hip-hop

Dr. Dre Guests On New Kendrick Lamar Song ‘Compton’

Rap upstart Kendrick Lamar posts new song ‘Compton’ with Dr. Dre. from his new album featuring Lady Gaga, Drake and more.

Tagged as: Anna Wise, Dr Dre, Drake, hip-hop, Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Mary J Blige, MC Eiht, rap

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Death Grips Release Album For Free Online

by Andrew Tijs

Californian noise-rap trio Death Grips have defied their label and given away No Love Deep Web online.

Tagged as: California, Death Grips, electro, glitch, hip-hop, rap

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Chance Waters Delivers ‘Young & Dumb’ Single And Tour

by Andrew Tijs

Sunny Sydney rapper Chance Waters (formerly Phatchance) tours the nation on the back of his Bertie Blackman collab.

Tagged as: Bertie Blackman, Chance Waters, hip-hop, jazz, Phatchance, rap

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Roll Deep Return With New Album ‘X’

by Andrew Tijs

UK grime collective Roll Deep (which has included Wiley, Dizzee Rascal, Tinchy Stryder) announce a new album.

Tagged as: Dizzee Rascal, grime, hip-hop, Roll Deep, Tinchy Stryder, UK, Wiley

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Pitbull Releases Trailer For New Album ‘Global Warming’

by Andrew Tijs

Latin megastar Pitbull has delivered a teaser for his next album Global Warming with some Aussie cameos.

Tagged as: dance, hip-hop, Latin, Pitbull, pop

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Death Grips Deliver Crazy Interactive New ‘Video’

by Andrew Tijs

Californian glitch-hop act Death Grips debut an interactive online party for their new song ‘I’ve Seen Footage’.

Tagged as: Death Grips, electro, hip-hop

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Kanye West’s All-Star Cruel Summer Compilation Leaks

by Andrew Tijs

The GOOD Music collaboration album Cruel Summer leaks early, and it’s streaming online.

Tagged as: 2 Chainz, Big Sean, Chief Keef, Common, Cruel Summer, CyHi Da Prince, DJ Khaled, Ghostface Killah, GOOD Music, hip-hop, Jadakiss, Jay-Z, John Legend, Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Ma$e, Pusha-T, R. Kelly, Raekwon, rap, The-Dream

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Ed Sheeran Adds Final Melbourne Show And Special Guest

by Andrew Tijs

The unstoppable Ed Sheeran has added the third and final Festival Hall show and guest Passenger.

Tagged as: Ed Sheeran, folk, hip-hop, Passenger, UK

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Massive Attack Reissue Classic Album Blue Lines

by Andrew Tijs

The groundbreaking trip-hop classic from Massive Attack, Blue Lines, gets the deluxe reissue treatment.

Tagged as: deluxe, dub, electro, hip-hop, Massive Attack, reissue, trip-hop, UK

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Missy Elliott Previews New Timbaland Track

by Andrew Tijs

It has been years, but Missy Elliott finally previews new music with Timbaland.

Tagged as: dance, hip-hop, Missy Elliott, rap, Timbaland

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Snoop Lion Backs Obama, Says Bush “F**ked Up”

by Andrew Tijs

The newly Rastafied Snoop Dogg – Snoop Lion – backs a second term for Obama because George W Bush “fucked up for eight years”.

Tagged as: Barack Obama, documentary, election, hip-hop, rap, reggae, Snoop Dogg, Snoop Lion

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Far East Movement Cancel Australian Tour

by Andrew Tijs

Less than ten days out from their Australian tour, LA electro hip-hop crew Far East Movement cancel.

Tagged as: cancel, dance, electro, Far East Movement, hip-hop, house, LA

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Kanye West Airs New Song ‘Clique’ With Jay-Z And Big Sean

by Andrew Tijs

Kanye’s new tunes keep coming with the big, bumping ‘Clique’ featuring verses from Jay-Z and Big Sean.

Tagged as: Big Sean, Cruel Summer, hip-hop, Jay-Z, Kanye West, rap

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Diddy, Mariah Carey Manager Chris Lighty Shoots Himself Dead

by Paul Cashmere

Chris Lighty, manager of Diddy, Mariah Carey, Ja Rule and 50 Cent, shot himself dead in the street outside his Bronx apartment on Thursday (August 30, 2012).

Tagged as: Chris Lighty, Diddy, hip-hop, LL Cool J, Mariah Carey, Missy Elliott

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Questlove Posts His Beastie Boys Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame Demo

by Andrew Tijs

Ringleader of The Roots, Questlove, has posted the Beastie Boys mix demo for the R’n’R Hall Of Fame online.

Tagged as: Beastie Boys, demo, Hall of Fame, hip-hop, Questlove, rap, rock and roll, The Roots, tribute

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Afrika Bambaataa Appointed Visiting Scholar At Cornell University

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Cornell University in Ithaca, NY has named Hip Hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa as a visiting scholar for the next three years.

