Australian Rappers 2018

Gig News! Rock The Block - Mr Rhodes / B.C. / Freestyle Games Sydney's Premier Open Mic Cypher Night. Live beats, DJ scratches and freestyle cyphers. Local and international artists performing live sets. This event is for the Hip Hop community with nothing but positive vibes for newbies to vets. A space for everyone involved in the creation of Hip...

"Wolves Of Oz" How Many Deep Feat Suspect & Resin "Wolves Of Oz" is the brand new video featuring the Australian hip-hop collective How Many Deep who join forces with the Reel Wolf and their Canadian emcees Suspect and Resin for this massive global posse track. The brand new track was shot and filmed in both Melbourne and Toronto, featuring both...

Mr Ruckman All Of Them Things Melbourne Single Launch Mr. Ruckman is a Sydney-born, Melbourne-based Hip Hop Artist of 15 years experience, cementing himself in the industry as one of Melbourne’s most skilful underground lyricists. This year saw Mr. Ruckman touring around Australia to get a buzz going for the release of his massive new trap-influenced single All of Them...

Album Review! Jygantix - Dangerous Goods and Services   The tone of this album is set right out of the gate. A dark, raw story of the falsehood of our monetary idols and a journey into the underworld. I like to think you can tell when an emcee produces their own work, it brings an autobiographical flavour to both the...

Gig News: Baker Boy Live At Howler Melbourne It's been a phenomenal 12 months for the artist commonly referred to as the "fresh new prince from Arnhem Land" Baker Boy. The rapidly rising star catapulted into 2018 with two of his songs - Marryuna and Cloud 9 - winning their place in triple j's Hottest 100. He has supported International...

New Zealand's Raiza Biza and Melbourne's hip hop front runner REMI Drop New Ep "Black Hole Sun" New Zealand's Raiza Biza and Melbourne's hip hop front runner REMI today share their new EP Black Hole Sun via their respective imprints Low Key Source and House of Beige Records. With the record's beat-making in the hands of Detroit’s legendary hip hop and production maestro Black Milk, the 6-track masterpiece flows between infectious grooves...

Playback 808 City of Verses Festival ’18   Celebrating independent music & art in a unique multicultural line up at Nexus Arts August 31. The idea of this festival is to welcome all different genres from hip hop soul & world music to alternative pop & jazz. Playback 808 is an Australian-based independent record label & multifaceted creative movement founded...

Elaborate Releases The First Video From Upcoming Solo Album "Elabyrinth" Out Late September Brisbane rapper and  recently founded Shire Records member Elaborate, has just dropped his first track off his debut solo album "Elabyrinth" out late September. The brand new track was produced by label mate Insideus who is becoming a force to be reckoned within the local hip hop scene...

Raid The Catalogue Rap Competition #1 Ozhiphopshop and Shire Records Presents Raid The Catalogue #1   Rules: Download either of the two tracks from the links provided. Record your verse and upload it to social media/Youtube with the tags #RaidThecatalogue1#Ozhiphopshop #Shirerecords #Insideusbeats Prizes:  The choice of one free exclusive beat from Brisbane producer Insideus’ beat catalogue. The beat you used to enter the...

Basementality VII Hits Adelaide This Weekend As part of Umbrella: Winter City Sounds, Basementality VII will take over Chateau Apollo in Adelaide on Saturday night. Hip-hop and soul focused, Basementality VII has an extensive local line up with a diverse mix of artists ready to show Adelaide how it’s done. Organiser Jessi Jacoby says she wanted to bring together all...