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EXCLUSIVE: D12 Featuring Eminem Free Fame Download

by Paul Cashmere

D12 have dropped a brand new song with Eminem exclusive for Australian fans at the end of their Australian tour.

Tagged as: D12, download, Eminem, Fame, free, Kuniva, Proof, rap, Swift

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REVIEW: Kanye West, Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne

by Andrew Tijs

Let’s assume that the reason Kanye West’s set at the Big Day Out and his solo shows were identical is because he doesn’t do things by halves.

Tagged as: 2012, Big Day Out, hip-hop, Kanye West, live, rap, review, Sidney Myer Music Bowl

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Kanye West To Make Short Film In Middle East

by Andrew Tijs

Reports emerge that the hip-hop megastar has sent a team to scout locations in the Middle East for a new short film.

Tagged as: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, hip-hop, Kanye West, Middle East, movie, new, pop, Qatar, rap, short film

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Hilltop Hoods Sneak Out Second Track From New Album

by Andrew Tijs

Thousands of fans push platinum Adelaide hip-hop crew to release their ‘Rattling The Keys To The Kingdom’.

Tagged as: Adelaide, Drinking From The Sun, hip-hop, Leak, new, rap, Rattling The Keys To The Kingdom, song, track

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Die Antwoord Release Horrific Album Trailer

by Andrew Tijs

South African rap crew/art project Die Antwoord reveal horror-themed trailer for their second album.

Tagged as: album trailer, art project, Die Antwoord, hip-hop, horror, NSFW, rap, South Africa, Ten$ion, video

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Odd Future Plug Pop-Up Store In Sydney

by Andrew Tijs

Hip-hop mischief-makers OFWGKTA announce a Golf Wang pop-up fashion store in Sydney.

Tagged as: fashion, Golf Wang, hip-hop, Odd Future, OFWGKTA, pop-up, rap, store, Sydney, Tyler The Creator

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LL Cool J Booked To Host The Grammys

by Andrew Tijs

NCIS star and R&B legend LL Cool J has been booked to host the 2012 Grammy Awards.

Tagged as: 2012, Grammy Awards, host, LL Cool J, NCIS, R&B, rap

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Jay-Z Says The ‘Bitch Ban’ Is Fake

by Andrew Tijs

Jay-Z denies reports that would stop using the word ‘bitch’ in his raps after the birth of his daughter Blue Ivy.

Tagged as: Beyocne, Bitch, Blue Ivy Carter, daughter, denies, fake, hip-hop, hoax, Jay-Z, rap

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Chuck D of Public Enemy. Photo by Ros O'Gorman.

Public Enemy Promise Two New Albums

by Andrew Tijs

Chuck D of rap instigators Public Enemy has promised two new albums in 2012.

Tagged as: 2012, albums, Chuck D, hip-hop, Most Of My Heroes Still Don’t Appear On No Stamp, new, Public Enemy, rap, The Evil Empire Of Everything, two

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Mos Def’s First Track As Yasiin Bey Parodies Jay-Z And Kanye

by Andrew Tijs

Mos Def has changed his name to Yasiin Bey and released a ‘reinterpretation’ of the Watch The Throne track ‘Niggas In Paris’.

Tagged as: hip-hop, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Mos Def, Niggas In Paris, Niggas In Poorest, parody, rap, reworking, satire, Top 40 Underdog, track, Watch The Throne, Yasiin Bey

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Lil Wayne To Write Prison Memoir

by Andrew Tijs

Rap megastar Lil Wayne has signed on to release a memoir of his eight months in Riker’s Island prison.

Tagged as: book, diary, Gone Till November, Hachette, hip-hop, Lil Wayne, memoir, prison, rap, Riker’s Island

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Rap Legend KRS-One Books First Australian Tour

by Andrew Tijs

New York hip-hop pioneer KRS-One will visit Australia for the first time ever in March.

