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Ski Mask the Slump God announces Auckland Show
HOT OFF THE PRESS!!! Off the back of the release of his highly-anticipated sophomore album, 11th Dimension, American rapper Ski…
Sailor Jerry x Tattoo Tales Episode 2: Lucky Lance
Tattoo Tales is a series acquainting us deeper with some of our favourite local artists through the intimate and personal…
Rising rapper Sadboi shares club-laced mixtape, DRY CRY
After breaking out with her early 2024 debut EP BARE CHAT, rising Canadian rapper SadBoi has shared a new mixtape, DRY CRY. The 12-track collection finds SadBoi leaning heavily into her club-laced raps, with features from artists including Smiley, Cash Cobain, Cleotrapa, Duquesa, and more, over production from Tay Keith, DJ SAZE, MurdaBeats, Alexay Beats,…
Auckland’s skinnyandsoft shares final single under alias, ‘still’ ft. ladiesmile
Following singles this year including ‘dmg_ctrl // get U right’, ‘upstream’, and ‘pko’, Auckland-based musician skinnyandsoft, aka Louis McIver Smith, has shared new single ‘still’ featuring ladiesmile, his final single under the alias marking the last chapter of the skinnyandsoft artist project. Recruiting close collaborator ladiesmile, ‘still’, is a tender, acoustic-driven track laced with elements…
SNIFFERS SCOOP: December 6th ft. MOKOTRON, Smino, Crystal Chen, Andwahn x Caru, MELODOWNZ & PANIA, & more
SNIFFERS SCOOP is a weekly recap of some of our favourite international and local New Zealand new music releases from the past week, updated every Friday. Sniff it out before others do, and find all of our weekly selects on our SNIFFERS SCOOP Spotify playlist. 1. MOKOTRON ‘KŌKIRI’ Hot on the heels of his…
Diggy Dupé embraces disco-funk on new choicevaughan produced single, ‘Request Line’
Back with his first new music since 2023’s ode to Tamaki Makaurau, ‘We The City’, Grey Lynn MC Diggy Dupé has dropped a new single, ‘Request Line’ in collaboration with choicevaughan, the Aotearoa producer behind the renowned 2021 The Panthers soundtrack of which Diggy was also a key contributor. Celebrated with a single release party at…
MELODOWNZ enlists PANIA for introspective new collab, ‘DIRECTIONS’
Rounding out his monumental year, which included a recent guest appearance on Tamaki Makaurau Boiler Room’s MOKOMOKAI set, and his pivot to the dance world with acclaimed singles including’ ‘HIGH VIBRATION’, ‘MELLOW CALM AND CHILL’, and ‘MELODUB (828)’, Aotearoa MC MELODOWNZ has dropped his latest single, ‘DIRECTIONS’ featuring PANIA. Enlisting the soothing vocals of Māori,…
Aotearoa’s MOKOTRON revolutionises indigenous bass music on new album, WAEREA
Hot on the heels of his history making set for Boiler Room Tamaki Makaurau, presented by Pulotu Underworld, Aotearoa Ngāti Hine producer MOKOTRON has unveiled his new album,WAEREA, via Aotearoa independant label Sunreturn. Off the back of singles including ‘ŌHĀKĪ’, ‘KO WAI KOE?’ and title track ‘WAEREA’, the 7 track album is deeply rooted in the…
Smino manifests inner peace on new album, Maybe In Nirvana
Back with his first new full length project since 2022’s Luv 4 Rent, Chicago rapper/singer-songwriter Smino has dropped his new album, Maybe In Nirvana, the artists first independently-released album via his label Zero Fatigue. Written and recorded during 2020, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and the creation of his last album Luv 4 Rent, the essence of the 9…
Crystal Chen shares lush new new-soul Summer single, ‘Kiss It Better’
Closing off the year with a new single following February’s ‘Love Letter’, Tamaki Mākaurau-based Chinese-New Zealand multidisciplinary artist, singer-songwriter, and visual artist Crystal Chen has unveiled her new single, ‘Kiss It Better’, the latest offering from the artists forthcoming debut album due for release in 2025. Enlisting an all-star cast of musicians for the tracks…
Aotearoa’s Andwahn & Caru join forces for new collab EP, HAUNTER, via Glass Half Full
Over the last few years, Tāmaki Makaurau DJ’s/producers Andwahn and Caru have been leaving their imprint as frontrunners of Aotearoa’s club community, with their respective intricate original production and fan-favourite club edit reimaginings of countless hits. Off the back of Andwahn’s October EP How U Feel, and Caru’s Boiler Room debut last month alongside an all-star…
Rising UK drill rapper Ceechyna plays men at their own game on new single, ‘Peggy’
In 2023, breakout UK rapper Ceechyna went viral for reversing traditional gender roles on her fierce drill diss track ‘Last Laugh’. Now, the rising star has dropped her first new music since, ‘Peggy’, after teasing and creating hype around the track via social media in late November. Announcing the much-anticipated track via Instagram with the…