Hunter (rapper)
| MC Hunter | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Robert Alan Hunter |
| Also known as | Hunter, Huntz, MC Hunter, Hunter SBX |
| Born | 1 October 1975 |
| Origin | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Died | 20 October 2011 (aged 36) |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 1990–2011 |
| Labels | Syllabolix, Obese |
| Associated acts | Dazastah, DJ Vame, Mortar |
| Website | www |
Robert Alan Hunter (1 October 1975 – 20 October 2011), better known as Hunter or Huntz, was an Australian rapper and hip hop artist. He was a founder of Perth's hip hop scene in the 1990s and a member of the MC collective Syllabolix (SBX) Crew. During his career, he released four albums: Done DL (2002), Going Back to Yokine (2006), Monster House (2010) and Fear and Loathing (2011).
Hunter died of neuroendocrine cancer in 2011 at the age of 36. He was post-humously inducted into the Western Australian Music Industry Awards Hall of Fame and was the subject of a documentary titled Hunter: For the Record (see below) which recorded the final years of his life. The anniversary of his death was commemorated by an "AUS All Star" gig and an inaugural Australian rules match, named the Robert Hunter Cup in his honour, both events which brought together members of the hip hop community from across Australia (see below).
Robert Alan Hunter was born on 1 October 1975 and grew up in Yokine, a Perth suburb, with his father, Bob, his mother, Trish, and his sister, Simonne. He was known for writing raps about his home and life.
In the 1990s Hunter emerged as a battle MC and hip hop artist. Hunter, and fellow Perth-based hip hop artists, established the MC collective Syllabolix (SBX) Crew. In 2002, Hunter's song "Jam Roll", produced by Optamus, was included on the Obese Records compilation, Culture of Kings Volume 2. In the same year, his song "Wake Up" was included on the Obese compilation Obesecity. On 10 May 2002, Hunter's first album, Done DL, was released in collaboration with Downsyde's Dazastah on the Syllabolix label via Obese Records. In 2006, Hunter and his partner, Laura, became the parents of a son, Marley.
On 1 June 2006, his second album, Going Back to Yokine, followed. His song, "The Big Issue", was released on the 2006 Kiss my WAMi audio CD and audio jukebox DVD for the 2006 West Australian Music Industry Awards Festival after he was nominated for an award that year. His next album, Monster House was issued in 2010, he collaborated with Sydney-based DJ Vame. Hunter's fourth album, Fear and Loathing – with SBX member Roy Mortimer aka Mortar – was issued in May 2011.
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