Tirren Staaf

Infobox musical artist
Name = Pegz

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Background = solo_singer, producer
Birth_name = Tirren Staaf
Alias = Pegz
MC Pegasus
Born = c. 1977
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Origin = Melbourne, Australia
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Genre = Hip hop
Occupation = musician, singer, songwriter, record producer
Years_active = 1992–present
Label = Obese
Associated_acts = Milk Bar Stars
URL = http://www.pegz.com.au
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"Tirren Staaf", otherwise known as Pegz (or MC Pegasus), is an Australian hip hop artist and producer hailing from Melbourne, Victoria. He is the CEO of Obese Records [cite web |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/taking-the-rap/2006/01/26/1138066913843.html?page=2 |title=Taking the rap |publisher=The Age |date=2006-01-29 |accessdate=2008-05-13] — the record label responsible for artists such as Hilltop Hoods, Downsyde, and Bias B. [cite web |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/obese-gains-some-weight/2006/10/26/1161749231165.html |title=Obese gains some weight |publisher=The Age |date=2006-10-27 |accessdate=2007-12-20]

Biography

Pegz has been a part of the Australian hip hop scene since 1992, and has released three full-length studio albums. As a teenager he was firstly a graffitti artist before becoming a rapper. In 2000, he scored a job at Obese Records, a specialist hip-hop music store in Prahran. [cite web |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/taking-the-rap/2006/01/26/1138066913843.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1 |title=Taking the rap |last=Benedictus |first=Luke |publisher=The Age |date=2006-01-29 |accessdate=2007-12-20] He nominally retired as a solo artist in 2007 to concentrate on Obese Records. [cite web |url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22989941-2902,00.html |title=The year ahead in music |publisher=Herald Sun |last=Te Koha |first=Nui |date=2207-12-31 |accessdate=2008-05-13]

'This will be my last solo effort I think; I’m not in the mental space to be juggling everything right now, but we’ll see what happens. I’m always writing. Always.' [cite web |url=http://www.bmamag.com/?p=243 |title=OBESE BLOCK PARTY - Block Rockin’ Beats |publisher=BMA Magazine |last=Dennes |first=Caz |date=2008-05-01 |accessdate=2008-05-13]

Milk Bar Stars

In 2005 Pegz toured nationally with Australian Hip Hop supergroup 'Milk Bar Stars' (Pegz, Muph, DJ Bonez & Plutonic Lab). [cite web |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/cd--gig-reviews/milkbar-stars/2005/12/08/1133829704676.html |title=Milkbar Stars |publisher=Sydney Morning Herald |last=Colman |first=Tim |date=2005-12-09 |accessdate=2008-04-01]

Discography

Albums and EPs

*"Pegasuss" EP (2001)
*"Capricorn Cat" (2003)
*"Axis" (2005)
*"Burn City" (2007)

ingles

*"12 Apostles" (2002)
*"Back Then" (2005)
*"Chechen Gorilla" (2005)

References

External links

* [http://www.pegz.com.au/ Official website]
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* [http://www.obeserecords.com/artists_pegz.htm Pegz] at Obese Records site