Fat Freddy's Drop, a Dub/Reggae band from Wellington, New Zealand, formed in
2001, comprising DJ Fitchie, Joe Dukie, Toby Chang, HoPepa, Chopper Reedz,
Jetlag Johnson, and Dobie Blaze. Their debut breakthrough came with the live
album Live at the Matterhorn, In 2005, their first studio album, Based on a True
Story, reached Gold status upon release, topping the New Zealand charts for an
impressive 108 weeks and eventually achieving 11x Platinum. The album's lead
single, "Wandering Eye," spent 17 weeks on the RIANZ Top 40 Singles Chart,
peaking at number six. That same year, Fat Fr...