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The Tongue

Xannon Shirley, better known by the stage name The Tongue, is an Australian rapper and high school teacher from Sydney, New South Wales. He released two EPs (Bad Education and "Victorious Remixes"), four albums (Shock And Awe, Alternative Energy, Surrender To Victory and Hard Feelings) and three mixtapes (Redux, The Tongue Is Dead and "The Sextape). He also released "Bloodwork: The Best of The Tongue" in 2022.

Albums

2007 Shock & Awe
2010 Alternative Energy
2013 Surrender to Victory
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Latest Articles

News / Music
The Tongue Splits From Elefant Traks To Go In 'New Direction'
"Nothing can change that history."
Features / Music
Five Minutes With The Tongue: "We are in a fully-fledged war with the fun police."
2016 is all about the "hustle", says The Tongue..
News / Music
Watch The Tongue's Aussie-First Interactive 360-Degree Video Clip Before His Album Tour
The acclaimed rapper has joined an elite few who have constructed a mind-bending, all-encompassing accompaniment for their music. Behold it and tremble
Features / Music
Why New Producers Are Like New Girlfriends
"I wanted something that people could move to, but I still wanted it to be lyrically interesting. Because that can happen, it can be both."
News / Music
The Tongue Wrote Us A Track-By-Track Ahead Of His New Album Release
"I don't allow strangers to determine my value or how I feel about myself. That's how I've survived to the fourth solo record as an independent rapper."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: The Tongue - Hard Feelings
"Our host's vision becomes clear. He is a rap custodian; an elder statesman here to educate and inspire."
Features / Music
Premiere: The Tongue brings a grimy new sound on You Got Me
Featuring recent Hermitude collaborator, Mataya..
Features / Music
The Substitute Teacha
"Public Enemy called hip hop the CNN of the ‘hood. At the same time, hip hop is about rebellion and saying ‘fuck the system’ and teaching is about being the system."
News / Music
"The album wouldn’t have happened if I hadn’t met him"
Xannon Shirley speaks to Matt O’Neill about what could be the Australian hip hop album of the year
Features / Music
Islander
"All my other albums had multiple producers. This record was the first time I’ve worked with one producer from start to finish."
News / Music
The Tongue Not A Fan Of Pre-Written Rap Battles
He's more impressed by freestyle
Features / Music
The Lulu Review With The Tongue
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