About
Props 4 Hip Hop is a hip hop band for hire in Perth, WA.
Live hip hop, played as one non-stop mash-up of the genre's biggest hits. PROPS 4 HIP HOP cover Tupac, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Outkast, Missy Elliott, Run DMC, Jay-Z and Eminem for the casual fans, then dig into Wu-Tang Clan, Notorious B.I.G., N.W.A and Public Enemy for anyone who knows their golden age. Behind the decks sits ADMD, a scratch DJ who plays Western Australia's top venues in his own right and fills the breaks between sets in whatever style suits the crowd. The Perth outfit play up to three 45-minute sets, run their own in-ear monitors and wireless mics for a quick changeover, can supply a PA, and will scale right down for an intimate show of up to 50 people.
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The show
Four people, old skool crew format: a DJ plus three MCs trading vocals back and forth. You get up to three 45-minute sets of live rap, with DJ sets filling the gaps in whatever style you ask for. The songs are picked so nobody's left out. Anyone who only knows the singles gets Tupac, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Run DMC, Salt 'N Pepa, Lauryn Hill, Beastie Boys and De La Soul. Anyone who came for the deep cuts gets Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, Ice Cube and Public Enemy. Video clips run in sync behind the band the whole way through, and the crowd gets talked to, not just played at.
On the day
The band carry their own in-ear monitors and wireless mics, so your sound engineer just plugs them into the stage box and gets on with it. Ask them for the tech rider and stage plot when you book. They can bring a PA if the room hasn't got one. And for something small, up to about 50 guests, they'll strip the whole rig back to the bare minimum.
Performance options
The DJ, ADMD, is a booking in his own right. He plays Western Australia's top venues, has turned up on club and festival bills on both coasts, and promoters often put him on the DJ stage separately when the band is on the live stage. Scratching, blending and reading the room is his thing, and that's what lets the band widen out past rap on the night. He'll usually drop R&B classics, Destiny's Child, Rihanna, Whitney Houston, Mary J Blige, Usher, Alicia Keys, TLC, but he can also run whole sets of 80s and 90s pop, current chart, afrobeat and amapiano, soul and funk, funky house, breaks or drum and bass. Extra DJ hours can be arranged with him directly, which makes a whole night's entertainment from one booking.
Insurance and paperwork
Public liability insured
Song list
66 songs
People Everyday: Arrested Development
Jump Jump: Kris Kross
Ring, Ring, Ring: De La Soul
Rapper’s Delight: Sugarhill Gang
Rollerskate Jam called Saturdays: De La Soul
Bust a Move: Young MC
It’s Tricky: Run DMC
Ghetto Superstar: Nas, Ol’ Dirty Bas###d & Mya
Work It: Missy Elliot
Get Low (low, low, low…): FloRida & T Pain
Let me clear my throat: DJ Kool
Be Faithful: Fatman Scoop & Faith Evans
Party Up in Here: DMX
Not Many: Scribe
Hit ‘em Up: Tupac
C.R.E.A.M.: Wu-Tang Clan
Hypnotize (+ Big Poppa): Notorious B.I.G.
Juicy (If ya don’t know, now ya know): Notorious B.I.G.
Regulate: Warren G & Nate Dogg
Party and Bulls###: Notorious B.I.G.
Always on Time: Ja Rule & Ashanti
What’s Luv: Fat Joe & Ashanti
Dilemma: Nelly & Kelly Rowland
Angel: Shaggy