Film and TV News Hip hop, katanas, and Shakespeare: Spike Lee’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’ coming soon by Patrick McKinnon Franco Zeffirelli brought the timeless tragedy, Romeo & Juliet, to the screen in 1968. Our own Baz Luhrmann blessed us…
Music loverswasteland debuts gritty hip hop banger Heartbreak City by Sophie Heath loverswasteland has just dropped his intoxicating debut single, Heartbreak City. The heavy hitting trap rap number is tinged with a…
Music HMO walks us through his remarkable debut EP made of pure hip hop gold by Happy Heightened Modus Operandi, the debut offering from South Coast producer and MC, HMO, is a tasteful collection of tunes questioning…
Music Webben explores flow, brutality and power in a superb hip hop EP by Luke Saunders Sydney rapper Webben has dropped a powerful EP Wake Me When You’re Done, displaying superb talent for writing rhymes and steady,…
News Psychedelic hip hop producer Ras G passes away aged 39 by Luke Saunders Ras G, a musician and producer who worked at the heart of LA’s beat scene, has died at age 39….
Music Introducing the lucid, razor-sharp hip hop of Tierra Whack by Happy Few young hip hop artists are making strides like Tierra Whack right now. Her style is rapid-fire, deeply engaging and…
News Cheese exposed to hip hop tastes ‘funkier’, Swiss researchers say by Patti Burton Have you ever wondered whether exposing cheese to different genres of music could alter its taste? No? Me neither. Swiss…
Music Introducing the effortless, jazz-laden hip hop of Avantdale Bowling Club by Happy Avantdale Bowling Club is the newest project from hot-footed New Zealand MC Tom Scott, whose previous projects have included Homebrew, @peace,…
Music Introducing 0 hype, your next Canadian hip hop obsession by Liz Campbell Hailing from Canada comes 18-year-old 0 hype, who’s laying down crispy beats left, right and centre. The rapper has now released…
Lists Cassette heaven: crafting retro hip hop in Bad Math’s home studio by Happy To be perfectly honest, we really don’t know much about Bad Math. He’s a Sydney producer, but given he’s hidden…
Lists News Who are the most exciting hip hop artists in Australia right now? We asked Morgs from Thundamentals by Happy More and more, Australia is rearing its head as a hip hop powerhouse. Aside from the heavyweights who have always…
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,…
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,…