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REMi – Livin’ Tour

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After a massive year, culminating in being awarded the coveted title of Triple j’s Unearthed Artist of the Year, REMi hits the ground running in 2014 with the release of a new single on Friday 7th February followed by a national run of shows supported by N’fa Jones. REMI’s track record is that of a busy man. 2011 saw the release of two EP’s (‘Childish’ and ‘Five Beats I Love’), and the completion of his first album ‘Regular People Sh#%t’ in 2012. REMi continued to make waves dropping a decidedly big tune in the name of Sangria in May this … Continue reading REMi – Livin’ Tour

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A$AP Ferg Headline Australian Tour

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Niche is proud to present the first Australian headline tour of one of A$AP Mob’s most prominent members the Trap Lord himself, A$AP Ferg.  After blowing away audiences in Australia in June of 2013 supporting fellow Mob member, A$AP Rocky, Ferg is back sharing hits off his debut studio album Trap Lord, which hit the TOP 10 in the US Billboard Chart. A$AP Mob is an exciting creative collective of talented NY-based rappers, designers, producers and artists, with Ferg being the second member to release an album. As a rapper, unpredictability remains his only calling card, slipping from gruff, gritty … Continue reading A$AP Ferg Headline Australian Tour

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Sonos X Hype Machine

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The brand new Sonos app is LIVE! In this release, Sonos have added the ability to listen to every blog in their Blog Directory (including allaussiehiphop.com), and your Feed. You can favorite tracks right from the app, and your listening is recorded in your Listening History on the site as well. Some very cool things happened in celebration of their partnership with Sonos: Parties in both Brooklyn and London which featured DJ set by Rudimental and Redlight. In addition, Sonos will launch a custom “Global Spy” page on Hype Machine. The Global Spy provides an interactive worldview in which users … Continue reading Sonos X Hype Machine

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aahh Radio – Episode 13: Bliss N Eso [Eso]

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In the wake of debuting at #1 on the ARIA Album Chart with their fifth studio effort Circus In The Sky, Bliss n Eso now find themselves with the highest selling Australian album of 2013, and a revered Gold plaque after only 10 days of release. Between the multiple number one charting albums and chart records, various awards and accolades, an unprecedented live presence and the most loyal music fanbase in the country, the Sydney trio continue to push not only themselves, but hip-hop, forward in Australia. Bliss N Eso are stoked to announce that they are joining Big Day … Continue reading aahh Radio – Episode 13: Bliss N Eso [Eso]

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Vursafied State Of Silence

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State Of Silence is the self produced debut E.P. from Sydney based artist Vursafied. Vursafied State Of Silence EP features A-BINNIE, Savilian, Ivan Ooze and Kaytee Jayne. The official music video for the track Until The Day We Die feat. A-BINNIE has just been released, you can check that out below. The video was filmed and edited by Joseph Parma aka Joe Ninety. You can catch Vursafied performing live tomorrow night, Friday January 10th at Hand That MC A Mic 3, which is held at The Brighton Up Bar in Darlinghurst. The event will be hosted by deciBel and features Electric … Continue reading Vursafied State Of Silence

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Funkoars Feel The Heat National Tour

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Funkoars have just released a brand new video clip, lifted from the upcoming Golden Era Mixtape 2014. The track is titled A Clockwork Orange. The video was produced by Adfu for Unity Sound & Visual and Richie Sandham for Eightlimb Films. Funkoars are just about to set off on Feel The Heat National Tour featuring Mr. Hill & Rahjconkas. The 11 date tour features stop offs in Barwon Heads, Airlie Baech, Ipswhich and more, concluding in Adelaide. Other guests on the tour include K21, P-Link, Purpose, and more. You can get tickets for Feel The Heat National Tour by following the link below. The Funkoars … Continue reading Funkoars Feel The Heat National Tour

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Nexis – Work (Iggy Azalea Diss)

Jim Steps

Nexis is a talented young female rapper from Perth, Western Australia. She has just released a brand new diss track aimed at pop rapper Iggy Azalea.  The track titled Work (Diss) takes aim at Iggy’s accent, posing as an American, her contempt for Australia in general and Iggy name dropping 2Pac left and right. Nexis has reworked Iggy’s recent hit single Work. Be sure to check out Nexis previous work including her debut single Mumma Don’t Lie. You can do that here. Nexis murking bitches? Just ask yourself what would 2Pac do? Comment section is now open….. Twitter  ||  Facebook  ||  Soundcloud Continue reading Nexis – Work (Iggy Azalea Diss)

