Your Old Droog Hoody Weather feat. Prodigy

Brand new shit from Your Old Droog featuring Prodigy of Mobb Deep with production from Marco Polo. Your Old Droog has been killing it since releasing his debut EP earlier in the year, appropriately titled Your Old Droog EP. The brand new track is titled Hoody Weather, has this up and coming emcee busting for some cool weather, where as in our case here in Australia, bring on summer! Your Old Droog LP coming soon.  Twitter  ||  Audiomack  ||  YouTube Continue reading Your Old Droog Hoody Weather feat. Prodigy

Apollo Brown & Ras Kass H20 feat. Pharoahe Monch & Rakaa Iriscience

Archaeological Logic The West Coast’s premiere political poet is back, Ras Kass spits razor sharp reflections over fast rising Detroit producer Apollo Brown’s most buttery beats. Special guest Pharoahe Monch grabs the mic and digs into his memory to extract … Continue reading Apollo Brown & Ras Kass H20 feat. Pharoahe Monch & Rakaa Iriscience

Souls Of Mischief There Is Only Now Australian Tour

Legendary hip-hop group Souls of Mischief, announce a national tour off the back of the release of their brand new album There Is Only Now. The group, who last visited Australia in 2006 with Trent Slingshot, will commence their tour in Canberra on October 31st, before stopping in Sydney and Perth, and finishing their tour off in Melbourne on November 3rd. Starting with their landmark debut ’93 ‘til Infinity, Oakland’s four-person rap group Souls of Mischief has blazed the trail for hip hop’s evolution. Members Tajai, A-Plus, Phesto, and Opio have left their mark sonically, lyrically, and stylistically on Kanye … Continue reading Souls Of Mischief There Is Only Now Australian Tour

Constant Flow – Moment Of Peace Feat. Immortal Technique & Melanie Fontana

In recent years more than ever, Hip-Hop has been a platform of boasting ones possessions or idea of wealth. While there’s no shame in showing off every so often by toasting to the good life, there’s an ugly truth that needs to be exposed. War, genocide, corruption; these are the things that are leaving a scar in our history books. Whereas some rappers may just gloss over these disasters, Constant Flow is here to tell the whole truth to the masses. Fresh from the release of “Dog Tags,” the 2nd single taken from his Viper Records debut LP, Ascension, CF … Continue reading Constant Flow – Moment Of Peace Feat. Immortal Technique & Melanie Fontana

Context & Jimmy Flipshyt Fire In The Basement LP

After nearly a year of work, Fire In The Basement by Context & Jimmy Flipshyt is now live! The EP weighs in at 8 tracks in total and features guest verses from BVA, P.Smurf, Sinks, Stateovmind, Mattrix and Dane One. Venturing back into boom bap territory – this release respects the old school whilst showing growth by both artists in lyricism and production. With their first clip just around the corner, this release is definitely one to keep an eye out for. In addition, the duo will also be releasing the EP at Transit Bar (CBR) on September 5 with … Continue reading Context & Jimmy Flipshyt Fire In The Basement LP

Exclusive Premiere Phil Gektor Beats, Blends & Remixes

We are pleased to premiere the first instalment of the Crate Cartel Mixtape Series. The first tape titled Beats, Blends & Remixes (CCMX001) is by the man, Phil Gektor! The tape is 40 minutes worth of dope remixes and beats and will be available as a limited run of hard copies, plus the usual digital download. Beats, Blends & Remixes follows on from Phil Gektor’s recent LP release, Real Heads Don’t Listen. You can pick up Beats, Blends & Remixes as a digital download now, by following the link in the player below or you can score yourself a limited edition … Continue reading Exclusive Premiere Phil Gektor Beats, Blends & Remixes

Willis War Talk Double Album

Sydney solo MC and former Tavern Slander member Willis is here with his highly anticipated solo project the War Talk double LP. War Talk is the debut solo album by the artist featuring 25 brand new tracks across two CD’s. Willis is known for his sharp delivery and clever technical wordplay. He brings a very diverse flavour of hip hop to the table with music ranging from classic traditional boom bap tracks all the way to heavy metal inspired songs with melodic chorus’ that become embedded in your brain. With notable international artists Kool G Rap and Celph Titled on … Continue reading Willis War Talk Double Album

