hip hop

In 1918 a campaign song was written by an anonymous author for the General Election of that year. 'The Sinn Feiners Election Song' appeared on a ballad sheet which sold for a penny on the streets of Dublin. With the same air as 'The Boys of…

On this episode of Pints of Malt, we’re joined by @prod_solo, who is he founder of Dearfach Records and Dearfach Tv. We discuss how he founded his company and talk a bit about the music that was popular when we were growing up. We hope you…

Versatile’s debasement of hip-hop should have firebombed the project a long time ago. Their writing is preposterous – a Gatling gun delivery of god-awful one-liners punctuated by moments of extreme racism and misogyny. These attempted jokes…

DJ and host of the podcasts Fear/Fun and Tug Life Claire Beck joins Alan and Sarah to take them to school about the history of hip hop and Rapper's Delight's place in it. Claire is an amazing DJ and listening to her talk about the art of…

In an age where hip hop has come to be the cynosure of the music scene, exploring the genre's classic records and assessing their influence seems to be of tremendous importance. But the startling feeling you get from the listening to It…

In 2016, Tupac Shakur was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of fame, twenty years after his murder in Las Vegas. Other hip hop inductees included NWA, Run DMC, and Public Enemy. History shows us that the inclusion of hip hop and non-white…

In hip hop, diss tracks and long running feuds have become a staple of the art form. As Rory Lynam discussed in a recent article, musical conflict no longer seems to be pushing artists into creating great music, but this was not always the…

New Music Weekly is your one stop shop for new releases in the world of music each and every week. From the best of the best, to some of the rest, Mark Conroy is here to give you the low down on what you might have missed. This week:…

New Music Weekly is your one stop shop for new releases in the world of music each and every week. From the best of the best, to some of the rest, Mark Conroy is here to give you the low down on what you might have missed. This week:…

Picture the scene: It's 2015 and Drake is the undisputed king of rap. He's completely redefined what a rap star could be and is well into his phase of absolute pop superstardom. He has helped flame the careers of Kendrick Lamar, Future, The…