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Verbill – Kong Promo

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Known best for his punchy flow, slick wordplay, and at times, twisted sense of humour, Verbill meshes vivid stories of life, love, pain and everything else between into his music. His latest effort see’s him going in hard over a Cam Bluff produced beat, which was originally released on Cam’s King Kong Beat Tape released last year. You can check out the brand new video below, and pick up the King Kong Beat Tape, which includes 7 original beats from the deranged mind of Cam Bluff. Do that, by following the link here. You can also read below Verbill’s thoughts … Continue reading Verbill – Kong Promo

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Aphsub – The Jump Off

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Sevva, Sublime and Perennial are the three piece hip hop group Aphsub. In the middle of 2013 Aphsub released the follow up to 2011’s LP The Crust with The Scoville Unit LP.  This venerable selection of homegrown chilli infused delights included ingredients by featured guest producers Trials, Koolta (2011 Hilltop Hoods Initiative winner) and J57 (Brown Bag AllStars, New York) alongside Aphsub’s own Sublime and DJ Ollie. The lead single I Like People saw regular play on local radio, with the film clip (their first) gaining thousands of views on YouTube. This has helped establish them as a respected group in the local … Continue reading Aphsub – The Jump Off

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MDMA – What It Look Like Album Launch Tour

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A relative new name to locla hip-hop fans, duo MDMA consists of acclaimed Tasmanian producer Mdusu (MD) and renowned Adelaide battle MC Manaz Ill. Having each gained notoriety in their respective fields, the duo formed in 2012 through a shared passion and drive for music. After the briefest of introductions, they immediately commenced working on a debut EP, which has since grown into a full-length album. In the short time since the group’s inception, the duo have shared stages with local heavyweights among the likes of Rates, Mr. Grevis, Mr. Hill, Kings Konekted, Lazy Grey, Maundz, Known Associates and Fatty … Continue reading MDMA – What It Look Like Album Launch Tour

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Angel Haze Self Leaks Her Debut Album Dirty Gold

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In late 2013, Angel Haze self-leaked her debut album Dirty Gold. Expressing frustration and upset about not being able to get her album out to fans in 2013 as previously promised, Angel Haze took matters into her own hands leaking the record via Twitter. Haze’s actions have forced her labels hand who’ve made the digital version of Dirty Gold available 30th December 2013 in the US and UK, and 13th January 2014 in Australia. Born Raykeea Wilson in Detroit 22 years ago, Angel Haze’s life has provided her with plenty to confront – and a lot to get off her chest. … Continue reading Angel Haze Self Leaks Her Debut Album Dirty Gold

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Lariken – Happy Hour EP + Launch

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Lariken’s latest FREE release [don’t let the price tag fool you]. Following on from the success of his last EP Happy As Larry, Lariken has gone ahead and made a 5 track EP for anyone to listen to. He has handled every step of the process, from production and recording all the way to the final mixing. Lariken’s latest single, Rewind, has been received well and has also released a video clip for the track, which you can check out below. Lariken will be launching his EP Jan 18 in Adelaide at The Cavern. Tickets available here or by following the link … Continue reading Lariken – Happy Hour EP + Launch

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Coven Of The Incognito Natural Selection out now

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Adelaide based Hip Hop artists Realizm & Everyday have joined forces in a full length collaborative effort titled Natural Forces under the collective name Coven Of The Incognito. The two artists have featured together previously on the solo debut by Everyday titled Equality and the two have since worked together by releasing the Eyes Never Close/Money Trees Split 7″ Vinyl. This will mark the first time they have worked on an album together. Natural Selection is a 12 track release which sees Realizm holding down production as well as mixing, with guest verses by K21, Matchless Gift, Sinks, Castro The Savage and Rezadent, Sinks … Continue reading Coven Of The Incognito Natural Selection out now

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Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton – This Is Stones Throw Records: Sydney Screening

