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To put it simply, Omar Lye-Fook is “The Man” and you should buy his new record, which coincidentally happens to go by the same title! I’m quite happy to end this review right here, but will continue on for the sake of those who might be a unfamiliar with this legendary Brit. At 44, this …

The Black Opera has never been known to follow rules. When the rules say you have to collab with a lot of rappers, until this point they’ve chosen not to. When the rules say image is most important, they’ve pushed their art to the forefront instead. When the rules say you have to explain to …

Perth based beat maker/future world ruler Ta-Ku continues with his non-stop and consistently quality output, dropping another solid release in the form of “Retwerk Vol II” a collection of originals, remixes and reworks. Following on from the love and hype surrounding last years Vol I, it was a no brainer for Ta-Ku to make this …

In the third episode of the new “Skooled By” series, Rodney P caught up with Funky DL for today’s lesson.

East Coast producer Statik Selektah is back with his fifth studio album “Extended Play”. With 18 Tracks, 38 guest appearances (not including individual group members) and a total running time of just over an hour – “Extended Play” really lives up to its title. The album is pretty traditional standard ‘Boom-Bap’ hip-hop – that’s not …

Somewhere between poverty and fame – is the rest of us: Ugly Heroes. We’re regular people doing what we’ve got to do to get by. That might mean working dead-end jobs; it might mean drinking a little too much; it might mean thoughts of petty crime. For many without a rope to hold onto to, …

“Shine On” is the second single from Ladi6’s third studio album “Automatic”. Ladi6 and Parks traveled to America to work with Waajeed to record their new album at the renowned Studio A recording studio in Detroit, Michigan with grammy winning engineer Todd Fairall. “Shine On” is produced by Detroit’s own Waajeed AKA Jeedo. Jeedo needs …

Images from ASAP Rocky’s show at Hordern Pavillion, Sydney supported by ASAP Ferg & Miracle. Photos by Tristan Stefan Edouard – www.illvibes.com.au

“The Dope Squad Part 1” is the first single off Motley’s new album “Deal Or No Deal” coming soon.

Exile turns Daft Punk’s “Doin’ it Right” into a live MPC slapper with the help of Choosey on the mic. Be on the look out for Exile’s beat album entitled “Zip Disks and Floppies” this summer.