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Eloquor – From The Oceans Of Karana

Jim Steps

One of the most catalytic hip hop releases to date comes in the form of Eloquor’s third LP From the Oceans of Karana. Following on from the release of his 2011 EP, Eloquor continues to explore his fascination with the human condition. From the Oceans of Karana is a spiritual encounter, which explores both the fundamentals and intricacies of life. The album is divided into three parts; Creation, Preservation, and Destruction. Each part is proceeded ceremoniously by a foreword from Ramesh, a Hindu mystic. The concept behind Eloquor’s themes is inspired by the three Hindu gods Brahma (the Creator), Vishnu (the … Continue reading Eloquor – From The Oceans Of Karana

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P-Money – Gratitude

Jim Steps

With the release of his highly anticipated new album Gratitude a month away, P-Money has revealed the album artwork and track listing, also announcing an all-star line-up of featured artists. Having recently signed a deal with Duck Down Music US, P-Money has made use of his label mates with Talib Kweli, Buckshot and Skyzoo all making an appearance on the album. You can also expect to hear from Havoc (of Mobb Deep), Freddie Gibbs, M.O.P., Fashawn, Roc Marciano, Nicole Wray, Jamall Bufford (formerly Buff1), STS, Monsta G, Blaison Maven and Pac Div. Bringing it back to God’s own, the album … Continue reading P-Money – Gratitude

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Oi You! Urban Art Festival is bringing Banksy to town – Adelaide

Lizzy Nice

This week sees the opening of Oi You! an Urban Art Festival which is bringing 22 of Banksy‘s art works to the Adelaide Festival Centre’s Artspace Gallery, alongside a multitude of works from some of the worlds leading urban artists and loads of free events from the 20th of April til the 2nd of June. For 6 full weeks, alongside Banksy‘s works will be pieces by Faile(USA), Swoon (USA), David Choe (USA), Antony Micallef (UK), Paul Insect (UK) and Milton Springsteen (NZ) all the way from curator George Shaw’s collection. There will be art installations, art giveaways and new walls across the city by Rone, … Continue reading Oi You! Urban Art Festival is bringing Banksy to town – Adelaide

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Monsta – Feat. Sky’High (Prod. P-Money)

Jim Steps

Hailing from the streets of Long Beach, California and introduced to the rap world by legendary Bay Area Don Yukmouth (of platinum selling duo The Luniz), Monsta has been patiently waiting to give fans a dose of his gruff West Coast narrative. Born and raised by a Samoan Father and a Mexican mother, Monsta was exposed to the harsh realities of two dominant cultures that co-exist on the streets of LA. The nephew of pioneering Samoan rappers and West Coast legends the Boo Yaa Tribe, Monsta is considered the Heir to the Polynesian Hip-Hop Legacy. During his touring schedule Monsta made stop … Continue reading Monsta – Feat. Sky’High (Prod. P-Money)

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Tom Showtime – Original Recipes

Jim Steps

Tom Showtime is a man of many guises. DJ. Producer. Remixer. Saxophonist. Gramophone Enthusiast. From Be-Bop to Breakbeat and everything in between, Tom’s passion for music is paralleled only by his legendary (some would say mythical) enjoyment of watermelon, coffee and cricket. That’s just how he rolls.  2013 has seen Tom getting a taste for rocking bigger dance floors and in turn producing bigger tunes. This is gaining him international recognition through a series of releases championed by legendary UK label Ghetto Funk, resulting in a four track Artist EP and him being added to the roster. Add to this … Continue reading Tom Showtime – Original Recipes

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Event Preview: Spit Syndicate’s Sunday Gentlemen Tour Hits Adelaide

