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No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Is Tim Dog the rap game Keyser Söze?

The greatest trick Tim Dog ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist, writes Robbie of Unkut

I have to admit that I was both amused and entertained by the extensive expose on Tim Dog’s alleged “dating scams” on Dateline (all of which is handily available on …

Words Robbie Ettelson

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Four Trends We Wouldn’t Have Without The Notorious B.I.G.

Where would we be without the B.I.G.?

If it weren’t for the birth of The Notorious B.I.G., we wouldn’t have many of the great ’90s hip-hop trends we’re still rocking today. Biggie brought luxury to hip-hop with …

Words Dwayne Yates

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Interview: Skyzoo

Underground storyteller making moves in the Big Apple

Skyzoo is a wordsmith. Talking to him is like talking to a cool, young English professor who could school you in rhymes as well as hyperboles. If he weren’t rapping…

Words Dwayne Yates

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Event Recap: Melbourne – Daft Punk Warehouse Party

See who got lucky and who stayed up all night

I’m not sure if you heard, but last week Daft Punk released an album called ‘Random Access Memories’. To mark the occasion the guys over at Friends With Lights threw…

Words ACCLAIM Staff

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Interview: I’lls

The trio talk about their forthcoming EP 'A Warm Reception', collaborating with visual artists and seeing dodgy jazz players in Northcote

Melbourne band I’lls didn’t expect the one track they’d put up on Soundcloud to be heard by many people – let alone get them a booking at one of Australia’s…

Words Rebecca Florence Photography Sebastian Petrovski

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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