LOCAL ELEMENTS ALSO KNOW AS “LOCAL” IS A HIP-HOP ARTIST FROM ŌTAUTAHI. ORIGINALLY FORMED AS A GROUP IN 2015 ‘LOCAL ELEMENTS’ HAS OVER TIME BECOME A SOLO ENDEAVOUR. LOCAL IS VERY INVESTED IN SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND A LOT OF HIS LYRICS REFLECT HIS VIEWS ON THE STATE OF AOTEAROA AND THE WORLD. WITH INFLUENCE BY THE LIKES OF TOM SCOTT, SCRIBE, DAVID DALLAS, JUST DIRTY AND TIPENE TO NAME A FEW, LOCAL TAKES NZ HIPHOP VERY SERIOUSLY AND HIS STAGE PERFORMANCES ARE NOT ONE TO MISS.