Lizzy Nice

The boys from Spit Syndicate have been touring the country following the release of their third album, Sunday Gentlemen, and this Thursday is Adelaide’s turn. Fellow One Day Crew members Jackie Onassis are joining the SS for the huge 20 date tour which hits Jive Bar on the 18th. With Spit Syndicate’s singles Beauty In The Bricks and Folly getting a lot of JJJ love, as well as Jackie Onassis’s single Crystal Balling being on high rotation for many months, and their new single from their Holiday EP, Smoke Trails being added a few weeks ago the Sunday Gentlemen tour … Continue reading Event Preview: Spit Syndicate’s Sunday Gentlemen Tour Hits Adelaide

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Purpose – Where It Starts Album Launch

Jim Steps

Adelaide get down The Gov tonight for Purpose’s Where It Starts album launch. Tonight he unveils his new live show in what is shaping up to be a big night for independent Australian music. Tickets are still available, get em’ by following the link below. Special guests include Prime, Koolta, Mase N Mattic, Grifters Inc. and JP & DJ Sanchez. Doors open at 7.30pm, $12 per/$15 at door.  Get your tickets here. Purpose recently performed at the Clipsal 500 alongside Drapht, Hilltop Hoods, Pez and more.  Purpose will be launching his album in Melbourne tomorrow night, so get down to … Continue reading Purpose – Where It Starts Album Launch

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K21 – Kid Sinatra EP

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ACCLAIM Magazine, in association with Golden Era Records and New Era Australia, present Adelaide artist K21’s ‘Kid Sinatra’ EP. Released exclusively through the Acclaim website, K21 has recently signed with Golden Era Records. The 5-track EP is free for download and features new and previously unreleased tunes in the lead-up to the release of a new full-length album later this year. The Kid Sinatra EP is available for free download below and features Fluent Form, Maundz, Trials, Briggs, Vents and Realizm. K21 Official  ||  Twitter  ||  Facebook Continue reading K21 – Kid Sinatra EP

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True Vibenation releases project through USBs in city walls

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Across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane there are USBs embedded into walls and buildings in public spaces. Inspired by artists such as Banksy and Isaac Cordal Sydney band True Vibenation decided to release Standby [Project USB] using the guerrilla offline sharing technique, concreting USBs to the wall and marking their locations on their website while on the road for the Standby Tour. Find the USBs, attach your laptop or take a photo and upload it to the band’s facebook to receive a download of the full project and a shoutout in the next True Vibenation album due for release on Big … Continue reading True Vibenation releases project through USBs in city walls

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Interview: Allday – Loners Are Cool

Jim Steps

Still buzzing from scoring a place in the triple j Hottest 100 with the track “So Good” and playing a host of summer festivals including Big Day Out, Allday releases his EP Loners are Cool, a sophisticated take on contemporary hip hop. Allday’s clever observational style and melodic lyrical flows slide over beats from the likes of producer One Above (Hilltop Hoods, Illy) to create Australia’s exciting answer to Drake or Frank Ocean. aahh: What a big 12 months it’s been for you, moving to Melbourne from Adelaide, appearing in the triple j Hottest 100 and also releasing a couple … Continue reading Interview: Allday – Loners Are Cool

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Come Together Tickets On Sale Today!

Jim Steps

Selling out in just three days last year you’ll want to get your tickets early for this year’s Come Together, on sale today April 11th at 9am! Celebrating its very special 10th anniversary in what is sure to be a night of epic proportions, we are excited to announce that Come Together – the MASSIVE all-Aussie hip-hop bash will take place in the Big Top at Luna Park, this Queen’s Birthday long weekend.  This year’s stellar line-up of local hip-hop leaders are ready to blow the roof off and be seen as they should be – loud, proud and in … Continue reading Come Together Tickets On Sale Today!