Tagged as: 2012, Australia, hip-hop, KRS-One, March, New York, pioneer, rap, The Bronx, tour

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Heatwave Hip-Hop Festival Kicks Off Today

by Andrew Tijs

The national Heatwave Festival, featuring Kid Cudi, Tech N9ne, Obie Trice, D12 and more, starts today in Adelaide.

Tagged as: Chamillionaire, Crazy Town, D12, Heatwave Festival, hip-hop, Kid Cudi, national, Obie Trice, rap, Tech N9ne, tour

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Hear Jay-Z’s Song To His New Newborn Daughter Blue

by Andrew Tijs

Jay-Z has already released a song about the birth of his and Beyonce’s new daughter Blue Ivy Carter.

Tagged as: baby, Beyonce, birth, Blue Ivy Carter, daughter, featuring, Glory, hip-hop, Jay-Z, rap, song, soul, stream

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Rock Rocked In 2011

by Paul Cashmere

Rock was the biggest music genre of 2011 earning 105,685,000 album sales for the music industry.

Tagged as: alternative, Christian, country, Gospel, jazz, Latin, metal, New Age, Niesen SoundScan, R&B, rap, rock, world

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Ruby Rose And Gossling Act In 360’s ‘Boys Like You’ Video

by Andrew Tijs

Rapper 360 has dropped a video for ‘Boys Like You’, featuring a Ruby Rose and Gossling love triangle.

Tagged as: 360, Australia, Boys Like You, Falling And Flying, Gossling, hip-hop, Melbourne, rap, Ruby Rose, video

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50 Cent - photo by Ros O'Gorman images noise11.com photo

50 Cent To Collaborate With Chaka Khan

by Andrew Tijs

After appearing on VH1’s Divas together, 50 Cent says he’s planning to collaborate with Chaka Khan.

Tagged as: 50 Cent, Chaka Khan, collaboration, funk, hip-hop, rap, soul, VH1’s Divas

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Kid Cudi, Tech N9ne, D12 And More Visit For Heatwave Festival

by Andrew Tijs

Not enough festivals this summer? Add Heatwave with Kid Cudi, Tech N9ne, D12, Obie Trice, Crazy Town, Chamillionaire and more.

Tagged as: Chamillionaire, Crazy Town, D12, Heatwave Festival, hip-hop, Kid Cudi, national, Obie Trice, rap, Tech N9ne

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Watch Kanye West Visit His Childhood Home

by Andrew Tijs

In the second episode of the VOYR doco series behind Watch The Throne, Kanye and Jay-Z head back to West’s childhood home.

Tagged as: childhood home, documentary, hip-hop, Jay-Z, Kanye West, rap, second episode, video, VOYR, Watch The Throne

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Jay-Z Books First Ever Hip-Hop Shows At Canergie Hall

by Andrew Tijs

Hip-hop superstar Jay-Z will be the first rapper to perform at Carnegie Hall, and it’s all for charity.

Tagged as: Carnegie Hall, charity, Foundation, Gloria, hip-hop, Jay-Z, New York, rap, Shawn Carter

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360 Plots ‘Boys Like You’ National Tour For 2012

by Andrew Tijs

Mischievous rapper 360 has announced his ‘Boys Like You’ tour for February and March next year.

Tagged as: 2012, 360, Australian, Boys Like You, February, hip-hop, March, national, rap, tour

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The Herd Reveal New Video And Plan National Tour

by Andrew Tijs

Australia’s finest hip-hop collective The Herd drop a new video and plan a unique national tour.

Tagged as: A Thousand lives, clip, hip-hop, national, rap, Sydney, The Herd, Thundamentals, tour, video

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Guess who’s back, back again. Shady’s back. Tell a friend. Yes, Eminem is back in Australia for the first time in a decade. “Tonight I’m gonna remember this shit this time,” he said in reference to his drug and alcohol fuelled past.