Peking Duk Sign Worldwide Deal With Sony Music Entertainment Australia

Sony Music Entertainment Australia, in conjunction with its U.S. based affiliate, RCA Records, is excited to confirm the signing of Australian electronic music duo, Peking Duk, to a worldwide recording deal with Sony Music Entertainment Australia. Peking Duk are the Canberra-bred duo of Adam Hyde and Reuben Styles, who have been captivating fans across Australia and the world with their distinct flavour of indie electronica and electrifying live sets. As Ben Dennis from Myriad Management explains, “We are delighted to welcome Sony Music Entertainment Australia into the Peking Duk team and look forward to a prosperous relationship with them in … Continue reading Peking Duk Sign Worldwide Deal With Sony Music Entertainment Australia

DJ A.$.K & Def Wish No Compromise

Never Diluted… Following Raw Instinct… DJ A.$.K has over 20 years experience as a DJ and has worked professionally since 1988,And was rated as Australia’s number one hip hop DJ from 88-97. He has entered and won practically every major Australian DJ mixing competition up to 1997, as well as representing Australia at the World DMC Mixing Championships in 90 and 96. No Compromise is a collaboration of two times Australian DMC champion, DJ A.$.K and Def Wish from the almighty Def Wish Cast. This no nonsense, left-field rap track is a result of the long standing careers of these two … Continue reading DJ A.$.K & Def Wish No Compromise

Music for everyone: Spotify now free on Windows Phone

The best free music experience. Now available on Windows Phone. From today, Windows Phone owners can enjoy access to millions of songs across their smartphones for free. Listen to all your playlists, discover new music, or simply sit back and dig into your favourite artist’s entire back catalogue. Updated for Windows Phone users today – Spotify’s free mobile experience lets you shuffle play: All of the music. Listen to all the playlists you’ve created and playlists from the people you follow. Spotify lets you discover new music, save, shuffle and share. Your favourite artists. Want to listen to a certain … Continue reading Music for everyone: Spotify now free on Windows Phone

Verbill x Loose Ends Time is Ticking (Remix)

Verbill has just dropped a brand new promo track, which is available now as a free download. The track, is a remix of the 1990 song Time is Ticking by UK Soul/R&B group Loose Ends and is taken from their album Look How Long. Verbill not know for rapping over these old school early 90’s beats, sits’s in the pocket perfectly laying down his 16 bars of thoughts on Time Is Ticking (Remix). Download  ||  Facebook  ||  Twitter  ||  iTunes Continue reading Verbill x Loose Ends Time is Ticking (Remix)

Profecy Walk With Me

Growing up in the northeastern NSW town of Lismore, Profecy had little to no exposure to the ever-changing Hip Hop scene of Australia, through which he developed his own unique sound by trial and error. Profecy then relocated to Brisbane in 2010 where he completed and released his debut EP Let the Music Play, which gave him exposure amongst the larger hip hop community and enabled him to perform alongside some of Hip Hop’s best selling artists including Thundamentals, Illy and M-Phazes. In 2013 Profecy gained positive recognition from music critics nationally when he dropped his ten track mixtape The … Continue reading Profecy Walk With Me

New Balance Pitt Street Launch Event

To celebrate the opening of the New Balance Pitt Street, Westfield store the one and only Hau will be rocking an exclusive live in-store performance. The legendary Koolism MC and triple j Hip Hop Show host will be on the mic performing tracks from his new mixtape Football, Feasts & Funerals and some other exclusives. Capacity limited so drop in to catch Hau perform these tracks live for the very first time and possibly cop some free New Balance kicks. Hau hits the stage at 6pm this Thursday 28th August at the New Balance Westfield Pitt Street store. You can stream Hau’s brand new … Continue reading New Balance Pitt Street Launch Event

