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After some time away to breath and grow, Philly is BACK - better than ever! He is working with Briggs’ all Indigenous record label – Bad Apples Music. The young MC is determined to continue to use his voice to make change and inspire young people. “Hey I feel like I woke up in a dream, – I’ve seen a real life and it aint what it seems, don’t wake me up now please let a brother sleep. Here’s where I wanna be so you know I gotta keep moving that’s the only option here, I came from the bottom, what I got to fear, I came from the bottom now I’m finally here” WINNER – 2015 NATIONAL INDIGENOUS MUSIC AWARDS, NEW TALENT OF THE YEAR NOMINATED – 2015 THE AGE MUSIC VICTORIA INDIGENOUS ARTIST OF THE YEAR PHILLY, 25, was born in the golden era of hip-hop in 1991. By the age of four his older brothers had a huge collection and all he ever listened to was hip-hop. The first song he could remember was Naughty by Nature’s ‘Hip Hop Hooray’ – Philly’s destiny was set. He began writing rhymes, dubbing

“Philly” (Phillip Murray) is an up and coming aboriginal rap artist from Mildura, VIC. He has been writing, performing and recording his own music since he was 13. Phillys lyrics are creative, powerful, positive and motivational. Philly also had what some friends say was “a challenging childhood.” He never met his father, was taken away from his mother and raised by an auntie before he was two, and lost his mum to cancer three years ago. “I was taken off her when I was 18 months old because they said she was unfit to look after me because of mental health issues,” he says. “But I would see her on weekends. My life would have been a lot harder if I was living with her, but she always told me I could do whatever I wanted with my life. “I lived with Aunty Bev and she’s been very important in my life. She’s always been a hard worker, she’s looked after so many kids. I really want to do something positive with my life, and I think a lot of that comes back to Aunty Bev cause she always