No Money Enterprise (often abbreviated as NME) are a Samoan Australian hip hop group formed in 2019 in Logan City, Queensland, consisting of members Rndy Svge & Tommy OT. Their musical style incorporates elements of drill music and hip hop. They are best known for their debut single "German".
No Money Enterprise have received multiple award nominationsâÂÂ"German" receiving a nomination for Most Performed Hip Hop / Rap Work at the 2021 APRA Awards and "Presto" was nominated in the Hip Hop / Rap category at the 2021 Queensland Music Awards.
No Money Enterprise formed in Logan City, Queensland in 2019. The group rose to prominence in November 2019 with the release of their debut single "German". The song gained traction on the social media app TikTok. On 1 May 2020, they released the single "No Reason". On 17 June, No Money Enterprise signed with booking agency New World Artists. On 2 October, they released the single "Presto". On 8 April 2021, "Presto" received a nomination in the Hip Hop / Rap category at the 2021 Queensland Music Awards. On 26 November 2021, they performed a cover of the Notorious B.I.G.'s song "Mo Money Mo Problems" for Australian youth broadcaster Triple J's Like a Version segment, in addition to a performance of their song "German". The cover was digitally released the following week, on 3 December 2021. Australian popular culture website Junkees David James Young ranked the cover at number 32 out of 38 in his list of the best Like a Version covers of 2021, noting that "[the] Biggie classic doesn't quite meld with the Enterprise's style." On 25 February 2022, they released the single "Troublesome", a collaboration with rap group Section 60 and Bently. On 19 March, they released the single "Riding", a collaboration with musician Bently. On 30 March, they premiered the single "Bosque" on Triple J's program Good Nights with Bridget Hustwaite. "Bosque", featuring Bently, Vita and Redback, was subsequently released later that day.
Current members
Each of the band members have Polynesian heritage. In an interview with Triple J about the success of "German", Rndy $vge said:
No Money Enterprise's musical style incorporates genres such as hip hop and drill.
The APRA Awards are several award ceremonies run in Australia by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) to recognise composing and song writing skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.
! |- ! scope="row"| 2021 | "German" | Most Performed Hip Hop / Rap Work | |
! |- ! scope="row"| 2021 | "Presto" | Hip Hop / Rap | |