Growth
It was Too Phat that influenced the growth of hip hop in Malaysia. After the release of Plan B, the duo came up with another album titled 360 Degrees, which boasted the single Just A lil Bit, featuring international rapper Warren G of 213 Long Beach, California, followed by their final album before both went on as solo artists, Rebirth Into Reality. It was released in 2006,injecting new school Hip hop in Malaysia as contrast to their previous albums which were very much 90's hip-hop. The duo came up with fitted caps with KL Kuala Lumpur sewed on the front of it, showing much love for the city they represent. During this period, Joe Flizzow, one half of Too Phat, founded the record label called Kartel Records, (which further formed the ever-so-popular shout out "KARTELLO HELLO".) Rebirth into Reality was the duo's final album as a group.
Shows such as Blast Off (organised by Astro Malaysia) and Gangstarz (TV3 Malaysia) gave birth to another generation of hip hop, with groups such as the collectively formed Flow Fam, Rogue Squadron (one of the largest hip hop collective in KL) and the first ever champion of Blast Off (group category), K-Town Clan. At about the same time, rapper MC Syze came up with a single that took Malaysia by storm which was Dancing, produced by V.E's Damian "Shorty Soul".
As solo artists, Joe Flizzow continued with Kartel Records while Malique, started his own independent label named Qarma Music. Malique's first solo album, OK, was a major success, boasting singles such as Mantera Beradu featuring M. Nasir and Kau Yang Punya featuring Najwa. Both singles hit number one on local charts and retained their spot for a relatively long period of time. Joe Flizzow followed suit with his solo album President, with also chart topping singles such as Do It Duit and Isabella.
Joe grew his Kartel label by signing other local acts such as MC David, Sona One, Richard J from Singapore, Mic Bandits from Brunei, DJ Iman, Sakti (Kartel's first non-hip hop band), Altimet from Teh Tarik Crew (one of the most successful hip hop groups during the rise of Malaysian Hip Hop), and DJ CZA from Ahli Fiqir.
Malique signed Ariz under his Qarma label.
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