Joseph Lardner, known as Vents, was born in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1983.
He began his MC career around 1997 after being involved with Adelaide's graffiti
subculture. Vents made his debut on Who's Your Step Daddy by Funkoars in 2003
and released his first album, Hard to Kill, in July 2007. His second album,
Marked for Death, was released in May 2011, under Hilltop Hoods' Golden Era
Records and debuted at number 25 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart. It was
nominated for an ARIA Music Award in the "Best Urban Album" category. Vents
toured extensively throughout Australia, p...