''Burn City'' is an album released by

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also collaborates on the track "Diligent Music". It peaked at No. 70 on the ARIA Album Chart, No. 10 on the ARIA Urban Album Chart and No. 4 on the ARIA Hitseekers Albums chart. The album's tracks were featured on national radio station,

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. According to Khalil Hegarty of ''

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'' declared that Pegz "has made the Australian hip-hop scene his own." During 2008 he toured Australia to promote the album.

Reception

Khalil Hegarty of ''

'' reviewed ''Burn City'' where Pegz "gives his all, but never sounds like he's overdoing it." Hegarty elaborated, that the album is "his acceptance of the glory and a motivational speech for the team that is the local scene." Toby Walker rated it at 7.5/10 and opined that " eholds it down tight in his area of expertise, being the rhyme and flow department that he is." Pegz described his album, "my music isn't cryptic... There's a bit of social commentary there and there are some political themes."

Track listing

# "Know" # "Burn City" (featuring Kye) # "Milk Bar Star" # "Propaganda" # "7 Days 6 Nights" # "Block to Block (featuring

) # "No Attachments" # "Tuxan Factory (Interlude)" # "Just Married" (featuring Muph) # "I Don't Need Your Judgments" (featuring Reagan Staaf) # "Ali Shuffle" # "Diligent Music" (featuring

and

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) # "Before I Leave" (featuring

, Patto and Illy) # "The Fight" # "Forsaken"

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2007 albums Pegz albums Obese Records albums