Hip Hop
A$AP Rocky
Named for the great Rakim Allah of Eric. B & Rakim fame, Rakim Mayers aka A$AP Rocky sets the tone sonically and visually for his style-conscious Harlem collective, A$AP Mob. Sam Wicks talks to him… Audio
Yelawolf
Gadsen, Alabama native Yelawolf talks with Sam Wicks about reclaiming his redneck roots. Audio
The Cultural Ambassadors - Hip-Hop
University of Auckland ethnomusicologist Dr. Kirsten Zemke raps about hip hop music and culture... Hip Hop pedagogy Audio
Kate Tempest: rapping classics
Poet, playwright, musician and novelist who was the youngest person to win the Ted Hughes Award, for her epic narrative poem Brand New Ancients; her first full-length poetry collection, Hold Your Own… Audio
All We Need by Raury
Jim Pinckney hovers over the hotly hyped hip pop of Atlanta's Raury. Audio
All We Need by Raury
Jim Pinckney hovers over the hotly hyped hip pop of Atlanta's Raury.
AudioBleeds by Roots Manuva
Jim Pinckney welcomes back the compelling rhymes of Roots Manuva. Audio
Bleeds by Roots Manuva
Jim Pinckney welcomes back the compelling rhymes of Roots Manuva.
AudioThe Sampler for 3 November 2015
In this edition of The Sampler, Jim Pickney reviews new releases by Air member Nicolas Godin, Roots Manuva and Jonathan Bree. Audio
The Sampler for 3 November 2015
In this edition of The Sampler, Jim Pickney reviews new releases by Air member Nicolas Godin, Roots Manuva and Jonathan Bree.
AudioParnell was once punk central in Auckland's thriving music scene
A panel discussion chaired by Russell Brown with Phil Bell (aka DJ Sir Vere), Dave Dobbyn. Simon Grigg and Rachel Lang. Audio
Book review with Pip Adam
Pip has been reading poet/rapper's tale of everyday people Brand New Ancients, and Anne Kennedy's The Time of The Giants. Audio
From Onehunga to LA: SmokeyGotBeatz
Onehunga-based producer SmokeyGotBeatz has been spending more time in LA than NZ recently, making beats for some of rap's most influential names. Sam Wicks talks to Smokey and his manager Andy Murnane… Audio
Hip Hop - Sampling
University of Auckland ethnomusicologist Dr Kirsten Zemke raps about hip hop music and culture. This month Kirsten discusses the role of sampling (with some choice samples) because where would hip hop… Audio
The Sampler Summit - Dr Dre
The Sampler's Nick Bollinger hosts a Sampler Summit. The subject: Dr. Dre's Compton: A Soundtrack, his first album in 16 years. Audio
The Sampler Summit - Dr Dre
The Sampler's Nick Bollinger hosts a Sampler Summit. The subject: Dr. Dre's Compton: A Soundtrack, his first album in 16 years.
AudioAuckland hiphop crew take out world champs
3500 dancers from more than 50 countries took to the stage, with the New Zealanders taking out the adult division. Audio
K-Pop World Festival 2015
The annual K-POP World festival gives amateur, non-Korean K-pop performers, a chance to compete on a world stage in Changwon. Mava Moayyed meets the 2015 Kiwi K-popper finalists ahead of their onstage… Audio
Earl Sweatshirt
Thebe Neruda Kgositsile, better known as Earl Sweatshirt, has one of the sharpest tongues of a new school of West Coast hip hop artists, and he's directed it towards a psychiatry checklist of neuroses… Audio
Introducing: ENOXDIRTY
ENOXDIRTY show their love for Grey Lynn and share their track "Omar (We Like)" Audio
