Rap & Hip-Hop

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…

Watch God Knows + mynameisjOhn perform at Nialler9’s Minimum Maximum gig in Block T

If you missed the Nialler9 Minimum Maximum gig with Le Galaxie, GodKnows + MynameisJohn and…

Intro: Dah Jevu – alt Dublin rap duo

Over the weekend, I got acquainted with some new Irish music at Hard Working Class…

Watch the video debut of new Irish rapper Simi Crowns – ‘Pressure’

Lagos-born but Dublin-reared, rapper Simi Crowns‘ debut song ‘Pressure’ walks an admirable line between pop-orientated…

Kendrick Lamar drops new Isley Brothers-sampling single ‘i’

Kendrick Lamar is back with a new single ‘i’ with production from Rahki. The song…

NehruvianDOOM – ‘Caskets’ / ‘Great Things’

The forthcoming album partnerships of old rap dog Doom and new rap cat Bishop Nehru…

Octave Minds – ‘Tap Dance’ feat. Chance The Rapper & The Social Experiment

Chance The Rapper is a versatile talent. He sits outside rap’s porch painting a world…

Run The Jewels – ‘Oh My Darling Don’t Cry’

El-P and Killer Mike tease their hefty hip-hop followup album RTJ2 with ‘Oh My Darling…

Run The Jewels – ‘Blockbuster Night Part 1’

After giving us a tantalising 100 second snippet, El-P and Killer Mike have dropped the…

Stevie G featuring Christiana Underwood – ‘Deep Down South’

Stevie Grainger has been a long time Cork music compatriat as a DJ, radio host,…

Shabazz Palaces – ‘Forerunner Foray’

Between ‘They Come In Gold’ and ‘CAKE’ from Shabazz Palaces‘ forthcoming Lese Majesty album, the…

Lethal Dialect x JackKnife J – ‘Headstrong’ (video)

The video for ‘Headstrong’, the first single from Lethal Dialect’s third album 1988 out in…

NehruvianDOOM – ‘Darkness (HBU)’

New York rapper Bishop Nehru is a 17 year-old who recently signed to Mass Appeal…

Lethal Dialect x JackKnifeJ – ‘Headstrong’

On a skit on the forthcoming 1988 Lethal Dialect x JackKnifeJ album, during a skit…

God Knows + mynameisjOhn – Rusangano / Family

After their impressive EP of bass-heavy hip-hop last year in collaboration with Graeme S, Limerick-based…

Ghostface Killah & Badbadnotgood & Danny Brown – ‘Six Degrees’

Toronto jazz hop live band trio Badbadnotgood have been known to play live with rappers,…