The flawless music on Joelistics' second solo album is more than matched by the depth of his lyrics - an unflinching look at Australian reality. Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly's Mat Ward went through the words with the rapper, who brings some much-needed grit to Australian hip-hop.
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When Glen Anderson was playing sport with his schoolfriends, he was suddenly surrounded by police who ordered him to lay flat on the ground.
Rapper L-FRESH The LION is as well known for his activism as he is for his music. Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly's Mat Ward spoke to the Sydney-raised Sikh about his newly released debut album, One. * * *
US rapper AWKWORD has teamed up with more than 100 artists worldwide to put out his charity album World View.
Travelling the world is a big enough challenge for most people, but Aisha Fukushima also managed to make a politically-charged hip-hop album while she did it. Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly's Mat Ward spoke to the California-based "rap activist".
Hip-hop artist Urthboy has hit back at Australia's asylum seeker policy with a free song released online.
This article on 10 thought-provoking lyrics from Native rap artists in the US first appeared at Indian Country Today Media Network.
The politics in early hip-hop music inspired Solomon Comissiong to become an activist, author, lecturer and film-maker. Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly's Mat Ward spoke to him about his work, which uses rap music as a tool to educate and organise.
Rebel Diaz's much-anticipated debut album tackles a quandary faced by many activists - the "radical dilemma" of trying to change the system while being trapped in it. Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly's Mat Ward spoke to the Bronx-based activist rap duo, made up of brothers RodStarz and G1.
Invasion Day 2014 Mixtape
Brisbane Blacks
Released January 26, 2014
www.1stnationsmobb.bandcamp.com
As countless Australians donned their Cronulla capes and sank slabs of piss this Australia Day, non-profit publication marked the occasion by releasing a free album full of protest songs.
Most people fear fire, but Jimblah embraces it. The element flares up again and again in the rapper's searingly original work - from his first album, Face The Fire, to the one that just rose from its ashes, Phoenix.
Multi-lingual multi-instrumentalist Pat Marks fronts the multi-faceted Melbourne band Pataphysics. As the "guerilla hip-hop" outfit prepare to launch their new EP, Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly's Mat Ward spoke to Marks about his multifarious pursuits, from refugee rights to juvenile justice.
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