| Tuka | |
| Birth Name: | Brendan Tuckerman |
| Birth Date: | 1985 3, df=yes[1] |
| Birth Place: | Medlow Bath |
| Origin: | Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genre: | Australian hip hop |
| Occupation: | Rapper, record producer |
| Instrument: | Vocals |
| Years Active: | 2009–present |
| Label: | |
| Associated Acts: | Thundamentals |
Brendan Tuckerman (born 20 March 1985),[1] who performs as Tuka, is an Australian hip hop artist from the Blue Mountains, New South Wales. He is a member of Thundamentals and a previous member of Rumpunch and Connect 4. He is also a solo artist, having released three studio albums,[2] and he co-produces his original music. He supported Horrorshow on their "Listen Close" tour[3] and in late 2015 toured Australia and the US on his first headline tour to support his third album Life Death Time Eternal (10 July 2015). He felt this album was less introspective.[4] It peaked at number 6 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[5]
Tuckerman cites Wu-Tang Clan and "people like Mos Def" as role models when younger (though if it were now, it would be Kendrick Lamar).[6] Additionally, Tuckerman has described acts such as Urthboy and Ozi Batla of The Herd as musically "super inspiring".[6]
| Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [7] | |||
| Will Rap for Tuka |
| — | |
| Feedback Loop |
| 92 | |
| Life Death Time Eternal |
| 6 | |
| Nothing in Common But Us |
| 45 [9] |
| Details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [10] | |||
| Alive Death Time Eternal Sessions (Live) |
| 80 |
| "Just to Feel Wanted" | 2012 | Feedback Loop | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Die a Happy Man" | ||||||
| "Too Soon" | 2013 | |||||
| "Nirvana" | 2015 | Life Death Time Eternal | ||||
| "Tattoo" | ||||||
| "My Star" | ||||||
| "Naked Heart" | 2018 | |||||
| "F*ck You Pay Me" | 2019 | Nothing in Common But Us | ||||
| "Selling Me Out" | ||||||
| "Trailer Trash" | ||||||
| "Dickheads" [11] | 2020 | |||||
| "January 1st"[12] | Nothing in Common But Us | |||||
| "Wish I Knew" | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||
| "Christmas Number 1" [13] | 2013 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||
| "Time & Space" | 2012 | Dean Wells |
|---|---|---|
| "Die a Happy Man" | Primo Creative | |
| "Christmas Number 1" | 2013 | |
| "Nirvana" | 2015 | Oh Yeah Wow |
| "Yeah Right" | Tuka & Sean McDermott | |
| "Tattoo" | Adam Callen | |
| "My Star" | Harry Hunter & Mike Williamson |
| "We've Arrived" | 2012 | This Is How We Never Die | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Tipping Point" | 2013 | Second Front | |
| "Waste Your Time" (Remix) | 2014 | Nice Guys Finish Last (B-side) | |
| "House of the Rising Sun" | 2018 | Reduxer |