Perth, Australia has quietly sustained one of the more underacknowledged Hip-Hop underground scenes outside of the traditional English-speaking centers, and KOGZ — born Drew Marciniak — has been a consistent presence in that ecosystem since his 2014 debut "Piece of Mind." His work with the SBX production circle and the SMOG collective established his footing early, and the approach has remained stable: lyricism first, no gimmicks, no clout chasing. "Wipe Your Smile" is a standalone single that operates on those same terms — unadorned rap, the kind that depends entirely on what gets said and how. For those who trace the connective tissue between American boom bap and its Southern Hemisphere interpreters, KOGZ represents a strand worth following.
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