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Yelawolf
Gadsen, Alabama native Yelawolf talks with Sam Wicks about reclaiming his redneck roots. 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
Seth Sentry
Aussie freestyle MC, Seth Sentry is in town with his latest release, Strange New Past, Yadana Saw challenges the Aussie battler to test his freestyling mettle. 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
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Jon Spencer has been twisting blues, rock and hip hop into new shapes for three decades. He sits down with Sam Wicks to trawl through a selection of deep cuts from some of his biggest influences. 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
The Secret Life Of Aotearoa Juggalos
In The Secret Life of Aotearoa Juggalos, Sophie Wilson and Tony Stamp talk to diehard Kiwi fans of shock-rap duo, Insane Clown Posse, and discover how therapeutic horror-comedy drives one of the… Audio
Heavy
Auckland two-piece Heavy, have had a busy 12 months. From bedroom demos and D.I.Y. festivals to releasing their debut album Lock In and performing at St. Jerome's Laneway Festival. Zac Arnold picks… Audio
A$AP Ferg
Marcus Garvey, Louis Armstrong, Puffy Daddy… The New York neighbourhood of Harlem has long been home to seminal African-American leaders and trendsetters. Most recently A$AP Mob, the collective that… Audio
Q Brothers on adapting Shakespeare for a hip hop generation
GQ and JQ make up Chicago's Q Brothers, whose award-winning hip hop adaptations of Shakespeare have toured the globe. They also run workshops for kids, in which participants work with an existing… Audio
Run the Jewels: rewind the jewels
Run the Jewels - the critically lauded rap duo of Atlanta, Georgia consisting of native Killer Mike and Brooklyn-born and bred MC/producer El-P - is a project only two years deep, but their respective… Audio
Wu-Tang Clan's RZA on their new album A Better Tomorrow
More than 20 years have passed since Wu-Tang Clan released Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), but it still resonates today. Wu-Tang's de-facto leader RZA talks to Emma Smith about the ups and downs of… Audio
Ice Cube
Ice Cube was a member of seminal 80s gangster rap group NWA, and has gone on to a successful solo music career alongside producing, writing and starring in many hit movies. He's also one of the… Audio
Introducing - Arcee
Arcee, with her song The Cool Zone, from the EP of the same name. Audio
Jay Knight - Making Waves
Hailing from Wellington, Jay Knight is an upcoming beatmaker affiliated with the Young, Gifted and Broke collective who has just released his debut album, 19/94. Aleyna Martinez catches up with the… Audio
Arts Ambassador - Hip Hop
University of Auckland ethnomusicologist Dr Kirsten Zemke raps about hip hop music and culture. What is a 'dis' and why does hip hop have them? Audio
Introducing - Times x Two
Times x Two with their song Get Me Some Mon'. http://timesxtwo.bandcamp.com/ Audio