Tagged as: 90s, Eminem, Etihad, live, rap, USA

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The Streets Come To An End In 2011

by Music-News.com

It is now officially all over for The Streets.

Tagged as: 00s, Mike Skinner, rap, The Streets, UK

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Lil Wayne Cancels Australian Sideshows

by Paul Cashmere

Lil Wayne has cancelled all of his Australian sideshows next week.

Tagged as: 00s, Eminem, Lil Wayne, rap, USA

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Hilltop Hoods Deliver New Single And Announce Album

by Andrew Tijs

Aussie rap king-pins Hilltop Hoods drop their new Sia-featured track and detail their sixth album.

Tagged as: Adelaide, album, Australia, collaboration, Hilltop Hoods, hip-hop, I Love It, new, rap, release, Sia, single

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Hip-Hop Pranksters Das Racist Book BDO Sideshows

by Andrew Tijs

Brooklyn alt-hip-hop heads Heems, Kool A.D. and Dap, otherwise known as Das Racist, announce sideshows.

Tagged as: alternative, Australian, Big Day Out, Brooklyn, Dap, Das Racist, electro, Heems, hip-hop, Kool A.D., rap, sideshows, tour

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Will.I.Am Delivers First Solo Single With Jagger And J.Lo

by Andrew Tijs

Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.I.Am releases his first solo single with guests spots from Mick Jagger and Jennifer Lopez.

Tagged as: album, Black Eyed Peas, dance, electro, frontman, guests, hip-hop, Jennifer Lopez, Mick Jagger, new, rap, single, solo, T.H.E., The Hardest Ever, will.i.am, Willpower

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Pauley Perrette Records Track With Darryl DMC McDaniels

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Former Run-DMC member Darryl “DMC” McDaniels has released a new single, Attention Please! / Rock Steady, from his upcoming album Rock Solid.

Tagged as: 80s, NCIS, Pauley Perrette, rap, Run DMC, Russell McDaniels, USA

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Your New Favourite Artist: Shabazz Palaces

by Andrew Tijs

Have your brain warped by the hypnotic witchcraft of Seattle avant garde hip-hop collective Shabazz Palaces.

Tagged as: album, Australia, avant-garde, Black Up, experimental, full, hip-hop, rap, rap hip-hop, Shabazz Palaces, stream, Sub Pop, Sugar Mountain, tour, Your New Favourite Artist

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The Rolling Stones, Ros OGorman photographer, Rod Laver Arena

Keith Richards Confirms New Music And A Tour On The Way For The Rolling Stones

Keith Richards is a few weeks late to the (New Years Eve) party but he has finally turned up to wish us all a Happy New Year and confirm new music and a tour is on the way.

January 12, 2023

Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien Releases Solo Album Preview

Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien has revealed Brasil - a solo piece under the name EOB - to accompany a nine-minute short film.

December 6, 2019

Stone Temple Pilots Announce New Music

Stone Temple Pilots will release new music in 2020 with their first acoustic album, Perdida.

December 3, 2019

Intimate Gary Moore Performance To Be Released

Back in 2009, Gary Moore played an intimate gig to a few hundred fans in London. Now that show is finally going to see the light of day.

November 27, 2019

ARIA Albums: Beyoncé Tops First Chart Of 2014

With the Christmas season over, it allows regular albums to reclaim the charts, and this week the self-titled fifth album for Beyonce climbs back up two places to give her the first ARIA No.1 album of her career.

January 4, 2014

Bernard Fanning of Powderfinger photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Second Bernard Fanning Solo Album Due In June

Former Powderfinger singer Bernard Fanning will release his second solo album in June.

April 3, 2013

New U2 Coming Sooner Or Later

A new U2 album could be with or without you in 2013, then again maybe not. Bono says the band has been working on a follow-up to 2009’s ‘No Line On The Horizon’ but doesn’t care if it takes 10 years to produce.

January 17, 2013