WATCH: Che Fu closes Aotearoa Music Awards with Niuean Takalo & medley of hits

Hip Hop legend Che Fu had a massive evening at the Aotearoa Music Awards last night - being inducted into the Te Whare Taonga Puoro o Aotearoa (NZ Music Hall of Fame) and delivering an unreal performance.

Che Fu was welcomed into the Hall of Fame by his "longtime hero", Betty-Anne Hall, the voice of Ardijah.

He also closed out the night with an epic medley of his iconic tracks 'Chains', Fade Away', 'Misty Frequencies' and 'Waka' alongside his longtime band The Kratez, expanded to include horns and a choir. 

Paying homage to his Niuean heritage, the performance also included a spine-tingling traditional Takalo. Also part Māori, he sang a Te Reo version of 'Fade Away' with a kapa haka group in tow.

Speaking with RNZ's John Campbell on the night, Che Fu reflected on how far he's come. 

"When I [first] ventured out myself, there weren't that many young Polynesian people putting out original music, let alone hip-hop style music," he said. 

"In that way, I do feel like I was part of that first line, a pioneer in certain ways. There was a bunch of us; I wasn't alone.

As for his impact on his fans in Aotearoa and beyond, he said: "As a songwriter, it just makes me feel so happy to think that some words that I wrote helped somebody else."

Che Fu's performance has already garnered massive attention online, with one commenter writing: "Absolute legend." 

"NZ is so lucky to have culture shared so generously here," said another. 

A third summed it up pretty well, writing simply: "MEAN BROTHERS. CHE YOU THE MAN SIR."

Now, how do we go about getting the live version of that performance available on Spotify?