Tagged as: Afrika Bambaataa, Cornell University, hip-hop, Planet Rock, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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President Obama Enlists Steve Aoki And Other DJs For Campaign

by Andrew Tijs

The campaign to re-elect President Obama has posted a video featuring DJs calling for support.

Tagged as: Adam 12, Barack Obama, D-Nice, DJ, DJ Irie, DJ Rashida, election, electro, hip-hop, President, Steve Aoki, US

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Regurgitator Add Second Sydney Show And More Supports

by Andrew Tijs

Hip-hop punk electro heroes Regurgitator deliver another Sydney show on their Unit/Tu-Plang Retrotech tour.

Tagged as: alternative, hip-hop, pop, punk, Regurgitator, rock

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Illy Talks About His Back-To-Basics New Album

by Andrew Tijs

Melbourne hip-hop upstart Illy tells Noise11 about his back-to-basics, non-pop new album Bring It Back.

Tagged as: Grey Ghost, hip-hop, Illy, interview, Mantra, Melbourne, Pez, rap, Reason, Thundamentals

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New Aaliyah Album Will Feature Drake, Missy Elliott, Timbaland

by Andrew Tijs

Rapper Drake and Aaliyah’s cousin have spoken about the posthumous album they are producing for the late R&B star.

Tagged as: Aaliyah, Drake, hip-hop, Missy Elliott, new album, R&B, rap, Timbaland

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Adam Yauch of Beastie Boys. image by Ros O'Gorman

Beastie Boy MCA’s Will Protects His Legacy

by Andrew Tijs

The will of Adam Yauch, aka MCA of the Beastie Boys, prevents commercial interests capitalising on his creative output.

Tagged as: Adam Yauch, Beastie Boys, hip-hop, MCA, rap, will

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Dizzee Rascal Releases A Clip For His Olympics Theme ‘Scream’

by Andrew Tijs

Dizzee Rascal and singer Pepper deliver a live clip to his official London Games theme ‘Scream’ (with a Jay-Z cameo!).

Tagged as: dance, Dizzee Rascal, hip-hop, Jay-Z, London Games, Olympics, Pepper, pop

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Beck Offers “Album” Of Sheet Music

by Andrew Tijs

Freaky folk popper Beck will release a new album of songs as sheet music titled Song Reader.

Tagged as: Beck, folk, hip-hop, indie, McSweeney's, sheet music

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Plan B Airs Video Clip For ‘Deepest Shame’

by Andrew Tijs

Brit singer and rapper Plan B releases a video for the new single from his UK number one album.

Tagged as: hip-hop, Plan B, rap, soul, UK

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M.I.A. Reveals Details Of Her Fourth Album

by Andrew Tijs

Electro agitator M.I.A. tweets to fans about her fourth album, a doco, an autobiography and an art exhibit.

Tagged as: art exhibit, autobiography, documentary, electro, hip-hop, M.I.A.

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Guy Sebastian Prepares New Single Featuring Lupe Fiasco

by Andrew Tijs

Guy Sebastian posts behind-the-scenes photos from the video to his new single ‘Battle Scars’, featuring Lupe Fiasco.

Tagged as: Guy Sebastian, hip-hop, Lupe Fiasco, pop, R&B

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Eminem Collaborates With Lady Gaga

by Andrew Tijs

After the news of a Gaga and Kendrick Lamar collab, Eminem says he’s on the track as well.

Tagged as: Eminem, hip-hop, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, pop

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Flo Rida Ordered To Pay Australian Promoters $400K

by Andrew Tijs

A court has ordered chart-topping club rapper Flo Rida to compensate festival organisers over a Newcastle no-show.

Tagged as: club, courts, Fat As Butter, Flo Rida, hip-hop, legal, Newcastle, rap

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Eminem Is The Most Liked Human On Facebook

by Andrew Tijs

Rap megastar Eminem is the first person to get 60 million ‘likes’ on Facebook.

Tagged as: Eminem, Facebook, hip-hop, rap

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Ed Sheeran Announces His Next Australian Visit

by Andrew Tijs

On the eve of an Australian and New Zealand tour, UK star Ed Sheeran has already announced dates for 2013.

Tagged as: acoustic, Ed Sheeran, hip-hop, indie, UK

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Missy Higgins Debuts New Music ‘Edge of Something’

Missy Higgins has delivered a new song ‘Edge of Something’.

October 15, 2021

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Tracy Chapman Awarded $450000 From Nicki Minaj Rip-Off

Singer Songwriter Tracy Chapman has been awarded $450,000 after rapper after the ‘famous for being famous’ Nicki Minaj ripped off Tracy’s ‘Baby Can I Hold You’ for her 2018 hit ‘Sorry’.

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