Hip Hop
Opinion: NZ’s Māori and Pasifika hip hop community need to address anti-Blackness
To clarify, you do not own hip hop. It has never 'belonged' to you and it never will.
Our favourite music by NZ artists in 2020
A list of our favourite songs by artists in Aotearoa in 2020.
Mazbou Q empowers Black pride in his latest release
Hugh Ozumba has been making music since he was four. Better known by his stage name Mazbou Q, the Manurewa-raised artist and producer began with the…
Auckland rapper/actor/geography student Hans. shares his new music video
Auckland rapper Hans.’ new music video features the acting talent of Hans., Hans., Hans. and Hans.
Team Dynamite share their soothing new track ‘Dragon Fruit’
One of the first scenes of the ‘Dragon Fruit’ music video is Lucky Lance standing half-submerged at the bottom of a waterfall, fully clothed, in a…
How Church & AP are making it work during Covid-19
“There’s not a lot of interesting things in the world to talk about right now apart from Covid-19,” says Church from the Tāmaki Makaurau rap duo…
Release of the Week: Diggy Dupé turns a Niuean war chant into an exhilarating hip hop track
Since we’ve just entered a nationwide, 4-week long lockdown, Diggy Dupé briefly considered pushing his music video release for ‘Keke Boy’ a week later... but then…
Release of the Week: Raiza Biza and his crew of African-Kiwi artists are stealing back their funds
Like pretty much every artist in New Zealand, Raiza Biza has just had a bunch of shows and interviews cancelled due to measures to stem the…
Premiere: Mo Muse’s new music video “goes out to all the immigrants”
“This one goes out to all the immigrants, maaan,” is how Mo Muse begins his song ‘All the Kids’.
Then he quips, “You know, we always had…