Well known Perth MC Drapht has today released his new album Seven Mirrors, featuring Nat Dunn, Brendan Welch, Briggs, Hilltop Hoods, Bradley Stone, Joyride, Katie Noonanhk & Dune Rats. Averaging 2 – 3 years between albums, with his debut Pale Rider released in 2003 and his fourth The Life Of Riley in 2011, this has been a massive 5 year wait between …
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The Hilltop Hoods have just dropped their latest album, a combined remix of their 2012 release Drinking From The Sun as well as their 2014 release, Walking Under Stars. This is their second “re-strung” album, when in 2007 they released The Hard Road Restrung in what was groundbreaking work for Australian Hip Hop music. Undoubtedly this album doesn’t …
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Each year since 2012 the Hilltop Hoods have been running their initiative competition so that artists can created something of professional quality, advance their career as well as give them some great experience for the future. Previous winners include: Sarah Connor, Jimblah, Chelsea Jane, I AM D & RUN FOR YOUR LIFE. Applications for the 2016 …
Hilltop Hoods have just released a new video for their song ”1955” off their upcoming release ”Drinking From The Sun Walking Under Stars Restrung”. Montaigne & Tom Thum feature on this song and throughout this video you’ll see some interesting laser work, some impressive make up/costume design, as well as few familiar faces. Hilltop Hoods – …
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With the recent announcement of the the massive Restrung Tour commencing in April, along with the Drinking From The Sun, Walking Under Stars Restrung album, it’s no surprise that the Hilltop Hoods single Won’t Let You Down featuring Maverick Sabre has just gone platinum (that’s 70,000 units for those playing at home). What’s slightly surprising …
Taken off the new album Drinking From The Sun, Walking Under Stars Restrung the Hilltop Hoods are back with another epic filmclip, this time what sure is an raw narrative but lets be honest, dat treehouse! #goals https://facebook.com/hilltophoods
Are you a Hip Hop or Soul artist that has not previously released an album professionally and are a member of APRA AMCOS? Check? Get ready to roll around in greenbacks when you win the $10,000 grant as part of the Hilltop Hoods Initiative! You might have to grease the palms of Hau, Nish, Ran-Dee, Raph and Tommy Illfigga, who are …
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In what in any other circumstance would be considered a unprecedented move by touring agents Illusive on the upcoming national Nas tour, the unheard of, unproven, and relatively unknown, MC Dusk has been announced for national support. Hailing from rural New South Wales this female MC was active on the scene with local crew Blades of …
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Travelling the globe to document Hip Hop culture and talk to not only some of the biggest names in the game like KRS One, Lord Finesse, Skinnyman, but also those that are living it everyday for the love, for the the hope, for the hustle. Not a bad gig ay? Well three dudes have been doing just that over …
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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 …
Having toured to Europe, New Zealand and the UK this year alone, we here Down Under have faced the conundrum of; is going to a festival to see the homeboys Hilltop Hoods worth it? Any self respecting hip hop fan says no, so thank the stars that after 2 years the Hilltop Hoods have finally …
Sounds romantic ay? Well, we might not be that far off going by the the two tracks we’ve heard so far from the album. The Art of The Handshake is a nostalgic look into the romanticized thought of honour and men and handshakes. Won’t Let You Down featuring UK crooner Maverick Sabre is literally a love …
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