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Blue Mnts Artists Announce Bushfire Benefit Show

Jim Steps

It’s no secret that something in the Blue Mountains water has meant that over the last ten years, its musical alumni has produced more influential hip hop / electronic artists than any other region outside of Australian capital cities. The devastating fires that swept through the Blue Mnts area have brought together some of its most celebrated artists for a massive ONE OFF SHOW to raise money for their friends, family and the Blue Mnts community at large. Featuring Hermitude, Urthboy, Thundamentals, Dialectrix, Tuka, JONES Jnr, Joe New + locals Tenth Dan & Grub and A Blank Canvas – with … Continue reading Blue Mnts Artists Announce Bushfire Benefit Show

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aahh Radio – Episode 5: Illy – Cinematic

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In Episode 5 of aahh Radio we are joined by ONETWO artist Illy, who has just released his 4th studio album Cinematic.  Illy speaks about working with executive producer M-Phazes on Cinematic, Thomas Jules of Rudimental, Drapht, the almighty Hilltop Hoods, Kira Puru, and planning triple j’s Like A Version performance from last week, plus a whole heap more. Official  ||  Facebook  ||  Twitter  ||  Purchase Continue reading aahh Radio – Episode 5: Illy – Cinematic

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N’fa Jones – Life’s A Game Official Video + Remix

Jim Steps

It’s Spring time and N’fa Jones is back with a vengeance! It’s only been a minute since his Babylondon release, with that crazy stop motion video for March On, and now the guy from Oz’s ol-school beloved multi genre band, 1200 Techniques, is finally delivering a full LP of new collaborative music. Having appeared on Drapht’s singles Bali Party and 1990’s the duo have worked together to deliver the forthcoming album entitled Black + White Noise to be released through Drapht’s label The Ayems in early 2014. Black + White Noise is a diverse and dynamic scope of music, journeying through the dark … Continue reading N’fa Jones – Life’s A Game Official Video + Remix

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Ta-ku – Songs To Break Up To

Jim Steps

Ta-ku’s Songs To Break Up To, is available now from the indie label Huh What & Where (aka HW&W). The album has been the top-selling album on Bandcamp even prior to its official release, and charted at number 40 on the Australian Albums Chart. Ta-ku hails from Perth, Australia, where he combined a self-taught ethos with a significant study of soul music and hip hop, focusing on percussion. He studied at the Red Bull Music Academy in Barcelona under guys such as DJ Toomp, and steadily released beats, singles, and albums as he progressed from beginner to elite status. You … Continue reading Ta-ku – Songs To Break Up To

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Sean Price, Billy Danze & Maffew Ragazino (feat. DJ Babu) – Land Of The Crooks (Prod. by M-Phazes)

Jim Steps

Land Of The Crooks is an anthemic Brooklyn banger featuring Kings County heavyweight emcees’ Sean Price and Billy Danze (of M.O.P.), along with the borough’s buzzworthy spit kicker, Maffew Ragazino. Scratches come courtesy of the turntablist himself, DJ Babu of Dilated Peoples/The Beat Junkies, who cuts up Jeru the Damaja’s quotable “Live in the land of crooks, yes Brooklyn’s the borough,” as originally featured on D. Original. Production on Land Of The Crooks is handled by Australia’s Aria Award winning M-Phazes who incidentally won Sha Money’s 2008 One Stop Shop Producer’s Conference with an overtime victory against Canei Finch, with this … Continue reading Sean Price, Billy Danze & Maffew Ragazino (feat. DJ Babu) – Land Of The Crooks (Prod. by M-Phazes)

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Fortay – MMM Official Video + Syd Album Launch

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Fortay has taken the country by surprise with new album Living Proof is out now through At Large Productions and Obese Distribution. The first single from the album Chasing the Tail features the one and only Snoop Dogg, a friend of Fortay’s. The production is by DJ L.T., Snoop’s long-time tour DJ. A brand new video clip has been released from Living Proof for the track titled MMM. MMM is a hard hitting venomous track with a strong sting delivered by L.T. on the beat. The video was directed by Tycotic. Living Proof features Kerser, 2Furious, Hed UDB and more.  Fortay’s Living Proof Album … Continue reading Fortay – MMM Official Video + Syd Album Launch

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Sleepwalkers – The Nocturnal Journey

Jim Steps

The underdogs of Western Sydney return to set a new bench mark for the ever growing local hip hop scene. Sleepwalkers are turning heads to make necks crack and The Nocturnal Journey is no exception. Sleepwalkers have just graduated to the underground sophomore class after releasing The Nocturnal Journey, following their debut mixtape The Awakening. The boys have taken their ever so diverse, hard hitting debut mixtape and built off it, tided up some freshmen loose ends and straight out busted blood, sweat and tears to take each element of an emcee to the next level. The Nocturnal Journey is … Continue reading Sleepwalkers – The Nocturnal Journey

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Beit Nun & Able8 Feat. Spider Jaroo & Benny Diction – Expansion Official Video

