4 Corners
4 Corners are MC's Koma (Charles Ngakoma Conner) and Hepaklypz (Hohepa Morgan), and DJ Omega B (Brett Wagner). They formed in 1998 from other Hamilton groups, including REAL (Omega B), Aziz (Koma) and Time Bandits (Omega B and Koma), and named themselves after the four elements of hip hop culture (MC-ing, DJ-ing, breaking, and bombing).
They released a single "On the Downlow" in late 2005, and in 2006 released the single "By My Side" and their first album "Foundations", the latter featuring collaborations from the likes on P-Money and Che Fu. A video from the album, "Now I Know" (featuring Ladi6), has received wide television airplay. All their releases are on Disruptiv.
4 Corners have also featured on P-Moneys album Big Things, Koma and Hepaklypz have tracks on DJ Sir-Vere's Major Flavours 4 compilation, and Omega B on Major Flavours 6. They have toured nationwide with Nesian Mystic and Misfits of Science, and played the Big Day Out festival 2005 and 2007 in Auckland. Underlining their importance to New Zealand hip-hop, the group even recieved a name check on Scribe's song "Stand Up" (New Zealand's largest selling single for 2003): "Yeah we taking over, tell "4 Corners" that we ain't holding back any longer".
At the 2006 Apra Silver Scroll awards 4 Corners performed a remix of the Patea Maori Club classic "Poi E" with P-Money and the Patea Maori Club. 4 Corners have since given repeat perfomances of the song at the 2007 Parehaka Music Festival and Big Day Out.
Releases
On the Downlow single, 2005
By My Side single, 2006
Foundations album, 2006
The Whole Truth appears on the 2001 compilation Year Zero
On the Downlow appears on the 2006 compilation Area 07
3rd Eyesight (Feat. 4 Corners and Te Ata) appears on the 2002 Dubious Bros album Trade Secrets
The Xpedition (Feat. 4 Corners) and Synchronize Thoughts (Feat. 4 Corners & Scribe) appears on the 2003 P-Money album Big Things.
Real Wreck (Feat. 4 Corners) appears on the 2006 Juse album Global Casino
