Interviews Music Hip hop, head to head: Aussie rappers KG and Coda Conduct interview one another by Happy Off the back of his politically charged latest cut Mabo, Martin, Mandela, Canberra’s KG is reaching new heights. Preaching a form of inspiring, beat-heavy rap bred to incite change, he’s slowly but surely…
Interviews Music “Sleep when you’re dead, nap when you can”: A busy 2017, hip hop’s place and future plans with Spit Syndicate by Happy There are few artists who rep their hometown as hard as Spit Syndicate. Despite truly being Australia wide these days, the hip-hop duo from Sydney’s Inner West have never forgotten…
News Melbourne’s Neon Queen are taking funk-infused hip hop to new heights with Livin/Breathin by Freya McGahey Based out of Melbourne, alt pop band Neon Queen have no fear for dipping their toes into more sonic landscapes than you can poke a stick at. With a new…
Live Past, present, future: witness a hip hop chronology of the 3 EPs which changed Data Black’s life by Happy Data Black has just dropped Simulation, a three-track guide to making life your bitch. A dark, trap-heavy take on self-reflective hip hop, we were blown away by the tales, personality and…
Magazine Where did Winston Surfshirt get their jazzy names? Dive deep on the past of Sydney’s hip hop hooligans by Tom Cameron Embodying all the lazy, unadulterated sunshine which gazes down upon Manly beach in the summertime, Winston Surfshirt are one Aussie six piece bringing a little bit of West Coast hip…
News Ja Rule, one of the most commercially successful hip hop artists of all time, fucks up beyond all expectation by Happy Three time Grammy nominee, actor in multiple Hollywood films, investor in the successful startup Magnises and an artist boasting over 60 million record sales worldwide, Ja Rule has defied the…
Lists Hip hop beats, protest anthems and Aussie classics: find bottomless inspiration in Nahko’s 25 essential tracks by Happy Where does the Nahko’s inspiration lie? As the frontman of Nahko and Medicine for the People, he’s dedicated to spreading his message of peace, love and cooperation wherever he treads….
Lists 10 Strayan musicians bringing a bit of hip hop into it: a list by the Surfshirts of Winston by Happy Winston Surfshirt have been kicking around for a while, jabbing at ya ears with the old slice of sultry, slinky hip hop whenever they get the chance, but it’s their…
Interviews What’s more important in the rap game, production or flow? Kirklandd weighs in on the shifting state of Aussie hip hop by Happy Since the early sounds of Kirklandd hit our airwaves we’ve been lapping them up one blazing tune at a time. Blending smooth verses straight from hip hop’s golden age with…
Music Loving this new wave of Aussie hip hop? Cris Gamble adds another notch to the belt with his new cut, Anthony James by Freya McGahey Hola, kids! Let’s get loose because Cris Gamble just dropped the banger of all bangers. Not sure where you stand on ‘Aussie Hip Hop’, but if there was ever a fresh…
News You can now Netflix and chill to Baz Luhrmann’s series on the birth of New York hip hop by Emily Mathison The first trailer for The Get Down, a Baz Luhrmann creation to be aired via Netflix, has been shared and based on the three minutes of footage, it looks incredible….
Health News Dylan Joel, M-Phazes and more champion mental health with Hip Hop: A United Front by Shayen de Silva Mental health issues are no walk in the park, and as anyone who has seen the effects of it first hand will know that it’s such a thing that requires…
News Australian hip hop group One Day cover Scribe’s Not Many by Jen Ng Sydney’s hip hop collective One Day (Horrorshow, Spit Syndicate, Jackie Onassis and Joyride) covered Scribe’s Not Many one triple j’s Like A Version. The group are launching their Many Hands tour tonight at The Wooly…
