Last Friday at Diplo’s Sydney show at the Metro Theatre, Heaps Decent programmed the second room (The Lair), booking young acts we’ve worked with in the past year and some established Indigenous artists we admire.

Starting off the night was 16 year old D-Minor in his first ever club performance, followed by a showcase of young artists including Dazzle, Young Nookie and Str8 Ballaz. These young artists have been part of the On Track program - an initiative run by Redfern Community Centre with Cesar Bassi and Wire MC.

Then began the more established acts - first up was Stunna Set, a young trio who have recently signed to Gadigal Recordings. Rapper Radical Son was next, who commanded the room’s attention with his huge, powerful voice and finally the room was closed by trio The Last Kinection, who got the crowd moving to a tight set of upbeat rap jams.

Big ups to everyone involved, on stage and off. We’ll be posting some video footage of the performances over the next few weeks, but in the meantime check out one of the STR8 BALLAZ film clips.