Hip Hop
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King Social: Mixing It Up
Townsville band King Social have been booking dates left, right and centre after receiving multiple nominations at the 2015 Queensland Music Awards.
The band's 'Big... -
Tkay Maidza: Being Silly On Stage
With sold out shows in Sydney, Adelaide and Hobart, Tkay Maidza continues to add new shows to her national tour, which now stands at 15 dates.
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Straight Outta Compton: The Strength Of Street Knowledge
Picture 17-year old O’Shea Jackson, the boy who would become notorious rapper Ice Cube, and the image is one of a young man seething with rage, tired of the daily injustices
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5 Movie Appearances By Rappers With JayCee
Historically the music-to-film crossover hasn’t gone well.
One simply needs to look at Brittany Spears’ 'Crossroads', or Justin Timberlake in really anything he has... -
Premiere: Stream JayCee's The Iconic
Independent, Brisbane-based lyric-smith and producer, JayCee, has been working profusely since March to release his debut album, ‘Identity Thieves’ (6
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5 Inappropriate Things To Write A List About With Coda Conduct
Sally and Erica are Canberra/ Sydney hip hop duo Coda Conduct.
They've recently released their new track, 'Paint It Gold', which is their first since the release of... -
2015 Meredith Music Festival Line-up
The 2015 line-up for the Meredith Music Festival is out, and Aunty M silver jubilee is not one to be missed!
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Exclusive: Watch Bankrupt Billionaires I'm Here Video
Brisbane hip hop-soul crew Bankrupt Billionaires are set to launch their new video and single, 'I’m Here', from their long-awaited LP 'Nobody’s Business', later this week;
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Listen To Chocolate Milk; New Music From Regurgitator's Quan
Quan has been playing the music game for the past 22-plus years, mainly in the frame of Regurgitator.
Over this time he has also released material in various other... -
Seth Sentry @ HQ Complex Review
Sorrento born, Aussie hip hop artist Seth Sentry’s latest album, ‘Strange New Past’, features a song called ‘Dumb’ in which he laments not being smarter than a fifth
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5 Things You Should NOT Say To A Rapper With Defron
Picture Peter Pan sporting a shaved head in a pair of sneakers dropping bookworm bravado. You have Defron.
Diagnosed with hearing loss at age five, the future... -
Swiss Brings You To Pacific Tides
Reggae artist Swiss has recently released his long-awaited EP, 'You', and will be performing at this year’s Pacific Sound concert as part of the Pacific Tides Festival
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Premiere: Quazi-Smith Gridlock Video
Brisbane hip hop-rock hybrid Quazi-Smith have had a solid few months, with recent releases of singles 'BrainDead (Slight Return)' and 'Gridlock'.
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Astro Travellers @ Woolly Mammoth Review
Local jazz, hip hop outfit Astro Travellers launched their debut EP, 'Seven Metaphors', with a hometown show at Woolly Mammoth last Friday (3 July).
The crew has... -
5 Places To Get Drunk And Eat Japanese Food With K21
Golden Records alumni K21 is working on the follow-up to his debut album, 'Single Minded Civilian', with a release planned for the second half of 2015.
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Bushweek: No Ordinary Festival
If you’ve ever wanted to be part of organising a music festival and add your own special touch, here’s your chance.
Bushweek is a festival unlike any other in that... -
Exclusive: Watch Schoolfight's '2AM' Video
Ahead of their hometown launch this Friday, Brisbane's Schoolfight have given scenestr exclusive access to
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Listen Up For The Listen Out 2015 Line-Up
After a few names were leaked earlier today when festival posters were spotted around the streets, the full line-up for the third Listen Out dropped the (official) bass this
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It's Time To LUV UV Boi
At only 19 years old, UV Boi is about to embark on his third, national tour.
Rewind 15 months and Brisbane musician Emmanuel John first created UV Boi. Since then... -
Schoolfight Are Ready To Boogie
Now embarking on their second decade of making music together, Schoolfight’s hip hop is a unique brew of humour, funk, soul and... beer.
“We do like beer,” laughs...