The Herd is tagged as: hip-hop, australian, aussie hip-hop, aussie, hip hop There is more than one band called The Herd. 1. The Herd is a hip-hop group from suburban Sydney. They have released four full-length albums since 2001’s self-titled debut. Unusually for a hip-hop outfit, The Herd’s full band format permits dynamic live shows. The Herd’s members include MCs Ozi Batla, Urthboy and Berzerkatron, Unkle Ho (beats), Traksewt (piano accordion, clarinet and beats), Sulo (beats and guitar), Toe-fu (guitar), Rok Poshtya (bass) and singer Jane Tyrrell. Their songs often feature politically-oriented lyrics. Their first single to attract Triple J airplay was the superficially humorous ‘Scallops’ in 2001. Later tracks included ‘77%’ which featured the line “77% of Aussies are racist”, referring to the number of Australians announced in a survey that agreed with the Australian federal government’s response to the MV Tampa incident, and ‘Burn Down the Parliament’, which was to be interpreted metaphorically, but unfortunately was released the same week as the January 2003 Canberra bushfires. 77% scored well on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2003, coming in at #46. The Herd released their third album “The Sun Never Sets” in 2005, featuring the single ‘We CanR... Read More About The Herd Biography...  Send The Herd ringtones to your cell
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