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No Money Enterprise
OriginLogan City, Queensland, Australia
Genres
Years active2019–present
Labels
  • Wembley Records
  • The Orchard
  • No Money Enterprise
(independent)
Members
  • Rndy $vge
  • Tommy OT
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No Money Enterprise (often abbreviated as NME) are a Samoan Australian hip hop group formed in 2019 in Logan City, Queensland. Consisting of members Rndy Svge & Tommy OT, their musical style combines elements of drill music and hip hop. They are best known for their debut single "German".[1]

No Money Enterprise have received multiple award nominations—"German" not only going gold in 2 different countries they also went platinum as well as receiving a nomination for Most Performed Hip Hop / Rap Work at the

2021 Queensland Music Awards
.

Career

2019–present: "German" and "No Reason"

No Money Enterprise formed in

2021 Queensland Music Awards.[6] On 26 November 2021, they performed a cover of the Notorious B.I.G.'s song "Mo Money Mo Problems" for Australian youth broadcaster Triple J's Like a Version segment, in addition to a performance of their song "German".[7] On 3 December 2021, the cover was digitally released.[8] Australian popular culture website Junkee's David James Young ranked the cover at number 32 out of 38 in his list of the best Like a Version covers of 2021, stating "[the] Biggie classic doesn't quite meld with the Enterprise's style."[9] On 25 February 2022, they released the single "Troublesome", a collaboration with rappers Section 60 & Bently.[10] On 19 March, they released the single "Riding", a collaboration with Bently.[11] On 30 March, they premiered the single "Bosque" on Triple J's program Good Nights with Bridget Hustwaite.[12] "Bosque", featuring Bently, Vita and Redback, was released later that same day.[13]

Their debut EP is scheduled for release on 3 February 2023.

Band members

Current members[1]

  • Rndy $vge – vocals (2019–present)
  • Tommy OT – vocals (2019–present)

Personal lives

Each of the band members have Polynesian heritage.[1] In an interview with Triple J about the success of "German", Rndy $vge said:

"Not only do we represent Australia, we also want to represent our Polynesian background. We take pride in it, it's something we carry close to our hearts. We live and breathe where we come from and we want to showcase that."

— Rndy $vge[1]

Musical style and influences

No Money Enterprise's musical style incorporates genres such as hip hop and drill.[1]

Discography

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details
Title Details
WoodRich
  • Scheduled: 3 February 2023[14]
  • Format: Digital
  • Label: Wembley Records

Singles

List of singles, with year released, selected chart positions and certifications, and album name shown
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[15] 		NZ
[16]
"German" 2019 37 26 Non-album singles
"No Reason" 2020 — —[A]
"Presto" — —
"Troublesome"
(with Bently and Section 60)[10] 		2022 —[B] —[C]
"Riding"
(with Bently)[11] 		— —
"Bosque"
(featuring Bently, Vita and Redback)[13] 		— — WoodRich
"S T C"
(featuring Vita)[21] 		— —
"Foreign Currency"
(featuring Vita and Stal'lyon)[22] 		— —
"LLTK" 2023 — — TBA
"Cleopatra"
(with SHYY)[23] 		— —
"Through the Storm"
(featuring Bently) 		2024 — —
"Back to Back"[24] — —

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with year released and album name shown
Title Year Album
"Mo Money Mo Problems"
(Triple J Like a Version) 		2021 Non-album single

Notes

  1. ^ "No Reason" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 18 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[18]
  2. ^ "Troublesome" did not enter the ARIA Singles Chart, but peaked at number 20 on the ARIA Top 20 Australian Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart.[19]
  3. ^ "Troublesome" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 28 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[20]

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The

Australasian Performing Right Association
(APRA) to recognise composing and song writing skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.

Year Nominee / work Award Result abbr. Ref.
2021 "German" Most Performed Hip Hop / Rap Work Nominated [25]

Queensland Music Awards

Main article: Queensland Music Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2021
 "Presto" Hip Hop / Rap Nominated [26]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Pull up, pull up for Australia's next big drill exports – No Money Enterprise". Triple J. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  2. ^ "No Money Enterprise on Triple J Unearthed". Triple J Unearthed. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "No Money Enterprise release new single after the success of track "German"". Flava. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  4. ^ Griffiths, Neil (17 June 2020). "Exclusive: New World Artists signs Brisbane hip hop group No Money Enterprise". The Music. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Presto – Single by No Money Enterprise on Apple Music". 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  6. The Industry Observer. Archived
    from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  7. NME Australia. Archived
    from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Mo Money Mo Problems (triple j Like a Version) – Single by No Money Enterprise on Apple Music". Apple Music. 3 December 2021. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  9. ^ James Young, David (9 December 2021). "We ranked every Like a Version of 2021 from good to sublime". Junkee. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Troublesome – Single by No Money Enterprise, Section60 & Bently on Apple Music". 25 February 2022. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Riding – Single by Bently & No Money Enterprise on Apple Music". Apple Music. 11 March 2022. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  12. ^ Hustwaite, Bridget (30 March 2022). "Good Nights: New Mia Wray, No Money Enterprise". Triple J. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Bosque (feat. Bently, Vita & Redback) – Single by No Money Enterprise on Apple Music". Apple Music. 30 March 2022. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  14. ^ "WoodRich - EP". Apple Music. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Australian Discography No Money Enterprise". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  16. ^ "NZ Discography No Money Enterprise". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  17. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  18. ^ "Hot Singles Chart for week of 10 May 2020". Recorded Music NZ. 10 May 2020. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  19. ^ "ARIA Top 20 Australian Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart for week of 7 March 2022". Australian Recording Industry Association. 7 March 2022. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  20. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  21. ^ "S T C (feat. VITA) - Single". Apple Music. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  22. ^ "Foreign Currency - Single". Apple Music. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  23. ^ "SHYY x No Money Enterprise - Cleopatra (Official Lyric Video)". YouTube. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  24. ^ "'BACK TO BACK' is out everywhere🤞🏾🩸". YouTube. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  25. ^ "Nominees announced for the 2021 APRA Music Awards". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  26. NME Australia. Archived
    from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

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