June 2015

INVALID by Defron Freestyle battle rapper and poet Defron drops verbiage evenly over New York producer Bottega Beretta’s beats in a nice cut to heighten his trajectory in the game. His inventive wordplay here masks a thin veil of the brunt of his realism, alleviating its weight through his easy demeanor and comical approach to the art of rhyme. In...

In the midst of his massive national tour, Aussie hip-hop mastermind Seth Sentry treats fans once more with the launch of the new clip for “Hell Boy”, which premiered on Channel tonight. “Hell Boy” made its debut spin via Richard Kingsmill on triple j in early May as the second warning shot fired from his recently dropped ‘Strange New Past’...

Hau Kill I Am Tour Flyer Hau - Kill.I.AM Tour   With 20 years of writing and performing under his belt (best known as the front man for ARIA award-winning duo, Koolism), Hau hits the road across Australian and New Zealand to promote the first single “KILL.I.AM” taken off his forthcoming debut solo album “The No End Theory”. No...

For something other than what’s out there, ease back on this one. New single ‘Sunny’ finds Brisbane-based MC and beatsmith  Knovell Capote rhyming instep with femme-cee Kenzie FromWelly for an organic twist in contrast to the more common beat-layered raps streaming hot. Try some conscious thought over a little roots-down jazz like it’s been aged in barrels, it’s a nice drop...

  ‘Raw Intelligence’ delivers a stern warning for our futures and for the futures of our children. Not since The Herd’s ‘77%’ has Australian hip-hop experienced such a slamming indictment of geopolitics and the pain of its toil on home soil. From Graphic: This project TAKES AIM at a range of topics. Looking with the power of FIVE EYES, no...

FOR SETH SENTRY, WHO WAXES NOSTALGIC ON WAITRESSES AND WAITS IMPATIENTLY FOR THE FUTURE, HIS NEW ALBUM IS RETROSPECTIVE WHILE LOOKING AHEAD. IN THE PRESENT, HE TELLS RIP NICHOLSON, HE’S JUST TRYING TO OUT RAP THE REST. I’ve never had any lofty goals with rap,” admits Seth Marton, who travels as Seth Sentry. “I never wanted to be famous. I...

  STILL ON THEIR ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM NATIONAL TOUR, THUNDAMENTALS HAVE BEEN SURPRISED BY THEIR EXPANDING POPULARITY. BRENDAN TUCKERMAN EXPLAINS TO RIP NICHOLSON HOW THE OBESE TRIO CHOOSE TO USE THEIR EXPANDING PROFILE.   The tour has grown to a massive 25 dates since it started. Although, considering the Thundamentals’ last album, So We Can Remember, debuted #3 on...

Oddisee Australian Tour Flyer Live and direct from the USA critically acclaimed MC/Producer Oddisee touches down in Australia for 7 shows during November as he tours his new album "The Good Fight" out now on Mello Music Group.   ODDISEE   The son of Sudanese and American parents, Amir Mohamed was born and raised in the United States capital...

We recently caught up with Graphic(Clandestien) to talk about his brand new album Raw Intelligence and after playing his two new singles for the last few weeks, we soon found out it's not just another album. OHHS: Raw Intelligence is the new full length album, take us through it content, motivation etc. Graphic: This is more than a traditional album. This...

Gig News! Big Village All Stars   As Sydney is set to become the city of lights for Vivid, Newtown Hotel is delighted to announce that it will host a pop-up bar at the Vivid Sydney at Central Park site from 22nd May to 8th June, with free entry to the public. Located in the aMBUSH Gallery Event Space on...