Home Brew (band) explained

Home Brew Crew
Origin:West Auckland, New Zealand
Instruments:Singing
Genre:Conscious Rap
Label:Young, Gifted & Broke
Current Members:
  • Tom Scott
  • Lui Gumaka
  • Harry "Haz Beats" Huavi

Home Brew, also known as Home Brew Crew, is a New Zealand hip hop group.

They released their self-titled debut full-length album in May 2012 to some critical acclaim.[1] It hit number 1 on the New Zealand album charts in its first week,[2] and is the first New Zealand hip hop album to top the charts since Scribe's album The Crusader in 2003.[3]

In 2010 Home Brew were shortlisted for the New Zealand Music Awards Critics Choice Prize. In 2012 they won Best Urban / Hip Hop Album at the New Zealand Music Awards and were nominated for four others, including Best Group and Album of the Year.[4]

One of their promotional videos, 'Police Stop Seven', has been criticised for condoning drunk-driving.[5] In 2010 they also played at the Big Day Out.[6]

In 2012, Massive Magazine wrote:

Their fun and often satirical take on hip-hop is no less pure or cultured because of that, and the well-rehearsed flows and crafted beats are the result of hours of hard work. This fact also makes them an impressive live outfit, and this reputation has seen them steadily become more in demand throughout New Zealand.[7]
In 2014, one of the band's performances at Lincoln University in Christchurch was shut down after one of its members allegedly punched an audience member in the face.[8]

In 2023, Home Brew released an 11th-anniversary re-issue of their self-titled debut on vinyl and CD.[9] On 27 October 2023, Home Brew announced their sophomore album, Run It Back. It was subsequently released on 8 December 2023.[10]

Discography

Studio albums

Year! rowspan="2"
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
NZ
[11]
2012Home Brew
  • Released: 1 May 2012[12]
  • Format: CD, digital download
  • Label: Young, Gifted & Broke
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2023Run It Back
  • Released: 8 December 2023
  • Label: Years Gone By
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[13]

Extended plays

Year! scope="col"
TitleDetails
2006Vintage EP
  • Released: 1 May 2006
2007Home Brew Light EP
  • Released: 6 June 2007[14]
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Home Brew
2008Last Week EP
  • Released: 6 October 2008[15] [16]
  • Format: 12" vinyl, digital download
  • Label: Home Brew
2009Summer Ale EP
  • Released: 16 March 2009[17]
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Homebrew
2009Taste Test EP
  • Released: 4 June 2009[18]
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Home Brew

Awards

|-| 2010| Home Brew| Critics' Choice Prize – NZ Music Awards[19] | |-| rowspan=5 | 2012 | Home Brew| Album of the Year – NZ Music Awards[20] | |-| Home Brew| Best Group – NZ Music Awards| |-| Home Brew| Breakthrough Artist of The Year – NZ Music Awards| |-| Home Brew| Best Urban / Hip Hop Album – NZ Music Awards| |-| Home Brew| People's Choice Award – NZ Music Awards| |}

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brown. Russell. Home Brewed. Public Address. 30 October 2012.
  2. https://charts.nz/weekchart.asp?cat=a&year=2012&date=20120507 Charts.org.nz
  3. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/music/news/article.cfm?c_id=264&objectid=10804378 NZ Herald Review of Home Brew (2012)
  4. Web site: 2012 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards Winners Announced. NZ Music Awards. 1 November 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130806101256/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2012/11/01/2012-vodafone-new-zealand-music-awards-winners-announced/. 6 August 2013.
  5. http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/4959227/Home-Brew-drink-drive-vid-slammed Home Brew drink-drive vid slammed
  6. Web site: Homebrew Crew thrilled to be playing at Big Day Out . 11 October 2011 . 10 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140310051521/http://www.3news.co.nz/Homebrew-Crew-thrilled-to-be-playing-at-Big-Day-Out/tabid/418/articleID/191676/Default.aspx . dead .
  7. News: HOME BREW AND @PEACE. 2012-02-21. Massive Magazine. en-US. 2016-10-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20160203132756/http://www.massivemagazine.org.nz/blog/3918/home-brew-and-peace-when-new-zealand-hip-hop-came-of-age/. 3 February 2016. dead.
  8. News: Hip-hop musician allegedly punched teen. Ensor. Blair. 2014-03-06. Stuff.co.nz. English. 2016-10-15.
  9. https://homebrewcrew.bandcamp.com/album/home-brew-11th-anniversary-edition
  10. Web site: Release Roundup: Home Brew, Dimmer, Troy Kingi, Raiden Freeman, Romi Wrights, SCRAN + More . Chris . Cudby . undertheradar.co.nz . 27 October 2023 . 25 March 2024.
  11. Web site: Home Brew . charts.nz . 30 October 2012 .
  12. Web site: Home Brew. Amplifier. 30 October 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120730065239/http://www.amplifier.co.nz/release/84662/home-brew.html. 30 July 2012.
  13. Web site: NZ Top 40 Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 18 December 2023. 15 December 2023.
  14. Web site: Home Brew Light. Bandcamp. 30 October 2012.
  15. Web site: Last Week. Bandcamp. 30 October 2012.
  16. Web site: Home Brew. Amplifier. 30 October 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121021141524/http://www.amplifier.co.nz/release/63212/last-week-12.html. 21 October 2012.
  17. Web site: Summer Ale. Bandcamp. 30 October 2012.
  18. Web site: Taste Test. Bandcamp. 30 October 2012.
  19. Web site: Critics Choice Prize . https://web.archive.org/web/20101006065005/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2010/09/01/critics-choice-finalists-announced/ . dead . 6 October 2010 . NZ Music Awards . 30 October 2012 .
  20. Web site: Vodafone NZ Music Award Finalists 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121006023107/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2012/10/03/vodafone-nz-music-award-finalists-2012 . dead . 6 October 2012 . NZMA . 30 October 2012 .

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