Tag: Australian Hip Hop releases

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Pez – The Game

Jim Steps

Pez is not like other hip-hop artists. With his laid-back nature and ever-present smile, the Melburnian instantly distinguishes himself from others of the genre with his lack of pretence and genuine demeanour. But once his music – rich with soul-searching honesty, gritty melody and traditional hip-hop ethics – is heard, the distinction is even clearer. Pez rose from obscurity late in 2008 with his debut single The Festival Song. This ode to the Aussie summer music festival was ubiquitous across Australian radio all summer, achieving constant rotation on triple j and Nova and charting prominently on the Austereo Hot 30 … Continue reading Pez – The Game

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Allday – Euphoria

Jim Steps

Allday is a 21 year old rapper based in Melbourne, Australia. His last release A Skateboard Soiree has received nationwide airplay on triple j and earned him & producer C1 ‘Unearthed Artist of the Week‘ honours. Allday now brings you an 8 track mixtape titled Eurphoria, available now for free download.The mixtape features production from C1, Soul Marauder, Savo and Woodz from Sweden. Some tracks are mix tape jams on jacked beats and some of them are tracks that didn’t make the cut for his upcoming EP. Allday’s upcoming EP will feature product form M-Phazes, One Above and of course C1 and … Continue reading Allday – Euphoria

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Kerser – No Rest For The Sickest Tour

Jim Steps

Kerser, the now infamous champion of the Australian underground, is back with his second album No Rest For The Sickest. Joining forces with production don Nebs once again, the symbiotic duo continues to strengthen their unique sound, one which has taken the country by storm. With less than one year between releases, Kerser’s debut effort The Nebulizer ran down the gates of convention, and in its wake generated a new sub culture captained by the brazen emcee. Thousands now hang on his every facebook update and wait anxiously for his next YouTube clip. Defiant, his music remains untainted by the … Continue reading Kerser – No Rest For The Sickest Tour

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Koolta – ‘Possessions’ Video

Jim Steps

Adelaide film maker David Parkinson and Koolta were one of five winners of Mercury Cinema’s Clip It! Initiative which gave them the support to drop a brand new film clip for Koolta’s track Possessions, lifted from his recent album The Extraordinary Average Joe.  “This journey takes us from the world of the greedy fat cats in towering concrete sky scrapers all the way down to the streets below where people fight to survive every second of every day. Three men each have a story to tell.” The film clip was produced by David Anthony Parkinson. Directed by David Anthony Parkinson. Concept … Continue reading Koolta – ‘Possessions’ Video

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Def Wish Cast – ‘Day Tripper’ Music Video

Jim Steps

Day Tripper is a stop motion music video created by budding filmmaker and human beatboxer, Luke Cavalan (aka LC Beats), for the latest single off Def Wish Cast’s recent album Evolution Machine. The hard hitting track features production from esteemed Australian beat maker, Dizz1, and vocals from the UK’s Spikey Tee. The video features claymation caricatures of pioneering Sydney Hip Hop group, Def Wish Cast, running wildly through the city streets, promoting their upcoming performance, eventually finishing things off by delivering a high energy live show. Expect to see an incredibly entertaining, fast paced treat for the eyes and ears! The … Continue reading Def Wish Cast – ‘Day Tripper’ Music Video

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The Hated – Lext Nevel

Jim Steps

In preparation for their upcoming EP, Byron Bay’s most promising hip hop group The Hated have just released a brand new mixtape The Lext Nevel, a free download that is available from their website. For those unfamiliar, The Hated consist of Leeze, Griffin Brain and Vitals and each member brings their own distinctive sound to the table. Upon listening you will quickly familiarize yourself with what a Lord’s Life entails. Effortlessly, the group paints a vivid picture of their Byron Bay lifestyle. The mixtape showcases just how versatile they are with a mix of laidback weed anthems, upbeat party music, old … Continue reading The Hated – Lext Nevel

