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Spit Syndicate are an ARIA Award-nominated Australian hip hop duo based in Sydney, Australia. Alongside other Australian hip hop artists Horrorshow, Joyride and Jackie Onassis, the duo is part of the "One Day" crew. ==Biography== The group was founded in Sydney’s Inner West by rappers Nick Lupi and Jimmy Nice, Nick Lupi attended Fort Street High School whilst Jimmy Nice attended Leichhardt High School. In 2006, Spit Syndicate's debut release was a mixtape CD called ''The Future's Bright'', which was followed by an appearance on MTV Australia’s ''The Lair'' in July 2007, alongside other musical acts such as Sparta and The Hot Lies. In February 2008 the duo signed with Obese Records, when Nice was 21 years of age and Lupi 19,〔 to release their debut album ''Towards the Light'': ''Towards the Light'' was released in October 2008 and features vocal contributions from Rowan Dix, Sarah Corry, Ron-E, Fame, Miriam Waks and Solo (Horrorshow). In 2013, Nice reflected on their experience of releasing a debut album: "We were so young when we started, we were just little sponges ... We just wanted to know what it was all about, we wanted to be around it, we wanted to be at every gig, we wanted to record at every chance that we got".〔 The album was nominated for "Best Urban Release" at the 2008 ARIA Music Awards.〔 In May 2010, they released their second studio album, ''Exile'', which featured production contributions from Adit (Horrorshow), M-Phazes, JSquared and Cam Bluff, and guest vocals from Solo, Joyride (Spit Syndicate’s DJ) and Corry. In the official ''Exile'' press release, the album was "inspired by the clarity of mind borne out of travel, the feeling of suffocation by one's everyday surroundings and the displacement sometimes required to get right". ''Exiles lead single was called "Starry-Eyed" and received prominent airplay on Australia's triple j radio station. Also in 2010, the duo appeared on the song "Long Winding Road" for M-Phazes' debut album, ''Good Gracious''. The management company Phat Planet signed the group in 2011. During the same year, Spit Syndicate released ''Best Intentions: Part One'', the first of a free online mixtape series, and attracted over 10,000 downloads.〔 In October 2012, the duo released "Beauty in the Bricks", the first single from the third studio album ''Sunday Gentlemen''. The second single, "Folly", was released in 2013, followed by the release of the album on 22 February 2013.〔 Contributing artists included Drapht, Illy and Solo, and production is accredited to Adit, M-Phazes, J-Skub and Styalz Fuego.〔〔 In March 2013, Nice explained the duo's different approach for the recording of the album:
Written over two years, the band called the album their "strongest work to date" in 2013.〔 Nice also explained that the duo's creative process had matured over time, while Adit's production work was more experimental. Spit Syndicate completed a national Australian tour in support of the album, from March until May 2013, with support from Sydney artists Jackie Onassis.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Spit Syndicate」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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