my Honda Civic
[Hook:]
Gotta work hard and not break the hearts that love you
The rest is all show like the Ali Shuffle
The rest is all show, the rest is all show