Arts Music News Nas and Kendrick Lamar clean up at the 2026 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards by Tammy Moir Hip-hop’s past and present are looking pretty damn good. Nobody really needs an awards show to tell them Kendrick Lamar is one of the best rappers alive, or that Nas…
Music News DJ Shadow announces 30th anniversary reissue and world tour for ‘Endtroducing’ by Alex Cooper 30 years already? Thirty years after revolutionising instrumental hip-hop, DJ Shadow is celebrating the landmark anniversary of his debut masterpiece Endtroducing with a deluxe reissue and an extensive world tour….
News Brooklyn street renamed in honour of Ol’ Dirty Bastard by Alex Cooper The Brooklyn Zoo now has an official address. Brooklyn’s Bed-Stuy neighbourhood has officially honoured one of hip-hop’s most chaotic legends. Putnam Avenue now shares street-sign space with ODB Jones Way,…
News DMX’s hometown is naming a street after him five years after his death by Zachariah Tritisniotis “School Street, School Street, home of the brave” – DMX DMX repped the city of Yonkers like a badge of honour until he was laid to rest at its very…
News Kid Cudi ‘Rebel Ragers’ Tour setlist & set times by Alex Cooper Toronto gets unfuckwittable. Kid Cudi will bring his ‘Rebel Ragers’ tour to Toronto’s RBC Amphitheatre on May 26, 2026, promising a career-spanning night of catharsis and energy. Fans can expect…
Music News Danny Brown announces 2026 Australian Tour Dates by Alex Cooper The ‘Stardust’ tour hits down under. Detroit’s wildest hip-hop export is coming back down under. Danny Brown will tear through Australia this June for a volatile east coast run and…
Music News Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa passes away as survivors await accountability by Alex Cooper Afrika Bambaataa, who shaped hip-hop, dies amid unresolved civil suits. Afrika Bambaataa, the Bronx-born DJ who fused funk with German electronica to birth the 1982 anthem ‘Planet Rock,’ passed away…
Music News Method Man explains Wu-Tang Aussie tour absence – and it’s not what we thought by Tammy Moir Method Man says he never signed on to Wu-Tang’s Aussie tour Heading into Wu-Tang Clan’s Australian run of Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber, a lot of fans assumed missing members…
News Wu-Tang Clan at Qudos Bank Arena proves the catalogue still carries – even with key members missing by Leaf Safi Wu-Tang Clan at Qudos Bank Arena was still a solid reminder of just how deep their back discography runs. Wu-Tang: Enter The Final Chamber, billed as their last world tour…
News Here’s the beef between Lil Tjay and Offset – and what led to the shooting by Tammy Moir The fallout between Lil Tjay and Offset has escalated fast — and now it’s gone way beyond internet chatter. What started as a messy late-night altercation outside a Florida casino…
News Wu-Tang’s Aussie ‘final’ tour missed members – refunds available (if you want to) by Tammy Moir There’s been a bit of turbulence around the Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber Tour as it rolled through Australia – but crucially, not enough to kill the vibe. Promoted as…
Music News Chance the Rapper awarded $35 in lawsuit against former manager by Ginja Allen The cost of living crisis is now affecting lawsuits, it seems. Chance the Rapper is walking away from his five year long headache of a lawsuit with an extra $35…
Music News Ex-Rapper, now Mayor Zohran Mamdani rattles off his top five rappers by Alex Cooper Young Cardamom’s Hall of Fame. New York City’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, proved that while he may have traded the mic for a podium, his hip-hop knowledge remains intact. During…