Eminem Releases New single Guts Over Fear feat. Sia

Eminem has hinted at and now confirmed a brand new album coming soon. Both Eminem and his manager, Paul Rosenberg have cryptically tweeted the same title, and today Detroit radio personality Eric Vincent announced a “new album this fall”, as well as a new track. The title and date seem to correlate with the 15th anniversary of the Slim Shady LP. Only minutes ago, Eminem took to twitter to confirm the project is official. Eminem has also just released a brand new single titled Guts Over Fear, featuring Australian sensation Sia. Stream the new song below! Shaddddddyyyy!!! http://www.audiomack.com/song/directlyrics/guts-over-fear Continue reading Eminem Releases New single Guts Over Fear feat. Sia

Stateovmind Live Like Kings Official Video

The Crate Tape EP  will be the fourth solo release from Stateovmind and is entirely produced by Develop from FNQ’s Beat Basement Records. This five track extended play sees Stateovmind move away from the cleaner sound of his previous releases and take a slight detour towards a much more raw “Boom Bap Sound”. The Crate Tape is a unique twist on a tried, tested and effective formula, and is inspired by a time when you listened to your favorite rap album on a dubbed TDK cassette tape. Develop has dug deep into his record crates and picked the finest samples to chop, … Continue reading Stateovmind Live Like Kings Official Video

Stretchy x Juñor D.R.O.P

Stretchy is a talented young female rapper from Melbourne Victoria, who is currently residing in Sydney. She has just released a brand new track featuring R.E.A.L Music Family member Juñor, and it’s titled D.R.O.P. The trap/dubstep infused banger has received quite a bit of attention over the last 3 days and has Stretchy going in: //“Better understand my girl, she’ll romp ya, don’t look past the image son, she’s a monster”// Expect more from Stretchy over the next few months as she gears up to release her latest EP, We’re So Free. Expect that in November later this year. Juñor is also in … Continue reading Stretchy x Juñor D.R.O.P

Rustie Green Language Interactive Experience

To celebrate the release of Scottish producer Rustie’s second album ‘Green Language’, Warp have created an interactive generated world exploring game in collaboration with Hunter Loftis. Players are dropped into the world of Green Language with opening track ‘Workship’. The player can navigate the game, and on reaching each golden monument landmark will unlock a new level and reveal a new track. Jump up from the island of jungle ruins to the track ‘Up Down ft. D Double E’, go round in circles in the maze to the soundtrack of ‘Lost ft. Redinho’, then fly through the air with ‘Raptor’ … Continue reading Rustie Green Language Interactive Experience

Kerser Names 4th LP KING

King Kers has announced his 4th LP title! With as many albums dropping in as many years, the next instalment from the Sickest is going to blow minds. Get ready! ‘KING‘ will drop on the 14th of November via Obese Records Distribution. KING will be available at JB Hifi, Sanity and all good independent record stores nationally as well as digitally worldwide via iTunes. Watch this space for updates and info on KING National Tour taking off in Jan/Feb 2015. The S.C.O.T National Tour 2014 DVD drops 26th September. Pre-order your signed copy from JB Hi-Fi http://bit.ly/VMAgbY or Sanity http://bit.ly/1q8YwA6. Facebook  || … Continue reading Kerser Names 4th LP KING

Eminem Confirms New Album Shady XV

In what was a massive weekend for gossip heads of the hip hop world with a shooting backstage at a Wiz Khalifa gig near San Jose, which resulted in Wiz pulling our of Saturday nights show of his Under The Influence of Sleep tour. We were then treated to a multitude of angles, and slow mo action replays of Iggy Azalea falling off stage while performing at MTV VMA awards. We’re sure that booty cushioned her fall. This morning we woke to news that Suge Knight had been gunned down. Suge was shot six times at a pre-VMA party hosted … Continue reading Eminem Confirms New Album Shady XV

Sampology Teams Up With Daniel Merriweather For Next Single

Creating multi sensory, high octane, audio visual landscapes from sound, prodigal producer Sam Poggioli is Sampology. Having toured the world from India to Germany to China to North America in the past year alone, coming fresh out of studios in Berlin and L.A, Sampology returns to his home soil of Brisbane next month to debut his very first live show and epic new album material at Australia’s globally recognised music conference and showcase event, Bigsound. Working previously with a wide ranging roster of talent from South African artist Spoek Mathambo, to dancehall guru Beenie man, and Summer Heights High comedy … Continue reading Sampology Teams Up With Daniel Merriweather For Next Single

