Bad Apples Music recently released a firing collab from Birdz and Omar Musa “About Me”; a track dedicated to those people who have a misrepresented view about their ‘Straya. Birds opens the track shooting scathing blows to those Australians who … Continue reading Bad Apples Music release a massive collab from Birdz and Omar Musa in ‘About Me’
Village Idiot is an album three years in the making and boasts a diverse range of tracks featuring production by Kid Fiction, Ribongia, Joelistics, Arctic & P.Major, & vocal features from Mantra, P.Smurf, Ellesquire, Omar Musa, Tenth Dan, Joe New … Continue reading Rapaport New Album ‘Village Idiot’ Out March 2 Preorders Available Now
The Voodoo Laksa Tour brings two powerhouses of Australian Hip Hop together to perform their potent, political, poetic music across the country hitting up Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Darwin. Bad Apples Music representative Birdz will be performing from his critically … Continue reading Hip Hop Powerhouses BIRDZ & Omar Musa announce ‘The Voodoo Laksa Tour’
“Since Ali Died” is an album of intensely personal and political songs and poems. The album is based around the idea that ever since his childhood hero Muhammad Ali died, Omar Musa feels like his life fell apart: loved ones … Continue reading Omar Musa “Since Ali Died” new album out now
Showcasing the sounds and visions of Sydney based hip hop record label Big Village Records, co-founders Rapaport and P.Smurf have just announced that they will be joined by two of the label’s most prominent signees in Mathas and Omar Musa for ‘The Big Vacation’ national tour! Fresh, deft and banging, ‘The Big … Continue reading Be Ready feat. Mathas, Omar Musa, Rapaport & P.Smurf
Mailer Daemon Presents the final chapter of the Ronin Trilogy (a cyberpunk, post-trap, alternative hip hop saga) with the lead single appropriately titled: ‘Automation’, It’s a funky and fun upbeat bravado jam that showcases Mailer Daemon’s unique mix of 80s/90s … Continue reading Mailer Daemon Ronin 3 feat. Sage
…And He’ll ‘Becoming’ To You All Around The Country! The first half of 2016 has been crazier than cray for L-FRESH The LION and things are just heating up. After smashing shows as main support on the recent Urthboy ‘Second Heartbeat Tour’, L-FRESH and team are prepared to pounce, launching his new album Become and bringing hype to capital and regional areas all around Australia. Become (released May 13) has been met with high praise and quickly accumulated accolades from critics and fans alike, landing 4 stars reviews left, right and centre, as well as being named Feature Album on … Continue reading L-Fresh The Lion Announces A Huge National Album Tour
Big Village Records proudly welcomes Omar Musa, renowned rapper, poet and author, to their artist roster. His EP Dead Centre will be released through Big Village Records on August 5. Omar Musa, a Malaysian-Australian from Queanbeyan, is one of Australia’s … Continue reading Omar Musa Signs To Big Village Records
Here is a brand new tune by the local legend Hau feat. Axe Aklins, TooDeadly, Hayds, Nix, Dazed, Omar Musa, Roshambo and Ciecmate with production by Hayds. The new track is a tribute to the classic Resin Dogs and Lazy Grey track ‘Re-Fizzla’ and will be featured on Hayds’ upcoming album ‘The Movement Vol. 1’. The project has been inspired by Pete Rock’s ‘Soul Survivor’ series. The album will be released in July and will feature artists from around the Canberra and Queanbeyan region to showcase the thriving local scene in Australia’s capital. Official || Facebook Continue reading Hau Reffizlatukefu (QBN x ACT Remix)
With his brand new album “RAW X INFINITY” the feature album on triple j this week, REMi has just dropped another big announcement, revealing the incredible list of artists joining him for his upcoming national album tour. Not content taking a couple of acts to every city, REMi and long-term collaborators Sensible J and Dutch have invited an impressive and diverse selection of talented acts from right across the country to join them in different cities. Including artists L-Fresh the Lion, N’fa Jones, Silent Jay, Hau, Akouo, WZRDKID, Knoe, MzRizk, Bates, Omar Musa, Tigerilla, Relevent & Cazeaux O.S.L.O. REMI – Raw x … Continue reading REMi announces impressive support list for RAW X INFINITY Tour
Carclew is offering local musicians and enthusiasts a rare opportunity to work closely with some of Australia’s leading Hip Hop artists to explore music production, lyric writing and live performance. Back to Basics is a suite of master classes, one-on-one … Continue reading Back to Basics – Hosted By Jimblah
