Wayde Richardson

While Australian Hip Hop has continued to grow and prosper over the past 10 years, one artist has continued to succeed against the odds. Sam Paul is a name synonymous with Hip Hop and continues to support others on his journey through his music. Sam Paul started out at a time when Hip Hop was just starting to find it's feet in Australia. Having left his stomping ground of Darwin, and returning to his home town of Adelaide to pursue his musical dreams. He has drawn influence from a broad range of music reaching much further than his trademark Hip Hop style. After countless underground gigs and a handful of early releases ('Decypher The Rhyme', 'The Outsider' and 'Beg, Borrow & Steal') he followed up with his Chasing Stars EP. He is now working on his next full length album 'Dark Before Dawn' which is set to reignite his position in the Hip Hop community. Sam Paul has cemented himself firmly in the scene as a vibrant and entertaining performer, having performed alongside some of Australia's most promising artists including K21, Purpose, The Tongue, Full Tote Odds, Chance Waters, Koolta, Cheap Sober, Social Change and Dialect & Despair. Not to mention international stars such as The Game, Natural Born Spitters and Cormega. He has toured extensively up and down the east coast, and considers Melbourne to be a second home. With all these accolades, Sam Paul continues to rise through the ranks of local Hip Hop as he chisels himself a place in the forefront of the Australian Music Industry. He continues to stay true to his music and retained integrity in an industry that has a tendency to value the transient.