POSSESHOT is a Melbourne based Hip Hop street label focusing on culture, art, truth and heart. Featuring the talents of Mr Muscles on the mic and Kharni on the beat, Posseshot released their first official release back in August of … Continue reading Blood In, Blood Out: Posseshot give us a taste of their upcoming album ‘PS2’
Here we have the 1st in a series of 7″ vinyl pieces to be released from the legendary Hired Goons crew. Featuring a who’s who of hip-hop, including Bigfoot, Ciecmate, Tornts, Billy Bunks, Heata and Gutz these are sure to … Continue reading Hired Goons Release The First 7″ From Their Upcoming Series
Producer/instrumentalist Kharnivor and JUVE alongside Melbourne MC, Muscles present their strain of future-leaning, raw and rugged hip-hop. The trios debut album, ’Posseshot’, is available now on Bandcamp and streaming platforms. Featuring local artists Alex Jones, Tornts and Diem. The more … Continue reading Posseshot Release A Future-Leaning, Raw And Rugged Debut Album
Rusty brass and dusty keys. The squeak of Jordan XI’s. The click of a SNES pad. It’s hard to imagine a different soundtrack to grow up with. And in his debut LP, ‘Live ‘95’, tireless Melbourne beatsmith Royalz channels an … Continue reading Melbourne Beatsmith Royalz Preps Debut LP ‘Live 95’ For Release
Western Australia based artist, Shadow has played a big part in the current take over occurring at almost every level of the local scene. Having recent appearances at the stomping Get Bodied Festival, and on the verge of announcing another … Continue reading Shadow releases visuals for track ‘It Dont End’ (Prod. Skew)
Shadow is an up and coming artist from Perth, Western Australia who specialises in grime, but has no trouble spitting bars over hip hop, trap and even dubstep styles. Shadow has been quite busy since moving into 2018. Over the … Continue reading Don’t Care No More is the new banger from Shadow featuring Tornts
Melbourne based hip hop producer Discourse is set to release his highly anticipated debut production album Megalomaniac on July 28, 2016. The album consists of 14 tracks featuring a guest list that spans three continents. Continue reading Hip Hop Artist Discourse Set To Release Debut Production Album
Following the release of the highly successful and influential album ‘Street Visions’ (nominated for the 2014 Age Victoria Music Awards) Melbourne rapper Tornts is back to build on his legacy as one of the finest urban story tellers and hip-hop … Continue reading Tornts Stand Clear Official Video
Hailing from Brisbane’s south side Gaz Hazard was a founding member of underground rap group CRS (Cool, Rad, Skills or Cunt Rap Syndicate). CRS garnered cult-like support in the mid to late 2000’s following the release of the crew’s debut album, Gully Down Crooks. Known for their rowdiness and a “back to basics” approach the Cunt Rap Syndicate finally reopened their doors in 2013 with the first full-length release from one of their most promising MC’s with Gaz Hazard’s Hazardous To Ya Health album. Hazardous To Ya Health saw Gaz trawling through a lifetime of memories from the opposite side … Continue reading Gaz Hazard Hazardous To Ya Health
Broken Tooth Entertainment rapper Tornts has just released a brand new track and accompanying video for the song ‘The City’. The brand new track features some heavy production from C. Lance, who has also produced for Vinnie Paz, Jedi Mind Tricks, … Continue reading Tornts The City Official Video
The brand new track from the Booze Bastards duo, comprised of Billy Bunks and Tornts has just been released and is the perfect way to kick off the weekend in true boozey fashion. The official video which was also released today is filmed & edited by unclenevs (Goonbag Radio). The brand new song Taint Brothers, is lifted form the upcoming The Blind Leading The Blind LP out soon….Featuring 13 tracks of foul alco bile and barfly mutterings. Stay tuned for more new music from the Booze Bastards soon! Pre-Order packs will also be up soon! Keep an eye peeled. Facebook || Billy … Continue reading Booze Bastards Taint Brothers
The brand new single from Booze Bastards, aka Tornts and Billy Bunks is out now. The track titled Piss On Ya City (Atlantis) is the first taste we’ve seen taken from their forthcoming mixtape, The Blind Leading The Blind, which is due soon. The Blind Leading The Blind is 13 tracks of foul, alco bile and barfly mutterings. Hit the Bandcamp page, make a donation, DL the song, share it with your friends, down a bevvie for the work these two ‘Boozed up Bastards’ have put in… You won’t be disappointed!! Download || Facebook || BTE || Twitter Continue reading Booze Bastards Piss On Ya City (Atlantis)
Melbourne underground rapper Kid Selzy returns with the highly anticipated album Dial M for Melbourne. In between records he has collaborated on several projects, featuring on Fluent Form’s album Word Merchant as well as Ciecmate’s Chess Sounds production album, Tornts Deadbrain Diaries and the Maggot Mouf/Sammy Scissors album Running With Scissors. Dial M for Melbourne has been in the works since 2010 and may just well be Selzys magnum opus. Many tracks were recorded for the album that didn’t make the cut however Selzy he has confidence in his product and believes in quality over saturation. The new album has 12 full length tracks with no … Continue reading Kid Selzy Dial M For Melbourne