Omar Musa, the former winner of the Australian Poetry Slam and the Indian Ocean Poetry Slam has released three hip hop albums, two poetry books (including Parang) and has also appeared on ABC’s Q&A and at the reccent TEDx Sydney. He is currently working on a play, Bonegatherer, to be staged in 2014 and his debut novel Here Come The Dogs which will be published by Penguin Australia in 2014. Omar Musa has just released an audiobook version of his critically acclaimed poetry book Parang. Omar Musa – Parang, the audiobook version is available now as a name your price download, get around … Continue reading Omar Musa – Parang Audiobook
Omar Musa is a Malaysian-Australian rapper and poet from Queanbeyan, Australia. He is the former winner of the Australian Poetry Slam and the Indian Ocean Poetry Slam. He has released three hip hop albums, two poetry books (including the recently released Parang) and appeared on ABC’s Q&A. He is currently working on a play, Bonegatherer, to be staged in 2014. He is part of international hip hop group MoneyKat and his debut novel “Here Come the Dogs will be published by Penguin Australia in 2014. Omar will also be performing at TEDx, held at the Sydney Opera House. Official || Twitter … Continue reading In Amsterdam – Omar Musa
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
Canberra producer Ghosts In The Room unleash his debut production album. Having assembled a team of Australia and America’s finest, this release will be sure to surprise listeners with its diverse soundtrack of soulful, dark and often unexpected collaborations. In Its Your Life – Ghosts In The Room has teamed up with one time Dr Dre portage Bishop Lamont, Briggs and Armageddon for an inspirational track to motivate its listeners. In Where I Come From the legendary Kool G Rap teams up with battle rappers Iron Solomon, Okwerdz and 360 who makes a return to his hip hop roots. In Timeless New … Continue reading Ghosts In the Room
Koolta’s long awaited debut album. Since winning the Hilltop Hoods Initiative in 2011 ($10 000 grant from APRA and HH to help in the release of a debut album) this young MC/Producer from Adelaide has hit the ground running. Having already released two well received independent EPs, Koolta continues his DIY ethic handling all production, writing, recording and mixing on the new album. The Extraordinary Average Joe is not your standard local Hip Hop album. This is music that lives up to this bold statement. Koolta has crafted multi-layered instrumentals with the use of live instrumentation and synths, rather than … Continue reading Koolta – The Extraordinary Average Joe
Get ready for round 2 of Versify – bringing together spoken word stars and rappers for an evening of lyrics and rhythms that will shake you out of those winter doldrums. Featuring the mesmerizing tones of Omar Musa, Mighty Joe, Luka Lesson, Alia Gabres, Social Change and K21, winner of the Hilltop Hoods Initiative. A cappella rap and spoken word to bring you out of those winter doldrums. Joe Kim A.K.A. Mighty Joe was born and raised in the East Bay, California. Long the breeding ground for independent hip hop artists, the Bay Area’s street smart, often socially conscious sensibilities … Continue reading Versify 2 – Spoken Word at the South Australian Writers’ Centre
L-Fresh The Lion is a 23-year-old hip-hop artist and producer from South West Sydney. He has made a name for himself as a versatile and unique artist, who writes, records, produces and mixes most of his own music, whilst also delivering powerful speeches and meaningful spoken word poetry sets. He celebrated his 21st birthday by being selected as the national support act for hip-hop icon Nas during his first headline tour of Australia in 2009. L-Fresh has also shared the stage with Xzibit, Public Enemy, Chali 2na, DJ Qbert, MC Supernatural, as well as local hip-hop artists Urthboy, Pez & … Continue reading L-Fresh The Lion – The Lion Speaks
The SA Writers’ Centre is excited to kick off its regular series of spoken word events with acappella performances from five celebrated and award winning rappers. Let Mighty Joe, Omar Musa, Prime, Dialect and Koolta take you on a journey through one of the most dynamic and diverse lyric forms to sweep the globe, with words, rhythms and tales of life, love and politics stripped bare. If you’re a fan of slam, spoken word or hip hop, or just love words and their possibilities, you won’t want to miss this. The event kicks off at 7pm, Monday March 5. Tickets are $10 … Continue reading Versify – Spoken Word at the South Australian Writers’ Centre
MoneyKat is an international hip hop duo comprising Omar Musa (Australia) and Mighty Joe (USA). After being sporadic collaborators for years, a highly successful tour in Indonesia spurred them into creating MoneyKat, a group intent on bring their soulful, personal, political and poetic style to ears and minds. With contrasting accents, styles and tones, they are a dynamic musical partnership. Their debut album MoneyKat, recorded in the USA and Australia, will be released March 9, 2012 through Obese Distribution. The first taste of the album comes in the form of the track High Stakes feat. Mantra with production from Ishu. Facebook … Continue reading MoneyKat – High Stakes feat. Mantra (Prod. Ishu)
