360

360 is an Australian hip hop artist from Victoria, born in 1986. He is a Melbourne MC and part of Australia’s underground hip hop scene, performing under the name “360” pronounced “three sixty”.

Career

He first appears on the Terntable Jediz compilation All Out War in 2004, alongside Celph Titled, John Doe and Bias B. After building his profile through studio work and live appearances, he releases his debut solo album What You See Is What You Get through Soulmate Records. The album includes a range of styles, mixing wordplay, soulful harmonies, funk loops, live instrumentation and humour.

Among the album’s tracks are “How Good?”, built around a seventies funk sample and focused on Melbourne nightlife; “Take Me For Granted”, a stripped-back acoustic song about lost love; and “Mamma Mia”, a comic stalker-style track aimed at Australia’s most famous tennis wife. The video for “Mamma Mia” attracts attention in Australian media and receives more than 8,000 online plays in its first week.

Collaborations and performance history

Before and around his debut release, 360 works with a wide range of artists, including Okwerdz, Ken Hell and Alexx The Kidd in the studio, and shares stages with Atmosphere and Vanilla Ice. The album also features guests Joelistics, Jeremedy, Oso and Pez, with production contributions from M-Phazes, Pataphysics and Joelistics, plus mixing and arrangement by Count Bounce and scratches by DJ A-Style.

Other artist with the same name

Another act called 360 is an eight-piece live band from the Midlands, with singer and guitarist Ross Lydon, but this is a different artist.