With triple j’s Hottest 100 taking over the airwaves and all of our social media feeds on the weekend, we’ve decided to release a list of the top 20 tracks that we didn’t see in this year’s Hottest 100. With all the great music in Australia, it’s hard for everyone to get a top 100 spot, but it doesn’t mean that there aren’t artists out there who are deserving of this recognition. In no particular order we’ve picked a sample of these artists and tracks, and have listed them below for your enjoyment. Doc Felix – The Right Direction feat Dialect … Continue reading Top 20 Tracks We Didn’t See In triple j’s Hottest 100
Melbourne rap heavyweight Tornts drops his latest release Street Visions. Its a highly evolved, focused and visual soundtrack to life in the city and it’s streets and characters. Full of life stories and descriptive rap narratives mixed over big world … Continue reading Tornts – Street Visions out now
Tornts’ 6th studio album will be hitting shelves October 18th. Yet another step in his evolution as an artist who pushes all boundaries. With production from the usual suspects Beat Butcher, Ciph Barker & Kharnivor as well as Tornts himself. … Continue reading Tornts – Street Visions
Canberra producer Ghosts In The Room returns with his second release in 12 months teaming up with New York artists Ruste Juxx, Block McCloud and Shabaam Sahdeeq for the Barbarians EP. From the opening track listeners are taken on a journey through the dark streets of Brooklyn with the Barbarians combining street raps with heavy hitting beats. Featuring guest verses from Ras Kass, Fortay and Tornts as well as instrumental tracks, this release is a must have for any hip hop fan. Track Listing: Through The Flames Bucktown Gladiators Danger Feat. Ras Kass & Fortay Under Your Skin Dark Streets Feat … Continue reading Ghosts In The Room presents Barbarians
South Australian MC Peeps has just released his latest in Waiting To Die. This album was written, performed, recorded, mixed & mastered in the space of three weeks due to a big change in Peeps‘ life. It’s a very personal and in-depth look into his personal life with production from his good friend Vampts. Waiting To Die features Vents, Tornts, Flowz and of course fellow Gravity Pond members Remz and Vampts. The official video clip for the track 168 Hours, which is lifted from Waiting To Die was released last month. The clip is shot & edited by Ryan Atyeo, you can check that out … Continue reading Peeps – Waiting To Die
Destroy & Rebuild is the debut album from Australia’s most talked about new emcee; Rates. The LP contains complete generosity of self as Rates uncovers his innermost thoughts and experiences. The turbulent past few years of his life have seen him in and out of psych wards, and through numerous run in’s with the law. But through all the hardship, the most fulfilling aspect to Destroy & Rebuild is Rates’ resilience, his refusal to give up. It’s not hard to see why this artist has such a loyal and thankful fan base. The album boasts solid features including Sydney’s king Kerser, crazily … Continue reading Rates New album out now + ‘We Here Now’ Tour
Destroy and Rebuild is the debut album from one of Sydney’s most thought provoking lyricist. The talented rhymster’s debut release provides an insight into a dark world constructed within the walls of a racing mind. Providing an intriguing introduction, How Sick, produced by Nebs, gives listeners the perfect introduction to a story which shaped both he and brother Kerser’s success. Anotha Day Anotha Dolla displays the skill and creative abilities of this south west Sydney MC. From here one can’t help but feel totally emerged and somewhat hypnotized by a roller coaster of emotions. Rates explains his life and the turbulent … Continue reading Rates – Destroy And Rebuild
Earning his stripes in the UK’s underground live circuit, Fraksha has proven himself to be one of the UK’s finest MC’s. As a founding member of the UK outfit Nine High, Fraksha spent time honing his craft and sold out two mixtapes, a testament to his tenure in the UK scene. Fraksha now presents his debut full length player, My Way, and it’s out now. aahh: Was the title for the LP ‘My Way’ an obvious choice? Fraksha: Yeah pretty much it was. I had a couple of different working titles while I was recording, but towards the end while I was listening back to tracks, … Continue reading Interview: Fraksha – Bars, Beats & Bangers
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. Never one for the same old humdrum, Sarm contrasts the sharp grime style of Fraksha with the mellow flow of Dialectrix, and the snappy bravado of tracks like I’ll Abuse You For Fun with the devastatingly honest When You Hear This. Out now through LookUp & Obese Distribution, Sarm … Continue reading Sarm: Self Titled Debut Album, Out Now!
