Chief, Rangatira, Fair-skinned, Rapper… we all have our definitions of ourselves and those that are given to us. Rei's album A Place To Stand is a personal and universal. It's beautifully produced with content that rides the line between reverse colonisation, inspiration, hip-hop, culture and a passion to make a dope album.
If Rei is an example of upcoming Kiwi artists, the future looks bright. From creating music the last 10 years to present his multi genre sound, Rei is definitely on the cutting edge, and is influenced by our global music community. Mostly by the UK House/Garage style, by Hip hop from major US rappers but, his album has the extra elements of Maori language, haka and kiwi slang, making the sum of A Place to Stand a smoothly produced audio experience. It also sounds BIG in a stadium or club setting.
Ariki debuted in the Official New Zealand Top 40 Albums on 17 July 2023. It has been in the Top 40 Albums for one week with a highest position of #37. There is one album by Rei in the Top 40 Albums.
Title |
Type |
Debut |
Weeks |
Best |
Ariki |
Top 40 Albums |
17 Jul 2023 |
1 |
37 |