current_members associated_acts years_active label article_title past_members background genre image origin name
suffa mc pressure dj debris certified furler one above horrorshow wise crew thundamentals funkoars briggs drapht vents sia 1994 -- present obese records golden era records hilltop hoods
 dj next mc summit group_or_band australian hip hop 250px adelaide , south australia , australia hilltop hoods
hilltop hoods

hilltop hoods is an australian hip hop group that formed in 1994 in adelaide , south australia .
the group 's founders are suffa -lrb- matt lambert -rrb- and mc pressure -lrb- daniel smith -rrb- , who were joined by dj debris -lrb- barry francis -rrb- after fellow founder , dj next -lrb- ben hare -rrb- , left in 1999 .
the group released its first extended play , `` back once again '' , in 1997 and have subsequently released seven studio albums , three dvds and a `` restrung '' version of the 2006 album , `` the hard road '' .
four of their albums peaked at number one on the australian record industry association -lrb- aria -rrb- albums charts : `` the hard road '' -lrb- 2006 -rrb- , `` state of the art '' -lrb- 2009 -rrb- , `` drinking from the sun '' -lrb- 2012 -rrb- and `` walking under stars '' -lrb- 2014 -rrb- .
two tracks have reached the top 10 on the aria singles chart -- `` chase that feeling '' -lrb- 2009 -rrb- and `` i love it '' , featuring sia -lrb- 2011 -rrb- -- while `` cosby sweater '' -lrb- 2014 -rrb- became the group 's first-ever top 5 aria single on 15 november 2014 .
hilltop hoods have toured both in australia and overseas , including playing at music festivals : t in the park , oxegen , the big day out , clipsal 500 , southbound , the great escape , splendour in the grass , bassinthegrass , groovin ' the moo , falls festival , pyramid rock festival , rollercoaster , come together festival and make poverty history .
at the aria music awards of 2006 they won `` best independent release '' and `` best urban album '' for `` the hard road '' .
in 2007 , they won `` best urban album '' for their remix album , '' '' -lrb- 2007 -rrb- .
they won the same category in 2009 for `` state of the art '' and in 2012 for `` drinking from the sun '' .
in 2009 , debris also won `` engineer of the year '' for his work on `` state of the art '' .
the first preview of the band 's seventh studio album , `` walking under stars '' , was uploaded to the hilltop hoods soundcloud page on 21 june 2014 , and the golden era records album was released in partnership with the universal music company on 8 august 2014 .
the band received their seventh aria award in 2014 when `` walking under stars '' won in the best urban album category at the 28th aria awards .
