'Major Flavours 3' is the third Australian instalment of
the multi-platinum selling NZ series, mixed by hip hop pioneer and TV personality
Sir-vere. It is the second follow-up to the hugely successful, #1 ARIA charting
'Major Flavours 1 & 2' mix-tape compilation, which went on to sell close to
gold in 2006 & 2007 respectively. 'Major Flavours 3' once again features the
hottest international club bangers like Akon, Timbaland, Neyo, Fergie, Justin
Timberlake, Souljah Boy, Alicia Keys, Sean Kingston and heaps more.
TRACKLISTING:
DISC ONE
1. The Way I Are' - Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson
2. 'Drop'
- Ying Yang Twins
3. 4 In The Morning' - Gwen Stefani
4. Do You' - Ne-Yo
5. 'Clumsy' - Fergie
6. 'No One' - Alicia Keys
7. 'Me Love' - Sean Kingston
8. 'Summer Love' - Justin Timberlake
9. 'Lip Gloss' - Lil' Mama
10. 'Like
This' - MIMS
11. 'Not A Criminal' - Chamillionaire feat. Kelis
12. 'Say
Yeah' - Wiz Khalifa
13. 'Crank Dat" - Souljah Boy Tell Em
14. 'Party
Like A Rock Star' - Shop Boyz
15. 'Come To Me' - P.Diddy feat. Nicole Scherzinger
16. 'Stand Up' - Ludacris
17. 'Stunt 101' - G-Unit
18. 'Never Leave Me'
- Lumidee
19. 'She Got It' - 2 Pistols feat. T-Pain
20. 'Rap Game' - Beatkamp
Muzik
DISC TWO
1. 'Major Flavour' R.E.S.
2. 'I Got It From My Mama'
- Will.I.Am
3. Just Fine' - Mary J Blige
4. 'The Anthem' - Pitbull feat.
Lil' Jon
5. 'Fly Like Me' - Chingy feat. Amerie
6. 'Blame It On Me' -
Akon
7. 'No Diggity' - Blackstreet
8. 'People Everyday' - Arrested Development
9. 'You' - Lloyd feat. Lil' Wayne
10. 'Finer Things' - DJ Felli Fel feat.
Kanye West, Ne-Yo, JD & Fabolous
11. 'Tambourine' - Eve
12. 'Entourage'
- Omarion
13. 'Body' - Ja Rule feat. Ashley Joi
14. 'Say It Again' - Scribe
feat. Tyra Hammond
15. 'Show Me What You Got' - Jay-Z
16. 'Think Twice'
- Aotearoa Allstars
17. 'Head Rock' - Dirty Mob
18. 'Big Things Poppin'
- T.I
19. 'Snap Yo Fingers' - Lil' Jon
20. 'Full Tank' Illy
ABOUT DJ SIR-VERE
In every genre of music, in every country where
a significant movement exists for that genre, there is somebody recognised as
the pillar of that music's local scene. When you're talking about hip-hop music
in New Zealand, Sir-Vere is that guy! And after years of hustling and building
the NZ hip-hop scene to disproportionately successful levels, Sir-Vere launched
his attack on the Australian scene with the release of 'Major Flavours Vol 1'
in 2006 and the sequel in 2007.
Demonstrating his understanding of local
trends, Sir-Vere's Australian release of the 'Major Flavours' mix CD featured
music by local artists including Phrase, Ken Hell and Illy amongst others. Since
the release of the first Australian 'Major Flavours', Sir-Vere's regular appearance
at clubs around the nation has helped to develop his recognition of the subtle
differences between the tastes and trends of his homeland and that of Australian
audiences. This combined with his longstanding personal relationships with urban
heavy-hitters in the US contributes to a highly anticipated 'Major Flavours 3',
packed with exclusives and much loved joint rocking jams.
With a career
that spans 20 years, Sir-Vere has accomplished more than most artists can ever
hope and along the way he has opened doors and helped to kick start successful
careers for some of today's biggest urban artists in New Zealand and more recently
in Australia. Regardless of which project he's been involved in, Sir-Vere has
always strived to not only increase the profile of urban music, but more importantly
he's managed to put local urban music on an equal pedestal to the US music that
he champions. Successful acts such as Scribe, Che Fu and Savage all owe a huge
debt of gratitude to DJ Sir-Vere and his unyielding quest to push NZ hip-hop into
the mainstream.
Not content with the numerous accolades gained for his
ability to rock any club and his technical ability on the decks, Sir-Vere set
his sights on opportunities in the media beginning on the radio with The True
School show on B.F.M. in 1993. The popularity of The True School show led to a
TV version which was one of NZ's first nationally broadcast music television shows
and opened the doors to MTV for Sir-Vere where he hosted the Wreckognise show.
His position as TV host continued with the highly popular weekly Holla Hour on
C4. But it don't stop there! Sir-Vere has produced and promoted some of NZ's most
successful, high profile hip-hop events including the Aotearoa Hip Hop Summit
which he co-founded and ran for three years attracting thousands to a showcase
of local hip-hop culture. Sir-Vere's first 'Major Flavours' comp dropped in NZ
in 2001 and quickly achieved gold sales. The following releases have achieved
sales in excess of gold and volumes four and five achieved double platinum. Sir-Vere's
release repertoire doesn't end with the 'Major Flavours' series. In fact, all
together he's put out 16 official releases including a compilation for R&B
Super Club (Auckland's biggest urban night). Following sales in excess of 30,000
units for each of the first two 'Major Flavours' in Australia, Sir-Vere became
a mix master on Sydney's Edge 96.1 and played some of the biggest clubs and festivals
from coast to coast.
Today, Sir-Vere sits in the Editor's chair at New Zealand's
first and foremost hip-hop magazine Back2Basics and is a field reporter for C4
TV (a nationally broadcast music television network). He also fronts the Late
Night Hype show on MAI FM and continues to hold down several weekly residencies
at some of Auckland's biggest urban nights. Demonstrating his community conscious
spirit, in February 2008 Sir-Vere spearheaded a charity recording entitled Think
Twice by the Aotearoa Allstars whereby he brought together NZ hip-hop heavy-hitters
including Scribe, P-Money, Mareko and Che Fu and a host of other talented artists
to draw attention to the escalating problem of violence amongst Auckland youth.
A bio really doesn't do justice to Sir-Vere's career and achievements thus
far, in fact a book would probably be more appropriate. With the next 'Major Flavours'
compilation set to drop and another run of tours across Australia scheduled, auto
biographers get set to pen another chapter in the Sir-Vere story. All hail the
king.
'Major Flavours 3' is in stores now.
