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Fierce? Check. Female? Check. Spittin’ Fire? Check. Sarah Connor flashes blinding light when she drops rhymes, and her recent win in the Briggs “King of the Town” competition goes to show that she’s holding it down for MCs everywhere and specifically her town, Sydney. With Summer on our doorstep and some holiday cheer and hopefully holiday …
Sarah Connor takes us through her Town /// Sydney City Guide Read More »
Hard hitting, socially aware and pumped up with political swagger, Daily Meds bring you a dose of highly charged, head banging but also meaningful songs off their second album Sour Milk. The Sydney four piece crew of Mikoen and P.Smurf, singer Billie-Rose and producer Roleo have just embarked on their national tour Soul Milk in an effort to keep …
Sour Milk is what happens when societies crumble /// Interview with Daily Meds Read More »
A lot of people have that, “can’t knock the hustle” feeling towards this Campbelltown MC. Born and raised in Sydney’s South West, Kerser has gained notoriety through street hustle, battle rap and just general don’t give a fuck attitude. But for someone with that attitude, he is increasingly excited by the industry success he’s achieving, and doesn’t …
Self Proclaimed King, or just a Kid from Campbelltown? /// Interview With Kerser Read More »
With the third and final Robert Hunter Cup kicking off on Saturday, Dylan Toune spoke to two of the Westside Warriors heads about some of their favourite memories, the Warriors Mixtape and how keen they are to get a game back on the ledger against the Eastside Kings at Hunter’s old stomping ground. Rob Shaker on …
Shaking it Up and Causing a Dazastah on Field /// Robert Hunter Cup Interview Read More »
In the third and final year of the Robert Hunter Cup the Eastside Kings and the Westside Warriors are going head to head in the battle of the ages. With the Kings coming off the back of two home ground wins, it will be a clash for the ages to see what happens this year …
Everything You Need to Know About the Robert Hunter Cup /// Event Read More »
Michelle Grace Hunder, photographer behind the Australian Hip Hop photography book, RISE, has hand selected 10 artists to launch the new book around the country, yes, a National Tour for a book, pretty bloody epic. Already half way through the tour, we caught up with the whole crew, Briggs, Remi, Mantra, Grey Ghost, Mistress Of Ceremony, Alex Jones, Dylan …
Koolta’s one of the more interesting blokes in Australian hip hop. Since winning the Hilltop Hoods initiative in 2011 he’s quietly gone about his business, consistently dropping quality music. After four mixtapes, a heap of production credits, 2012’s debut full-length album and over a decade as an Ozhiphop.com member in some shape or form, it …
Australia seems to love it’s hip hop like it’s remnants of weekends, grimy as fuck and keeping you coming back for more. A crew with an almost cult following on our shores La Coka Nostra are hitting stages across the country ready to leave minds and livers destroyed. We chatted with the crew about all …
LA COKA NOSTRA – MIND YOUR BUSINESS /// Interview Read More »
You’ve been at this for a long arse time man, your lyric of “89 that’s the year I dropped my first demo” always sticks out in my mind when you drop new stuff, what keeps you doing this? What keeps the passion going? Clearly in this country it isn’t money haha is it purely passion …
Lazy Grey – The Scene Is In Your Head /// Interview Read More »
Few names in the Australian hip hop scene carry more weight than that of the almighty Trem , every release he has dropped a classic, every piece of wax hunted and pushed to exorbitant prices by enthusiasts and every rumour of a tour, live set or new drop setting the scene into a frenzy. Behind …
As time goes by the hunger, passion, determination and skill of Australian Hip Hop continues to grow. With each year another swag of releases drops, people debate the merit of each, tracks are dissected, beats discussed over blunts as fans do what they do best; search for something they love. At the heart of it …
[dropcap size=big]W[/dropcap]ith promoters gettin’ slapped the fuck up by headliners, hip hop festivals being cancelled quicker than you can throw ya hands up, and the constant drone of the media telling us that the music industry is dead, or dying, or wheezing worse than a teen after their first bucket, there’s a shaft of light …