Emcee Kerser, appeared on Channel 10 breakfast talk show, Studio 10 this morning. Kerser and the panel discussed the topic “Do Rappers Deserve A Bad Rap?” after a petition was started earlier in the year to withdraw Snoop Dogg’s Visa, … Continue reading Kerser On Studio 10: Do Rappers Deserve A Bad Rap?
Armed with a sick sense of beatmaking and a soft-focus throwback vibe, Sydney’s Waza has distilled starry-eyed nostalgia with hip-hop sensibility in his first cut, Act 2, from the soon-to-be-released Love is a Battlefield mixtape. A showcase of romance and … Continue reading Waza – Act 2
Future Music and Frontier Touring wish to send out heartfelt congratulations to two headliners of 2014’s upcoming Future Music Festival – Pharrell Williams and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, who dominated the 56th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday 26 January in … Continue reading Grammy Winners To Perform At Future Music Festival – Catch Pharrell Williams + Machlemore & Ryan Lewis In March
In September 2013, Joint Adventure and Grindin’ presented the Australian Beatmaker Invitational, a one off beat battle that took place in Sydney at the Civic Underground. With international headline act & guest judge Kev Brown joined by local beatmaker legends … Continue reading Australasian Beat Maker Invitational 2014
MGM and Pozible have partnered to offer musicians the option to have their crowdfunded albums, singles and merchandise distributed through MGM’s subsidiary Waterfront Records. Musicians that opt in will also see their crowdfunded music now count towards the ARIA and AIR Charts. The partnership will make distribution easier for musicians, who will no longer have to go to the trouble of fulfilling the ‘Reward’ orders of their music and merchandise following a crowdfunding campaign on Pozible. The service will also give artists the option to have online retail built in to both their own and Waterfront’s websites on an ongoing … Continue reading MGM x Pozible Partnership
J Dilla a.k.a Jay Dee, born James D. Yancey, was one of the few artists whose records were bought on sight, played until digested and then discussed among fans and critics. He kept Hip Hop relevant long after many of its greatest heroes had creatively left it for dead. Well respected musicians such as Questlove, Erykah Badu, A Tribe Called Quest, Common & Janet Jackson have worked with, and been influenced by J Dilla’s talents and he is often described as “your favourite producers favourite producer”. There are many talented beat makers and producers, but there will only be one … Continue reading The Genius of J Dilla Vol. 5
After a prolonged gestation, and increased expectation, Sydney hip hop crew Reverse Polarities – from the Big Village co-operative, and comprising members of the 2013 Australian Music Prize finalists Daily Meds – renowned for politically charged lyrics, rapid fire rhymes … Continue reading Reverse Polarities – On The Contrary East Coast Tour
Big Day Out has announced a last minute venue change for their Perth event in 2014, with the show set to move from its initial home of Claremont Showground to the new surrounds of the Arena Joondalup. The decision was announced recently, with a statement from Graham Partridge OAM – the chairman of VenuesWest, which operates the arena – welcoming the Big Day Out to their new home. The Big Day Out have said that the City Of Joondalup has been very supportive and considers them to be forward thinking and progressive. No reason has been given for the shock … Continue reading Big Day Out – Perth Venue Change
Since landing on the Australian music scene in 2012, Wise has created a significant buzz for himself in such a short period of time. Some would accredit this to his former years experience with hip hop group K1. Since breaking on to the scene Wise has released two successful online mixtapes (The Benchman Vols 1 & 2) along with an array of single song releases. Past accomplishments include being featured on Worldstar and most recently he was nominated and won the outstanding performer award from the Celebrate Afro Australian Awards held at parliament house in Canberra. His developed stage presence and … Continue reading B Wise – Mr Playa That
Mickey Deville is a Sydney MC best recognised for his intricate rhyme schemes, razor sharp wordplay, and a savage delivery. Since releasing his independent debut album Doomsayer in 2011, the self professed ‘Silver Tongue Assassin‘ has spent his time steadily building his musical arsenal and collaborating with some of the U’S’ Underground’s best MCs, DJs and Producers. Gearing up to release his next effort in 2014, Mickey D has teamed up with Boston based producer C-Lance (Enemy Soil) for the upcoming 8 track EP, Cloak & Dagger, which features guest spots by members of La Coka Nostra, Demigodz, and more. … Continue reading Mickey Deville – Omnicide feat. DJ Eclipse
Peezo is one of the cats leading Australia’s new wave of Hip Hop. Growing up in Byron Bay wasn’t always sunshine for Peezo, and he turned to music as an outlet. Gifted with expression, he started to rap. His mixtape Sunset Park and EP Thanks Heaps, gave him the opportunity to travel and share his words with audiences and enthusiasts alike. Most recently Peezo dropped a track titled Water featuring production from beatsmith Cam Bluff. The track was picked up for full rotation on triple j Unearthed and was also featured in triple j’s Unearthed Year In Review. A mammoth effort! … Continue reading Peezo – Water (Prod. Cam Bluff)
Gamers mark your calendars as the first of four massive Downloadable Content (DLC) Pack offerings for Call of Duty: Ghosts, the #1 most played multiplayer title currently for Xbox 360 on Xbox Live online entertainment network from Microsoft, is on … Continue reading Call Of Duty: Ghosts Onslaught DLC Content
IED is the follow up release to Pataphysics’ 2012 debut album Subversive. Recorded, mixed and produced by front man, vocalist and trumpet player Pat Marks (aka Pataphysics) at his 9 Gates studio in Melbourne. IED (improvised explosive device), Pat is joined by the NZ singer Project nRt and the exceptional jazz guitarist Diego Villata from (Tierra) on the IED (improvised explosive device) recording. The tracks on the EP are the best representation of the live show on record to date. Pataphysics has built a solid reputation off the back of his energetic and diverse live shows that combine trumpet, bass, keys, MPC, guitar, drums, turntable, percussion, … Continue reading aahh Radio: Episode 14 Pataphysics
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
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
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]
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
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)
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
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
Krafty Kuts – Feel Like Jumping gets the remix treatment where TiKay 1 flips the original on it’s head taking the major chord sample and spinning it into a darker vibe with a slightly humorous edge. The drunken sailor melody is a nod to the likes of Doctor P and Eptic. Hailing from Germany, TiKay 1 was a hip hop producer for 10 years, before he switched into electronic music. His past work includes writing five songs for Casper’s XOXO which recently went Platinum. Krafty Kuts got hold of TiKay 1’s EP Im Not Yours and invited him to remix their joint Feel like Jumpin. Not only … Continue reading Krafty Kuts – Feel Like Jumpin
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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