Discover the history of hip hop in Australia and how the country shaped its distinct voice within the genre. When most people think of Australia, their minds often wander to its breathtaking ...

Artist: DVD ReviewTitle: Beat Kings: The History of Hip Hop (DVD)Rating: 4 1/2 StarsReviewed by: John Burnett Beat Kings: The History of Hip Hop (Nature Sounds) provides a much needed point-of-view ...

Def Wish Cast (DWC) are one of the earlier Hip Hop groups to emerge from Australia, performing live since 1990. Consisting of emcees Def Wish, Die C, Sereck and DJ Murda One (previously DJ A.S.K. and ...

Hip hop is everywhere these days. It's the biggest genre in the world. But its history in Australia is brief. Not only that, but its significance was pretty misunderstood down here even as late as the ...

Organizers of Hype festival have shelved plans for its inaugural run, without having announced its line-up or itinerary. By Lars Brandle Another Australian hip hop fest has dropped out of the game.

This month marks the 50th birthday of hip hop. It's been a wild ride from the Bronx, NY — via the creation of Australia's own hip hop identity — into the global pop culture force it is today. In the ...

Simone Amelia Jordan is Australia’s most successful hip-hop journalist. It’s a large part of the story she tells in her newly-published memoir, Tell Her She’s Dreamin’. Of Greek-Cypriot and Lebanese ...