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Lowrider – Days Of Boredom

Jim Steps

Adelaide four-piece Lowrider make an emphatic return with first single Days of Boredom, a gritty, confronting piece of alternative-soul that serves the first taste of their upcoming LP Black Stones. Recorded over the past year between Red Bull’s Studios in Los Angeles and Chapel Lane Studios in Adelaide, Black Stones, the bands third studio album, is set for release on Friday 15th February 2013 through Illusive. Without judgment or pretension, but perhaps a little frustration, Days of Boredom touches on modern life’s obsession with technology and social media over a catchy key riff, rolling basslines and a dense wall of crashing … Continue reading Lowrider – Days Of Boredom

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Axiom – Back Against The Wall

Jim Steps

Distill rap music down to its base elements and what do you have: a MC and a DJ. Axiom is Kay Illa and Bom. Kay Illa is in front of the mic and Bom is behind the decks and production boards. The Axiom partnership was forged in 2004 while Kay and Bom were still in school on the North Coast of NSW.  Hip Hop was only just beginning to creep into the local music scene at the time and classic releases like Brad Strut’s – The Authentic were big influences on the early Axiom sound and subject matter. By 2005, the members of Axiom were pushing … Continue reading Axiom – Back Against The Wall

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Verbill – Back In The Days (Prod. Nick One)

Jim Steps

Coming at you fresh off the back of his first single Slice, Verbill is proud to release the 2nd single from his debut self titled EP. Back In The Days is a laid-back, soulful heater that sees Verbill lacing the beat with stories of times past. Verbill’s words paint vivid images featuring a killer scratch chorus courtesy of DJ’s New-years Steve & Returnagain over Nick One’s killer production. Back In The Days is the perfect song to play at full volume with the windows down on a hot summer’s day. Verbill’s EP is scheduled for release digitally and in select stores … Continue reading Verbill – Back In The Days (Prod. Nick One)

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Crixus – Throwaways Vol. 3

Jim Steps

The third in the Throwaways series, Volume 3 is a collection of the thoughts you’d hear inside thehead of Tasmanian MC/Producer, Crixus, on any given day. The influences are obvious, the subject matter reads like a run sheet of a mans daily life, his morning, his day job, his environment, his habits and tendencies, his perspective, his lunch. With this in mind, the lyrics cover a lot of ground, the angst of Antisocial Butterfly v2.0, the sad regret of Part(l)y Over Her(e), the empathy of It’s Alright, the social commentary hidden in playby-play commentary of Every Day is Every Day and … Continue reading Crixus – Throwaways Vol. 3

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Full Tote Odds – Adrenaline

Jim Steps

Adelaide Hills hip hop collective Full Tote Odds are thrilled to announce the release their debut album Place Your Bets through Obese Records distribution. With two already highly rotated and successful singles and music videos for Southern Wind and What’s Going Down, the release of Place Your Bets is destined to ensure Full Tote Odds receive recognition as premier talents in the world of Australian hip hop. Their latest single, Adrenaline, is sure to repeat the success on the airwaves as its predecessors Southern Wind and What’s Going Down. With its insistent guitar line, world class flow and massive vocal … Continue reading Full Tote Odds – Adrenaline

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Yung Warriors – Prey For Better Days feat. Egoz, Diafrix and Little G

Jim Steps

Australia’s fastest rising indigenous hip hop outfit, Yung Warriors are wrapt to announce their second single, Prey For Better Days, from sophomore album Standing Strong. A national tour in support of the new track (which features Egoz, Diafrix and Little G) has been announced and Prey For Better Days was added to full rotation on triple j Wed Oct 24th. Hardly surprising though since first single, and title track, has been enjoying high rotation on the station since its release. This latest run of dates, and the release of Prey For Better Days, comes after a stellar trajectory supporting the … Continue reading Yung Warriors – Prey For Better Days feat. Egoz, Diafrix and Little G

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Exclusive: Deece – Back Up feat. Fatty Phew & Bigfoot (Prod. WIK)

