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The afternoon kicked off down at the Brisbane hotel with some of Tassie’s freshest hip-hop. Whoever thinks that we don’t have a scene down here on our little island should have come along. With Macromantics cleverly tucked away in the corner, she witnessed all the three support acts, and was nodding her head with every beat.

First to step up to the plate were Oratoric & Paddles. This young crew had me laughing and reminiscing with their lyrics about getting smashed and running amok. They were good value, and were very tight and well-rehearsed. Next up was Crytearia and Tempest. To start off with, they had a few technical troubles with a keyboard that didn’t want to play ball, but in the end showed their skills once it was all sorted. In between the third support, two young ladies by the name of Mystic and Lucy popped up on stage to put down one tune that did them proud. The third support act for the afternoon was Mdusu and Dameza, with the addition of a new MC – Johnny Hack. DJ Dameza must have been stuffed because he’d been DJing for all the previous acts. These guys didn’t disappoint either, and were blowing up the stage with their rhymes and one-liners.

The act people were all there to see was Miss Macromantics. With DJ Amy, she had everybody jumping and bouncing, her included. This girl is so passionate that the way she lays down her vocal and her energy levels has to be seen to be believed. In fact, as she was performing her new single, Physical, she accidentally knocked out DJ Amy’s decks and lost the beats, but that didn’t stop her – finishing the entire song alone with just her flow in tow. I saw Macromantics at the BDO last year, and whether she is playing in front of 10,000 people or at a pub venue, one thing remains the same – Macromantics rips it up, every time.

BEN PETER