REAL
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One of Hamilton's earliest serious hip-hop crews, REAL (short for "Rappers Explore Authentic Lyrics") formed in 1993 from members of Black and White Time. Their MC's were Omega B (a.k.a. Brett Wagner, who hosted the Hip Hop Impact show on Contact 89FM from 1993, followed by the All City Hip Hop Show on UFM), PWI (Phillip Peita) and B-Corz (Brendon Chase), and DJs Freeman (Freeman Fatu) and Ric Rush.
REAL gained some immediate local success, with the song Kickin' Wicked Rhymes attaining the #1 position on the Contact 89FM Top 13. They played support for Upper Hutt Posse at the 1994 University of Waikato Orientation. Omega B went on to 4 Corners and Ric Rush to Flax Roots.
