Hip Hop
David Dallas live at South Auckland's Barry Curtis Park
On Waitangi Day 2014, Papatoetoe rhymesmith David Dallas played a hometown show with his band The Daylight Robbery at South Auckland's Barry Curtis Park. Radio New Zealand was on hand to record his… Audio
Opensouls in session 2014
On the eve of their first gig in 3 years, Auckland's Opensouls join Emma Smith in the Music 101 studio for a sneak preview. Audio
Interview: Arrested Development | WOMAD 2014
'Speech' of afrocentric hip hop outfit Arrested Development talks to Trevor Reekie about the Atlanta Georgia group's place in the hip hop landscape. Audio
@Peace
Leftfield hip hop and future soul collective @Peace - comprised of Tom Scott, Lui Tuiasau, Christoph El' Truento, Dandruff Dicky and Brandon Haru - have released the album @Peace and the Plutonian… Audio
Third3ye
New Age rap outfit Third3ye, part of the Young, Gifted and Broke collective, tell us about their tie-dyed and patchouli-scented take on hip hop. Audio
Old age Hip-Opers
When the National Hip Hop Dance Championships take place in Auckland next month, The Hip Op-eration Crew, aka The Hip-Op Crew, from Waiheke Island will be one of the biggest crews in the competition… Audio
Essential New Zealand Albums: Che Fu - Navigator
Che Fu's Navigator is an essential New Zealand album for its all-embracing fusion of soul, reggae, hip-hop and Pacifican sounds. Nick Bollinger discusses it in detail in this episode of Essential New… Audio
Adam Mansbach: parenting, comedy, race
Novelist, hip hop artist and former Professor of Fiction at Rutgers University, New York, whose new parenting comedy book, 'Go the F**k to Sleep' has been an unexpected bestseller. Audio
Jean Grae
The distinctive New York rapper shares her love of words, imagination and following your bliss with Emma Smith Audio
'E Tū': New Zealand's first hip-hop record
In 1988 Upper Hutt Posse released the kaupapa-driven single 'E Tu', a single that has the distinction of being Aotearoa's first rap record. Sam Wicks celebrates 'E Tu' by speaking to Te Kupu, the… Audio
Access All Areas: Dawn Raid Resurrection
Significant New Zealand hip hop/ urban record label 'Dawn Raid' are back up and running. In October 2007 there was a new album, and, crucially, a fresh template to develop and diversify the South… Audio
Deep in the South Pacific of Bass
From the pioneering South Pacific flavours of Chaos, Herbs and Dread Lion, to the contemporary sounds of Che Fu, DLT and Fat Freddy's Drop. The impact of Bob Marley's 1979 Western Spring's… Audio
