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| ==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
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| Brendan Tuckerman was born on 20 March 1986 in ], ].<ref name="PL"/> | Brendan Tuckerman was born on 20 March 1986 in ], ].<ref name="PL">{{cite web|author=Byrne, Declan|date=9 July 2020|title=Male role models and alcoholism: Thundamentals' Tuka on overcoming a tough upbringing|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/male-role-models-alcoholism:-thundamentals-tuka-tough-upbringing/12439882|accessdate=9 July 2020|work=]}}</ref> | ||
| ==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
| TUKA grew up in and around Katoomba of the Blue Mountains, he attended Katoomba High School. In year 11 he found hip hop and began writing poetry and rap music. Shortly after he moved to Sydney and began Gigging Locally, in 2008 he released his first album with his band Rumpunch. | |||
| Tuckerman was a victim of ] as a child and frequently witnessed his mother's boyfriend ] his mother.<ref name="PL">{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/male-role-models-alcoholism:-thundamentals-tuka-tough-upbringing/12439882 |title=Male role models and alcoholism: Thundamentals' Tuka on overcoming a tough upbringing |work=] |date=9 July 2020 |accessdate=9 July 2020 |author=Byrne, Declan}}</ref> Both his father and his mother's boyfriend suffered from alcoholism.<ref name="PL"/> | |||
| In an interview with ], he discussed his childhood and: <blockquote>"I don't really know my father that well, I just know that looking back, my mother may have been stuck in a cycle... through no fault of her own consciously, so I don't hold anything against her for that. | |||
| When things did get violent, it wasn't as brutal as I imagine a lot of people go through, but it's still kind of ] watching your mother not in power. | |||
| Basically, I moved out as soon as I could, age 17 or 18. I moved down to the city. I guess I was escaping it, but at the time I said I was following a ]."<ref name="PL"/></blockquote> | |||
| Additionally, Tuckerman states that witnessing his father and his mother's boyfriend struggle with alcoholism ultimately led to having personal struggles with alcohol himself: <blockquote>"It took awhile for me to learn a ]. So, I don't really drink anymore. I do as a musician when I go out for a ], but my relationship to {{sic}} alcohol is ]."<ref name="PL"/></blockquote> | |||
| ==Musical style and influences== | ==Musical style and influences== | ||
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Australian rapper
Tuka, is an Australian hip hop artist from the Blue Mountains, New South Wales. He is a member of Thundamentals and a previous member of Rumpunch and Connect 4. He is also a solo artist, having released three studio albums, and he co-produces his original music. He supported Horrorshow on their "Listen Close" tour and in late 2015 toured Australia and the US on his first headline tour to support his third album Life Death Time Eternal (10 July 2015). He felt this album was less introspective. It peaked at number 6 on the ARIA Albums Chart.
Early life
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Brendan Tuckerman was born on 20 March 1986 in Medlow Bath, Blue Mountains.
Personal life
TUKA grew up in and around Katoomba of the Blue Mountains, he attended Katoomba High School. In year 11 he found hip hop and began writing poetry and rap music. Shortly after he moved to Sydney and began Gigging Locally, in 2008 he released his first album with his band Rumpunch.
Musical style and influences
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Tuckerman cites Wu-Tang Clan as a musical influence. Additionally, Tuckerman has described acts such as Urthboy and Ozi Batla of The Herd as "super inspiring".
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS | ||
| Will Rap for Tuka |
|
— |
| Feedback Loop |
|
92 |
| Life Death Time Eternal |
|
6 |
| Nothing in Common But Us |
|
45 |
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS | ||
| Alive Death Time Eternal Sessions (Live) |
|
80 |
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Just to Feel Wanted" | 2012 | Feedback Loop | |||
| "Die a Happy Man" (featuring Jane Tyrell) | |||||
| "Too Soon" | 2013 | ||||
| "Nirvana" | 2015 | Life Death Time Eternal | |||
| "Tattoo" | |||||
| "My Star" | |||||
| "Naked Heart" | 2018 | Non-album single | |||
| "F*ck You Pay Me" | 2019 | Nothing in Common But Us | |||
| "Selling Me Out" | |||||
| "Trailer Trash" | |||||
| "Dickheads" (featuring Alex the Astronaut) |
2020 | Non-album single | |||
| "January 1st" | Nothing in Common But Us | ||||
| "Wish I Knew" | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Christmas Number 1" ("Triple J and Friends") |
2013 | Non-album single | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Time & Space" | 2012 | Dean Wells |
| "Die a Happy Man" (featuring Jane Tyrell) |
Primo Creative | |
| "Christmas Number 1" (Triple J & Friends) |
2013 | None |
| "Nirvana" | 2015 | Oh Yeah Wow |
| "Yeah Right" | Tuka & Sean McDermott | |
| "Tattoo" | Adam Callen | |
| "My Star" | Harry Hunter & Mike Williamson |
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "We've Arrived" (Chasm featuring Jeswon, Tuka, Skryptcha, Scott Burns, Rinse & Dialectrix) |
2012 | This Is How We Never Die |
| "Tipping Point" (Surburban Dark featuring Tuka & Elemont) |
2013 | Second Front |
| "Waste Your Time" (Remix) (Horrorshow featuring Tuka) |
2014 | Nice Guys Finish Last (B-side) |
| "House of the Rising Sun" (alt-J featuring Tuka) |
2018 | Reduxer |
References
- http://willrap4tuka.bandcamp.com/
- http://www.bandsintown.com/event/9231258?artist=Tuka&came_from=90&fb_ref=Default
- ^ "Discography Tuka". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ Byrne, Declan (9 July 2020). "Male role models and alcoholism: Thundamentals' Tuka on overcoming a tough upbringing". ABC. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- Ryan, Gavin (4 November 2012). "Taylor Swift [sic] "Red" spends second week atop ARIA Chart". Noise11. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- "Nothing in Common But Us by Tuka on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- "ARIA Chart Watch #361". auspOp. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- "Dickheads (feat. Alex the Astronaut) – Single by Tuka on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- Rose, Anna (20 March 2020). "Tuka of Thundamentals releases new single 'January 1st'". NME. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- Vincent, Peter (13 December 2013). "Triple J's Christmas Number One tops iTunes chart". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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