Music Video Don Vitale Bounce (Prod. Quexxt)

Featuring one half of Byron Bay’s The Hated, Don Vitale has recently released a brand new joint, produced by the homie Quexxt. The new track titled Bounce, is lifted from the upcoming Dope Nation EP due late 2014. Bounce is a chilled new age track, perfect for vibing out on a cold winters night. Watch in conjunction with the new clip, and you can almost smell the smoke, and as they say where’s there’s smoke… Bounce was mixed by Young Lean DTD and mastered by Charlie Daly. Clip filmed by Maria Bui and edited by ya boy DV.   Facebook  ||  Twitter  ||  Music Continue reading Music Video Don Vitale Bounce (Prod. Quexxt)

Raven Felix Valifornia

Valifornia is the debut mixtape from the 19 year old, Princess of Tujunga, Raven Felix! Raven Felix hails from L.A’s San Fernando Valley. The new tape appropriately titled Valifornia Includes appearances from Snoop Dogg, Power 106’s Rikki Martinez, Smoke Dza, Sway, Chevy Woods, and many more! Raven Felix was featured on a recent episode of Snoop Dogg’s Underground Heat, and has since capitalised on the buzz generated through that episode. In a big coup for Raven, Snoop Dogg features on the track 6 In The Morning, with his Gin N Juice track flipped for the chorus of 6 In The Morning. Cuts on the new release are … Continue reading Raven Felix Valifornia

Apollo Brown & Ras Kass Announce New Album Blasphemy

Blasphemy, the collaborative album from esteemed Mello Music Group producer Apollo Brown and Ras Kass, is a thought-provoking and highly personal treatise on the unspoken. No “ism” is out of bounds, no topic too untoward. Whatever you hold sacred isn’t above aggressive inquiry. The album displays their undeniable synergy. When Ras Kass crucifies supposed facts over Apollo’s beats, it’s clear he is the West Coast’s preeminent philosopher. When Apollo’s blaring suites soothe your soul, it’s an ontological fact that he ranks among the best producers in the game. With Blasphemy, the duo has delivered the truth. The new album comes … Continue reading Apollo Brown & Ras Kass Announce New Album Blasphemy

Live Lodge 2014 First Announcement feat. Briggs, Funkoars, L-Fresh The Lion, WZRDKID, Remi & more

For the first time ever in Melbourne, Rolling Stone Australia be bringing their own pop-up venue, the Rolling Stone Live Lodge, taking over the iconic Workers Club in Fitzroy Melbourne from September 25 to October 12. There’s more to come, … Continue reading Live Lodge 2014 First Announcement feat. Briggs, Funkoars, L-Fresh The Lion, WZRDKID, Remi & more

Joelistics Announces Blue Volume Tour

One of Australia’s most charismatic showmen hits the road to mark the release of his most compelling and personal record to date, Blue Volume. Rolling Stone have called Joelistics’ album “a celebration and mourning of the current state of the world, voiced by a smart, incisive writer.” The Sydney Morning Herald have hailed him as “an exceptional storyteller” for delivering “a personal, lyrically intelligent album with an intense emotional rawness and vulnerability”. We just think he’s dope.  There’s always an uplifting feature to be found in the honest and rebellious music Joelistics creates. The song and video for recent single … Continue reading Joelistics Announces Blue Volume Tour

Jesswar & Lane-Harry Luxury

Here is a brand new track from Jesswar and Lane-Harry, titled Luxury. The track dropped alongside a little film clip, which you can check out below. Jesswar is an unsigned Australian female rapper. She was born in Canberra ACT and relocated to the Gold Coast with her family when she was 9. At the age of 15, she was accepted into studying a Diploma of Music Performance and finished the degree at age 16. In 2011 she continued to pursue the study of music and was accepted into Griffith University’s Bachelor of Pop music program. She was the second youngest person … Continue reading Jesswar & Lane-Harry Luxury