Oh, Hilltop Hoods. The Australian hip-hop crown has fit you snugly since third album The Calling ensnared the attention of our national youth broadcaster in 2003. You’re a festival mainstay, a habitual crowd-pleaser, and the only hip-hop act to make the triple j Hottest 100 Of All Time (at #17, no less). You released your fifth studio album State Of The Art in 2009, and now you’re headlining the One Movement Showcase Music Festival. It’s tough to be king! The lauded trio answered four questions for One Movement Word.

What’s your favourite song this week?

Brother Ali - ‘Us’ [embedded below]

What do you hope to gain from the One Movement Festival and Conference?

It’s a great chance for us to get in front of the international music industry and show what Australian hip-hop has to offer the world.

Which artists’ showcase sets are you most looking forward to watching?

Kate Miller-Heidke, we still haven’t seen her perform live and have heard lots of good things.

One Movement’s tagline is “Artist, Industry, Fan United”. What do you think needs to change in order to unite the music industry with its artists and fans?

Free beer at these sorts of events…

Hilltop Hoods headline the One Movement Showcase Music Festival when they play the Crossover Stage at 9.00pm on Sunday, 18th October 2009 (full timetable here). Catch up with them on Twitter and Facebook to try and talk your way into sharing some free beer; a video of new single Still Standing live at the Gippsland triple j One Night Stand is embedded below.