Kayps' debut album climbs Australian hip hop chart

Kayps, an Indigenous Australian hip hop artist, has seen his debut album, Bunuba Baby, reach number 2 on the Australian hip hop charts within a week of its August release. The album has been nominated for a major Australian music award. Kayps was born in Broome and raised in Wangkatjungka, a remote Kimberley town of around 200 residents. The album cover uses a photo of his grandfather at the 1979 Noonkanbah protest against oil drilling at a sacred site, and his father painted the Pirlirr symbol on the artwork. The report notes it contains images of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.