Smashproof is a New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 Hip hop

Hip hop

Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...

/Rap

Rapping

Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...

 male group. Smashproof consists of Young Sid

Young Sid

Sidney Diamond , best known by his stage name Young Sid, is a New Zealand rapper and member of hip-hop group Smashproof. His 2007 debut album, The Truth, was named the Urban Album of the Year at the 2008 Māori Music Awards....

, Tyree and Deach. They are best known for the single "Brother

Brother (Smashproof song)

"Brother" is a single that was released by New Zealand hip-hop group Smashproof in early 2009. The song features Gin Wigmore. It was made as a metaphor to life in South Auckland. 'Brother' has proven to be very popular on the domestic music scene...

" which spent eleven consecutive weeks at number one on the New Zealand RIANZ singles chart in 2009. The song "Brother" features singer Gin Wigmore

Gin Wigmore

Virginia "Gin" Wigmore is a New Zealand singer-songwriter. In 2009, she featured on the single "Brother" by Smashproof, which reached #1 on the RIANZ singles charts for 11 weeks. In 2009 she released her debut album Holy Smoke...

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The name "Smashproof" is a play on the word "Bulletproof". Their first release came in 2005, with the Juse-produced "Ride Til' I Die", which gained club play across New Zealand and Australia. The group released their debut album, The Weekend, on 23 March 2009 and have since gone on to have three consecutive top twenty singles on the New Zealand singles Chart.

In 2009, Smashproof toured throughout the country performing at secondary schools to fundraise for the Samoan Tsunami.

The group has toured with hip hop artist Jay-Z

Jay-Z

Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...

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Albums

Year	Title	NZ Chart
2009	The Weekend The Weekend (album) The Weekend EP was an EP for the song Our Weekend Starts on Wednesday from the album Everynight Fire Works by Hey Mercedes.-Track listing:# Our Weekend Starts on Wednesday# Save a Life# Everybody's Working for the Weak# Wearing a Wire... Released: 23 March Label: Move The Crowd	3

Singles

Year	Title	NZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...	Album	Certifcation	Sales
2009	"Brother Brother (Smashproof song) "Brother" is a single that was released by New Zealand hip-hop group Smashproof in early 2009. The song features Gin Wigmore. It was made as a metaphor to life in South Auckland. 'Brother' has proven to be very popular on the domestic music scene... " (feat. Gin Wigmore Gin Wigmore Virginia "Gin" Wigmore is a New Zealand singer-songwriter. In 2009, she featured on the single "Brother" by Smashproof, which reached #1 on the RIANZ singles charts for 11 weeks. In 2009 she released her debut album Holy Smoke... )	1	The Weekend	2x Platinum	30,000+
	"It's Friday"	18
	"Ordinary Life"	7		Gold	7,500+

Music videos

Year	Title	Director
2009	"Brother"	Chris Graham
	"It's Friday"
	"Ordinary Life"	Andrew Morton