Daniel Smith, better known by his stage name Pressure, is an Australian rapper who serves as one of the MCs of the hip hop group Hilltop Hoods, formed in Adelaide, South Australia.Along with Suffa and DJ Next, Pressure formed the Hilltop Hoods in 1991, a trio that has since become one of the most popular hip hop groups in Australia,with six album releases, a record label, and over 644,000 Facebook fans . In reference to the success that the Hilltop Hoods has achieved, Pressure has remarked that the group has made a concerted effort to divorce "self-belief from self-importance".