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For the first time in Sydney, local audiences can now see Jeff Broadway’s 2013 documentary about forward-thinking hip hop label, Stones Throw and hear/see the full story from label co-founder Peanut Butter Wolf as he takes viewers on a journey from forming the label with Charizma, through flagship acts like Madlib and J Dilla to present day successes such as Mayer Hawthorne. With a soundtrack by Madlib, this full-length feature film draws on over 100 hours of footage from filmmaker Jeff Broadway, live concert footage, never-before-seen archival material, inner-circle home video/photographs, and in-depth interviews with the folks who put Stones … Continue reading Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton – This Is Stones Throw Records: Sydney Screening

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LMG Sessions: Sinks

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Hailing from the southern suburbs of Melbourne, Sinks is a young emcee and producer whose passion for crafting music is constrained only by his never-ending energy. A beast on the mic and a confident experimental producer, Sinks has bypassed the contemporary mainstream feel of other Australian artists to form a niche sound for himself that real hip-hop heads can appreciate. The homie Sinks recently sat down with Greeley and the LMG Studios fam and smashed out an interview and spat some bars over a self produced banger. Sinks has recently released the follow up to his Prolifix EP, titled Backlash. The … Continue reading LMG Sessions: Sinks

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Hyjak & Dr Flea Sydney Album Launches

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Freshly Squeezed is back in 2014 with an allstar underground Hip Hop lineup, gathered together to support one of Sydneys most infamous artists, and one of Australia’s most innovative and respected MC’s, Hyjak. He will be launching his new album The Light At The End Of The Tunnel. Joining him on the bill we have Melbourne young gun Dr Flea, who will also be launching his recently released EP Keep On Moving. To add to the list we have DJ Izm from the one and only Bliss N Eso, Big Village Records rep P.Smurf, Broken Tooth Entertainment vet Swarmy, western Sydney up n … Continue reading Hyjak & Dr Flea Sydney Album Launches

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Julzo – The Lo Down Vl.1

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Australian Grime Boss Don ‘Juzlo, late last year released a brand new mixtape titled The Lo Down Vl.1. Julzo, well known as a wizard for his productions; scoring releases on BigDada, Marxmen Dubs and Ghost House Records. Juzlo has cemented his name in the grime game, and the evidence is clear. The Lo Down Vl.1 Brings together a combination of raps, colabs, a remix and a few instrumentals. You can pick up The Lo Down Vol. 1 as a name your price download here. Track Listing: 1. Mind how you talk to the Don 2. Numero Uno 3. Sufferer (Feat. Kye … Continue reading Julzo – The Lo Down Vl.1

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Eloquor – Fire In The Belly

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Inspiration is one of those things you can’t turn on and off it just comes to you when you least expect it…right? Well almost, you need that something else in you, that eternal fire in your belly waiting on that unexpected and inspirational spark to ignite it and when it’s lit you better run with it! For Eloquor – Fire in the Belly is exactly that, a sudden spark that ignited a concept. Jase Beathedz was working on a beat and the moment Eloquor heard it he knew he had to have it. Like a wildfire Eloquor moved fast. He penned … Continue reading Eloquor – Fire In The Belly

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Knoe – Lemonade EP

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This young artist resides in the suburbs of Perth city, Western Australia, where he strategically works towards becoming one of the most prolific underground rappers of today. Along with his own work quietly heating up behind the scenes, KNOE is also an integral part of the recognised Perth bass music faction, DeadWeight! Crew.  This alliance paved the path to such stage appearances with Jakes (H.E.N.C.H Recordings), KOAN Sound, Seven (formally known as Eddy Woo) and multi-award winning dubstep DJ and producer, N-TYPE. All this late night grind has led to KNOE finding his feet and creating a smooth yet belligerent … Continue reading Knoe – Lemonade EP

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Kendrick Lamar – Sing That Shit (20syl Juicy Remix)

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Barely a week into 2014 and the dope music has begun raining in the new year. French producer 20syl (of C2c), takes on Kendrick Lamar’s – Blow My High (Members Only) and The Games – The City, for an impressive take on both tracks. Combing elements of trap, banging drums, flutes and more, 20syl has shot to the top of the Hype EM! charts with this free download, yes free! You can grab it through the Soundcloud player below. 2014 is looking great already.  Facebook  ||  G+  ||  Twitter Continue reading Kendrick Lamar – Sing That Shit (20syl Juicy Remix)

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Young Tapz – Treat You Right feat. AVIEL (DJ Butcher Remix)

