Live Nation and Niche Productions are proud to present, in association with American
Hip-Hop legend Nas, the inaugural 2013 Australian Movement Festival.  The Movement Festival places Grammy award winning Hip Hop heavyweights, with mixtape kings and local heroes in what’s destined to be one of the major urban events of the year.

Movement looks to the future of Hip Hop and Rap whilst still catering to a solid Hip-Hop foundation, thanks to the festival’s co-headliner and co-curator Nas. With more than 20 years in the business,  Nas is an artist who needs little or no introduction. He has come on board as a partner for the event, hand-picking a lineup of the best local and international artists, from Grammy nominees to up and coming mixtape kings and queens. In the lead up to this year’s event Nas has also announced he will be recording a
collaboration with ARIA Award winners and multi-platinum selling local artist Bliss N Eso (who will also be launching their
new album in time for Movement 2013), a significant feat which demonstrates the depth of Nas’ involvement in Movement
and his commitment to the territory.
Nas’ authority over the genre makes him the ideal candidate to command Movement’s inaugural event, and his contribution
will be ongoing as he will also be involved in an artistic and programming capacity for the 2014 and 2015 events.
Nas’ 2012 LP Life Is Good has been heralded as one of the best of his 11 album spanning career. A collection of
what he is best known for; amazing wordplay, intricately woven street stories and the best collaborations in the business it
features guest spots from Rick Ross, Mary J Blige, Miguel, the late Amy Winehouse and many more. His catalogue boasts
such certifiable Hip Hop classics as Made You Look, Hip Hop Is Dead, I Can, The Don, As We Enter (with Damian Marley),
If I Ruled The World, It Ain’t Hard To Tell, The World Is Yours, One Love making him one of the most successful figures in hip-hop.
Arguably Australia’s biggest Hip Hop group, Bliss N Eso wasted no time graduating from triple j airplay to racking up the
spins on commercial networks. In 2006, Bliss N Eso’s second album, Day of the Dog, was released and became the first
Australian hip-hop release to debut in ARIA’s top 50. It also earned Bliss N Eso an ARIA nomination for Best Urban
Release in 2006 with sales exceeding all benchmarks for a local hip-hop release. Bliss N Eso are advocates in the fight
against poverty, in 2007 the boys went on a Make Poverty History Zero Seven road trip tour and ventured on a journey with
MTV and the Oaktree Foundation to some of the poorest regions in South Africa. Their third LP Flying Colours, broke
records for an Australian hip-hop act. With a top 10 ARIA debut, the album became the highest selling local hip-hop album
of the year and with their third nomination in as many years, Bliss N Eso took out the ARIA Award for 2008’s Best Urban
Release.
In 2010 Bliss n Eso released their 4th Album Running On Air to critical acclaim, the album debuted at #1 on the ARIA charts
and achieved gold sales within its first week. Known for their electrifying live shows Bliss N Eso currently hold the record for
the biggest local hip-hop tour of all time from their 2011Australian tour, the Sydney trio are set to tear the roof off all
Movement venues.
Joining Nas and Bliss N Eso is debatably one of the most heard voices in Rap in 2012: 2 Chainz. Another Def Jam signee,
Chainz appeared on such massive tracks as Mercy (with Kanye West for Cruel Summer), Beez In The Trap (Nicki Minaj)
and his own club hits Birthday Song and I Luv Dem Strippers.
Radio faves Chiddy Bang return to Australia after touring the Parklife circuit in 2012. Flanked by certified radio and chart
bangers like the ARIA chart top 10 and MGMT sampling Opposite Of Adults, Mind Your Manners or Ray Charles, Chiddy
Bang bring a party vibe to Movement’s lineup.
Also on the bill are mixtape King and Queen Joey Bada$$ and Angel Haze, who are poised to set the world on fire with
their new albums in 2013. Bada$$ is known for his throwback style, leaning more on beats akin to A Tribe Called Quest
than many of his contemporaries but still with a modern twist – just check his triple j added single Waves –
https://soundcloud.com/thesmokersclub/joey-badass-waves (from the incredible 1999 mixtape) or recent collaboration with
DJ Premier. His star is fast on the rise but don’t let his recent beef with Lil B confuse style over substance, Joey Bada$$ is
amassing an amount of fans the world over thanks to his blunted beats and quick witted rhymes.
Angel Haze’s Reservation mixtape from 2012 was a certified hit, her success also attributed to
her razor sharp tongue and collaborations including Rudimental’s Hell Could Freeze Over. With four mixtapes
under her belt, Angel Haze has also been involved in a 2012 BET cypher and was awarded MTV Brand New for 2013, BBC
Sound of 2013, NME 50 Tracks of 2012 (New York #29) and Pitchfork Media 100 Best Tracks of 2012 (Werkin Girls #75).
Rounding out the lineup are Spit Syndicate (Melb, Bris and Perth) and Thundamentals (Sydney only), two well respected
local groups who epitmise the direction in which Hip Hop is headed in Australia. Opening the day will be a triple j
Unearthed Winner judged in each city by host of triple j Hip Hop Show host Hau Latukefu and the team at triple j, plus
segueing the live sets will be a host of each city’s best DJs.
Taking the Hip Hop scene to exciting new heights Movement hits Australia late April, and promises to give audiences a
quality event with this all star line-up of both local and international talent. Do not miss out on the Hip Hop event of 2013!