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Obese TV – Episode 3

Jim Steps

The third full length episode of Obese TV is here. Obese TV aims to feature dope new segments such as ‘New Releases’, ‘Classics’, ‘Obese Retail’, ‘Spotlight’, ‘Backstage Pass’ and more. Each episode of Obese TV will be hosted by a different member of the scene. In Episode 3 of Obese TV, we see features from Kerser and Rates, Catch Wreck with Lazy Grey, Jake Biz and DJ DCIDE. Plus chats with Geko, and community radio’s Adrian Basso (PBS), Stewart Farrell (RRR), as well as publicist Sam Cameron (Beatbroker).    If that wasn’t enough already, take a look at the new Obese Records Frankston store opening! Obese Records  ||  Youtube  ||  Twitter  ||  Facebook Continue reading Obese TV – Episode 3

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Win A Backstage Songwriting Workshop With Seth Sentry At Groovin’ The Moo

Jim Steps

One year shy of their 10th birthday, regional roving festival Groovin The Moo has a special treat in store for Maitland. MusicNSW has teamed up with Groovin The Moo for a special opportunity for emerging MCs and producers: an exclusive backstage songwriting workshop with one of Aussie hip-hop’s finest – Seth Sentry! The sold-out Groovin The Moo takes place on Saturday 27 April at Maitland Showground, starring Tegan and Sara, The Kooks, Tame Impala, Flume, Urthboy, and loads more. This workshop is a great opportunity for emerging musos to score feedback from the guy who brought us The Waitress Song and Float … Continue reading Win A Backstage Songwriting Workshop With Seth Sentry At Groovin’ The Moo

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Mailer Daemon – Always On The Grind (feat. Jeswon, The Tongue, & P Smurf)

Jim Steps

Persian blooded, American born, Malaysian bred, and Sydney based beat-maestro Mailer Daemon has established himself as an exciting and innovative producer. Having emerged from a deep long secluded winter in the studio with talk of an amazing debut record, the entree lead single for which does not disappoint. With a Depeche Mode meets Kanye musical palette, Mailer crafts an anthem with Always on the Grind. The record stars three top Sydney MC’s: Jeswon, The Tongue, & P Smuf; our protagonists paint a narrative journey into the world of job-juggling Sydney musicians. Sharing the story of untold bedroom artists, expressing the … Continue reading Mailer Daemon – Always On The Grind (feat. Jeswon, The Tongue, & P Smurf)

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Madame Wu & Elise Graham

Jim Steps

Since combining a lifelong passion for poetry with hip hop, 22 year old female emcee Madame Wu has worked tirelessly to produce a sensitive yet fearless style of lyricism commenting widely from social justice issues affecting youths to the highly personal. With over 50 live shows under her belt in Sydney, Katoomba, Brisbane and New Zealand supporting the likes of De La Soul, Def Wish Cast, Thundamentals, Hermitude and Tuka as well as running her own monthly hip hop nights (she co organised the biggest all female hip hop lineup last year to raise funds for Sisters Inside) and with … Continue reading Madame Wu & Elise Graham

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Bliss N Eso – House Of Dreams

Jim Steps

Bliss n Eso release their official music video for House Of Dreams, the first taste of their fifth album Circus In The Sky (Due May 2013). Shot on Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour the music video follows up on the band’s recent release of their epic trailer for Circus In The Sky. Bliss N Eso will be playing at Movement Festival coming to Australia soon. The tour will feature legendary rapper Nas, 2 Chainz, Iggy Azelea, Spit Syndicate and more. Rumours of a Nas x BNE collaboration is already a hot talking point, more information to come on this. For … Continue reading Bliss N Eso – House Of Dreams

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Interview: Pez – He Got Game

Jim Steps

Pez returns to Australian stages for his first headline tour in more than 3 years. To highlight the important influence Pez has had on the local hip hop scene, you need only to look at the two supports from that 2009 tour – a little known rapper named 360 and an upcoming MC named Seth Sentry. We caught up with Pez discuss the year ahead. aahh: Lets start off easy. When did you first start rapping? Pez: I think I was about 19, even 20. I had been playing basketball which at that point, was all I wanted to do. You know, I had plans to go to … Continue reading Interview: Pez – He Got Game

