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June 20, 2016

Plutonic Lab is one of Australia’s most prolific and widely respected producers, and has recently teamed up with Detroit emcee Guilty Simpson (one of the late, great J Dilla’s favourite emcees to work with) for... Read Article

Knox Brown Introduces Himself With “No Slaves” Featuring Anderson .Paak

Jack Garofalo

June 15, 2016

The name Knox Brown is a somewhat unknown entity to many, including in Britain where the vocalist, producer and songwriter resides (Birmingham to be precise). However, the 27-year old has worked with some of... Read Article

Jodie Abacus Is The British Soul Singer You Need To Know

June 15, 2016

South London singer Jodie Abacus is performing at this year's Glastonbury Festival and this past fortnight, he also performed across the pond at The Roots Picnic. Abacus' songs are classic, feel-good, two-st... Read Article

Meet Briggs, The Groundbreaking Indigenous Rapper From Australia

June 15, 2016

Briggs is an Indigenous Australian rapper, record label owner, comedy writer, actor as well as a political and current affairs commentator who's been breaking new ground in Hip Hop and beyond Down Under through... Read Article

Australian Rapper Tkay Maidza Scores International BET Nomination

June 13, 2016

Australian female rapper Tkay Maidza has scored a BET Awards nomination for Best New International Act, catapulting the 20-year-old further onto the world stage and capping off an impressive and rapid rise over... Read Article

Are These Australia’s Top 5 Hip Hop Releases From 2015?

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June 8, 2016

Last year was a big year for Hip Hop in Australia with a stack of quality releases. Here's a quick Top 5 list from 2015 to familiarize yourself with rap's leading names down under. Golden Era Records Mixtape... Read Article

Across The Pond: Nick Cannon Takes London, Films Wild N Out & More

June 8, 2016

Last week American rapper, actor, comedian, entrepreneur, record producer, radio and television personality Nick Cannon came to London for the weekend and true to form, didn’t spend a minute of it sleeping. ... Read Article

Brandy Set To Tour Australia & New Zealand For The First Time

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June 8, 2016

Brandy is making her way down under to Australia and New Zealand to commence her Slayana World Tour 2016, before heading to Europe for a string of shows across the continent. Bringing a live band along, Bran... Read Article

[Interview] Danish Maestro Slowolf Is Taking British Music By Storm

Jack Garofalo

June 2, 2016

Slowolf is the Danish supremo who is causing a whirlwind in British music at present. Having been raised on a healthy diet of jazz and studying jazz drumming strenuously, the producer is branching out with insp... Read Article

Get Into Lazy Grey, Australian Hip Hop At Its Lyrical Best

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June 1, 2016

Lazy Grey has been an Australian Hip Hop icon since the early 90’s from his home base of Queensland. With a recognisable, impeccable delivery and known for witty and honest rhymes, Lazy Grey has forged his way ... Read Article

After Ed Sheeran, Adele and Sam Smith, Samm Henshaw Looks To Take The Modern British Soul Baton

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May 31, 2016

In recent years soul music in the UK had taken a back seat to Hip Hop and Grime as we all wondered when we were going to see the new generation of Sade's, Jill Scott's, D'Angelo's, Maxwell's and Mary J. Blige's... Read Article

How 1200 Techniques Helped Make Hip Hop Mainstream In Australia

May 30, 2016

1200 Techniques is an Australian Hip Hop group that formed in 1997, consisting of the old school 80s aerosol artist and founder DJ Peril (producer/percussionist/dj), N’fa on mic duties and Kemstar (Guitarist / ... Read Article

Australian Rapper Brad Strut Is One Of The Country’s Best

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May 26, 2016

Few emcees from Australia have created such a justified reputation for top quality releases than Brad Strut. Known for his intricate rhyme patterns, diverse subject manner and story telling ability, Strut has p... Read Article

Meet Drapht, One of Australia’s Best From The West

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May 25, 2016

Born in Perth (Western Australia), Drapht was introduced to music at a young age, as his father was a jazz drummer. This influence has led him on a lifetime journey of musical discovery that continues to build ... Read Article

Take A Closer Look At Skepta’s Brilliant ‘Konnichiwa’

Jack Garofalo

May 25, 2016

Following on in relation to Kano’s masterful Made in the Manor, here's our May UK/European Album of the Month: the instant classic Konnichiwa by the ever-relevant Skepta. While Made In The Manor was instantl... Read Article

Meet Prime, One of Australia’s Most Underrated Emcees

May 23, 2016

At 17 years of age, Prime began his journey as an emcee in 2006 competing in Australian freestyle battles. In 2007 he teamed up with Purpose to compete in the World Rap Championships, and made it to the top of ... Read Article

Alikiba Becomes the Second African Artist to Sign a Global Music Deal With Sony Music

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May 19, 2016

Today Sony Music Entertainment announced their 2nd major artist signing in Africa with East African act Alikiba. There was much excitement in African and European Afrobeat music circles last year when Sony a... Read Article

East Meets West Down Under: Bone Thugs Back

May 18, 2016

Next week begins the start of the Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Australian tour, with an all-star cast of acts including Mobb Deep, Tha Dogg pound, DJ Quik and The Lady of Rage. The four-city tour (and Adelaide sideshow... Read Article

International Spotlight: Meet The Players At The Namibian Annual Music Awards

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May 16, 2016

Hip Hop has spread its tentacles all around the world and the African continent is consistently ready to explode with talent. Many African countries now have their own big annual music awards and Namibia is one... Read Article

Meet Australian Rap Veteran Delta a.k.a. “The Lostralian”

May 12, 2016