Musicians
Baker Boy
- Origin
- Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
- Genre/styles
- Hip Hop & Rap Explore more genres
- About Baker
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Baker Boy (real name Danzal Baker OAM) is an award-winning hip-hop artist from Arnhem Land whose lyrics move between English and Yolgnu. He is the first Aboriginal artist to have mainstream success rapping in the Yolngu Matha language. In 2019 Baker Boy became Young Australian of the Year, in 2021 he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.
Baker Boy's totem is the Olive Python, his moiety is Dhuwa and his skin is Burralung/Gela.
Born in Darwin and raised in the remote NT communities of Yurrwi (formerly known as Milingimbi and Maningrida), he is related to Gawurra and Yirrmal.
Discography
Album formats explained Explain formats
Album formats
- 10": 10 inch vinyl records were played at 45 or 33 1/3 rounds per minute (rpm). The former could hold 9, the latter 12 minutes of music per side.
- 7": 7 inch records (often referred to as 45s) were played at 45 rpm or 33 1/3 rpm, with about 4:30 or 6 minutes of music per side.
- LP: Long play, is a vinyl record played at 33 1⁄3 rpm with a 12 or 10-inch diameter.
- EP: Extended play, are vinyl records that allowed two or even three songs on each side.
Cloud 9 (feat. Kian) - Single
- Released
- 27 April 2017
- Tracks
- Cloud 9 (feat. Kian)
Marryuna (feat. Yirrmal) - Single
- Released
- 6 October 2017
- Tracks
- Marryuna (feat. Yirrmal)
Mr La Di Da Di - Single
- Released
- 11 April 2018
- Tracks
- Mr La Di Da Di - Single
Black Magic (feat. Dallas Woods) - Single
- Released
- 13 July 2018
- Tracks
- Black Magic (feat. Dallas Woods)
Cool As Hell - Single
- Released
- 25 January 2019
- Tracks
- Cool As Hell
In Control - Single
- Released
- 21 June 2019
- Tracks
- In Control
Meditjin - Single
- Released
- 21 November 2019
- Tracks
- Meditjin (feat. JessB)
Move - Single
- Released
- 27 March 2020
- Tracks
- Move
Better Days - Single
- Released
- 23 September 2020
- Tracks
- Better Days (feat. Sampa the Great)
- Better Days (feat. Sampa the Great) [Airwolf Remix]
Gela
- Released
- 15 October 2021
- Tracks
- Announcing The Journey
- Survive (feat. Uncle Jack Charles)
- My Mind (feat. G Flip)
- Ride (feat. Yirrmal)
- Butterflies
- Cool As Hell
- Move
- Headphones (feat. Lara Andallo)
- Somewhere Deep (feat. Yirrmal)
- Funk Wit Us
- Stupid Dumb
- Meditjin (feat. JessB)
- Ain't Nobody Like You (feat. Jerome Farah)
- MYWD
- Notes
The song Ride won best film clip of the year at the 2021 National Indigenous Music Awards.
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