With another year come and gone full of great releases, we take a quick look back at the year for hip-hop down under in Australia. It proved to be an exceptionally strong one and perhaps the year that hip hop from Australia truly broke out to significant mainstream recognition internationally. Below are ten of the […]
The five nominees for Australia’s industry voted annual Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) awards have been announced for “Best Urban Release.” Familiar hip-hop faces in Hilltop Hoods, Esoterik of Bliss N Eso and 360 all received nominations, as did R&B/Soul singer Mojo Juju. Somewhat surprisingly, independent Sydney rapper Kerser was not overlooked this year and […]
Visuals have become increasingly important to music as listening habits amongst the masses have shifted to be more Internet-based. Technology also plays a part as well, allowing a larger gate of entry for people “jacked in” on the net looking to dabble in music video production. It’s one thing for a song to have an […]
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 […]
Australia’s Highest Viewed YouTube Rapper Kerser is independent. With over 55 million views and over 100k subscribers, he is a unique force to be reckoned with. Coming up to such national prominence with little-to-no mainstream radio play, Kerser is the most successful rapper in Australia that has built a legion of fans primarily throughout social […]
Last month saw a number of excellent Hip Hop releases from Australia. From heavyweight group the Hilltop Hoods Remix EP, to renowned beatboxer Tom Thum, American-Australian collaborations, One Sixth‘s chilling take on racism in Australia, heavy hitting tracks from REMI and Must Volkoff + Dialect as well as more commercially popular tracks such as Illy‘s current Australian […]