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Recently, UK MC Beit Nun and local beatmaker Able8 teamed up to produce Lucid an 8 track collaborative EP. The track ‘Expansion’ is taken from the release and features London-based MC Benny Diction & Manchester’s Spider Jaroo, alongside Beit Nun, over Able8’s production. Purchase  ||  Beit Nun  ||  Able8 Continue reading Beit Nun & Able8 Feat. Spider Jaroo & Benny Diction – Expansion Official Video

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23 – Smoke & Mirrors EP

Jim Steps

23’s unique style comes from the soul of a perfectionist. His honest lyrics are delivered in a consistently technical fashion over current and relevant instrumentation. 23 endeavours to create music of an international standard for hip hop listeners of today. After a long haul and much anticipation, we are excited to announce that the 23 Smoke & Mirrors EP is now available for free download. The EP was produced entirely by C1 (Chiefs) and has features from Tigerilla, Shadow Kitsuné, Lucas Miller and Esther Stephens (NZ).  After spending a lot of time working on this little number with C1, 23 is thrilled … Continue reading 23 – Smoke & Mirrors EP

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Calski – Eyes And Ears EP

Jim Steps

Eyes and Ears marks MC/producer Calski’s second release on LookUP Records with distribution via Obese Records. It follows his 2012 debut Love Drive Commission that nabbed him an album of the week feature on triple j’s hip hop show and saw him tour nationally. Playing shows alongside diverse artists from Joelistics, Diafrix, Spit Syndicate and Dialectrix to local collaborator Rainman, picking up praise from triple j’s Dave Ruby Howe for his ‘smooth as hell’ production on the last artist’s release. One of the most progressive producers in the country, Calski shifts gears seamlessly from smooth soul to rugged boom bap … Continue reading Calski – Eyes And Ears EP

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Spit Syndicate – Sip It Slow feat. David Dallas (Remix)

Jim Steps

Just as Spit Syndicate tie off on their Money Over Bull$hit Tour and also celebrating the success of their latest single, Amazing – the boys, and their good buddy / partner-on-decks Joyride, have another sweet release for fans of the Double S: a ‘Deluxe Version‘ of third album Sunday Gentlemen, featuring an additional three tracks. One Night Only, a product of the aforementioned collaboration with beat-wizard Adit and producer Raph, had been rolling around the studio throughout the making of Sunday Gentlemen, finally coming together with Joyride on the hook. The deluxe version also features NZ artist David Dallas, on the Sip It … Continue reading Spit Syndicate – Sip It Slow feat. David Dallas (Remix)

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The Havknotz – Listen Up Official Video

Jim Steps

After making waves with Pave the Way feat. Arrnott Olssen and Wild Child feat. Cactus, The Havknotz release the video for the third chapter in the saga, Listen Up. The track has already proven it has teeth, after reigning at #1 on the triple j Unearthed hip hop charts for 2 weeks. The track is an upbeat, cheeky and unfailingly clever take on hip-hop party tracks. With MC Losty flipping classic lines, dope cuts from DJ Kilmer and slamming 90s throwback beat from Waza, this track slays the house every time the boys drop it in their live shows. The … Continue reading The Havknotz – Listen Up Official Video

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Joey Bada$$ – Summer Knights EP

Jim Steps

Joey Bada$$, a member of the burgeoning New York City-based rap crew Pro Era, has just released his Summer Knights EP, a 7-song digital release via Relentless Records/Cinematic Music Group. Summer Knights EP includes two new tracks, My Jeep and a new version of Joey Bada$$’ current single My Yout featuring a collaboration with UK’s Maverick Sabre. The additional songs on the set were handpicked by Joey Bada$$ himself, an ode to his favorite songs from his Summer Knights mixtape released in June 2013. Joey Bada$$ has been drumming up serious excitement and discussions about his place in New York rap lore, drawing … Continue reading Joey Bada$$ – Summer Knights EP

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Eminem x Call Of Duty – Survival

Jim Steps

The team at Call Of Duty: Ghosts area super excited to be included in Eminem’s new video for the single Survival, which embodies the same adrenaline rush and intensity of Call of Duty: Ghosts. We look forward to the launch of both Call of Duty: Ghosts and the Marshall Mathers LP 2 on November 5th. Squads introduces a whole new level of competition to Call of Duty: Ghosts. Combining the unrivaled Multiplayer experience with cutting edge AI, Squads lets you play a variety of new game modes with your customized squad-mates. Play solo against another player and their squad, or … Continue reading Eminem x Call Of Duty – Survival

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aahh Radio – Episode 3: Mind Over Matter (Smiles)

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In episode 3 of aahh Radio we chat to MC Smiles, who is one half of the Mind Over Matter crew along with MC Willow. In Episode 3, we discuss the recent Sounds Of The Suburbs festival, the beautiful KiKi, Mind Over Matter’s brand new single Somebody’s Love, the upcoming album, working with a legend of the game, and all about Smiles‘ experience with a granny dating website. It’s all that and a whole heap more. this week on aahh Radio. If you only check out a few minutes, check out 7.08 – 10.20.  Expect a whole heap of dope … Continue reading aahh Radio – Episode 3: Mind Over Matter (Smiles)

