Rap & Hip-Hop

First Listen: The Expert – Dynamic Drift

Since the dissolving of the early part of the best Irish group in the first…

Watch Rejjie Snow’s new video featuring Lily-Rose Depp

Rejjie Snow’s ‘All Around The World’ might be the Dublin boy’s best track yet, an…

Lethal Dialect – ‘New Dublin Saunter’

As part of the Dublin2020  European Capital of Culture in 2020 bid, Lethal Dialect has…

Download Towkio’s WAV. Theory mixtape featuring Chance The Rapper, Kaytranada, Vic Mensa

Towkio has dropped his free-download WAV. Theory mixtape which is a solid collection of electronic-infused…

Machinedrum and Roots Manuva team up on ‘Like A Drum’

Between this weird and wonderful patois wonk of ‘Facety 2:11’ featuring a beat from Four…

Album of the week: Young Fathers – White Men Are Black Men Too

There aren’t many bands out there who sound like they care what people think less…

Oddisee – ‘That’s Love’

The weather has turned, the blue skies are aplenty, summer is on the way and…

Hear the Four Tet-produced Roots Manuva track ‘Facety 2:11’

There’s always a worry that a talented rapper such as Roots Manuva will only be…

Emzee A – ‘Lucid Dreaming’

This woozy track from Dublin rapper Emzee A is suitably matched to the title of…

Rusangano Family – ‘Wasteman’

Limerick’s MynameisjOhn, God Knows and MuRli return under one name – Rusangano  Family, after a…

Young Fathers – ‘Shame’

Young Fathers released another preview from their forthcoming album White Men Are Black Men Too,…

Young Fathers – ‘Rain Or Shine’

The Scottish alt-rap band and one of the best live bands around, Young Fathers just…

Kaytranada – ‘Drive Me Crazy’ featuring Vic Mensa

The Canadian producer’s debut XL single ‘Leave Me Alone’ last year was one of the…

Villain Park – ‘We Out To Get The Money’

Some old school rap vibes are in full effect on ‘We Out To Get The…

MuRli – Surface Tension EP

My favourite Irish act of 2014 is undoubtedly, God Knows and mynameisjOhn, the Limerick and…

Ghostface Killah – ‘The Battlefield’

Not only is Ghostface doing an LP with BadbadnotGood and possibly finishing up Supreme Clientele…

God Knows & mynameisjOhn feat. MuRli – ‘Grand Job’

God Knows & mynameisjOhn are one of the best things to happen to Irish music…

Kate Tempest & Loyle Carner – ‘Guts’

Speedy Wunderground is a London label and collective which has released once-off , sometimes collaborative singles from Steve…

Album of the week: Lethal Dialect x Jackknife-J – 1988

Cabra native Paulie Allwright has been one of the shining examples of Irish rap for…

Run The Jewels feat. Zach De La Rocha – ‘Close Your Eyes (And Count To Fuck)’

El-P and Killer Mike are joined by former Rage Against The Machine singer Zack de la Rocha…