Hip Hop

Legendary hip hop duo Onyx announce Australian tour for 2015

Fredro Starr and Sticky Fingaz, collectively known as Onyx, are pioneers when it comes to hardcore New York hip hop, delivering some of the most energetic rap cuts of all time and mirroring that same vibe in their undeniable live shows. Next month, Onyx will be returning to Australia (fitting in a show in Auckland…

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Pusha T announces Australian headline shows for January

In addition to his anticipated appearance at Sydney NYD tradition Field Day, irrepressible emcee Pusha T has announced that he will be headline some sideshows up and down the east coast with stops planned for Melbourne and Brisbane. last out here as a support act for Kanye West, Push has already shown Australian audiences just…

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Killer Mike is out for blood on Frank the Butcher’s “Eat What You Kill (EWYK)”

We don’t often hear Killer Mike without El-P nowadays with Run the Jewels being such a hugely in-demand project. Killa Kill from the ‘ville has briefly left his super producer buddy behind for this one though, jumping on a track from producer-designer Frank the Butcher’s Puma collection “Eat What You Kill”, for a track of…

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Founding member of N.W.A, DJ Yella, announces tour of Australia and New Zealand

DJ Yella will be returning to Australia next year for the first time since N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton renewed worldwide interest in The World’s Most Dangerous Group. A founding member of the pioneering gangster rap group, Yella remains one of the most respected DJ’s and producers in hip-hop. He was out here for a…

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Drake busts a move in the official video for “Hotline Bling”

D.R.A.M’s quirky Super Mario World sampling “Cha Cha” had barely been out for half a year before Drake flipped the beat into what is currently the number two song on the Billboard charts. “Hotline Bling” has, as with pretty much everything Drake does, become one of the most popular tracks of the year so it’s…

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Hip hop veteran The D.O.C is coming to Australia with a former CEO of Death Row Records

Box office smash Straight Outta Compton has renewed a universal interest in not just The World’s Most Dangerous Group N.W.A, but the entire story surrounding the pioneering west coast icons, including those closely associated with the story. You don’t get any closer than The D.O.C, legend in his own right, who helped co-write many of…

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Mac Miller announces Australian Tour for 2016

American emcee Mac Miller is set to return to Australia early 2016 with one festival appearance in Western Australia and a string of east coast headline shows in the first weeks of the new year. Originally announced as part of the line-up for WA’s Origin NYE festival, Miller has revealed that he’ll be heading to…

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Raury (Atlanta) talks personal and artistic growth, debut album, and Tom Morello

It’s not easy to overlook Raury. He certainly wouldn’t overlook you. The 19 year old musician seems to place an actual, genuine connection with his fans as one of his highest priorities, right alongside helping steer the young and impressionable – along with himself – away from the piles of negativity thrown at them everyday….

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