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Watch: Fundamental Elements Independence

Jim Steps

Clockwork Records are proud to announce the release of Fundamental Elements’ second film clip for the single Independence, taken from their 2013 EP The Homecoming – available now as free download.   The clip, filmed in & around FE’s home town of Brisbane, pays homage to the hip-hop culture and also features a huge range of rare & classic local hip-hop vinyl. This track is dedicated to all the independent artists, labels & crews doing their thing & of course all the hip hop heads & fans out there – this is for you!     Film Clip by Mindkill. Directed by Azzamate. Produced … Continue reading Watch: Fundamental Elements Independence

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Out Now: David Dallas – Falling Into Place

Jim Steps

The past two years have been a rollercoaster for David Dallas. He signed to underground powerhouse Duck Down Music NYC in 2011, releasing second album The Rose Tint in the US soon after, and touring throughout North America with hip hop duo Aer. A spot at the notoriously hard-to-get-into SXSW Fader party. Big-ups from Kanye West and adds to MTV America and Australia. Short listing for New Zealand’s highest songwriting accolade, the Taite Prize. A tour of New Zealand with P-Money, and the release of his Buffalo Man EP.  Not wanting to rest on laurels, the start of 2013 saw Dallas enter … Continue reading Out Now: David Dallas – Falling Into Place

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We Run This Vol. 10

Jim Steps

On We Run This Vol. 10 music fans will enjoy over two hours of music by the Grand Hustle artists like T.I., Iggy Azalea, Trae The Truth, Shad Da God, Young Dro, Chip & more. Mixed by Mr. E, the anniversary edition features this time over 37 songs under the southern based label Grand Hustle & Mr. Es: RPS Fam. Mr. E’s music has been compared to a “BMW in the fast lane on some German motorway” by Rapmullet Magazine. “What separates him from every other DJ on the European mixtape circuit are his releases, they don’t feel like mixtapes, … Continue reading We Run This Vol. 10

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Eminem wears GDX-6900MNM in new film clip

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It’s that moment hip hop heads, fans of G-Shock and of course Eminem lovers have been waiting for. Marshall Mathers has worn his brand new collab model in his new music video clip.  After flipping up his G-Shock steez in the video for Berserk, Eminem now waves his solid GDX-6900MNM throughout the visuals for Survival, which also features scenes from the brand new video game, Call Of Duty: Ghosts.  Eminem has teamed up with Activision and Call Of Duty to release an exclusive pre-order deal for gaming and hip hop fans alike. You can find out more information on that one here. In other related news, M-Phazes announced today … Continue reading Eminem wears GDX-6900MNM in new film clip

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Review: 2013 Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards

Jim Steps

Just under a fortnight ago, the city of Melbourne hosted the independent music scenes night of nights, the 2013 Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards. Held at the unique Revolt Melbourne Artspace, an old warehouse dawned with projected images taken from … Continue reading Review: 2013 Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards

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Home Brew @ The Basement

Jim Steps

Fresh from touring across Australia with Horrorshow, New Zealand’s Home Brew will perform their own headline show in Sydney, at The Basement. Despite what people might tell you about Home Brew being burdens on society, or advocates for drug dependency, you’ve got to respect the integrity of their independence and the diligence of their work ethic. Home Brew launched their self-titled double album (the first Hip Hop album to debut at #1 in NZ since 2003) by throwing a 48-hour party in an old brothel, had their controversial Auckland pop-up store closed down early, and toured the carnage around NZ and … Continue reading Home Brew @ The Basement

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Illy – Cinematic: The Collaborators (Pt. 1)

Jim Steps

Cinematic is an apt title for an Illy album. The evolution of Illy as an artist certainly lends itself to the idea of film. It’s the tale of a smart and idealistic hip-hop storyteller who put everything on the line and, through honing his craft and sheer hard work, made it work; going from, as he himself so succinctly puts it on Yoyo, “The ground floor to the top tier”. Cinematic is an imposing musical statement from an Australian artist. And now, having taken charge of his own career path with his label ONETWO, it’s just the beginning of the … Continue reading Illy – Cinematic: The Collaborators (Pt. 1)

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The Potbelleez feat. B.o.B. – Magic Number

Jim Steps

B.o.B has announced the release of his first EDM single Magic Number, featuring International group The Potbelleez (Ministry of Sound Australia). At only 24 years old, B.o.B has worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry including Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, 2Chainz, and Hayley Williams (Paramore). The new track is not only the first Australian collaboration for B.o.B, but also the rappers first exposure to the techno beats of EDM sound! The Potbelleez are thrilled with the track, and pumped to get it out for their fans to hear. Magic Number is The Potbelleez follow up … Continue reading The Potbelleez feat. B.o.B. – Magic Number