Beastie Boys’ Mike D added to Beyond The Pale lineup
Beastie Boys’ Mike D is the latest addition to the Beyond The Pale festival lineup, which runs from 12 to…
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Viral sensations Kabin Crew and GMCBeats added to Beyond The Pale lineup
“Think you can stop what we do? I doubt it…!” They’re behind one of the viral sensations of the year…
#MyRecordBag – Leo Janeiro’s top Brazilian classics
A resident at clubs including Warung in Santa Catarina and São Paulo’s D- Edge, DJ and producer Leo Janeiro is…
The most-used samples in hip hop history
Hip hop and sampling go hand in hand, with many of the genre’s iconic tracks built on previously-recorded sounds and…
Planet Rock – How the Afrika Bambaataa electro classic changed dance
Arguably the finest moment of Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force’s Planet Rock isn’t the iconic Trans Europe Express riff…
“If hip hop ever got to a position where it could hear other kinds of beats, one of the first people it would have to hear is Christy Moore…” Irish hip hop in the mid-90s [February 1994]
It’s a Renaissance moment for Irish rap and hip hop, with acts like Denise Chaila, Tebi Rex, JyellowL, Mango X…