When it comes to hip hop there isn’t much The Tongue hasn’t done; an MC Battle champion; an accomplished touring artist and songwriter with two albums; three mixtapes and an EP under his belt.. all before he turned 26. Having toured with the likes of Public Enemy, Dizzie Rascal, Drapht and The Herd, The Tongue connected with the masses via radio hits such as The Punch, Bad Education, The Show and Real Thing. His second album Alternative Energy was feature album on both FBi and 2SER, as well asAlbum of the Week at Drum Media and The Brag. His latest release The Sextape will be a free mixtape available for download September 12th, 2011. Under the guiding hand of Sydney’s … Continue reading The Tongue – Sextape Tour kicks off
With the recent release of his free download the Sextape, Elefant Traks member the Tongue has been swamped with a host of emails and facebook messages asking for advice on all facets of relationships and sexuality. In an effort to respond to all his fans, The Tongue has sent aahh a copy of some of the more popular and not so popular questions, we present to you Ask…The Tongue. Long term relationships – worth the effort or overrated? The Tongue: The best thing in the world is being in love with someone great. Sex is awesome but love is more powerful … Continue reading Ask…The Tongue
Many people would recognise a money cat statue, painted gold with a waving paw, as a common feature of Asian grocery stores and restaurants. Traditionally, a money cat is supposed to bring monetary wealth and prosperity into a business. International hip-hop duo MoneyKat, comprising Omar Musa (Australia) and Mighty Joe (US), seek to flip that idea on its head. Both MCs had solo careers before this collaboration. Musa, the Australian Poetry Slam Champion in 2008, released World Goes to Pieces in 2010 as well as touring in France, China, India, the UK and as support for the legendary poet/singer Gil … Continue reading Omar Musa & Mighty Joe – MoneyKat
Each Footstep (Atonement) is the debut music video from international hip hop duo MoneyKat, MoneyKat comprising MCs Omar Musa (Australia) and Mighty Joe (California) are based in Melbourne and hope to take their unique brand of poetic, socially conscious hip hop to the world. The film clip for Each Footstep (Atonement) was shot by music video director Vis Pajori on the wintry streets of Melbourne in the early hours of the morning. Produced by New Zealand production team Fire and Ice (David Dallas, Scribe), the song is a soulful meditation on perseverance and self-betterment. MoneyKat will release their self-titled debut … Continue reading MoneyKat – Each Footstep (Atonement)
Rush fresh from his first solo exhibition recently held at The Front Gallery, Canberra releases a 2011 photography book. Featuring 40 pages – Black & white photos – Colour photos – Polaroids from his One Shot exhibition – Omar Musa “We Dwell” poem – Jorge Peniche (guest photographer) – Includes photos of: Patrick Mills, Hau from Koolism, Naughty by Nature, E.L.K, Bone Thugs & Harmony, Ice Cube, Young Murph & Derrick Rose. Rush is an Australian photographer who is influenced by music & youth culture extending from his background as a DJ. After graduating from the School of Art at the … Continue reading Rush photography book, 2011
MoneyKat is an international hip hop duo comprising Omar Musa (Australia) and Mighty Joe (USA). After being sporadic collaborators for years, a highly successful tour in Indonesia spurred them into creating MoneyKat, a group intent on bring their soulful, personal, political and poetic style to ears and minds. With contrasting accents, styles and tones, they are a dynamic musical partnership. Their debut album MoneyKat, recorded in the USA and Australia, will be released in mid 2011. Many people would recognise a money cat statue, painted gold with a waving paw, as a common feature of Asian grocery stores and restaurants. … Continue reading MoneyKat – Omar Musa & Mighty Joe
Omar Musa is a rapper and poet from Queanbeyan, NSW, Australia in 1984 and is of Malaysian-Australian heritage. He has lived in London and California and spends most of his time on the road, performing and writing. He has won numerous awards for poetry and music, including the Australian Poetry Slam in 2008 and the British Council’s Realise Your Dream award in 2007. While living in London in 2008, he recorded with MOBO award winning British rapper Akala. He has also run creative workshops in Aboriginal communities in remote Australian towns. His first hip-hop record, The Massive EP, recorded in … Continue reading Omar Musa – World Goes To Pieces
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