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Between hip-hop and a hard place, Illy bounces back re-energised
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It was time to face the music. Early on the morning of Friday, May 24, 2019, Al Murray, aka leading Australian hip-hop artist Illy, stepped inside the Ultimo studios of Triple J, where his new single,
Then What, was to be debuted. A premiere on the national youth broadcaster’s popular breakfast show is a prestigious slot, usually reserved for a proven hit-maker’s new track. Murray met the criteria, but he thought that was about to end. This was his first new material in two-and-a-half years and the Melbourne musician was convinced it would bomb.