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Come Together 2013

Jim Steps

Celebrating its very special 10th anniversary in what is sure to be a night of epic proportions, we are excited to announce that Come Together – the massive all-Aussie hip-hop bash will take place in the Big Top at Luna Park, this Queen’s Birthday long weekend. This year’s stellar line-up of local hip-hop leaders are ready to blow the roof off and be seen as they should be – loud, proud and in your face. Introducing a man who should need no introduction, with four albums, an ARIA award for Best Urban Release and countless sold-out national tours and festival … Continue reading Come Together 2013

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Kings Konekted – The Campaign

Jim Steps

Looming at the edge of the underworld’s shadow, Kings Konekted pass off copies of their debut EP The Campaign under a jacketed arm: six tracks of street corner discussions and heavyweight production by Stricknine (Thirstin Howl, Tim Dog, KRS One), Prowla  and Trem. These are tales of treachery, trust and hidden malefactions conducted in broad daylight. Partners in crime from an early age, Indigenous Australian/Italian Dontez and Serbian/Australian Culprit forged their bond through exposure to the self-perpetuating cycle of violence and crime devouring the western suburbs of Brisbane. Bearing witness to a crumbling community, Kings Konekted illuminate the visceral, ugly … Continue reading Kings Konekted – The Campaign

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Artist Series: BME Melbourne x Nick Simon ‘The Dead Poets’ Collection

Jim Steps

Introducing the brilliant new collection from label BME Melbourne. The Dead Poets is a collection of 4 tees, featuring the work of US artist Nick Simon. 4 legendary rappers (deceased), 4 legendary tees. Find out more about this stunning project as we talk to the undead leader of BME Melbourne the illusive Mr JRF.  aahh: Tell us about the brand new BME Exclusive Edition collection with US artist Nick Simon? bme: I’ve spent the last month exclusively working on this project, so it’s a massive relief to finally be able to start getting these out onto peoples chests. Basically, Nick … Continue reading Artist Series: BME Melbourne x Nick Simon ‘The Dead Poets’ Collection

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Sarm

Jim Steps

Presenting the self titled debut album from Sarm of the acclaimed Sydney duo That’s Them. Featuring guest spots from undisputed kings Kerser, Rates, Fraksha, Tornts, Dialectrix and Rinse (Bingethinkers), with production by Nebs, the album burns its way across your ears the same way the intense orange of the 6 panel digipack sizzles across your retina. Combining the futuristic, angular production of Nebs with the characteristic hip hop and grime flavoured flow of Sarm, this will be yet another hotly debated and passionately devoured release featuring the new sound shouldering its way out of Sydney’s West. Nebs‘ electro disco influenced … Continue reading Sarm

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M-Phazes – The Vault

Jim Steps

Multi-Award winning producer M-Phazes has dug deep into his production vault and lifted the drums used in some of his best productions to date. Literally exported directly from the original session files, these drums are still layered with M-Phazes’ original effects processing. Mix and match the drums taken from any of these 15 songs to create your own bangers: Aint Gonna Wait — Ed OG Assassins — Pharoahe Monch ft. Jean Grae & Royce Da 5’9″ Back On The Scene — Slaughterhouse ft. Dres Flying Through The City — Bliss N Eso Good Morning — Drapht The Hit Man — … Continue reading M-Phazes – The Vault

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Chris Tucker Announces First Ever Australian Stand Up Tour

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The Frontier Touring Company announce that stand up legend and celebrated Hollywood personality Chris Tucker will bring his rapid fire wit and signature delivery to Australia for the very first time this June! Lighting the American stand up circuit on fire at only 19 years of age and fast becoming a favourite on Def Comedy Jam, Tucker’s break out role was alongside Ice Cube in the cult classic movie, Friday. Following a show stealing turn in the sci-fi classic The Fifth Element and Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown, Tucker starred with Jackie Chan in action buddy comedy smash hit Rush Hour. As … Continue reading Chris Tucker Announces First Ever Australian Stand Up Tour

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New Music: Mr Hill & Rahjconkas – ‘Dead End Street’ feat. Muph

