Hailing from the Epsom Downs neighborhood of Houston, Ruben Reyes aka Cassette Coast broke onto the scene as one half of Twin Beredaz with his then partner in crime Quota Key. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The duo gained the attention of South Park Mexican’s legendary Dope House Records in-print who released the Twin Beredaz […]
Detroit-born Black Milk is in Australia and New Zealand for the next week to play a string of shows ahead of the release of his new album Fever this Friday 23 February on Nas’ Mass Appeal Records. This will be the prolific emcee / producer’s sixth solo studio album since 2004, which has also seen him […]
If you haven’t heard before, Jamo Gang is the new name on the block and has already been co-signed by DJ Premier of Gang Starr. Consisting of Californian heavyweight Ras Kass, New York underground rapper El Gant and Long Island producer/rapper J57, they kick off the new year with their self-titled debut EP Jamo Gang. […]
In the social-media age sporting organizations are becoming increasingly creative in the way they make their announcements to generate hype, with the Hip-Hop culture often proving to be a tangible way to reach the youth. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information This week Matteo Professione, better known by his stage name Ernia, released a teaser video […]
SMACK/URL veteran battle rapper and recording artists Tay Roc of Baltimore, MD has established himself as one of the premiere battle rappers in the world at the moment and the battle emcee to match up with on SMACK/URL. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Recording music and battling for well over a decade, the Gun Bar […]
The multiple award-winning rapper Skyzoo of Brooklyn has released his fourth solo studio album entitled In Celebration Of Us two weeks ago. The 15-track release containing no rap features and only a short calibre of hook blessing guest appearances (Raheem DeVaughn, Kay Cola and more), leaving room for Skyzoo to showcase his abilities on the […]
Actor, producer and legendary Brand Nubian emcee Lord Jamar finally launched his highly requested own podcast titled the Yanadameen Godcast with Lord Jamar on 7 January 2018. After a series of memorable, no-holds-barred interviews with STAR and solo on VladTV on a whole multitude of controversial topics, Jamar has further developed his cult-like status as […]
Russian rapper Oxxxymiron has taken the battle rap world by storm over the last four years. He has amassed more battle views than anyone else on the planet with over 120 million views and five of his battles have reached over 10 million views each. Oxxxymiron came to the increased international exposure through his recent battle […]
Coolio returns back to Australia for his 10-date national tour later this month, with the legendary Grammy Award-winning rapper performing with a live band across Australia. The Compton rapper/ actor/ chef/producer has well and truly cemented his place in hip-hop history with his 1995 worldwide smash single Gangsta’s Paradise featuring Californian R&B singer L.V. of […]
Atlanta’s Big Boi of Outkast heads out to Australia and New Zealand early next month for a handful of large solo shows after headlining one of the largest music festivals in Western Australia – Golden Plains XII. The rapper/actor/producer has had a busy month playing a stack of shows across Canada, throughout America, and is […]
U-God of Wu-Tang Clan has become the first member of the legendary group to come out firing in 2018 with his brand new mixtape Bring Back God II released last Friday. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The highly anticipated mixtape dropped last week, hosted by California’s DJ Homicide and mixed by the one and only […]
Three of the R&B’s biggest acts from the 1990’s, Boyz II Men, TLC and Blackstreet, have united to travel to a land down under for a major New Zealand and Australian tour. These successful acts continue to heat up the stage across the world and remain staples as music icons. Why wouldn’t they be, these artists […]
Grime music has gained increased international attention in recent years through the significant mainstream successes from the likes of the UK’s Skepta, Dizzee Rascal, Wiley and Stormzy. Talented Grime artist Fraksha has taken his UK-developed Grime skills down under to Australia and has helped to significantly spread the international interest for Grime, which is developing rapidly […]
It’s been four years since the prolific LA-based rapper/producer Evidence of Dilated Peoples released his last studio album Lord Steppington alongside legendary producer The Alchemist as Step Brothers. This hasn’t stopped the Grammy Award-winning producer from kicking off 2018 with a bang, dropping his highly anticipated fourth solo studio rap album Weather Or Not last […]
Australia’s K21 has released his long-awaited and eagerly anticipated debut studio album on Golden Era Records titled Any Given D-Day recently. The album features long-time Kanye West collaborator and Grammy Award-winning Chicago emcee Rhymefest (El Che), Kansas City’s rapid-fire Mac Lethal and Australian kings Hilltop Hoods, Funkoars and Remi amongst others. The 12-track release is a […]
Over the weekend, Australia voted publicly for Kendrick Lamar’s “Humble” to be the #1 song of 2017 in the national youth broadcaster Triple J’s annual Hottest 100 countdown after over two million votes. The lead single off Lamar’s almost triple-platinum fourth studio album DAMN, charted highly worldwide and was widely tipped to be a strong contender […]
Infamous media personality STAR aka Troi Torain has returned for the second week of Season 2 of Everyday Struggle with co-hosts DJ Akademiks and moderator Nadeska Alexis. Complex News’ attempt to cut into the Breakfast Club/HOT 97/Sway In The Morning domination of daily hip-hop shows took a hit late last year when previous panelist Joe Budden […]
Bad Apples Music is the first Indigenous Australian owned and operated record label, running out of its headquarters in inner-western Melbourne that was launched in 2015 by rapper and now also actor/writer Briggs. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Building on the momentum of the then recently formed A.B. Original duo which developed organically in January […]
Now in its eighth year of competition, the now prestigious Red Bull 3Style World DJ Championships have been advancing the culture of DJing and entertaining audiences globally since its inception in 2010. The newly established and highly respected DJ competition has been challenging the prestige of the world’s #1 DJ completion, the legendary world DMC’s, […]
Hailing from Olbia on the Italian island of Sardinia, Salmo is a rapper/producer who combines his passion for rock, heavy metal and Hip-Hop to deliver a hardcore fusion of the genres that is not for the faint-hearted. Salmo’s ability to blur the lines between musical styles earned him the title of ‘Best Crossover’ artist at […]