Jim Steps

A Cornered Season is the debut solo album from the well oiled Melbourne MC, Deece (of B Wiv Deece fame). While B Wiv still has a strong presence on A Cornered Season producing six of the sixteen tracks, this album sees Deece team up with some of the best MC’s & producers this country has to offer. The result? A beautifully sculpted dynamic soundscape that complements Deece’s ever evolving sound. On the producer front Plutonic Lab has lent a hand between relentless Hilltop Hoods duties, WIK has jumped on board fresh from handling production on Maundz’s latest album Zero, Alter Ego handles four gems, J Squared contributes a spin tingler, Dave V drops a banger off the back of entirely producing Lazy Grey’s last album The Soundtrack & Mat Raffle from WA delivers … Continue reading Exclusive: Deece – Back Up feat. Fatty Phew & Bigfoot (Prod. WIK)

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Jess Harlen – Weaving

Jim Steps

Boldly dubbed ‘an artist to watch’ by Rolling Stone magazine, Jess Harlen has lived up to the hype following the release of sophomore album Park Yard Slang. Due to popular demand by Harlen’s loyal fanbase, Weaving by majority vote, was chosen to be the second single from the album.   Produced by Plutonic Lab, the sub-heavy beat sets down solid ground, a complimentary setting for Harlen’s dreamy vocals. Fresh, crisp, and lyrically sophisticated, Weaving is a universally relatable tale of solitude.   Currently living between Brisbane and Boston, Harlen shot the music video for Weaving in Chinatown, New York. The clip features chiselled Brooklyn based Krump Dancer HallowDreamz. His presence intermittently scattered among frames of Jess, symbolic; an … Continue reading Jess Harlen – Weaving

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Allganiks – First Words

Jim Steps

The Allganiks are a culturally diverse collective of musicians hailing from across Australia, emerging in Perth and now based in Melbourne. With a blend of live instrumentation, soulful voices, emcees, deejays and raw production, they have produced their first album, First Words, an independent production that involved a host of musicians from around Australia. With an underlying message they bring conscious lyrics that challenge the state of the world today, tackling politics and bringing to attention world issues that all people can relate to. This is an album you should check out, and since it’s up for free download, you … Continue reading Allganiks – First Words

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Manic X – The Diagnosis

Jim Steps

Change The Tape is proud to announce the release of the debut album from Manic X titled The Diagnosis, a ride through the world of mental health and raw hip hop. Teaming up on this project are Rezadent and ILL Clinton. The Diagnosis is produced, recorded and engineered by Man At Arms Productions, with additional production by Sammsonite. Change The Tape is a collective of Hip Hop artists with members contributing from Australia to the U.K consisting of Rezadent, Dsipl, Ill Clinton, Meek Starkiller and The Praying Mantis. The Diagnosis, a name your price download features Mistery of Brethren, The Elect … Continue reading Manic X – The Diagnosis

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Calski – Love Drive Omissions [B-Sides]

Jim Steps

Calski started writing loops on software and MCing in early 1998 before buying my first MPC 2000xl in 2004. Handling production for Impossible Odds, Rainman, Shawn Lov, Bingethinkers and more. Calski rocks the MPC at bboy jams and comps all over Brisbane, representing with Elements Collective. Calski won the 2010 Q Song Hip-Hop/ Urban Award for his production on Soul Of The Troubadour performed by Impossible Odds. Calski – Love Drive Omissions – B-Sides, are tracks that were cut from Calski’s debut album Love Drive Commission. Pay what you want for it, every little bit will go towards the next album. … Continue reading Calski – Love Drive Omissions [B-Sides]

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Beats By C1’s AusRemix Month

Jim Steps

To celebrate AusMusic Month along with triple j, producer C1 will be remixing some of Australia’s favourite songs and uploading them every couple of days. The first remix Big Jet Plane by Angus & Julie Stone is up now along with the second remix Xavier Rudd’s, Let Me Be.  You can participate in Beats By C1’s Aus Remix Month by visting C1’s Facebook page here and let him know what Australian artist or song you’d like remixed! C1 recently released the huge underground EP, Skateboard Soiree with rapper Allday.  Facebook  ||  Skateboard Soiree  ||  Soundcloud Continue reading Beats By C1’s AusRemix Month

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Elapsed Time – Campfire Epoch

