Hyjak N Torcha

Hyjak N Torcha
Origin	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres	Hip hop
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Obese Records
Website	http://www.myspace.com/hyjakntorcha
Members	Hyjak Torcha DJ Bonez

Hyjak N Torcha is an Australian hip hop group from Sydney, New South Wales.

The group formed in 2000, consisting of Hyjak (Jack McCarthy), Torcha (John Chmielewski), and DJ Bonez (George Kordas).

Hyjak first appeared on the scene in 1998, at the age of fifteen he snuck into a pub in the Sydney suburb of Kings Cross to compete in a rap battle, which he won. Torcha, hailing from Sydney's west, was an active volunteer youth worker, doing programs in youth prisons and performing at anti-war rallies. Formally part of Sydney's Eth-nik Tribe, another Australian hip hop group.

Hyjak N Torcha signed to Obese Records and their first album Drastik Measures was released in 2004. "Sneak", a single from that album, received airplay on Triple J and the video clip was played on rage. The album was reviewed on Triple J's website. They have since performed with artists including the Hilltop Hoods,De La Soul, Xzibit, Mobb Deep, Gang Starr, Lord Finesse,Swollen Members, Murs and Ice Cube. The group's members are also affiliated with Dominion, an Australian hip hop crew.

Hyjak N Torcha have made guest appearances (together and separately) on records by artists including Hilltop Hoods (Hyjak performed on Hilltop Hoods' album The Calling), Bliss n Eso (Hyjak did a guest verse on the track "Get Loose" on their album Day of the Dog) and Pegz (Hyjak and Torcha appeared on Pegz's Axis album).

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