DJ Nino Brown’s Trailblazin’ Triumph
The DJ, curator and producer arrives at his debut album after a 20+ year journey in the music industry, using it to highlight Australian talent and enhance the memorable moments of a night out. He talks us through being independent, producing for some of the best in the country, and the essentials you need to create a good club song.
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Pierre Bourne’s Directorial Debut
The producer/rapper extraordinaire is heading down for his first headlining Australian tour next month. In anticipation, he talks us through the film-like structure of his latest album, trying out different directions, and his undeterrable self-belief.
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Uncle Waffles is Flying The Flag for Amapiano
At just 22, Swazi Artist, Producer and DJ Uncle Waffles has become one of the faces of South Africa's rapidly rising Amapiano scene. We caught up during her debut Australian tour to hear about her viral come up, the spiritual power of Amapiano, and how she plans to push the limits of the genre.
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Black Sherif: The Wandering Storyteller
At just 20 years old, Ghana's Black Sherif is steadily capturing audiences around the globe. We spoke to Blacko about his debut album 'The Villain I Never Was', the duality of his artistry and personality, and how his music defies barriers.
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Diving into PANIA’s World
In the current climate of Australia’s R&B music scene, Naarm-based artist PANIA has solidified herself as one of the most prominent names on the rise. With her debut EP out now, we spoke to her about the project, and the importance of being as human as possible during its creation process.
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Joyce Wrice Finds a Motive Amongst the Mayhem
Since debuting her first album Overgrown in the midst of the pandemic, Joyce Wrice tells us she’s ready to release herself from the bounds of her last piece of work and take her sound to the next level. We caught up with the LA-based artist to talk about her new EP Motive, and how everything came to be.
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Hau Latukefu: A King’s Journey
From Queanbeyan, to Sydney, to the Triple J airwaves, Hau has successfully allowed his voice to traverse across different music plains for decades. Pioneering an authentic Australian sound in hip-hop, we sat down with the Tongan musician to reflect on his life in the industry and the bits in between, as reflected in his memoir KING: Life, Death & Hip Hop.
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Bodega Collective and Alizé: Building Towards a Collaborative Creative Culture
Bodega Collective's Peter Sabbagh talks us through the origins of this collaboration with the brand behind our favourite blue drink, and how it resulted in a revamped studio, revealing content series, and the framework for a refreshing live event.
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MAVI: Grinning Through the Grim
The North Carolina rapper’s sophomore album is an internal journey of tragedy, traversing adversity through food-for-thought raps. He talks us through the grief that guided him to this point, and how it’ll propel him to his penultimate destiny.
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5 Iconic Megan Thee Stallion Moments
An unapologetic graduating baddie in the midst of a hectic music career, Megan Thee Stallion has proven to be a fierce icon in everything she does. Just to remind you in time for her Australian debut at Festival X, we’re providing you with 5 of Hot Girl Meg's most iconic moves to date.
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Mistakes and Growing Pains With 24kGoldn
Grappling the music world at just 21, LA-based artist 24kGoldn reassures us that this is just the beginning. On his first visit to Australia for the Listen Out Festival, we caught him in the midst of it all to discuss shoeys, struggles with vulnerability, growing up, and being your authentic self.
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Customising Your Own Hell With Plea Unit
Consisting of EndlessProwl behind the boards, alongside the bars of Teether and Bayang (tha Bushranger), Plea Unit is a project that pairs otherworldly visuals and off-kilter, in-your-face rap music. The trio talks us through their latest EP, forming during COVID, and how scary can become silly.
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K-Trap on His Latest Project “The Last Whip II”
An artist known throughout the UK for hard hitting drill anthems, K-Trap discusses his ambitions, legacy and his latest mixtape.
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Changing the Trajectory With Church & AP
Before closing out their first Australia tour in Sydney, Auckland rap duo Church & AP and producer Dera Meelan, sat down with us to touch on their musical upbringings, political consciousness, and the next era of creative endeavours to come.
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