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After a highly productive debut year in 2012, March 2013 sees the 2nd single release for one of local hip hop’s hardest working up and coming duo’s Mr Hill & Rahjconkas. In the space of one year they have firmly made a place for themselves in the industry and gained respect and accolades from genre veterans. 2013 is shaping up to be no different. Since the release of their first single in October 2012 Put The Work In, popularity for this young duo has gained increasingly. Being chosen by triple j unearthed to play at Brisbane’s hiphop festival Sprung, saw … Continue reading New Music: Mr Hill & Rahjconkas – ‘Dead End Street’ feat. Muph

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2013 Hilltop Hoods Initiative Winner: Chelsea Jane – Queen Of The Hill out now

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The time has come to announce the winner of the 2013 Hilltop Hoods Initiative and after the competition received an unprecedented number of applicants, the judges have had their work cut out for them. After much deliberation and sorting through many very talented applicants the Hilltop Hoods have announced Chelsea Jane as the recipient of the 2013 Hilltop Hoods Initiative. ‘Chelsea Jane has rapidly gained attention both national and international for her recent verse on Atlanta’s ATLien Workshop’s “Enemy”. She is also known for her involvement as a guest judge at ‘Got beef’ MC Rap battles in Sydney and Adelaide. After seeding strong connections … Continue reading 2013 Hilltop Hoods Initiative Winner: Chelsea Jane – Queen Of The Hill out now

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Bryte – Bryte Side Of Life

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Having hit the ground running in February with the title track, Bryte picks up the pace with the release of his sophomore album Bryte Side Of Life. Out through TOO SOLID Records/MGM Distribution on 5th April, not only is the LP inspiring and reflective but it’s got multi-level humour that will both amuse and shock. Born and raised in Brisbane, now living in Perth, Bryte has been exposed to many different experiences, attitudes and ways of life from a young age. Fostered from his sick mother at just a few days old, there is no question that Bryte’s depth of understanding … Continue reading Bryte – Bryte Side Of Life

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Vegas Aces – Black x Purple

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Vegas Aces is a duo consisting of 4TH and producer Cam Bluff. After previously winning triple j Sprung Hip Hop competition – they went from strength to strength releasing their first debut and then a follow-up EP which saw the duo tour around the country several times with acts such as 360, Seven, Mr Hill to name just a few. Now the guys are set to release their 3rd installment – Black and Purple, today. Vegas Aces are showcasing a more refined and matured sound and bring a few special guests along for the ride including Spit Syndicate, Seven, Mr … Continue reading Vegas Aces – Black x Purple

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Johnny Idem & Ron Rugged

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Johnny “Idem” Crates & Ron “Madhat” Rugged originally 2/3 of the 1990 Melbourne Hip-Hop crew Positive Direction. Idem was about to release an album with Trem in 1995 but was never completed but produced 3 tracks on Prowla’s first tape in 1994 and produced Raise’s album – The Essence in 1996 for Nuff Said Records.  Also releasing 10 breaks samples LP’s out on vinyl which went worldwide. In 1992 Ron made a link with Shan Frenzie for a multitude of live shows and tracks. The two later joined with Melbourne’s own Code of Ethics (MC Pluto and his producer Blackout), to create … Continue reading Johnny Idem & Ron Rugged

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Purpose Live On BKS

Jim Steps

Purpose, the restless yet calculated mind behind the now infamous If the City Had A Voice mixtape series, is hardly a new face in the Australian Hip-Hop scene. With the roots of a freestyle/battle rapper, he represented Adelaide successfully nationwide early on, leading him to the US with coveted spot in the Scribble Jam MC tournament at 17.  In short, Purpose was a wordsmith before he was legal. March 1st saw Purpose release his highly anticipated self-produced debut LP Where It Starts through MGM. The record, which takes an honest look into the mind of a multi-faceted young man, features singles We Will Be … Continue reading Purpose Live On BKS