NLE Choppa: Versatile and and Ferocious
The Memphis rapper talks us through his successful 2023, growing versatility, and how a tour down under is the perfect way to detonate an explosive New Year.
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Acclaim’s 25 Best Releases of 2023
Looking back at our team's favourite releases for the year. Check out our picks here!
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Acclaim Digital Cover 030: Lola Brooke
Small in stature but big in heart, Brooklyn’s Lola Brooke is living up to the legacy of her hometown greats.
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Bb trickz: Spain’s Unbothered Princess of Drill
Hailing from the vibrant city of Barcelona, 23-year-old rapper Bb trickz has skyrocketed into the conversation this year for her sample-heavy drill beats, schoolgirl aesthetic, and razor-sharp bilingual bars. With a staggering 15 million+ streams in her debut year as an artist, Bb trickz is making her mark on the global music scene.
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Teezo Touchdown: Nailing The Fundamentals
In a breakout year marked by co-signs and collaborations, Teezo Touchdown's debut album, How Do You Sleep at Night?, extends an open invitation into his vibrant world. We caught up with Teezo Touchdown to discover what makes him your favourite artist's favourite artist.
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700 Feel: Creating the Canvas for Sydney Living
Comprised of Myspacejuan and Jonny Rebook, 700 Feel’s uncharted approach to creating ambient and experimental music is laced with their experiences in Western Sydney. We delve into the duo’s origins and the impact of their environment on their two-part EP series, ‘Muscle Memories’, featuring insights from Archie, a collaborator recently released from incarceration.
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Armand Hammer: Observing Oddities, Cultivating Community
The duo’s latest journey started with an influx of signs around their neighbourhood, before transforming into one of 2023’s most thought-provoking rap albums, and a testament to finding hope even in the hardest of times.
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Jaal: Harnessing the Highs and Lows
From the highest point of Berwick’s Wilson Botanic Park, Jaal looks over Melbourne’s South-East suburbs where he started his rap quest and talks us through his new album YOU ONLY DIE ONCE.
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Digga D and His Journey Back to Square One
The West London artist speaks on returning to his rap roots, his aspirations beyond music, and why you always walk backwards into the crib after a night out
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Armani White is Keeping His Glass Half-Full
The Philly rapper talks us through his new EP, creating uplifting soundtracks for people to consume, and learning to take moments to feel himself.
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Lil Durk: Healing to his Highest Potential
On his latest album Almost Healed, the Chicago rapper introduces us to the man behind the moniker, as he embarks on a quest to nurture his vulnerabilities, champion the ones he’s lost along the way, and solidify himself as a leader in the hip-hop community.
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Enter The Void With Labrinth’s Ends & Begins
Back with his third studio album, UK artist, Labrinth goes to every extent on ‘Ends & Begins’ to showcase his standout production and otherworldly vocals that have shone in several ways over the course of 20 prominent years in music. In light of the release, we take a trip through the album’s many courageous twists and turns.
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Burn Gently Enterprises Drop the Trailer for Upcoming Australian Hip Hop Documentary
Burn Gently is an exploration into the ins and outs of the Australian music industry, its growth, pressures, expectations and hardships, its success and failings; all through the lens of some of the most influential artists in Australian Hip Hop.
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ACCLAIM SOUND GUIDES: MIKEQ
A quick playlist curated by some of our favourite creative people — this edition features legendary Ballroom DJ and producer, MikeQ.
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