Hip Hop
JessB is spearheading a new wave of Auckland rap
JessB is the first woman to appear on the David Dallas-curated 64 Bars series. Aroha Harawira spoke to the Auckland rapper about her burgeoning career. Video, Audio
Nights' Culture - Hip Hop
University of Auckland ethnomusicologist Dr Kirsten Zemke is on the show to share some tunes, this time from KRS One. Audio
The most significant hip hop album of the year: Jay-Z's 4:44
Jay Z's new album is a critique of American racism and a celebrity gossip bulletin, as well as a pretty impressive collection of tracks.
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The Volume Scene Report Episode 1: The hip hop dwellers of Tāmaki Makaurau
The Auckland Museum's Volume exhibition has been collaborating with RNZ and three young producers on a series about different music scenes around the country. Here's the first. Audio
Taking hip hop to the classroom
A Wellington rapper is bringing 20 years of experience into the classrooms of low decile schools. Fiso Siloata, also known as Flowz, has been up and down the country helping foster emerging talent… Audio
The new wave of female rappers
A new generation of female hip-hop artists are changing the game, says an Auckland ethnomusicologist. Video, Audio
Small town team aimin to blaze through Hip Hop nationals
A dance company in small town Kerikeri is bringing its "fierce little girls" to the stage as the national Hip-Hop competition gets under way in Auckland, as Leigh Marama McLachlan reports. Audio
SWIDT on Kendrick
Alex Behan talks with Spycc and INF from SWIDT about the influence and genius of Kendrick Lamar. Audio
New Release: David Dallas | Hood Country Club
David Dallas goes deep with Alex Behan about his new album - what it's about, how it was crafted, and why it took so long to come out. Video, Audio
The Pantograph Punch: Dead Air
RNZ broadcasters John Campbell, Carol Hirschfeld, Wallace Chapman and Noelle McCarthy share in front of an audience stories about the moments that have left them speechless, for better and for worse.
…Aboriginal rapper Briggs talks hip hop heritage
Sam Wicks talks to Adam Briggs from Australian hip hop duo A.B. Original, whose album Reclaim Australia recently won the Australia Music Prize. Audio
Tom Scott on life, love and Homegrown festival
Rapper Tom Scott, of Home Brew, @Peace, Average Rap Band and now Avantdale Bowling Club is back living in his stomping ground of Avondale after five years living in Melbourne. He joins Melody Thomas… Audio
French-Malian hip-hop artist Inna Modja: 'I didn’t want to stay broken'
Whether she’s singing in French, English or Bambara, French-Malian hip-hop artist Inna Modja is speaking out against injustice. Video, Audio, Gallery
Nights' Culture - Hip Hop
University of Auckland ethnomusicologist Dr Kirsten Zemke raps about hip hop music and culture... Audio
The Grow Room finds strength in numbers
The Grow Room is a creative space in Auckland that's home to a increasing collective of music producers, who've received a great deal of acclaim in just a few years. Audio
Fortunes found at Laneway 2017
Conor McCabe and Barnaby Matthews were only separated by a few years at Hamilton Boys High and both spent a lot of time in the music department but didn't connect until many years later in Australia… Video, Audio
Basement Donuts on Vinyl
Jeremy Toy AKA Leonard Charles celebrates the vinyl release of Basement Donuts with a few live tracks. Audio
The meticulous, slinky pop of Glass Animals
In New Zealand for the first time for Laneway 2017, Glass Animals talk secret recordings, production wizardry and growing up with two radio stations. Video, Audio
The man who would be Kings
Named as 2016 'Breakthrough artist of the year' at the NZ Music Awards, Auckland rapper Kings talks about his self-produced debut EP, making tunes on the marae, and raising a daughter while trying to… Video, Audio