▁Coast ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁followed ▁with ▁an ▁eight - track ▁extended ▁play , ▁Simple ▁but ▁Effect ive ▁in ▁May , ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁label , ▁B - Style ▁Entertainment . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Matthew ▁Bar rett ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Western ▁Australia ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Per th ' s ▁Sy ll abol ix ▁C rew . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁professional ▁sur fer , ▁Bar rett ▁began ▁ra pping ▁seriously ▁when ▁Sy ll abol ix ▁were ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁He ▁re called , ▁" I ▁used ▁to ▁just ▁fre est yle ▁at ▁parties , ▁take ▁the ▁p iss ▁out ▁of ▁people . ▁My ▁m ates ▁would ▁tell ▁me ▁I ▁should ▁go ▁rap , ▁since ▁I ▁was ▁about ▁ 1 7 ." ▁ ▁Form er ly ▁signed ▁to ▁Ob ese ▁Records , ▁he ▁released ▁music ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁label , ▁B - Style ▁Entertainment , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Bar rett ' s ▁first ▁track ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁was ▁" C ou rage ous ", ▁appearing ▁on ▁the ▁Culture ▁of ▁Kings ▁compilation ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁co - written ▁by ▁Bar rett ▁with ▁fellow ▁Sy ll abol ix ▁C rew ▁mate , ▁Scott ▁Griff ith s ▁( ▁Opt am us ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁he ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁Margaret ▁River ▁Masters ▁Con cert . ▁In ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁he ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁Big ▁Day ▁Out