Rap & Hip-Hop

Watch Luthorist’s hazy video for ‘If You Know, You Know’

Following the release of his debut solo album Hueco Mundo last year, the Nuxsense rapper…

Malaki & Lucy McWilliams hook up on the bright laid-back and impressive ‘Fair Play’

Malaki is a rising Dublin artist who has caught our ears in the last year…

Watch Denise Chaila perform for Other Voices in Ballina

Limerick MC Denise Chaila has been tearing up the scene since releasing her ‘Copper Bullet…

Hazey Haze, Size and MCB aka Same D4Ence drop the rap banger ‘Real Rapper’

Same D4Ence are the Limerick trio of Hazey Haze, Size and MCB have dropped a…

Run The Jewels dropped two new songs this week ‘Ooh La La’ and ‘Yankee And The Brave’; album to drop in late spring

Back at it like a crack addict, Mr. Black Magic The teetering energy of Killer Mile…

GavinDaVinci drops ‘Lemon’ video with Clerk 5 & Mankyy

Limerick-based Tipperary MC GavinDaVinci released a fine full-length in Superscumbagmode last September featuring the likes…

Shakalak underline the importance of human compassion on new single ‘Kindness’ (premiere)

The Dublin band plays a single launch gig Bloody Mary’s on March 20th.

Lethal Dialect gifts classic boom bap with fresh perspective on new single ‘Strawberry Glue’ (Premiere)

There’s an easy and immediate authenticity that wins over the listener when you come across…

South West All Stars! The ‘Who’s Asking?’ remix video is one of the best things you’ll see come out of Ireland this year

Last week, God Knows dropped a four-track EP Who’s Asking and lurking at the end…

Ya Boy! Brighten up your year with these Cork youngsters’ rap earworm

This will put a smile on your face today. Last week, I mentioned God Knows…

God Knows’ Who’s Asking EP is a marker of rising tides in collaborative Irish rap

As a member of Rusangano Family, God Knows helped illuminate the particular trials and travail…

Gaptoof releases standout EP featuring contributions from Yenkee and Soft Boys Kojaque & Kean Kavanagh

The Cork-based producer Gaptoof has stepped into the light and released a solo EP after…

Lethal Dialect to release LD50 Part 3 on March 6th

Paul Alwright has announced the date for the long awaited third part of his Lethal…

TPM say ‘f**k Fine Gael and f**k Fianna Fáil too” on ‘TPM Don’t Have Your Money’

Dundalk’s TPM are back with a saucy banger just in time for the election this…

Maria Somerville features on new Everything Is Recorded single ’10:51PM/The Night’

The musical moniker of XL Recordings owner features some subtle vocals from Irish dream pop artist.

Shiv and Nealo team up on the soulful ‘Golden’ (premiere)

Shiv continues to impress on a streak of great singles.

Happyalone ‘need more than drugs’ on new single (Premiere)

The Cork trio grapple with self-destruction and depression.

Ghostking is Dead is haunted by the housing crisis on ‘Palm Tree’

“‘Palm Tree”s skittering, trap-inflected bedroom pop is oddly cathartic, as the song veers from visions of climate change to the spectre of emigration”

Hazey Haze’s new album Is Mise celebrates Limerick city’s fertile music scene

There’s long been a grá on a national basis for Limerick City’s DIY music culture,…