Hip Hop
Cultural Ambassador - Hip Hop Aotearoa
Continuing our journey through Hip-Hop Aotearoa, Brad Warington joins us once again. Tonight we're in the early 2000s. with the rise of the producer and the importance of the dj. Video, Audio
Live: Avantdale Bowling Club @ The Powerstation
And now I was sitting backstage, cosy on a 5-seater, sipping a warm oolong, thinking 'This might be it. I gotta be proud of this. It might not get better than this'... Audio
Hatred comes from misinformation says Persian-Kiwi rapper CHAII
CHAII came to New Zealand as an 8-year-old Iranian immigrant who learned to speak English by rapping to Eminem. Her debut single 'Digebasse (Enough)', with lyrics in both English and Farsi, has taken… Video, Audio
Hilltop Hoods opening for a master
Tonight Eminem is playing Wellington's Westpac Stadium in front of what is believed to be a record crowd of 45,000. Supporting him on his Rapture tour are Australian hip hop crew Hilltop Hoods who… Audio
Church and AP
Rap duo Church and AP take their show to the regions. Church tells Yadana Saw what the youth want. Audio
Hip hop trailblazers, UHP enter Hall of Fame
For the last three decades Upper Hutt Possehave been using their music to challenge the status quo and fight for social justice. They first made waves in 1988 when they released Aotearoa's first real… Video, Audio
Scribe's 'Not Many – The Remix!': the making of a masterpiece
It's been 15 years since Scribe released his ground-breaking debut The Crusader, one of the biggest NZ hip-hop albums of all time. To mark the album's anniversary, with thanks to Grindin.net, we take…
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Latinaotearoa share their Influencis et Collabis
Multi-genre Latin music group Latinaotearoa have just finished a raucous tour of Australia and New Zealand in the wake of their recently released album of reinterpretations of South American songs… Audio
The Fresh Prince-approved teen dance crew from Manurewa
Thanks to the Fresh Prince himself, the Rewa All Stars' Fresh Prince of Bel-Air-inspired hip-hop routine has gone viral. Nese Godinet and Iavana Seuala hope it will help change perceptions of South… Video, Audio
The Mixtape: King Kapisi
Local hip-hop heavyweight King Kapisi was the first hip-hop artist ever to win the Silver Scroll - NZ's most coveted songwriting award - back in 1999. These days he's a father, grandfather, basketball… Video, Audio
Kendrick Lamar announces shows in Auckland and Dunedin
Grammy award-winning hip hop artist Kendrick Lamar has announced he’s coming to New Zealand. Video
Big Boi: cooler than a polar bear's toenails
Big Boi AKA Sir Luscious Leftfoot AKA Daddy Fat Sax AKA one half of Outkast AKA the man who invented being cooler than a polar bear's toenails is visiting New Zealand to play two shows in mid-March. Audio
Volume South - an exploration of hip hop in South Auckland
Volume South at the Manakau Institute of Technology in conjunction with Auckland Museum aims to shine a light on the early years of hip hop in South Auckland. Audio
Aotearoa Hip-Hop
University of Auckland ethnomusicologist and Nights' cultural ambassador Dr Kirsten Zemke picks some homegrown hip-hop tracks. Audio
Drake the video game
Rapper and video game developer ya boy sprightly has been getting a lot of attention recently for his RPG video game The Legend Of Drake.
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VIDEO: Tui-nominated hip hop artist Kings at his marae and studio
Music 101's Alex Behan visits Kingsdon Chapple-Wilson, aka Kings, at his marae – Northcote's Awataha, where he records and produces all his music. Video
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Introducing: Young Gho$t and Chronic Shnxman
Young Gho$t and Chronic Shnxman introduce their song Metallica. Audio
The future of Australasian hip hop
There are exciting new hip hop artists from both New Zealand and Australia releasing their first songs this week and RNZ's Leilani Momoisea has been keeping a close eye on them. Video, Audio
Nights' Culture - Dr. Kirsten Zemke
This week's cultural ambassador is Dr Kirsten Zemke, ethnomusicologist at Auckland University - back with more sonic adventures from the world of hip hop. Audio
SWIDT: Onehunga to the maximum
The SWIDT crew perform live from their Onehunga studio and give us the low down on new album Stoneyhunga. Video, Audio