Jim Steps

Spiralling out of his hometown of Adelaide, Elapsed Time (also known as E.T) is making a big name for himself as a talented emcee, producer, musician, songwriter and performer. Lachlan Emes (Elapsed Time) began producing his own music at 15, when he started making appearances on Radio Adelaide’s Hip Hop Show. Elapsed Time’s dedication to his music was recognised in 2011, when he topped triple j’s Unearthed Charts and was nominated for an award by The South Australian Tourism Commission for his song Adelaide On Top. Shortly after in 2012, Elapsed Time was awarded with an Arts SA/APRA grant to attend … Continue reading Elapsed Time – Campfire Epoch

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Kerser – No Rest For The Sickest

Jim Steps

Kerser, the now infamous champion of the Australian underground, is back with his second album No Rest For The Sickest. Joining forces with production don Nebs once again, the symbiotic duo continues to strengthen their unique sound, one which has taken the country by storm. With less than one year between releases, Kerser’s debut effort The Nebulizer ran down the gates of convention, and in its wake generated a new sub culture captained by the brazen emcee. Thousands now hang on his every tweet, facebook update, wait anxiously for his next YouTube clip. Defiant his music remained untainted by the … Continue reading Kerser – No Rest For The Sickest

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Tuka – Feedback Loop (Out Today)

Jim Steps

One third of triple j hip hop fave’s Thundamentals, for MC Tuka, the past twelve months have been relentless. No sooner had Thundamentals release their highly acclaimed second album Foreverlution in July last year that, in-between a hectic Thunda’s touring schedule, Tuka was already “working day and night” on what would emerge as his sophomore solo LP Feedback Loop. Picking up where 2010’s Will Rap For Tuka left off, Feedback Loop is Tuka’s 2nd solo long player and is in Stores Oct 26th through Big Village / Creative Vibes. The first two singles to be lifted from Feedback Loop – Just To Feel Wanted and … Continue reading Tuka – Feedback Loop (Out Today)

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Full Tote Odds – Place Your Bets

Jim Steps

Featuring members Levelheaded, Slats, Eslev, Ross Read and DJ Hacksaw, Adelaide Hills hip hop collective Full Tote Odds have announced they will release their debut album Place Your Bets through Obese Records on Tuesday, 16 November 2012. With two already highly rotated and successful singles Southern Wind and What’s Going Down, the release of Place Your Bets is destined to ensure Full Tote Odds receive recognition as premier talents in the world of Australian hip hop. The new album documents an evolution and marks the group’s arrival at a destination of musical dexterity that has given them the ability to … Continue reading Full Tote Odds – Place Your Bets

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Trumps – 7inSeven Vol. 1 – A Week’s A Long Time In Music!

Jim Steps

Seven days. Seven beats. Seven songs to be written and recorded. A Week’s A Long Time In Music is the first instalment in a series of solo EPs by Trumps of Grifters Inc. As a precursor to the upcoming Grifters Inc release Where Were You When The Fun Stopped?. 7inSeven Vol. 1 is the first official release we’ve had from the Grifters Inc camp in three years. Featuring production from Trace (Dynamic Methods), Amayze, Realizm and Marko Gal (Tandem Run), the EP showcases Trumps’ ability to switch between a variety of styles and approaches seamlessly. The short turnaround time left no … Continue reading Trumps – 7inSeven Vol. 1 – A Week’s A Long Time In Music!

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Ishu – Way To Go feat. Mighty Joe

Jim Steps

A killer flow from California’s Mighty Joe, paired with Ishu’s big beats and sample trickery, Way To Go is the first peek at the new album Hand Made, due for release in November, 2012. Produced after they met in Melbourne and worked on the MoneyKat album release, the track discusses the topic of which direction to take in life, with conscious lyrics and driving hip hop beat. An apt topic for the duo, who met when Mighty Joe was travelling from his native land of the USA, not long after Ishu’s debut LP A World In Progress which was written whilst travelling … Continue reading Ishu – Way To Go feat. Mighty Joe

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Slackjaw – Eat A Rat 4: Still Hungry

