caption current_members years_active label image_size article_title background genre origin name
wizdm 2011 and mistery tuesday , 27 april 2010 july matthew aka wizdm -rrb- peet -lrb- aka mistery -rrb- claude rodriguez -lrb- 1989 - present mds mustard records krosswerdz recordings 150 brethren -lrb- australian group -rrb-
 group_or_band australian hip hop sydney , new south wales , australia brethren
brethren -lrb- australian group -rrb-

brethren are one of the longest-serving hip hop crews in australia , celebrating 20 years in 2009 .
the group comprises matthew peet aka `` mistery '' and claude rodriguez aka wizdm .
brethren featured on the first full length australian hip hop album , starred in the first australian hip hop documentary , and produced the first ever australian hip hop concept album .
they were also one of the first commercially signed hip hop crews in australia .
brethren appeared in rolling stone magazine , the sbs compass documentary `` the mistery of hip hop '' , and on tv shows -- recovery , channel v 's soup kitchen , room 208 , and sbs 's alchemy .
brethren have supported acts such as ice-t , run dmc , blackalicious , dj kool herc , playdough , vex da vortex and performed at festivals including the big day out , livid and blackstump music festival .
apart from their own releases , they have contributed tracks to numerous collaborative albums such as `` my my '' , `` home brews 2 '' , `` basic equipment '' , `` hip-hop a place of peace '' , `` 4 elements '' and `` culture of kings 2 '' .
