Brooklyn’s own Cortez of the infamous Murda Ave crew recently traveled to Melbourne to take on Australia’s current #1 battler Dunn D on the country’s leading battle rap platform – Real Talk Battles at Laundry Bar. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The highly entertaining, close battle had many calling it a split 2 – 1 either way. […]
Sampa The Great (Sampa Tembo) is a poet/singer/rapper who burst onto the musical scene in Australia in 2015. She was born in Zambia, raised in Botswana when her family decided to move there when she was young. Music was immersed within her family life and at the age of 22, Sampa left home and moved […]
Australian producer PON CHO of Thundamentals has this week decided to focus on his Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency investments over his career in music for the immediate future. After a series of recent investment wins, he found that the rapidly emerging financial market proved too good of an opportunity to pass. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more […]
Raised in Ghana and now based in Sydney since he was 12, Manu Crook$ has helped usher in a new sound into the rapidly evolving hip-hop landscape in Australia. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Although only a relative newcomer, who broke out on the wider scene in 2015, the independent Manu Crook$ has already made […]
J. Cole’s extensive 50+ date 4 Your Eyez Only World Tour wraps up early next month in New Zealand and Australia after six months on the road touring that has seen the North Carolinian emcee take in much of America, Canada and Europe. Cole plays six sold-out arena shows in all major capital cities in […]
A$AP Mob’s A$AP Ferg returns to Australia and New Zealand for half a dozen shows across all major capital cities in the region, including four shows as a part of DJ Alison Wonderland’s warehouse party circuit. The Harlem emcee has had a busy year playing dozens of shows across American and Canada, including extensively touring […]
Australia’s leading Hip-Hop trio Hilltop Hoods are heading back to the U.S. and Canada for a string of shows throughout November and December. After their successful European tour in the middle of the year, they are now playing thirteen shows (seven in America and six in Canada) over the busy sixteen-day period. Visit streaming.thesource.com for […]
Drake continues his successful worldwide The Boy Meets World Tour that has so far taken in much of continental Europe, United Kingdom and New Zealand before arriving in Australia this week. Drake plays three shows in Sydney and Melbourne and a further one in Brisbane over a two-week period after many of his earlier Australian […]
Philadelphia 76ers’ 21-year-old Ben Simmons has began his NBA career to critical acclaim after his third straight double-double and a near triple-double in his most recent game. The 6”10’, 240lb PG/Forward has already drawn comparisons to LeBron James, Magic Johnson and Tracy McGrady. Simmons is currently already averaging 15.7 points, 10.3 rebounds, and 6.0 assists per […]
Culture Kings is a chain of stores across Australia that combine music, sport and fashion and the largest of its kind in Australasia in the urban/street wear market. Not only is Culture Kings known for it’s extensive and ever-changing selection of products, it also plays host to live DJs, barbers cutting and new arrivals daily […]
Established in 1988 in Melbourne (aka Melburn), Burn is Australia’s original street clothing and apparel brand and is an ongoing strong supporter of Hip-Hop and graffiti down under. Burn has long established itself as a brand of immense quality and sporting the iconic Burn logo/brand has spread well beyond its original home of Melbourne to […]
This week sees Migos and 6LACK tour New Zealand and Australia for the first time, with six arena show dates spread through five cities in the region with all shows either selling fast or already sold out in advance. Atlanta’s 6LACK has also sold out an additional two sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne, proving the immensely […]
“Thrift Shop” star Macklemore took to the NRL grand final stage to sing hit-song Same Love, complete with rainbow smoke displays. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Australia is in the middle of a national non-binding survey which asks voters if they think the law should be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry. For this […]
DJ Osyris is the reigning back-to-back Australian DMC DJ Champion after taking out the national DJ title earlier this month, successfully defending his 2016 title by unanimous decision in Melbourne. The aggressive DJing style of Osyris managed to fend off stiff competition from the eventual second placing DJ Wallzee, third-placed DJ Nikk C, joint fourth-placers […]
Rapper Bow Wow is currently halfway through a 14-date tour of Australia, taking in most major cities and many regional centers. Bow Wow has previously toured Australia on multiple occasions in 2015, 2012 and in 2011 (w/ Snopp Dogg, The Game, Nelly, Busta Rhymes, DJ Nino Brown, Fat Joe plus more for the Supafest concert […]
Bliss n Eso are a multi-platinum, award winning Hip-Hop group based in Sydney, Australia consisting of MC Bliss, MC Eso and DJ Izm. The trio currently sit at the top of all major music charts in Australia for locally made Hip-Hop, leading the ARIA, Spotify, iTunes, Shazam, Google Play and AIR charts in both album […]
One of the biggest Hip-Hop collaborations in recent years between America and Australia was released last week by Australian producer Ghosts in the Room featuring Kerser, Future and Young Buck of G-Unit on ABK RECORDS via ADA/Warner Music Australia. The 4-minute offering has already proved successful, charting highly on iTunes, trending on YouTube and being […]
Tory Lanez performs a string of shows across Australia & New Zealand starting next week for his debut tour down under. The award winning young Canadian rapper has been going from strength to strength in recent years, signing to Interscope Records in 2015 (via Benny Blanco’s Mad Love) and performing at some of the world’s […]
Legendary Australian hip hop radio show Hardcore Classic was established in 1996 by Sydney hip hop fiend Thomas Rock and has proven through the test of time to be one of the staples of hip hop in the broader Pacific region. Hardcore Classic has been on air across a number of stations in Sydney throughout […]
ZEKE BEATS is a DJ/Producer from Perth, Australia who has been at the top of his game for almost a decade. He started his musical journey as a multi award winning Scratch DJ/Turntablist before making electronic and bass music, and has since proven to be one of Australia’s most talented turntablist DJ’s who has managed […]
