Pegz
Pegz | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Pegasus |
| Born | Tirren Staaf 23 December 1975[citation needed] |
| Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations | Rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | Obese |
Tirren Staaf, otherwise known as Pegz (or Pegasus), is an Australian hip hop artist and producer hailing from Melbourne, Victoria. He was the CEO of Obese Records[1] —the record label responsible for artists such as Hilltop Hoods, Downsyde, and Bias B.[2]
Biography
[edit | edit source]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 four full-length studio albums. As a teenager he was first a graffiti artist before becoming a rapper.
In 2000, he got a job at Obese Records, a specialist hip-hop music store in Prahran.[5]
He released his first recording, an EP, Pegasus, on the Obese label in 2001, followed by a studio album, 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 third 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.
On 5 October 2018, Pegz released the album Equilibrium, which is credited to him and Australian producer Silent Titan.
Discography
[edit | edit source]Albums
[edit | edit source]| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [13] | ||
| Capricorn Cat |
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| Axis |
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| Burn City |
|
70 |
| Drama |
|
52 |
| Equilibrium (with Silent Titan) |
|
18 (ARIA Urban Album Chart) |
EPs
[edit | edit source]- Pegasus (2001) – Obese (OBR020)
Singles
[edit | edit source]- "Celebrate Daily"/"Rogue"/"Everyshow" (2001)
- "12 Apostles" (2002) – Obese (OBR021)
- "Back Then" (2005) – Obese (OBR036)
- "Chechen Gorilla" (2005) – Obese (OBR037)
- "No Attachments" (2008)
- "Burn City" (2008)
- "Pegz & Silent - Equilibrium feat. Jace XL" (2018)
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
- Pegz at Obese Records site
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