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The first solo drop from P.Smurf since the announcement of Daily Meds retiring, the Sydney MC has dropped the video from THESEDAYZ, the first clip taken from his upcoming release Champion Sound Remixtape. A J Dilla tribute tape using beats from the 2003 classic Jaylib LP, it will feature Maundz, Ellesquire, 1/6, Joe New, Class A, …
P.Smurf Drops New Clip and Announces Dilla Inspired EP /// Video+News Read More »
Second Heartbeat, featuring Sampa The Great & Okenyo is Urthboy’s follow-up single to Long Loud Hours, and it’s an autobiographical charmer, delivered with the warm charisma of Summer. Opening with the sound of kids cheering and screaming with delight, you are invited into a nostalgic celebration and a major clue as to the concept of …
Urthboy drops new single featuring Sampa The Great and Okenyo /// Stream Read More »
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 …
Loyal fans and hip hop enthusiasts have been patiently salivating at the thought of Fat Joe returning to our shores following brief appearances at Supafest in 2011. Fat Joe released his debut album in 1993 and continued with a steady stream of albums until 2010, all of which boasted numerous hits and high profile collaborations …
Fat Joe (USA) Tours Australia this January /// News Read More »
One of Australia’s most successful festivals, WOMADelaide, today announced the final 11 international and Australian artists for its 20th event, which will be held 11-14 March in Botanic Park, Adelaide. Joining an already outstanding lineup including the pioneer of ‘the French Touch’ sound, St Germain, (wat) as well as Angélique Kidjo, performing an Australian exclusive …
De La Soul are coming to Australia and you would be (wo)MAD to miss it /// Tour News Read More »
Broken Tooth Entertainment have a special holiday season offer over on Bandcamp where you can purchase the entire BTE digital catalog at half the original price. With 37 releases of various EP’s, Mixtapes, Albums & a few Singles, this is the ultimate starter pack for anyone needing to get ontop of that digital collection. This would be perfect as a …
The Broken Tooth Entertainment Starter Pack /// Epic Special on Entire Catalog Read More »
The infamous W logo of the Wu-Tang Clan looms large over the history of hip hop. The story of the Wu is one of legend, full of mystery, controversy and of course, some of the most exciting and genre-defining hip hop ever produced. And now, after an absence of 5 years, the original instigators of …
WU TANG IS COMING /// Limited Australian Tour Dates Read More »
ONYX bring their bald head attack back to Australia this month. After years of critical and commercial success in the rap game, crossing over into mainstream acting, and collaborating with Biohazard to make the only hip hop/punk crossover stuff worth giving a damn about, Fredro Starr & Sticky Fingers are showing no signs of slowing …
Onyx Tour Kicks Off and Collab Track with Ozzie MC /// News Read More »
OzHipHop Awards 2013 Winner for Best MC has just dropped an EP today entitled Scene Four. With three full lengths under his belt and a slew of guest spots, Mantra has dropped this EP in what we can only hope is an nice interlude before a new LP. Mantra goes on to say, This record is …
Mantra releases new EP Scene Four /// Available Now Read More »
Recorded over a period of 4 years, (2010- 2014) it’s been a long time coming, but the Corrupted Citizens LP is finally here. Pre-orders have just gone up online here and the rest of the details have been released. This pre-order pack with the Tee is only available until 29th November (3 more days) is limited, and will …
Kings Konekted long awaited Corrupted Citizens /// Pre-Order Details Read More »
Held every two years, the APRA Professional Development Awards aims to create serious opportunities for emerging songwriters and composers. Representing for Hip Hop in this all-genre awards, was Sydney’s L-FRESH The LION in the Popular Contemporary category, and for the Aboriginal & Torres Straight Islander category was the Funkoar’s Trials and new record label boss Briggs. Ultimately Briggs won in …
Briggs Wins $15,000 cash at APRA Professional Development Awards /// Congrats! Read More »
JUST RELEASE A GODDAMN ALBUM ERMEGAAARRRGH! Okay, now that’s out of the way! Layla’s been dropping a few remixes and tracks over on Soundcloud recently, so we suggest if you haven’t already, and even if you have, go and peep them right now. It’s literally been 10 years since her renown LP Heretik was released, and although …
This MC keeps on teasing us with new music /// Layla SBX Read More »