Local Knowledge were an Indigenous hip-hop group from Newcastle, New South Wales. They were formed in 2002 by brothers Abie and Wok Wright and Joel Wenitong with DJ Jay Tee joining later. They disbanded in 2006. After the breakup Joel, his sister Naomi from Shakaya and DJ Jay Tee formed The Last Kinection while Abie and Wok have formed Street Warriors.
Local Knowledge won a Deadly Award in 2005 for Band of the Year and a Musicoz award for Indigenous Band of the Year. They played a live set for TripleJ's Live at the Wireless show,TripleJ broadcast: 04/07/2005, Live At The WirelessDeadly Vibe Issue 101, July 2005 Then there were four becoming the first indigenous hip hop group to do soThe Newcastle Herald, 2 February 2006, "Black pride beats soul" by Brooke Newstead and were the subjects of a SBS TV documentary "Local Knowledge: The Message".Living Black. Episode 4 - Saturday Oct 2 at 7pm Local Knowledge: The Message Their song Blackfellas was on high rotation on TripleJ.Local Noise Aboriginal Hip-hop: a modern day corroboree
Discography Blackfellas ep (2005)
References
External links threedworld Local Knowledge interview: Multilingual Mcs ABC Local: Speaking Out. Sunday, 28 May 2006 Local Knowledge The Sydney Morning Herald Block-rocking beats Interview