The Whalers Hotel will help break the rap drought on Sunday night with a big line-up of Aussie hip-hop headlined by one of the genre’s leading lights – Seth Sentry.

He will be joined by Melbourne rappers Dylan Joel and Ivan Ooze, as well as Warrnambool’s Stannard.

Sentry – real name Seth Marton – first attracted the attention of triple j with The Waitress Song in 2009, which reached #31 in the Hottest 100 of that year.

He crashed into the mainstream with his debut album This Was Tomorrow, which landed at #6 on the ARIA charts in 2012 and yielded the singles Dear Science and Float Away (#26 and #57 in the 2012 Hottest 100 respectively).

Sentry – who takes his name from a Marvel Comics character – just dropped his new album Strange New Past. It debuted at #2 on the ARIA charts and has already delivered two top 100 singles – Run and Hell Boy.

His Warrnambool show on Sunday will be show 32 out of 45 on a massive national tour lasting three months.

Joining him on the countrywide jaunt is Ivan Ooze, who recently opened for US rapper Azealia Banks, although this appears to be a move he is now regretting. 

Banks has been badmouthing Australian audiences on her tour and called her slot at Splendour In The Grass a “waste of time”, leading Ooze – real name Ben Townsend – to respond on Facebook by saying Banks is “just a cyber bully (who) doesn't deserve to tour this country”.

“I don't support cyber bullying and I now regret supporting Azaelia Banks,” Ooze wrote. 

It’s likely to direct even more attention Ooze’s way – he’s already on the rise thanks to triple j plays for his songs Trippin’ and Jimi Hendrix, as well as support slots for Cypress Hill, Ice Cube, Illy and Thundamentals.

Also on the bill is Dylan Joel, who is about to drop his debut album Authentic Lemonade and has already attracted triple j attention.

Joel hosted a “pop-up op shop” earlier this month to promote his most recent single What’s Good.

The shop collected clothes and memorabilia from musicians and celebrities and sold them to help raise money for the victims of the Nepalese earthquakes.

And rounding out the line-up is Warrnambool’s Stannard – real name Jordan Stannard –  who has been gathering fans since he arrived on the scene about two years ago.

You can hear his tunes on triple j Unearthed and Soundcloud, where he has been attracting thousands of listens.