Birdz (rapper)

Nathan Bird, known professionally as Birdz, is an Australian rapper and singer. He is an Indigenous Australian man with Butchulla, Juru, and Nguburinji heritage.[2][1]

Birdz
Birth nameNathan Bird
BornRockhampton, Queensland, Australia[1]
OriginKatherine, Northern Territory[2]
GenresAustralian hip hop
Years active2013–present

Early life

Bird was born in Rockhampton in North Queensland, but grew up in the small town of Katherine in the Northern Territory. He studied at the University of Queensland and the University of Melbourne.[3]

Career

Birdz began his music career in 2013. He released his debut album Train of Thought in 2017, which included features from Jimblah and Caiti Baker.[4] He has released more singles since then, including collaborations with Omar Musa and Ecca Vandal in 2018.[5]

In 2020 Birdz released the single "Bagi-la-m Bargan" (featuring Fred Leone), a retelling of James Cook's 1770 arrival in Australia from the perspective of Aboriginal Australians, which was co-written with Trials for the NITV documentary Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky.[6][7]

Discography

Albums
Title Details
Train of Thought
  • Released: 18 August 2017[8]
  • Label: Bad Apples
  • Format: digital download, streaming

Extended Plays
Title Details
Birdz Eye View
  • Released: 12 September 2012[9]
  • Label: Birdz
  • Format: digital download
Place of Dreams
  • Released: 3 May 2019[10]
  • Label: Bad Apples, UMA
  • Format: digital download, streaming

As lead artist
Title Year Album
"We Will Strive"[11] 2012 Birdz Eye View
"Supabrotha"[12] 2014 non album single
"All We Know"[13] 2015 non album single
"Rise"
(featuring Jimblah)[14]		 2016 Train of Thought
"Black Lives Matter"[15]
"Hunger Voodoo"[16]
"This Side"
(featuring Serina Pech)[17]		 2017
"Sunset Dreaming"
(Like a Version)[18]		 Like a Version Volume Thirteen
"About Me"
(with Omar Musa)[19]		 2018 non album single
"Place of Dreams"
(featuring Ecca Vandal)[20]		 Place of Dreams
"On the Run"[21] 2019
"Black Child"
(featuring Mojo Juju)[22]
"Bagi-la-m Bargan"
(featuring Fred Leone)[23]		 2020 TBC
Title Year Album
"Smoking Ceremony"[24]
(Skinnyfish Sound System featuring B2M, Birdz & Tasman Keith)		 2019
"Protest"[25]
(Wegz featuring Birdz)		 2020

References
  1. "Birdz". Australian Hip Hip Directory & News.
  2. Staff, Guardian (3 February 2015). "Five questions to Murri man Birdz | IndigenousX". the Guardian.
  3. Ward, Mat (6 September 2016). "Rapper Birdz throws the book at bigots". Green Left.
  4. "NT-based rapper BIRDZ takes us through his compelling debut album, Train Of Thought". PILERATS.
  5. "Birdz". Birdz.
  6. "Birdz drops new single looking at arrival of Cook". NITV.
  7. "StackPath". amnplify.com.au.
  8. "Train of Thought (DD)". Apple Music. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  9. "Birdz Eye View (DD)". Apple Music. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  10. "Place of Dreams (DD)". Apple Music. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  11. "Rapper Birdz throws the book at bigots". The Music AU. August 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  12. "Abandoned school video shoot with Birdz for "Supabrotha"". kittenofdoom. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  13. "All We Know is now live!". kittenofdoom. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  14. "Rise (Single)". Apple Music. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  15. "Black Lives Matter (Single)". Apple Music. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  16. "Hunger Voodoo (Single)". Apple Music. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  17. "The Side (Single)". Apple Music. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  18. "Sunset Dreaming (Like a Version) (Single)". Apple Music. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  19. "About Me (Single)". Apple Music. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  20. "Place of Dreams (Single)". Apple Music. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  21. "On the Run (Single)". Apple Music. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  22. "Premiere: Birdz Finds Hope In Harsh Realities With "Black Child"". acclaimmag. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  23. "Bagi-la-m Bargan (Single)". Apple Music. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  24. "Smoking Ceremony (single)". Apple Music. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  25. "Protest (single)". Apple Music. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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