Award winning video series NZ HIP HOP STAND UP returns for a third series, featuring the stories behind seven iconic tracks. We'll feature interviews with the artists themselves and industry commentators including Scribe, King Kapisi and Ladi 6 and DJ Sir Vere. Available from May 22nd, 2023: https://www.rnz.co.nz/hiphop Made with the support of NZ On Air | RNZ Music

“Radio slogans back then were no rap, no crap.” In 1994, Kiwis were ‘still wearing stubbies and listening to rock and roll’ when 3 The Hard Way’s ‘Hip Hop Holiday’ hit number one and helped usher the genre into the New Zealand mainstream. The first episode of Season 2 of NZ Hip Hop Stand Up tracks 3 The Hard Way from their Westie origins to headlining shows with their breakthrough track and how its unexpected success impacted the trio as the first NZ Hip Hop artists to reach the mainstream. NZ H