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
The second full length episode of Obese TV is here, the ‘summer edition’. 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 2 of Obese TV, we see highlights from Hopsin’s recent in-store appearance at Obese Records. In ‘New Releases’ we hear from the Broken Tooth Entertainment crew including Tornts, Fraksha and Ciecmate. The ‘Spotlight’ this time around, is placed firmly on the massively talented Candice Monique. If that wasn’t enough already, Frank from Obese Records retail store talks about vinyl records and what they … Continue reading Obese TV – Episode 2
Representing Melbourne with a street swagger only Tornts can bring to the table comes Poison. This is Tornts at his venomous best over an epic new Kharnivor beat. Accompanied by a another classic filmclip executed by Heata, this is a massive ramp up for Tornts in the lead up to a new album. Expect a new full-length LP later in 2013, which will be released thru Broken Tooth Entertainment and distributed by Obese Distribution. Twitter || Facebook || Purchase Continue reading Tornts – Poison
Earning his stripes in the UK’s underground live circuit, Fraksha has proven himself to be one of the UK’s finest MC’s. Having shared the stage with artists like Skinnyman, Kano, Klashnekoff & Blak Twang as a founding member of the UK outfit Nine High, Fraksha spent time honing his craft and sold out two mixtapes, a testament to his tenure in the UK scene. Opting to move to the greener pastures of Australia in 2006, after a previous visit in 2002/03, Fraksha hit the ground running, joining Aria Award winning Bliss N Eso on their sold out Get Loose … Continue reading Fraksha – My Way
After releasing their respective albums Commercial Hell and Zero in May 2012, Jake Biz and Maundz are set to drop the dual launch Commercial Zero Tour with ferocity only these 2 underground artists are renowned for. With Brisbane and Melbourne dates locked in, plus other capital cities in negotiation for dates and venues, this show is going to be one hell of a dope night. Kicking off in Brisbane, Friday October 5 at Coniston Lane in the Valley, supported by hells burn Hired Goon, Tornts feat. Gaz Hazard (CRS), Dwizofoz feat. Strooth with a bunch of very special guests you … Continue reading Jake Biz | Maundz – Commercial Zero Tour
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
It’s been many years in the brewing, now finally Brisbane underground hip hop legend Jake Biz’s debut album Commercial Hell is ready for the tasting. Riding off the back of his highly successful debut single, Deuce Deuce, Commercial Hell dropped through Karsniogenics and Obese Records Distribution. aahh: Your new LP Commercial Hell is out now. The album art and the title to the album both seem to be inspired by Run DMC’s album Raising Hell. Explain to us the concept behind that? Jake Biz: The title track itself wasn’t at all inspired by Run DMC, though the overall concept certainly was. I’m an enormous Run DMC fan, as is most my … Continue reading Interview: Jake Biz – Commercial Hell
It’s been many years in the brewing, now finally Brisbane underground hip hop legend Jake Biz’s debut album Commercial Hell is ready for the tasting. Riding off the back of his highly successful debut single, Deuce Deuce, Commercial Hell is set for national release on Karsniogenics through Obese Records Distribution on May 18, 2012. Commercial Hell was produced by Jake Biz’s long time friend and fellow 750 Rebel Overproof Pete –aka Brookes Cullings and features valuable contributions by crew members and old mates including the legendary Lazy Grey, DJ Lopsided, Bigfoot, Tornts, Ken Oath and Fluent Form. Commercial Hell is … Continue reading Jake Biz – Commercial Hell
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