The Adelaide Hip-Hop mainstay sets the stage for the release of his long-awaited album ‘Braille’ with the Hamley produced lead single “Level Up”. Featuring an infectious hook over ominous production, the energetic lead single sees Manaz flexing his signature brand … Continue reading Manaz Ill elevates with the release of new single “Level Up”
Hailing from Port Lincoln, South Australia, Manaz Ill is both an accomplished recording artist and internationally renowned battle MC. Having been diagnosed with a degenerative vision impairment at a young age, Manaz quickly turned to music as a form of … Continue reading Take A Ride To The Animal Farm With Manaz Ill 🦍
ONIST comes from Coffs Harbour on the Mid North Coast of Australia. He started rapping in 2012 when he was driving trucks over in Western Australia and chasing the coin. The long hours and barren environment made ONIST think to … Continue reading Onist The Warm Up Is Over
One of Australia’s most active top tier battle MCs, Tasmanian local Greeley has steadily built a name for himself in the battle scene over the past few years. Having discovered his love for hip-hop at age 12, Greeley began beatboxing and made the progression to graffiti and rapping at age 17. It was in these formative teenage years when Greeley became immersed in the underground culture as he attended high school during the few years he spent living in the USA. After moving back to Tasmania he hit the local hip-hop scene, taking to the stage to win freestyle battles … Continue reading Greeley Smoko Official Video
Hip hop duo Coda Conduct, consisting of members Erica and Sally, launched their new track Matter More early this week. Accompanied by a bittersweet film clip, the song explores the destruction of Australia’s natural environment in the face of industrial growth. Coda Conduct first stepped on stage just over eighteen months ago, and have since launched themselves passionately into the hip hop scene, with their energy and playfulness on stage winning them a rapidly growing, wildly diverse fan base. Despite living almost 300km apart – one half in their hometown of Canberra, the other in inner city Sydney – they … Continue reading Latest Video From Coda Conduct: Hip Hop Duo Put Their Spin on Environmental Debate
At Main Event Round 1 local boy Toad was competing among a draw of 8 MC’s that included heavy weights Greeley and The Tongue. When the action wound up just Toad was left standing after defeating The Tongue in the final to take home the $1,000 prize. On March 21st he defends his title at Main Event Round 2. We have 4 MC’s going head to head for the shot at battling Toad in the final for the $1,000 cash prize. To keep things fair the judging panel on the night will consist of Greeley, Manaz Ill and Rates. Battle … Continue reading Main Event is back for Round 2!
A relative new name to locla hip-hop fans, duo MDMA consists of acclaimed Tasmanian producer Mdusu (MD) and renowned Adelaide battle MC Manaz Ill. Having each gained notoriety in their respective fields, the duo formed in 2012 through a shared passion and drive for music. After the briefest of introductions, they immediately commenced working on a debut EP, which has since grown into a full-length album. In the short time since the group’s inception, the duo have shared stages with local heavyweights among the likes of Rates, Mr. Grevis, Mr. Hill, Kings Konekted, Lazy Grey, Maundz, Known Associates and Fatty … Continue reading MDMA – What It Look Like Album Launch Tour
An epic contest is looming as MCs from around Australia vie to take out Word Adelaide’s Freestyle MC Competition this August. The event boasts more than $12,000 in cash and prizes, making it the largest open competition of its type in the southern hemisphere. MCs will compete in acapella, beatbox and instrumental sections across flyweight, middleweight and heavyweight divisions. Heats in Adelaide’s central, northern and southern suburbs will be held for flyweight division entrants, with successful competitors to progress to the competition final. More than $500 in cash and prizes is up for grabs among flyweight division MCs, who must … Continue reading Word Adelaide & Pulling Strings Presents Freestyle MC Competition The Language of War
The fourth 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 4 of Obese TV, we see highlights of World Record Store Day at the Prahran Store. The guys at Obese get down to the One Outs Battle League with Greeley and Manaz Ill plus Philippino rappers Protege and Anygma. They also head out to Plutonic Lab Studio to talk to Dialectrix about his … Continue reading Obese TV – Episode 4
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