Features Music Sports How hip-hop, hardcore and punk music defined skateboarding videos (and vice versa) by Tom Disalvo The widespread and subversive influence of skate culture on fashion, film, art and music is often overlooked. Operating as a counterculture which carries a specific energy and attitude, the influence…
Lists Music News Ranking Every Kanye West Track from ‘The College Dropout’ to ‘Vultures’ by Leaf Safi Welcome to the ultimate Kanye West ranking as we dive into the sonic universe of one of the most influential artists of our time For the release of Kanye’s new…
Music LISTEN: Boler Mani’s drop of eerie synthy alt hip-hop ‘Silence’ by Tammy Moir Introducing Boler Mani’s ‘Silence’ full of eerie, warbled synth lines, setting the tone for what’s to come. Melbourne-born rapper, producer, and engineer Boler Mani is back on the scene, presenting…
Music WATCH: 1300’s ‘Ape Shit’ crank up the volume, go Ape Shit, and keep it simple by Tammy Moir Rap collective 1300 smashes genre barriers with their upcoming mixtape, ‘George,’ a fearless fusion of K-Pop, hip hop, gabber, trap, and industrial Dropping on April 4th, ‘George’ marks a powerful…
News Yasiin Bey aka Mos Def shares his thoughts on Drakes music ‘It feels like a lot of his music is compatible with shopping’ by Happy Whether praised or dismissed, Mos Def’s comments inject a new layer of critical discussion into the hip-hop scene The rap game rarely sleeps, and this week it woke up to…
Features Pro Audio Engineering the Sound: Rage Against the Machine’s ‘Rage Against the Machine’ by Dan Shaw Rage Against the Machine‘s rise to public prominence was as explosive as their music. The band itself was a melange of racial backgrounds and musical influences—hardly an easy marketing proposition….
Music TK3AYthaone chats ‘4ever’ and the moment he fell in love with hip-hop by Tom Disalvo Earlier this month we were treated to the braggadocious bars and infectious trap beats of TK3AYthaone’s latest single, 4ever. A teeth-bearing manifesto on living it large, the rap cut forefronted…
Music A celebration of hometown love: And$um unveils Late Night Down Brougham. by Caitlin Norris New Zealand based hip-hop connoisseur And$um presents his brand new album Late Night Down Brougham, a gripping sophomore release An established force in NZ, And$um brings his blend of modern hip-hop…
Music TK3AYthaone has cast his own imitable shadow with ‘4ever’ by Caitlin Norris Picking up a microphone changed his life for the better, and now TK3AYthaone seeks to cement his reputation as one to watch At just eighteen years old, New Zealand born…
Music BAYANG captures a moment of personal transformation in “Antarctica” by Tammy Moir There is a breath fresh air blowing in with BAYANG’s new release, step away from the norm, and embrace a lil soul with your plugg & drain Hailed as a…
Books Music News Wu-Tang Clan’s own Ghostface Killah is setting pen to paper to deliver his first memoir by Tammy Moir One of hip-hop’s most enigmatic figures, takes us from Staten Island all the way to his reign as a Wu-Tang Clan legend Wu-Tang Clan’s very own Ghostface Killah is ready…
News It is often said that Eazy-E “put Compton on the map”; now Compton returns the favour by Happy Eazy-E Honoured In Renaming of Compton Street, Where Lil Eazy-E Considers AI and His Father’s Hidden Tracks A street in the Los Angeles city of Compton has been renamed to…
Music Brandeus taps K-Si yang for brooding trap single ‘Sugar Rain’ by Tom Disalvo Pulsating trap and brooding R&b form the backdrop of Brandeus’ incisive new single Sugar Rain ft. K-Si Yang. Brandeus has reflected on topics of fame and betrayal on Sugar Rain,…
