Illzilla

{{short description|Australian hip hop group}}

{{Infobox musical artist

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| origin = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

| genre = hip hop

| years_active = 2004 -

| label = Obese Records, Shock Records

| associated_acts = Blue King Brown, Melbourne Meets Kingston, Equills, Tumbarumba, San Lazaro, The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra, Custom and Wasabi

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| current_members = MC Mantra
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Mista Savona
Tom Martin
Bob Knob
Julian Goyma

| past_members = Paul Havea

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Illzilla are an Australian hip hop group featuring live instruments.inthemix [http://www.inthemix.com.au/features/38618/Illzilla_100_percent_live_hip_hop Illzilla: 100 percent live hip hop] The group mix funk, reggae and rock.3DWorld [http://www.threedworld.com.au/music/features/2008/Illzilla--Ill-Communication/ Illzilla - Ill Communication] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090925201604/http://www.threedworld.com.au/music/features/2008/Illzilla--Ill-Communication/ |date=2009-09-25 }}

Illzilla released their debut album Wasteland in 2008.Triple J [http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/musicnews/s2275514.htm Music News] They were a Victorian winner of Triple J's Unearthed competition and were nominated for the Unearthed J Award.Hobart Mercury, 18 September 2008, "Hip-hop funksters rise to a new level in Hobart"

Discography

  • Wasteland (2008) - ShockRolling Stone Sep 2008, review on p.99Melbourne/Yarra Leader, 30 June 2008, "Sounds of beginning follow sad ending" by Annika Priest
  • Illzilla EP (2005) - Obese

Awards and nominations

=J Award=

The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.

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| J Awards of 2007{{cite web|title = The J Award 2007|website = Triple J|url = https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/jawards/07/|publisher = Australian Broadcasting Corporation|year = 2007|accessdate =15 August 2020}}

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| Unearthed Artist of the Year

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References

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