Words by Alana Mitchelson Photography by Aidan McLaren Hip-hop artist Remi says a rapper’s real job is being involved with and representing a community. Once reaching a certain level in the Australian hip hop scene, it becomes clear that it’s pretty tight knit. Even though there is so much land separating cities across Australia, everyone is influenced by everybody else. Remi’s noticed that Australia is starting to groove into a very interesting phase of hip-hop music. “The best way to describe it is that Australia is such a young place,” he says. “I think now that the music scene has started to age — people are beginning to have more freedom to express and experiment with new beats and there are some young emcees emerging in Melbourne who are really good at what they do. “But I know there are beefs that go on in the States and that rap, for them, is something that can get them off the streets or help their families out of a really bad situation. Their art takes shape out of a really serious struggle.” Remi visibly holds so much respect for the roots of the hip-hop genre and doesn’t pretend his personal struggles … Continue reading BAND OF BROTHERS