Music: Mixtapes

Interview: Checking in with Chippy

We catch up with ACCLAIM cover girl Chippy Nonstop

Our friend Rosie Simmons just sent us through these snaps of ACCLAIM cover model Chippy Nonstop, which made us realise that we hadn’t checked in with the tumblr princess in …

Words Sean Irving Photography by Rosie Simmons

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No Country for Old (Rap) Men: White rap privilege

Robbie of Unkut with a rallying cry for all the funny-looking, marginally talented white rappers out there

White privilege remains a highly sensitive topic in America, as this week’s episode of The Combat Jack Show proved, as Premium Pete voiced his frustrations with Toure’s blanket statements about …

Words Robbie Ettelson

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Ears up: Four uncool Australian producers (you need to listen to)

These musos are flying under the radar with flying colours

It occurred to me in the half-light of a sticky beer garden on Friday night, while a bearded dude was slurring to me about how much he loves trap, that …

Words Rebecca Florence

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Event recap: Red Bull Music Academy Culture Clash 2013, New York City

Four crews, four sound systems, countless cameos, one winner

Luca Venezia can’t stand still. A late call-up to the Red Bull Music Academy Culture Clash at Manhattan’s Roseland Ballroom, the man better known as Drop The Lime and his …

Words Kris Swales

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No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Keep ya shirt on

Robbie of Unkut on how Rick Ross and Lil Wayne are just recent case studies in the long-running Curse of the Shirtless Rapper

It’s been a tough couple of weeks for shirtless rapper dudes. Both Lil Wayne and Rick Ross, who are seemingly allergic to wearing any type of fabric on their upper …

Words Robbie Ettelson

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Interview: Afrika Bambaataa

"Mark my words – there will be hip-hop on other planets."

What would you say to the godfather of hip-hop? What do you ask one of the originators of electro-funk and breakbeat? Hailing from the Bronx, Kevin Donovan, created the Universal…

Words Rebecca Florence

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No Country for Old (Rap) Men: The day the weed carriers took over

Employees tend to rise to their level of incompetence, and the rap game is no exception writes Robbie of Unkut

You know how I know that major label rap is screwed? The fact that weed carriers are now being promoted as legitimate artists is both a sad reflection of the …

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No Country for Old (Rap) Men: The case against A&Rs

Record labels have tried to push some ugly rap game trends in their pursuit of the almighty dollar. Robbie of Unkut takes a look at some of their biggest fumbles.

Over the past thirty-odd years of hip-hop long players, we’ve seen a number of horrible songs shoe-horned into otherwise great rap albums. Let’s take a look at some of the …

Words Robbie Ettelson