Afrobeats-Cutting across cultures and languages
“Music is from Africa and it is a universal language, you don’t need to understand the lyrics of the song to feel the music or […]
Hip-hop
Meet new Irish band ‘Shy Mascot’
UPDATE: Shy Mascot will play Whelan’s ‘Full Irish’, this Saturday, St Patrick’s day at 20:30. Get on the guest list for the event here. The Irish […]
Anderson Paak set to bring funky, jazzy and feel-good rap to Dublin
Hip-hop music is often associated with hard-hitting club anthems and loud, aggressive sounds. Rap is one of the most disliked genres of music and is […]
Listen: J. Cole’s growth continues with ‘4 Your Eyez Only’
J. Cole’s fourth studio album, 4 Your Eyez Only, has continued his ascendency to becoming one of hip-hop’s greats. Following the success of 2014 Forest Hills Drive, which […]
Dublin trio Hare Squead paving the way for Irish Hip Hop
One of hip hop’s biggest criticisms is that all it does is praise violence, money, drugs and sex. As a true hip hop devotee my retaliation […]
Disregarding the cultural stigma attached to male intimacy and emotional vulnerability – how Drake is changing rap forever
The male species often struggle when it comes to intimacy and emotional vulnerability. From a very early age men are instructed to be ‘hard’ […]