Pegz

Pegz
Pegz
Also known as	Pegasus
Born	Tirren Staaf; 23 December 1975 (age 50)[citation needed]
Origin	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper, producer, record executive
Years active	1992–2018
Label	Obese

Tirren Staaf, known professionally as Pegz (short for Pegasus), is an Australian hip hop artist and producer hailing from Melbourne, Victoria. From 2002 until 2016 he was the CEO of Obese Records^[1] —the record label responsible for some of the country's most successful rap artists, such as Hilltop Hoods, Kerser, and Illy.^[2]

Biography

Tirren Staaf was named after Tiran Porter, former member of the Doobie Brothers.^[3]^[4]

Pegz has been involved with the Australian hip hop scene since 1992. As a teenager, he was first a graffiti artist before becoming a rapper.

In 2000, he got a job at Obese Records, a specialist hip-hop music store in Prahran.^[5] He released his first recording, a self-titled EP, Pegasus, through Obese's distribution label in 2001, followed by a studio album, Capricorn Cat, in 2003, and Axis in 2005.

In 2005, Pegz toured nationally with Australian Hip Hop Milk Bar Stars (Pegz, Muph, DJ Bonez and Plutonic Lab).^[6] Upon releasing his third solo album, Burn City, in 2007, Pegz briefly retired as a solo artist to concentrate on managing Obese Records, stating:^[7]

"This will be my last solo effort I think; I'm not in the mental space to be juggling everything right now, but we'll see what happens. I'm always writing. Always."^[8]

In 2009, Pegz returned with a new group, Gully Platoon, composed of him and MCs Dialectrix and Joe New. Together, they only released one album in 2009, The Great Divide.^[9] The album reached #5 on the AIR Top 20 Album charts^[10] and #18 on the ARIA Top 40 Urban Album charts.^[11] The group released their first video clip for the single "Nothing To Lose" on 15 September 2009.^[12]

On 26 January 2011, Obese Records announced that Pegz would be releasing another solo album, Drama, which released a few months later in April 2011.

On May 7 2016, Pegz shut down the Obese Records label and store for good. He made a brief return in 2018 with the album Equilibrium, a collaborative effort between him and producer Silent Titan, before quitting music again.

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title	Details	Peak chart positions
Title	Details	AUS ^[13]
Capricorn Cat	Released: 2003 Label: Obese (OBR022) Format: CD	—
Axis	Released: 2005 Label: Obese (OBR034) Format: CD	—
Burn City	Released: 2007 Label: Obese (OBR054) Format: CD, digital	70
Drama	Released: 2011 Label: Obese (OBR077) Format: CD, digital	52
Equilibrium (with Silent Titan)	Released: 2018 Label: Hydrofunk Records Format: Digital	18 (ARIA Urban Album Chart)

EPs

Pegasus (2001) – Obese (OBR020)

Singles

"Celebrate Daily"/"Rogue"/"Everyshow" (2001)
"12 Apostles" (2002) – Obese (OBR021)
"Back Then" (2005) – Obese (OBR036)
"Chechen Gorilla" (2005) – Obese (OBR037)
"No Attachments" (2008)
"Burn City" (2008)
"Pegz & Silent - Equilibrium feat. Jace XL" (2018)

References

^ "Taking the rap". The Age. 29 January 2006. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
^ "Obese gains some weight". The Age. 27 October 2006. Retrieved 20 December 2007.
^ Interview with Hau Latukefu on Triple J Hip-Hop Show, 16 May 2011
^ Lyrics of "Deities of Def", Pegz, Drama ("I was named after a motherfucking Doobie Brother")
^ Benedictus, Luke (29 January 2006). "Taking the rap". The Age. Retrieved 20 December 2007.
^ Colman, Tim (9 December 2005). "Milkbar Stars". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
^ Te Koha, Nui (31 December 2007). "The year ahead in music". Herald Sun. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
^ Dennes, Caz (1 May 2008). "OBESE BLOCK PARTY - Block Rockin' Beats". BMA Magazine. Retrieved 13 May 2008.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Fell, Sam (4 August 2009). "Gully Platoon". Tsumami magazine. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
^ "AIR Top 20 Albums". Chaos.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
^ "ARIA Top 40 Urban Albums & Singles". ARIA. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
^ "Nothing To Lose Video Clip". Artist. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
^
Peaks in Australia:
- Burn City: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 215.
- Drama: "Chartifacts - Week Commencing: 18th April 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 25 April 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.

External links

Official website
Pegz at Obese Records site

[1] "Taking the rap". The Age. 29 January 2006. Retrieved 13 May 2008.

[2] "Obese gains some weight". The Age. 27 October 2006. Retrieved 20 December 2007.

[3] Interview with Hau Latukefu on Triple J Hip-Hop Show, 16 May 2011

[4] Lyrics of "Deities of Def", Pegz, Drama ("I was named after a motherfucking Doobie Brother")

[5] Benedictus, Luke (29 January 2006). "Taking the rap". The Age. Retrieved 20 December 2007.

[6] Colman, Tim (9 December 2005). "Milkbar Stars". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 April 2008.

[7] Te Koha, Nui (31 December 2007). "The year ahead in music". Herald Sun. Retrieved 13 May 2008.

[8] Dennes, Caz (1 May 2008). "OBESE BLOCK PARTY - Block Rockin' Beats". BMA Magazine. Retrieved 13 May 2008.^{[permanent dead link]}

[9] Fell, Sam (4 August 2009). "Gully Platoon". Tsumami magazine. Retrieved 7 September 2009.

[10] "AIR Top 20 Albums". Chaos.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2009.

[11] "ARIA Top 40 Urban Albums & Singles". ARIA. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2009.

[12] "Nothing To Lose Video Clip". Artist. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2009.

[13] Peaks in Australia:
Burn City: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 215.

Drama: "Chartifacts - Week Commencing: 18th April 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 25 April 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.

[14] Burn City: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 215.

[15] Drama: "Chartifacts - Week Commencing: 18th April 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 25 April 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.

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