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Young Tapz’, the 18 year old New Zealand-Zimbabwean rapper, has had the remix treatment from Australian producer/DJ DJ Butcher. Young Tapz recently released his debut album titled Forest, which is available as a free download here. His debut album and the brand new remix both show you why, when, and how Young Tapz is changing the landscape of New Zealand Hip-Hop. You can download Young Tapz – Treat You Right feat. AVIEL (DJ Butcher Remix), for free through the player below. Young Tapz  ||  DJ Butcher  ||  Bandcamp Continue reading Young Tapz – Treat You Right feat. AVIEL (DJ Butcher Remix)

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Celedora – Think Fast Mixtape

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Celedora are a two man hip-hop outfit consisting of Rudz as Producer/ DJ and Smackie as Emcee/Producer. Originally, the pair hail from Adelaide, South Australia where they went to high school together. Recent work commitments has seen the duo separated; however, this has done little to stem the flow of creativity and composition as they collaborate cross-country. Celedora last year released their first project titled Cut Your Teeth EP; a four track snapshot of their musical creation since inception. It features all original production by the pair and is entirely engineered/mastered by Rudz. Tomorrow Celedora, will release a brand new … Continue reading Celedora – Think Fast Mixtape

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Sean Price x M-Phazes – Land Of The Crooks

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Flush from the success of co-producing Eminem’s “Bad Guy” from the rapper’s platinum-selling The Marshall Mathers LP 2, the Australian-based producer M-Phazes has furrowed back into the New York City rap turf to team up with Sean Price for a new EP project titled Land of the Crooks.  You can stream the first fruits of the venture exclusively here, as Sean Mandela drops his inimitable punchlines all over a dusky M-Phazes production that they’ve charmingly titled Dump in the Gut. The EP comes complete with artwork inspired by the vintage ’80s flick Crocodile Dundee. Adding on to Dump in the Gut, the … Continue reading Sean Price x M-Phazes – Land Of The Crooks

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Subsketch – The World’s Worst Rapper Mixtape

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Subsketch is a rapper from Adelaide currently hiding out in Sydneys inner-west. Since 2004 he has released a bunch of records, you probably never heard of. Was the 2006 Hilltop Hoods Initiative Winner and has just released his brand new mixture, World’s Worst Rapper.  The mixtape features stellar production by hip hop luminary Simplex as well as Koolta, Trillion, King Rollo and Track 1. Lyrically the album is focused primarily in the direction of story telling & introspection, in stark contrast to the ego driven, battle & party music that Hip Hop is geared towards.  You can download World’s Worst Rapper as a name your price download here. Official … Continue reading Subsketch – The World’s Worst Rapper Mixtape

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Childish Gambino – 3005 (Akouo Remix)

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Akouo breaks the mould of the conventional music producer/DJ, binding himself to no singular genre – instead he embraces the worldwide musical offerings of many cultures. As a music producer, Akouo has made contributions to the Australian hip hop genre as a member of groups JNA and Letters To The Sun, and his debut 2008 hip hop album Outwit The Muscle received a healthy run of airplay on Australian radio. 2013 brought the release of Akouo’s second release, a four track, instrumental future beat/hip hop EP titled Above & Beyond. The release of that new EP also brought with it a … Continue reading Childish Gambino – 3005 (Akouo Remix)

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Marksman Lloyd – Lions On The Beach

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Lions On The Beach is the second release from Marksman Lloyd for 2012. It comes after the highly acclaimed debut project The Bridges In Spain released earlier in the year. Featuring guest appearances from Whisky Winter, Sophie Hopes and Caitlin Lloyd as well as stellar production from Creed Birch and ASAP it’s some of the finest work to date. Lions On The Beach is available now as a name your price download. You can pick it up here. Lions On The Beach was recorded and mixed by Lewis Ryan at Real2Reel studios Perth and mastered by James Newhouse at Real2Reel studios … Continue reading Marksman Lloyd – Lions On The Beach

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Just A Gent – Sovereign feat. Kasbo

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Jacob Grant is an Australian producer making music under the alias Just A Gent. He has a uniquely styled brand of music, a very melodic sound that ranges between genres. He is 16 years old and slowly carving his path. This is his latest track which has received a lot of attention. It’s titled Sovereign and features his good friend, Kasbo from Sweden. Just A Gent will be one to watch in 2014. Keep an eye out.  Just A Gent  ||  Download  ||  Kasbo Continue reading Just A Gent – Sovereign feat. Kasbo