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The son of a mixed race Zimbabwean mother and white Australian father, Monk was born and raised in Katherine, a rural town in the Northern Territory, far from both his African roots and the urban environment most hip-hop evokes. But rap music spoke to the young Monk’s fledgling sense of identity, with his hometown being a strange dichotomy of Ocker Aussie and Indigenous culture. These cultural crossroads and their broader implications have informed his lyrics for over a decade now, culminating in his forthcoming debut solo EP ‘Half Light’. Monk was a founding member of Culture Connect, one of Australian hip hop’s original multicultural crews in the early 2000’s, which saw them rocking the stage, radio and screen, appearing on Channel V, ABC TV ‘Centenary of Federation Concert’, high rotation airplay and live performances on Triple J and SBS Radio, and numerous shows at Adelaide, Darwin, and Adelaide Fringe Festivals. He’s spent the last 10 years as the front-man of Melbourne Ethio-