Suffa
Matthew David Lambert (born 6 May 1977), better known by his stage name Suffa, is one of the MCs of the Adelaide, Australia, hip hop group Hilltop Hoods. Suffa is also a producer and has produced tracks for other artists, such as Funkoars and Kate Miller-Heidke, in addition to his work with the Hilltop Hoods. Lambert has been an active artist for over 15 years since the release of the debut Hilltop Hoods album.
Early life
Lambert was born on 6 May 1977 He grew up in Adelaide, South Australia, and states in the lyrics of the Hilltop Hoods song "The Hard Road" that he left high school without graduating and was subsequently employed as a "factory labourer".
Music career
Suffa met band mate MC Pressure at Blackwood High School in the 1980s and formed the Hilltop Hoods. After a demo and two releases, the band had a breakthrough album with The Calling in 2003.
Suffa's first solo production was a compilation album, entitled Suffering City Vol. 1, and was released in 2002—the album featured tracks such as "Divine Intervention Part 3", "True Aussie Icon" and "Lifes Geographics", whereby a series of artists performed over Suffa's musical creations. Artists such as Muphin, Pegasus, DJ Bonez and Reason contributed to Suffering City Vol. 1. In an interview prior to the launch of the album, Suffa provided a description of the album:
Podcasts:
Suffa
ALBUMS
- Suffering City, Volume 1 released: 2002
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by (Hed) Pe
Suffa
by: (Hed) PeDon't bother me!
I'm indestructable
Yeah another Vendetta
No I wont stop
I take em down a level
One by one
Imma come down
I never
Let em up
To play this song
I live this song
So put em up
Im a dog
Im a playa
Yeah know what i mean
Im no chump
Im a hustla
I got mouths to feed
Imma born american
A natural born killer
Now Imma rude boy
Son im a predator
Harder they come
Harder they fall
One and all
I wanna see you suffa
Never lay down
Never say die
Never tap out
I wanna see you suffa
You might win some
But you just lost one
Im the champion
I wanna see you suffa
Harder they come
Harder they fall
One and all
I talk back then let em have it
The sun is getting higher
Your on your own
Im moving back to Zion
Im going home
And when my job is done
I'll find my place in the sun
And never look back
Inside my Babylon
They keep playing with me
Like every single day
Oh yeah but i got something
to put these haters in their place
Imma born american
A natural born killer
Yeah imma rude boy
Son im a predator
Harder they come
Harder they fall
One and all
I wanna see you suffa
Never lay down
Never say die
Never tap out
I wanna see you suffa
You might win some
But you just lost one
Im the champion
I wanna see you suffa
Harder they come
Harder they fall
One and all
I talk back then let em have it
I wanna see you suffa
I wanna see you suffa
Harder they come
Harder they fall
One and all
I wanna see you suffa
Never lay down
Never say die
Never tap out
I wanna see you suffa
You might win some
But you just lost one
Im the champion
I wanna see you suffa
Harder they come
Harder they fall
One and all
I talk back then let em have it
Dont fuck with me
Dont fuck with me
Talk back then let em have it
I talk back then let em have it