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TIPENE
TIPENE
TIPENE
Tipene is an AWARD WINNING hip-hop artist hailing from Aotearoa, NZ. Tipene is considered one of Aotearoa’s leading bilingual Hip-Hop artists with an uplifting message deeply rooted in Te Ao Māori(Māori Worldview).
In just over a decade-long career, Tipene has quietly amassed over 15 million streams across 3 studio albums, 3 national tours, is a two-time APRA Silver Scroll top 5 Finalist, WINNER of “WMMA Best Māori Urban Artist 2019” and “WMMA Best Māori Hip-Hop album 2023”, multiple NZ charting singles, finalist for multiple music awards and over 100,000 online followers.
Tipene is most known for his debut track “West Side Hori” an autobiography of Tipene which earned him his first APRA Silver Scroll finalist nomination and the Remix featuring Sid Diamond and Sir T at 9 million streams across Youtube and Spotify.
His latest project “We No Muck Around” released through LOOP in Dec 2022, has so far generated 400k online streams, 3 music videos shot by award winning Videographer Shae Stirling. Tipene toured with L.A.B on summer tour in Tauranga, Hawke’s Bay and Whangarei playing to around 40k people in attendance.
Tipene became an ambassador for Māori Music and has been a finalist for multiple Waiata Māori Music Awards since 2019 including consecutive nominations for Best Solo Māori Male, Best Music Video by a Māori Artist, Best Song by a Māori artist and Best Māori Songwriter and Best Hip Hop Album. Tipene is now working on Heritage Trail 2 due to release September 2024...
International Support
Joe Walsh(The Eagles)
The Wailers(Bob Marley)
Bone Thugs N Harmony
NZ Artists Support
3 x National Album Tours
L.A.B . Katchafire . The Black Seeds . Summer Thieves
Scribe . Sammy J . Stan Walker . Che Fu . DLT. Savage HP Boyz . Troy Kingi
NZ Festivals
SPLORE, RaggaMuffin Road Show, Exodus
East Coast Vibes
Waitangi Day Celebrations
World Indigenous Tattoo Festival
Waiata Māori Music Awards
Summer Frequencies
Newtown Festival
Music Collaborations
Che Fu . Scribe . Maisey Rika . Troy Kingi . Mareko
Chong Nee . Tyna Keelan . DLT . Upper Hutt Posse
Dam Native . Sid Diamond . 10A . Majic Pāora
Fortafy . SickDrumz
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UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
PAST EVENTS
PAST EVENTS
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Summer Tour 2024
Christchurch Hip-Hop Summit 2023
Tipene Performing at SXSW Sydney w Aotearoa House 2023
Tipene & DJ Jayrasik LAB Summer Tour 2023
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MUSIC
MUSIC
Tautoko (2019)
Won - Best Hip-Hop Album
WMMA Finalist:
Best Māori Male
Best Music Video
Best Māori Songwriter
ARPA Silver Scroll Top 5
Produced by Tipene
Empire Records NZ
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VIDEOS
VIDEOS
TIPENE - WE NO MUCK AROUND
MUSIC VIDEO BY SHAE STIRLING
TIPENE - FREEDOM
MUSIC VIDEO BY SHAE STIRLING
TIPENE - BELIEVERS
MUSIC VIDEO BY SHAE STIRLING
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MILESTONES
MILESTONES
WMMA Best Māori Urban Artist, 2019
WMMA Best Māori Hip-Hop Album, 2023
Waiata Māori Music Awards FINALIST
Best Māori Male Solo Artist x3
NZ Music Commission Mentor in Schools
APRA Silver Scroll Top 5 finalist
14 Million streams across digital platforms
7 Singles Charting in NZ Top 20
TV on Demand Syncs
'West Side Hori Remix “KURA”
Kupe “Hui Hoppers”
Top NZ producers SickDrumz(Rhianna, Lil Wayne), 10A(Kings, Scribe, JessB), P-Money, Chong Nee(Dei Hamo, PT) and Juse(SmashProof, TY, Sid Diamond)
Upcoming producers Aetap Cody, NextWaves & Yascene
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YOUTH
YOUTH
Tipene has a BA in Education and has been a youth mentor for 17 years working in hard to reach communities, Kura Kaupapa, secondary schools, youth justice and adult learners largely through his various teaching roles and also mentoring in schools program through the NZ Music Commission.
Tipene’s main passions are people, Māori culture and music. He has managed to combine all of these passions to create ‘Poutama Music’ which involves self expression, self determination while developing self confidence and cultural connection.
Tipene is currently facilitating Poutama Music in Whitianga developing young talents into future leaders. Read..
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Karen McLeod Photography
Karen McLeod Photography
Karen McLeod Photography