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Hailing from Sydney’s south west suburbs, Campbelltown native MC Rates is by no means a stranger to the Australian hip-hop scene. Having started playing music as a guitarist in bands throughout Sydney, he then made the transition to writing rhymes at age 17, influenced by the likes of big L ,nas, DR. Big Pun and many other musical influences such as black flag, team sleep, deftones etc as well as drawing inspiration from life experiences and his local surroundings. Rates established himself in the Australian battle scene, competing at multiple battle events across the country before going on to tour the nation 4 times over with his brother and long-time collaborator Kerser. Having played sold out shows and festivals among the likes of Sprung, Breath of Life and Heatwave, Rates began to amass a solid fan base driven by the consistent release of promotional tracks and videos, the most successful of which has been his ‘Nightmare’ series, which spoke to many young australians across