No Money Enterprise

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No Money Enterprise
Origin Logan City, Queensland, Australia
Genres
Years active2019–present
Labels
  • Wembley Records
  • The Orchard
  • No Money Enterprise
(independent)
Members
  • Rndy $vge
  • Tommy OT
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No Money Enterprise (often abbreviated as NME) are a Samoan Australian hip hop group formed in 2019 in Logan City, Queensland. Consisting of members Rndy Svge & Tommy OT, their musical style combines elements of drill music and hip hop. They are best known for their debut single "German". [1]

Contents

No Money Enterprise have received multiple award nominations—"German" not only going gold in 2 different countries they also went platinum as well as receiving a nomination for Most Performed Hip Hop / Rap Work at the 2021 APRA Awards and "Presto" was nominated in the Hip Hop / Rap category at the 2021 Queensland Music Awards.

Career

2019–present: "German" and "No Reason"

No Money Enterprise formed in Logan City, Queensland in 2019. [1] [2] The group rose to prominence in November 2019 with the release of their debut single "German". The song gained traction on the social media app TikTok. [3] On 1 May 2020, they released the single "No Reason". [3] On 17 June, No Money Enterprise signed with booking agency New World Artists. [4] On 2 October, they released the single "Presto". [5] On 8 April 2021, "Presto" received a nomination in the Hip Hop / Rap category at the 2021 Queensland Music Awards. [6] On 26 November 2021, they performed a cover of the Notorious B.I.G.'s song "Mo Money Mo Problems" for Australian youth broadcaster Triple J's Like a Version segment, in addition to a performance of their song "German". [7] On 3 December 2021, the cover was digitally released. [8] Australian popular culture website Junkee 's David James Young ranked the cover at number 32 out of 38 in his list of the best Like a Version covers of 2021, stating "[the] Biggie classic doesn't quite meld with the Enterprise's style." [9] On 25 February 2022, they released the single "Troublesome", a collaboration with rappers Section 60 & Bently. [10] On 19 March, they released the single "Riding", a collaboration with Bently. [11] On 30 March, they premiered the single "Bosque" on Triple J's program Good Nights with Bridget Hustwaite. [12] "Bosque", featuring Bently, Vita and Redback, was released later that same day. [13]

Their debut EP is scheduled for release on 3 February 2023.

Band members

Current members [1]

Personal lives

Each of the band members have Polynesian heritage. [1] In an interview with Triple J about the success of "German", Rndy $vge said:

"Not only do we represent Australia, we also want to represent our Polynesian background. We take pride in it, it's something we carry close to our hearts. We live and breathe where we come from and we want to showcase that."

— Rndy $vge [1]

Musical style and influences

No Money Enterprise's musical style incorporates genres such as hip hop and drill. [1]

Discography

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details
TitleDetails
WoodRich
  • Scheduled: 3 February 2023 [14]
  • Format: Digital
  • Label: Wembley Records

Singles

List of singles, with year released, selected chart positions and certifications, and album name shown
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[15] 		NZ
[16]
"German"20193726Non-album singles
"No Reason"2020—— [A]
"Presto"——
"Troublesome"
(with Bently and Section 60) [10] 		2022— [B] — [C]
"Riding"
(with Bently) [11] 		——
"Bosque"
(featuring Bently, Vita and Redback) [13] 		——WoodRich
"S T C"
(featuring Vita) [21] 		——
"Foreign Currency"
(featuring Vita and Stal'lyon) [22] 		——
"LLTK"2023——TBA
"Cleopatra"
(with SHYY) [23] 		——
"Through the Storm"
(featuring Bently)		2024——
"Back to Back" [24] ——

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with year released and album name shown
TitleYearAlbum
"Mo Money Mo Problems"
(Triple J Like a Version )		2021Non-album single

Notes

  1. ↑ "No Reason" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 18 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. [18]
  2. ↑ "Troublesome" did not enter the ARIA Singles Chart, but peaked at number 20 on the ARIA Top 20 Australian Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart. [19]
  3. ↑ "Troublesome" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 28 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. [20]

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are several award ceremonies run in Australia by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) to recognise composing and song writing skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.

YearNominee / workAwardResultabbr. Ref.
2021 "German"Most Performed Hip Hop / Rap WorkNominated [25]

Queensland Music Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2021 "Presto"Hip Hop / RapNominated [26]

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