Jim Steps

Slackjaw is an unadulterated entertainer. At the age of 17 he took out Perth’s premier battle competition, Open Mic Combat. His hunger for the microphone was hard to miss, appearing at the revered Hyde Park Mondays with his endless freestyles and memorable live performances. Fast forward to 2006, to the release of Eat A Rat 1, the first part of his infamous mixtape series. The mixtapes were based around the beats he grew up on, and from here Slackjaw developed a cult following in his home town of Fremantle. On the search for inspirational beats, Slackjaw turned to local producers Rob … Continue reading Slackjaw – Eat A Rat 4: Still Hungry

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Premier: Spit Syndicate – Beauty In The Bricks Film Clip + Tour Details

Jim Steps

Jump on your pushie and tour around Sydney with Spit Syndicate in the video for their great new tune Beauty In The Bricks. Produced by Adit from Horrorshow (who’s definitely left his touch on the track with its soulful vibe).  Beauty In The Bricks is the first taste of Spit Syndicate’s third album Sunday Gentlemen which will be out next year. “We are first and foremost lyricists – that said, we don’t take ourselves too seriously, I guess. But we take song writing and hip-hop very seriously.”- Nick Lupi You can catch the Sydney duo at the following shows: Thurs 25 October – Transit Bar, … Continue reading Premier: Spit Syndicate – Beauty In The Bricks Film Clip + Tour Details

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Put The Work In – Mr. Hill and Rahjconkas

Jim Steps

Amidst the continued stair-climb by Brisbane collective Born Fresh to set a foundation for quality local hiphop in the city; Mr Hill and Rahjconkas release Put The Work In, the first single from their forthcoming sophomore album Dead End Street. 2012 has been a busy year for the duo, following the successful reception of their debut LP The Feedback, with tours, guest appearances and collaborations presenting themselves consistently. Since January, the two have toured with label-mate Seven, 360, Seth Sentry, Illy and the Funkoars as well as supporting US successes Atmosphere and Evidence and locals Thundamentals, Urthboy and Spit Syndicate. … Continue reading Put The Work In – Mr. Hill and Rahjconkas

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Urthboy – Smokey’s Haunt (Out Now)

Jim Steps

Urthboy is at his peak, weaving tales of the city with his past and present; celebrating life with a collection of songs balanced by the tension of light and darkness. From the vibrancy of ‘Knee Length Socks’ to the emotional weight of ‘Hey Dianne’, Smokey’s Haunt gets under your skin; it should be experienced whole, with songs segued by the shadows and atmosphere they were created in. This is more than a rap record. Hermitude and Countbounce co-produced the entire album together—the first time they’ve joined forces. The chemistry was electric; studio sessions were intense, sparked by limited time together … Continue reading Urthboy – Smokey’s Haunt (Out Now)

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Tuka – Die A Happy Man feat. Jane Tyrrell

Jim Steps

Feedback Loop’s second single Die A Happy Man featuring The Herd’s Jane Tyrrell is the calm before the storm. A charming, nostalgic head-nodder in the vein of Portishead, it’s had fans champing at the bit for more of the creative MC’s clever wordplay and lyrical patterns.  After the instant impact at radio of the single  Just To Feel Wanted, Thundamentals MC Tuka launches his second solo album Feedback Loop this November with select shows in Sydney, Melbourne and hometown Katoomba. Not afraid to lean on all of his influences, mix them up and present something completely new, Just To Feel Wanted’s catchy, almost Gnarls Barkely … Continue reading Tuka – Die A Happy Man feat. Jane Tyrrell

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Omniscence – Raw Factor 2.0

Jim Steps

The first single in 16 years from NC’s Omniscence, the MC who brought you Amazin’, Touch Y’all, The Funky One Liner EP and more, before having his debut album The Raw Factor shelved by EastWest/Elektra Records. It’s been over 16 years since we’ve seen a new release from the North Carolina emcee. Australian producer Debonair P mixed and produced the record. This release is a Limited 7″ vinyl release with only 300 copies available – 150 on white vinyl, 150 on transparent blue vinyl.) All orders come with a free digital single of the release (including instrumental versions which are … Continue reading Omniscence – Raw Factor 2.0