So much Australian rap culture remains white, male and middle-class.
Hearing young, fierce, Indigenous voices throwing a fist up and being warriors is a genuinely thrilling idea. Sadly, Turnt Up falls short of these (probably unfair) expectations. When you expect a crew to overthrow a culture and are instead confronted with reasonable party jams like Smoke It Down and diverting daydream Money, it’s tough not to feel disappointed. Still, undeniably skilled and obviously passionate, it may be that the Warriors’ next album outshines this solid effort. Worth tuning in for; hopefully there’s more to come.
