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

Fabri Fibra: The Real Italian Rap Phenomenon Goes Platinum Again

Fabri Fibra is a pivotal figure in the Italian Rap/ Hip Hop scene, with over ten albums under his belt and having collaborated with the likes of Redman, Organized Noize and J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Fibra’s credentials speak for themselves. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information In a career that spans three decades, the Senigallia native has released […]

Clementino: Straight Outta Napoli

Clementino Italian Rapper Napoli

Hailing from the province of Avellino in Italy’s southern Campania region and signed to Universal Music, Clementino is a highly esteemed kingpin of the Italian Hip-Hop landscape who cites such names as MF DOOM, The Notorious B.I.G. and Pharoahe Monch as some of his musical inspirations. The Neapolitan lyricist, born Clemente Maccaro, initially etched a […]

DJ Osyris: Back-To-Back Australian DMC Champion Off To World Finals

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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 […]

On Tour: Swollen Members Back To Australia

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Canadian trio Swollen Members return to Australia later this month playing all five major mainland capital cities after selling out their previous 2014 Australian tour. The Vancouver, BC group consisting of emcees Madchild, Prevail and DJ / Producer Rob the Viking have maintained a solid fan base throughout Australia since first touring in 1999, supported […]

Apollo Brown On The Difference Between a Beat Maker and a Producer

Beat making and producing can often be viewed as the same thing. In the below video, Detroit producer Apollo Brown breaks down his thoughts on the difference between the two and working a regular day job until 2010 before signing a production deal with Mello Music Group (home to the likes of Oddisee, L’Orange, Mr. Lif). […]

Tour News: Bow Wow Back To Australia

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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 […]

Flashback: Edo.G On Meeting GURU Of Gang Starr

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Legendary Boston emcee Edo.G in the below video clip goes into detail on how he met GURU (RIP) of Gang Starr in 1985, then known as MC Keithy E. Despite Edo.G being almost 4 years junior to GURU, he had a combined single “Monsters” out with his Fresh To Impress (FTI) Crew and the further track “Suzi […]

Bliss n Eso Are Top Of The Charts In Australia

Bliss n Eso Top of the Charts Australia

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 […]

New Zealand’s DJ Spell Is The 2017 World DMC Online DJ Champion

DJ Spell World Online DMC Champ

DJ Spell of Hamilton, New Zealand has taken out the 2017 World DMC Online DJ Championship title earlier this month under heavy international competition and will now join the rest of the respective national DMC Champions in London this October to compete for the ultimate title of DMC World Champion. While the competition proved to […]

On Tour: Tory Lanez Heading Down Under

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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 […]

Flashback: Spice 1 On 2Pac And Menace II Society

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Spice 1 in the below clip details how the Menace II Society directors shot the video in his old local neighborhood and how we was originally supposed to be in the film with 2Pac, but due to errors with his management, he lost his spot in the now classic movie. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information […]

Australia’s Zeke Beats Going Worldwide

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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 […]

New Zealand’s David Dallas is Back

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David Dallas is a New Zealand emcee from Papatoetoe, Auckland who has been making waves internationally since the early 2000s. Since seeing his first Hip-Hop show at NZ’s iconic Powerstation venue, David Dallas was heavily influenced growing up on the staples of 90s Hip-Hop including Snoop Dogg, Mobb Deep, 2pac, Notorious B.I.G., Big L, Canibus […]

Australian Group Remi Score BET Nomination

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Australian group Remi have scored a BET Awards nomination for Best New International Act, catapulting the group further onto the world stage and capping off an impressive and rapid rise over the last couple of years. Remi are the third Australians to be nominated for a BET Award after Iggy Azalea in 2015 and Tkay Maidza in 2016. Visit streaming.thesource.com for […]

On Tour: YG returns to Australia and New Zealand

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LA-based rapper YG returns to Australia and New Zealand for his first ever solo tour following the sophomore album release ‘Still Brazy’ in mid 2016 through Def Jam Recordings x 4Hunnid Records. His trip down under is the first since his January 2015 visit when YG toured Australia and New Zealand with Ty Dolla $ign in 5 cities […]

Meet P-Money – New Zealand’s Most Renowned Producer & DJ

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P-Money began his musical journey as a celebrated Turntablist, winning the New Zealand ITF three times consecutively, the New Zealand DMCs and going on to place third overall in the World DMCs. P-Money has also received numerous awards across Australia and NZ as a DJ, Producer and Songwriter, cementing himself as one of the most […]

Savage: New Zealand’s Hit Maker With Another One

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Savage is a New Zealand rapper of Samoan descent, a founding member of Hip Hop group Deceptikonz and was the first New Zealand Hip-Hop artist to have a commercial single achieve platinum certification status in America. The Deceptikonz first stormed the NZ Top 10 chart with the #2 debut album Elimination before Savage’s powerful voice found itself on Gold […]

DJ Nino Brown: Australia’s #1 Urban DJ

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Sydney’s DJ Nino Brown has established himself as Australia’s #1 Urban DJ. Placing second twice at large regional DMC finals early in his career has led him to 15 years of touring Australia, Asia and Dubai and sharing the stage with artists such as Jay Z, Rihanna, Nelly, Snoop Dogg, Akon, The Game, Lupe Fiasco, […]