Brendan Tuckerman (born 20 March 1985), who performs as Tuka, is an Australian hip hop artist from the Blue Mountains, New South Wales. He is a member of Thundamentals and a previous member of Rumpunch and Connect 4. He is also a solo artist, having released three studio albums, and he co-produces his original music. He supported Horrorshow on their "Listen Close" tour and in late 2015 toured Australia and the US on his first headline tour to support his third album Life Death Time Eternal (10 July 2015). He felt this album was less introspective. It peaked at number 6 on the ARIA Albums Chart.
Influences
Tuckerman cites Wu-Tang Clan and "people like Mos Def" as role models when younger (though if it were now, it would be Kendrick Lamar). Additionally, Tuckerman has described acts such as Urthboy and Ozi Batla of The Herd as musically "super inspiring".
Discography Studio albums +List of studio albums, with selected chart positions shown Title Album details Peak chart positions AUS Will Rap for Tuka Released: 5 November 2010 Label: Big Village Formats: CD, digital download — Feedback Loop Released: 26 October 2012 Label: Big Village Formats: CD, digital download 92 Life Death Time Eternal Released: 10 July 2015 Label: EMI Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 6 Nothing in Common But Us Released: 31 July 2020 Label: EMI Australia, Universal Music Australia Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 45
Extended plays +List of EPs, with release date and label shown Title Details Peak chart positions AUS Alive Death Time Eternal Sessions (Live) Released: 18 March 2016 Label: EMI Formats: Digital download 80
Singles As lead artist +List of singles as lead artist, with year released and album shown Title Year Album "Just to Feel Wanted" 2012 Feedback Loop "Die a Happy Man" "Too Soon" 2013 "Nirvana" 2015 Life Death Time Eternal "Tattoo" "My Star" "Naked Heart" 2018 "F*ck You Pay Me" 2019 Nothing in Common But Us "Selling Me Out" "Trailer Trash" "Dickheads" 2020 "January 1st" Nothing in Common But Us "Wish I Knew" "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.
As featured artist +List of singles as featured artist, with year released and album shown Title Year Album "Christmas Number 1" 2013 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.
Music videos +List of music videos, with year released and director shown Title Year Director(s) "Time & Space" 2012 Dean Wells "Die a Happy Man" Primo Creative "Christmas Number 1" 2013 "Nirvana" 2015 Oh Yeah Wow "Yeah Right" Tuka & Sean McDermott "Tattoo" Adam Callen "My Star" Harry Hunter & Mike Williamson
Guest appearances +List of non-single featured appearances, with year released and album shown Title Year Album "We've Arrived" 2012 This Is How We Never Die "Tipping Point" 2013 Second Front "Waste Your Time" (Remix) 2014 Nice Guys Finish Last (B-side) "House of the Rising Sun" 2018 Reduxer
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