A.B. Original

A.B. Original is an Australian hip hop duo made up of Briggs and Trials. A.B. Original stands for Always Black, Original. Both members are Indigenous Australians; Briggs is a Yorta Yorta man and Trials is Ngarrindjeri.[1] Their music is overtly political and has been described as "angry, polemical, brutally frank and meant to inspire a response, good or bad".[2]

A.B. Original
OriginAustralia
LabelsGolden Era
Bad Apples Music
MembersBriggs
Trials

A.B. Original's single "January 26" (featuring Dan Sultan), released in August 2016, which comments on the use of that date for Australia Day.[3] This was followed up by an album entitled Reclaim Australia in November.[1] The provocatively titled[2][4] album features many guests including Thelma Plum, G. Yunupingu and Archie Roach.[4]

At the 2017 AIR independent Music Awards, the duo won five awards; Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year, Best Independent Hip Hop Album, Best Independent Single, Best Independent Artist and Best Independent Album or EP.[5] At the APRA Music Awards of 2018 the duo won Songwriter of the Year.[6]

Band members

Discography

Albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[7]
Reclaim Australia 10

Singles
List of singles, with chart position
Title Year Album
"2 Black 2 Strong"[8] 2016 Reclaim Australia
"Dead in a Minute" (featuring Caiti Baker) [9]
"Firing Squad" (featuring Hau) [10]
"Take Me Home" (featuring Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu) [11]
"January 26" (featuring Dan Sultan) [12]
"Dumb Things" (featuring Paul Kelly) [13] 2017 Like a Version
"Blaccout"[14] 2018 non-album single

Awards and Nominations

APRA Music Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters".

Year Nominee / work Award Result
APRA Music Awards of 2018[6] themselves Songwriter of the Year Won

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
ARIA Music Awards of 2017[15] Reclaim Australia ARIA Award for Album of the Year Nominated
ARIA Award for Best Group Nominated
ARIA Award for Best Urban Album Won
ARIA Award for Best Independent Release Won
ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist - Release Nominated
Daniel Rankine for Reclaim Australia ARIA Award for Producer of the Year Nominated

Music Victoria Awards

The Music Victoria Awards, are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2005 (although nominee and winners are unknown from 2005-2012).[16][17]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2017 themselves Best Band Nominated
Best Live Act Nominated
Best Aboriginal Act Won
Reclaim Australia Best Album Won
Best Hip Hop Album Won
"January 26" Best Song Nominated

National Indigenous Music Awards

The National Indigenous Music Awards recognise excellence, innovation and leadership among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians from throughout Australia. They commenced in 2004.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2016 themselves New Talent of the Year Nominated
"Dead in a Minute" Song of the Year Nominated
"2 Black 2 Strong" Nominated
2017 themselves Artist of the Year Nominated
Reclaim Australia Album of the Year Nominated
"January 26" (with Dan Sultan) Song of the Year Won
Film Clip of the Year Won
2018 themselves Artist of the Year Nominated

References
  1. Byron, Tim (25 November 2016), "A.B. Original: 'We wrote the hardest shit we could write, and it's being supported'", Sydney Morning Herald
  2. Zuel, Bernard (27 November 2016), "A.B. Original album Reclaim Australia is a necessary shock to the system", Canberra Times
  3. Pat McGrath and Andy Burns, (26 January 2017), Band A.B. Original on their song January 26, 7.30, ABC Television Retrieved 4 July 2017
  4. Butler, Josh (16 November 2016), "'It's Shit Being A Black Man In Australia' -- A.B. Original Talk Racism, Reclaim Australia And Rap", The Huffington Post
  5. "2017 AIR independent Music Awards". AIR. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  6. "Songwriter of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  7. "australian-charts.com - A.B. Original - Reclaim Australia". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  8. "2 Black 2 Strong single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  9. "Dead in a Minute single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  10. "Firing Squad single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  11. "Take Me Home single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  12. "January 26 single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  13. "Dumb Things (Like a Version) single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  14. "Blaccout single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  15. "Search A.B. Original at ARIA Awards". ARIA Awards. 11 August 2020.
  16. "Previous Nominess". Music Victoria. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  17. "Previous Winners". Music Victoria. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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