The Tongue
| The Tongue | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Xannon Shirley |
| Also known as | Lil' Teezy, Osama Bin Rappin |
| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Labels | Elefant Traks |
| Associated acts | Astronomy Class, Urthboy, The Herd, Ozi Batla, Spit Syndicate, Horrorshow, Hermitude, Thundamentals, Bag Raiders, DJ Skoob, Joyride |
| Website | Official Webpage |
Xannon Shirley, better known by the stage name The Tongue, is a musical artist from Sydney, Australia, and is signed to Australian independent label Elefant Traks. He has released two EPs (Bad Education and "Victorious Remixes"), four albums (Shock And Awe, Alternative Energy, Surrender To Victory and Hard Feelings) and three mixtapes (Redux,The Tongue Is Dead and "The Sextape).
The Tongue is a MC/songwriter from Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Tongue is especially known for his live freestyle ability. He represented Australia in the "Battle 4 Supremacy" competition/DVD against New Zealand in 2005 and won the Revolver MC battle the same year. Tongue's songs have been placed on rotation by national Australian youth broadcaster Triple J.
Tongue was signed by independent Sydney record label Elefant Traks following the submission of the Bad Education EP to the Marrickville-based label—the EP was a result of the Revolver victory and featured the production skills of the Bag Raiders (Jack Glass and Chris Stacey), who were former schoolmates of the MC. Elefant Traks, managed by Tim Levinson (Urthboy) from Australian hip hop collective The Herd, explained to Tongue that a record contract would be arranged on the proviso that the MC also recorded an album for the label.
In 2009 Tongue hosted the Elefant Traks 10th Anniversary Party Live DVD that was released nationally the same year. The MC also performed the songs "Bad Education", "The Punch", "The Blues" and "The Real Thing" at the anniversary event.
On 11 November 2012, Elefant Traks performed a tribute to children's author Dr Seuss. Featuring over 25 musical performers, the event occurred at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia and featured a recital of "Gerald Mc Boing Boing" by The Tongue.
As of May 2013, Tongue has released an EP and three albums on Elefant Traks. His second album Alternative Energy features production from El Gusto (Hermitude) and M-Phazes, while his third album Surrender To Victory was solely produced by Cam Bluff from Queensland, Australia. Tongue has also released three free mixtapes in the years 2008, 2009 and 2011.
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