Hilltop Hoods

Hilltop Hoods
Hilltop Hoods in Double Bay, New South Wales in 2012
Background information
Origin	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Genres	Australian hip hop
Years active	1994 (1994)–present
Labels	Obese Records Golden Era Records
Associated acts	Certified Wise Crew Thundamentals Funkoars Briggs Drapht Vents Sia Furler One Above Horrorshow
Website	hilltophoods.com
Members	Suffa MC Pressure DJ Debris
Past members	DJ Next MC Summit

Hilltop Hoods is an Australian hip hop group that formed in 1994 in Blackwood, Adelaide, South Australia. The group was founded by Suffa (Matthew David Lambert) and MC Pressure (Daniel Howe Smith), who were joined by DJ Debris (Barry John M. Francis) after fellow founder, DJ Next (Ben John Hare), left in 1999. The group released its first extended play, Back Once Again, in 1997 and have subsequently released seven studio albums, two "restrung" albums and three DVDs.

Five of their albums have peaked at number one on the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) Albums Charts: The Hard Road (2006), State of the Art (2009), Drinking from the Sun (2012), Walking Under Stars (2014) and Drinking from the Sun, Walking Under Stars Restrung (2016). Three tracks have reached the top 10 on the ARIA Singles Chart—"Chase That Feeling" (2009), "I Love It", featuring Sia (2011) and "Higher", featuring James Chatburn (2015)—while two tracks—"Cosby Sweater" (2014) and "1955" (2016)—have reached the top 5. Their song "1955" (2016), featuring Montaigne & Tom Thum, peaked at number 2 in the Australian charts.

Hilltop Hoods have toured both in Australia and overseas, including playing at music festivals: T in the Park, Oxegen, the Big Day Out, Clipsal 500, Southbound, The Great Escape, Splendour in the Grass, Bassinthegrass, Groovin' The Moo, Falls Festival, Pyramid Rock Festival, Rollercoaster, Come Together Festival and Make Poverty History.