Sam - @thewriterau_sam

Sam is the Producer of The Lesson w/ DJ Sanchez (hip-hop radio show & TV show based in Melbourne, Australia). We cover Hip Hop music and culture from Australia, NZ and beyond, new releases + Battle Rap for The Source. IG- @thewriterau_sam

Italian Rapper Fabri Fibra Floods the Market with Hits and Inks Deal With Fila

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Hip-Hop might have started out in the Bronx, but it is all over now and  fare mosse, fare soldi. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Recently Italian rapper Fabri Fibra latest album Fenomeno’s third single “Stavo Pensando A Te” going double platinum. As a project, Fenomeno has been blazing the charts producing hits like last year’s summer anthem “Pamplona’” featuring Thegiornalisti. […]

Playboi Carti Set for World Tour

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Born on the same day as Tupac died, 21-year-old Playboi Carti is about to head across the UK, continental Europe, Australia and New Zealand for a 20-date tour, taking in most regional capitals over an extended six-week stint. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information His hectic touring schedule builds on the back of the momentum gained from […]

Lil Uzi Vert Embarking on International Tour

Philadelphia’s Lil Uzi Vert is set to embark on half a dozen show dates across New York, San Francisco, LA, Las Vegas and then Hollywood before heading abroad to tour New Zealand and Australia for the first time ever next month – with some shows already sold out. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Lil Uzi […]

Chilla Jones Vs. Vega Drops on “Real Talk Battles”

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Boston’s own Chilla Jones traveled down under to take on one of Australia’s best battlers in Vega on the country’s leading battle rap platform, Real Talk Battles. The highly entertaining, close battle in Vega’s home city has most calling it a split 2 – 1 either way with the experienced Chilla probably just edging it and was […]

Joey Bada$$ World Tour Hits Asia

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Joey Bada$$’s All-Amerikkkan Bada$$ World Tour hits Australia, Japan, South Korea and China this week with Pro Era label mate Nyck Caution after 30+ American and Canadian dates with Logic, and a 20 in European/New Zealand. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Joey is touring his successful second studio album, All-AMerikkkan Bada$$, which charted highly throughout Europe […]

Cortez vs Dunn D Drops On Real Talk Battles

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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 Going Worldwide From Australia

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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 Leaves Music to Chase Bitcoin Riches

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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 […]

J.Cole’s ‘4 Your Eyez Only’ World Tour Wraps Up

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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 […]

ASAP Ferg Back To Australia

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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 Hilltop Hoods Back to America and Canada

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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 […]

On Tour: GZA Is Coming Back to Australia

On Tour GZA Is Coming Back to Australia

Wu-Tang Clan’s GZA returns to Australia and New Zealand for the first time as a solo artist since 2012 for a seven-city tour taking in all major cities in the region next week. GZA last toured Australia with Wu-Tang in early 2016 and has maintained a loyal fan base Down Under since the 90s. Visit […]

Drake’s Worldwide Tour Continues in Australia

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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 […]

All Eyes on Ben Simmons

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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: World Famous For Streetwear

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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 […]

Burn: Australia’s Original Street Brand

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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 […]

Tour Snapshot: Migos and 6LACK Head Down South

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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 […]