Childhood friends Junior "YJ" Mika, Samoa "MWAYS" Fune, and Tino "HP Onit" Taito
formed HP Boyz in 2019, bringing a modern spin to the Australian hip-hop
tradition with drill influences, trap-influenced beats, and an aggressive
delivery. The three rappers had grown up together in Hampton Park, a suburb of
Melbourne. Longtime music fans, they crafted an original sound informed by
hometown heroes like Joel Fletcher and Alex Jones, as well as British grime
rappers like Stormzy and Skepta. "Blueprint," the trio's first single, was
released in 2019 and quickly became a viral hit in Au...