{{Short description|Australian Indigenous hip-hop group}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2011}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = The Last Kinection | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | genre = Hip-hop | years_active = 2006–present | label = BlackChili Productions | associated_acts = Local Knowledge, Shakaya | website = {{URL|https://myspace.com/thelastkinection}} | current_members = Joel Wenitong<br>Naomi Wenitong<br>Jacob Turier | past_members = }} '''The Last Kinection''' are an Indigenous hip-hop trio from Newcastle, New South Wales. The group was formed in 2006 by Joel Wenitong, DJ Jay Tee (both from Local Knowledge) and Naomi Wenitong (Shakaya). The Last Kinection first came to attention with its reworking of the Peter Allen song, "I Still Call Australia Home".<ref>[http://www.timeoutsydney.com.au/clubs/indigenous-hip-hop.aspx Time Out Sydney] Get hip</ref>
==History== ===Elefant Tracks=== In June 2010, The Last Kinection was officially signed to independent Sydney record label Elefant Traks<ref>[http://www.elefanttraks.com/node/8178 Elefant Traks News] Elefant Traks Artists</ref> who released the band's second album, ''Next of Kin'', in 2011.<ref>{{Citation | last = Pompor | first = Paris | date = 10 December 2011 | title = Hip-hop | periodical = The Sydney Morning Herald }}</ref>
===Touring=== In 2009, the band supported Public Enemy.<ref>{{Citation | title = Hip-hop trio to tour | journal = Koori Mail | issue = 454 | pages = 49 | date = 1 July 2009 }}</ref> They followed this up with a national tour beginning in July.<ref>{{Citation | last = Strohfeldt | first = Mahalal | title = Gruelling tour for The Last Kinection | journal = Koori Mail | issue = 455 | pages = 40–41 | date = 15 July 2009 }}</ref>
===Accident=== In September 2008, the group were involved in a car accident with Wenitong and DJ Jay Tee receiving serious injuries.<ref>[http://www.nit.com.au/News/story.aspx?id=16083 National National Indigenous Times. ISSUE 162, 18 September 2008] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716212226/http://www.nit.com.au/News/story.aspx?id=16083 |date=16 July 2011 }} Pop star stable after car crash</ref><ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/musicnews/s2359351.htm Triple J Music News] Last Kinection in serious car accident</ref> Wenitong sustained a broken femur, jaw, wrist, ribs, fractured pelvis, head injuries and was left in a coma. The accident was featured in an episode of the ''Crash Investigation Unit'' TV series.<ref>The Newcastle Herald, 3 March 2010, "See me die, almost" by Amy Edwards</ref>
==Awards== The band has won Deadly Awards in 2009 and 2010 for outstanding achievement in R 'n' B and hip hop and in 2011 for Best Band and Best Single.<ref>{{Citation | last = Beaumont | first = Anita | date = 22 October 2009 | title = Well kinected | periodical = The Newcastle Herald }}</ref><ref>{{Citation | last = Tarala | first = Kate | date = 24 November 2011 | title = A cultural connection | periodical = The Newcastle Herald }}</ref> In 2012, The Last Kinection received the Deadly award for "Best Band of the Year".<ref>{{cite news|title=Deadly win for The Last Kinnection|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/358506/deadly-win-for-the-last-kinnection/|access-date=3 October 2012|newspaper=Newcastle Herald|date=26 September 2012|author=Amy Edwards}}</ref>
== Discography == * ''Nutches'' (2008) – BlackChili Productions<ref>[http://www.tsunamimag.com/articles/the-last-kinection---nutches-6-10.html tsunami mag] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719190536/http://www.tsunamimag.com/articles/the-last-kinection---nutches-6-10.html |date=19 July 2011 }} review The Last Kinection</ref><ref>The Newcastle Herald, 27 August 2009 "Life drives new road" by Anita Beaumont</ref> *''Next of Kin'' (2011) – Elefant Traks<ref>{{Citation | last = Fitzpatrick | first = Stephen | date = 12 November 2011 | title = ''Next of Kin'' review | periodical = The Australian }}</ref><ref>{{Citation | last = Hill | first = Matt | date = 8 December 2011 | title = ''Next of Kin'' review | periodical = The Northern Rivers Echo }}</ref>
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