Spit Syndicate are an ARIA Award-nominated[1] Australian hip hop duo, consisting of Nick Lupi and Jimmy Nice based in Sydney, Australia.
The duo have opened for international acts such as Cypress Hill, Xzibit, Ice Cube, Lupe Fiasco, Atmosphere, Brother Ali, People Under The Stairs, Diverse and Savage + Mareko.
[3][4] In 2006, Spit Syndicate released their debut mixtape The Future's Bright,[5] which was followed by an appearance on MTV Australia's The Lair in July 2007, alongside other musical acts such as Sparta and The Hot Lies.
[6] In February 2008 the duo signed with Obese Records,[7] when Nice was 21 years of age and Lupi 19,[5] and released their debut album Towards the Light in July 2008.
In the official press release, the duo said the album was "inspired by the clarity of mind borne out of travel, the feeling of suffocation by one's everyday surroundings and the displacement sometimes required to get right".