As Yet Unheard is hip hop meets classical meets beat boxing meets choir singing meets 'DJ'ing and wow does it work.
A 16-year-old African American girl dreams of one day being a famous rapper.
Dylan Joel is a rap artist who does not adhere to the archetype in any way. About to release his first album and step-out on an Australia tour, we spoke to him about his influences and passions
MTV Australia have announced the launch of the first ever MTV Brand New competition down under and there is a South Australian in the mix!
Melbourne Hip-Hop artist Seth Sentry is quite laid back about his imminent tour of the country, and due to overwhelming demand he’s confirmed a second Melbourne show for his upcoming Run Tour in February and March. Seth will be bringing Canberra’s Citizen Kay and Perth’s Coin Banks along as supports on his national headline tour.
Rapper and Aria award winner Illy just ended his national “One For The Cities” tour here in Adelaide last weekend. But there’s no rest for the wicked as the Melbourne hip hop artist gets back on the road in January to tour parts of the Eastern seaboard, and appear on the bill for Canberra motor festival, Summernats
Adelaide Rap sensation Tkay Maidza has finally released her debut EP of Brontosaurus proportions ‘Switch Tape’, which dropped on October 24 to a most welcome reception
When picturing an all-ages hip hop gig, one may be forgiven for being haunted by images of baggy-panted teens running around a moshpit swearing and bumping into people. But 360’s Utopia Tour on Saturday 13th September at Thebarton Theatre couldn’t have been more different
Being the first MC/Rapper from Thursday Island to record, Mau Power is travelling his own unique road to success and his new single ‘Freedom’ featuring Archie Roach is both inspirational and brilliant in equal measure. A lyrical storyteller hailing from Thursday Island in the Torres Straits, Patrick ‘Mau’ Power’s own story is one of redemption and freedom in itself.
This week, Hilltop Hoods' highly anticipated seventh studio album, ‘Walking Under Stars’ debuted at #1 on the ARIA Album Chart making it the group's 4th #1 album!
Startup Cult is one of the most anticipated albums of the hip hop genre this year.The first single from Startup Cult is “Right Now”, which hit the airwaves via Triple j recently just in time for Groovin The Moo Festival and his national tour.
360 has tipped him as the next huge thing to happen in hip hop, he took Triple J’s Like a Version by storm, and his debut album is one of the most anticipated of 2014.
Utopia is the anticipated third album from Aussie rapper 360 (aka Matt Colwell) and it appears to also represent a rite of passage for the star who is entering a new chapter in his life. The 17 track follow up from the success of Falling and Flying is just as melodic and distinctive as its predecessor, only with a bit more maturity and growing pains.
Australia is unveiling new hip-hop talent at a phenomenal pace, and a name you are going to hear more and more of is, Bam Bam - announcing his debut EP The Good Life, which will be released on Friday March 28, 2014 through Ten To Two Records
As hip hop quickly moves up from the underground and into the mainstream, music is transforming, evolving and, frankly, improving as a result. And newcomer rapper, writer and champion break-dancer Bam Bam is no exception.
One of the most acclaimed tours of 2013 – Kanye West’s sold-out The Yeezus Tour – is coming to Australia in May.
There was something oddly tongue-in-cheek in seeing concert goers as young as 7 singing along to Nicki Minaj’s hits like ‘Come on a Cone’ (“Put my d**k in your face”) or ‘Roman’s Revenge’ (“I’m a bad bitch, I’m a c*nt, and I kick that ho, punt!”) at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre last night. Anyone worried the rapper-cum-popette would tone her Pink Friday Reloaded Tour down for the kiddies sake must not know Nicki, or at the very least, 'Roman', very well.
Rapper Nicki Minaj will be returning to Australia later this year with her Pink Friday: Reloaded Tour. Along her multitude of voices, alter-egos, zany outfits, wigs, and sugary-sweet pop-rap tunes, Minaj has swiftly become one of the most popular female rappers of our generation - scoring the most Billboard Hot 100 hits ever from a debut female rap album with Pink Friday.
Adelaide rap group The Funkoars are back with another pessimistic party anthem and third single ‘Vamoose’ from their latest and most successful album, The Quickening.
South Australians may have missed them at the recent Heatwave Festival, but American hip hop group D12 are giving back to their Australian fans with an exclusive Australian release of latest track 'Fame', featuring Eminem.