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Quro (born Andrew Michael Bradley) is an
Australian hip hop Australian hip hop traces its origins to the early 1980s and is largely inspired by hip hop and other urban musical genres from the United States. As the form matured, Australian hip hop has become a commercially viable style of music which i ...
MC from
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, South Australia who later relocated to Sydney. He has been involved in the Australian hip hop scene Note: Transcribed and edited by Emma Masters from 1998 discussion, ''Urban Xpressions'', at University of Technology, Sydney. since about 1992, when he formed part of the Adelaide hip hop group Finger Lickin Good with MC Madcap. Quro, as Andrew Bradley, has also worked on radio and as a journalist. He also contributed a verse on the
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track ''Saga (Iron Fist)'' from their debut LP ''
Knights of the Underground Table ''Knights of the Underground Table'' is the debut album by the Australian hip hop group Def Wish Cast. It was released in 1993 on CD and cassette by Random Records. The album was recorded in St Clair in Western Sydney. Group members Def Wish ...
''. Quro then formed the live hip hop group Fuglemen with Muskrat and Madcap, releasing two albums, ''Resuscitation'' (1997) and ''Memento Mori'' (1999). Over the years he has appeared as a guest vocalist on many artist albums and compilations, including ''Culture Of Kings Volume 2'' and ''Straight From The Art''. He has released two albums as a solo artist, ''This Last Week I've...'' and ''Looking For Andrew Bradley'' and with producer and DJ Mostyn (Space Unit) formed Reference Point in 1999 after moving to Sydney. The duo released their album ''Save The World'' in 2000 and the ''BackwordsForewords'' single on Pacifica Records in 2001. Following this Quro fronted the live hip hop group Upshot (who released their album ''Make It Happen'' in 2004) and continued to work with Mostyn releasing their ''Goodnight Mr Howard'' EP in July 2007.


Discography


Finger Lickin Good

*Illegitimate Sons of the Bastard Funk (1993)


Solo albums

* This Last Week I've... (1998) * Looking For Andrew Bradley (2002)


Fuglemen

* Resuscitation (1997) * Memento Mori (1999)


Reference Point

* Save The World... – Pacifica Records (2000) PRO569 * BackwordsForewords – Pacifica Records (2001) PRCD55701 (Label) / PRCD55691 (CD)


Upshot

*Make It Happen (2004)


Mostyn and Quro

* Goodnight Mr. Howard EP (2007)


References


External links


Mostyn & Quro
on Myspace {{Authority control Australian hip hop musicians Living people Year of birth missing (living people)