Suffa
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Suffa in 2009
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Matthew David Lambert |
| Born | 6 May 1977 |
| Origin | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, record producer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Obese, Golden Era |
| Associated acts | Hilltop Hoods |
Matthew David Lambert (born 6 May 1977), better known by his stage name Suffa, is one of the MCs of the Adelaide, Australia, hip hop group Hilltop Hoods. Suffa is also a producer and has produced tracks for other artists, such as Funkoars and Kate Miller-Heidke, in addition to his work with the Hilltop Hoods. Lambert has been an active artist for over 15 years since the release of the debut Hilltop Hoods album.
Lambert was born on 6 May 1977 He grew up in Adelaide, South Australia, and states in the lyrics of the Hilltop Hoods song "The Hard Road" that he left high school without graduating and was subsequently employed as a "factory labourer".
Suffa met band mate MC Pressure at Blackwood High School in the early 1990s and formed the Hilltop Hoods. After a demo and two releases, the band had a breakthrough album with The Calling in 2003.
Suffa's first solo production was a compilation album, entitled Suffering City Vol. 1, and was released in 2002—the album featured tracks such as "Divine Intervention Part 3", "True Aussie Icon" and "Lifes Geographics", whereby a series of artists performed over Suffa's musical creations. Artists such as Muphin, Pegasus, DJ Bonez and Reason contributed to Suffering City Vol. 1. In an interview prior to the launch of the album, Suffa provided a description of the album:
Because of the diverse range of artists I couldn’t say there was a particular flavour to the album. Perhaps the only continuity people will find on the album is the beats. As far as the content goes I’d have to say that it’s an album that Australian listeners can appreciate. You won’t find tracks on the album geared at trying to entice a US or European market.
In 2002, following his work on Suffering City Vol. 1, Suffa also revealed a perspective on hip hop production that he had discovered at that time of his career: "I think the key to hip hop production is keeping things rough. If a song’s too clean it loses its edge. My advice to producers is to look outside the standard jazz, funk and soul breaks for samples. I’ll sample anything, even if someone else has already used it. I’ve stopped caring about ‘The rules’."
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