Hooligan Hefs

Simeona Silapa (born 31 July 1997^{[citation needed]}), known professionally as Hooligan Hefs, is an Australian hip-hop and EDM musician from Doonside, New South Wales.

Simeona Silapa
Birth name	Simeona Silapa
Born	(1997-07-31) 31 July 1997 (age 28) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Origin	Doonside, New South Wales, Australia[1]
Genres	Hip hop drill grime dubstep EDM hardstyle techno[2]
Occupations	Rapper songwriter musician
Instruments	Vocals production
Years active	2016–present
Labels	Hooligan Hefs (independent) Warner Music Australia (2020–present)

Career

2017–present: Career beginnings

Hooligan Hefs appeared as a featured artist on Pistol Pete and Enzo's track "Ten Toes" where he was confirmed to be 4'11 in stature due to lyrics in the song.^[3]

In February 2019, Hooligan Hefs released "The Party"^[4] and in May 2019, "No Effect",^[5] which was certified platinum in Australia in 2020.^[6]

Discography

Extended plays

List of EPs, with release date, label, and selected chart positions shown

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		AUS [7]	NZ [8]
Living in Sin	Released: 21 August 2020[9] Label: Hooligan Hefs (independent) Formats: Digital download, streaming	9	39
Sinning Winning Living	Released: 6 October 2023 Label: BIORDI Music Formats: digital download, streaming	—	—

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with year released, selected chart positions and certifications, and album name shown

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Album
		AUS [7]	NZ [10]	NZ Hot [11]
"The Party"[4]	2019	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"No Effect"[5]		—	—	—	ARIA: Platinum[6]
"IYKYK (They Know Who)" (with Hooligan Skinny)[12]		—	—	—
"Who's Real" (with Masi Rooc)[13]		—	—	—
"Tell 'Em I'm Doing Eetswa"[14]		—	—	—	ARIA: Gold[6]
"F.A.M.E" (featuring Hooks, Hooligan Skinny & Masi Rooc)[15]	2020	88	—	17
"Off Guard"[16]		—	—	—
"Paper Route"[17]		—	—	17
"Party With Gang" (featuring Hooligan Skinny)[18]		—	—	—		Living in Sin
"Send It!"[19]		37	—	9	ARIA: 3× Platinum[20]	Non-album singles
"Don't Cross the Line" (with Manu Crooks)[21]	2021	—	—	—
"Take Off" (with Scndl and Sunset Bros)[22]		—[A]	—	36
"Hoodstar" (featuring Day1)[24]		—	—	34
"Handle It"[25]	2022	—	—	—
"Ruthless" (featuring Celina Sharma)[26]	2023	—	—	24
"Rolling Loud" (with Youngn Lipz)[27]		—	—	13
"And We"[28]		58	31	5	ARIA: Gold[20]	Sinning Winning Living
"More Life"[29]		—	—	—
"Proper" (with NASA Nova and Masi Rooc)		—	—	36
"Get This Money"	2024	—	—	7		Non-album single
"Like a Dawg"		—	—	—
"VVS" (with Proper)		—	—	—

As featured artist

List of singles, with year released, selected chart positions, and album name shown

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		NZ Hot [30]
"Ten Toes" (Piztol Pete and Enzo featuring Hooligan Hefs)[3]	2017	—	Non-album singles
"Party Effect" (Mntymvdemusik featuring Hooligan Hefs)[31]	2019	—
"Taste (Make It Shake) (Remix)" (Aitch featuring Nerve and Hooligan Hefs)[32]		—
"Lifestyle" (DJ Discretion featuring Youngn Lipz and Hooligan Hefs)[33]	2020	—
"Rover (Remix)" (S1mba featuring Youngn Lipz, Hooks, and Hooligan Hefs)		38
"Riot" (Open Till L8 featuring Hooligan Hefs)[34]	2021	18
"Magic" (Day1 featuring Hooligan Hefs)[35]		31
"We Run the Night" (Havana Brown featuring Hooligan Hefs)		—
"On Me" (Amarni featuring Hooligan Hefs)[36]	2023	—
"Let It Spray" (Ay Huncho featuring wewantwraiths & Hooligan Hefs)		—

Notes

1. "Take Off" did not enter the ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart, but peaked at number thirteen on the Top 20 Australian Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart.^[23]

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2022	"Send It!"	Most Performed Hip Hop/Rap Work	Nominated	[37]
2024	"And We"	Most Performed Hip Hop/Rap Work	Nominated	[38]
2025	"Get This Money"	Most Performed Hip Hop / Rap Work	Nominated	[39]

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual ceremony presented by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the music of Australia. They commenced in 1987.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2021	"Send It!"	Song of the Year	Nominated	[40]