Citywide - Lifestyles 

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Formed in 2008, Citywide was born  out of a desire to take  Hip Hop back to a time  where  big acoustic drum  breaks and chopped up samples reigned supreme. Easy listening, mixed  with  a discernable Boom  Bap sound would  become the hallmark of this collective's music.Comprising of MCs WIL-K.O, Muttley, Kaydel and Sammy Roc, alongside DJ/Producer Pyrex The Impaler, the five  man krew initially gained notoriety though their energetic live  shows  and rapidly found  themselves as the "go to" support for some of scene's biggest names, sharing the stage  with  the likes  of Mantra, Crate Cartel, Terra  Firma, & The Funkoars. 

2009 marked Citywide's first  foray  into the studio with  their debut single, On the Push receiving national airplay on Triple J. On the Push  was followed by the release of the group's first EP, The Garden State, a five-track ode to the state  the group was born, raised and formed in. Fast  forward four  years  and Citywide has just  capped off 2014  by sharing the stage  with  hip hop royalty, Ghostface Killah (Wu-Tang) and are releasing their first  LP 'Citywide - Lifestyles'.

Dissatisfied with  the dominance of the pop-influenced hip hop that was receiving the majority of radio airplay, Cwk set out to defy this trend with 'Lifestyles' by creating a record that would  be decidedly different in its output. Recorded in the purpose built Fox Hole Studio and guided by a sample driven, 90s hip hop sensibility, the record includes production from  Pyrex, Geko, Zetes  and Shookz and features guest  spots  from  Fatty  Phew, Ching  Rock  (Arsonists), Shookz, Strike Won, Vanguard, Eliza Wolfgramm, Zetes, Wilno  and Crusty Demons legend, Seth  Enslow.

Three years in the making, Citywide 'Lifestyles' is a record that will remind you why you fell in love with hip hop in the first place.

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