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This week’s Local Eyes is from Auckland based Somali-NZ rapper Mo Muse who has returned after his 2020 David Dallas collab ‘Lighters Up’, and series of knockout singles as Auckland hip-hop collective BLKCITY, Mo Muse steps back on the scene with ‘PESOS’. This is the first single taken from his sophomore project Insider Trading, set for release later […]

‘Breaking Artists’ on Base is a monthly feature where we pick 3 local artists and showcase 3 new tracks we think you should know. All ‘Breaking Artists’ tracks are fresh and featured for the entire month so that we can push their music far and wide. This month’s picks… Hāni Dreak – “Kōkiri” Waikato musician […]

This week’s Local Eyes is from Auckland-based wordsmith LB, with his new track ‘Home Sweet Home‘ taken from his latest project, STRESS & PROGRESS. Following his 2019 debut project dntBOTZit.KHAN , LB has crafted a 8-track project produced and mixed by friends and close collaborators Nahsafe (Cam Cranston) & Akshay Raju. This compelling journey of Pacific […]

TALKING POINTS on Base FM – hosted by Ian Beatmaster WrightThanks to NZ On Air MusicDate: July 2021 Guest reviewer: Troy KingiFeatured release: MARA TK – Bad MeditationReleased: 2021 Featured track #1: Te Kete AronuiFeatured track #2: ColoursFeatured track #3: Every Hori Is A Star Feat. Troy Kingi Over the last decade or so Mara […]

Tipene, has been rapping for roughly two decades but has mostly stayed out of the limelight since he began releasing tracks around seven years ago. This is partly due to being based in rural Hawkes Bay, but mostly due to the man himself, an artist who doesn’t go looking for celebrity, choosing instead to focus purely on his music.

SALMONELLA DUB once again deliver a superb genre-bending track in ‘FINDING MY WAY HOME’ FEAT.TIKI TAANE, the first single to be released off the forthcoming new studio LP RETURN TO OUR KŌWHAI, set for release November 12.

This Week’s Local Eyes is from Auckland based rap collective 0800, with their latest single ‘Coupe’ from their ‘ATTENTION FOR A SECOND‘ EP. In 2019, a group called 0800 emerged out of nowhere with their debut single, ‘DONDE’. While the identities of the members were kept a mystery in the following months, the familiar toll-free number […]

This week’s Local Eye’s is from rising R&B songstress Nganko who returns with her second single, ‘Facade’, released with a music video created with support from NZ On Air.

This week’s Local Eyes is from Hip hop young gun and Pacific Music Award Nominee (Best Pacific Hip Hop Artist) Diggy Dupé signals that the grind of the working week is coming to a close and celebrates the start of the good times with ‘WEON’. This latest release with producer Tamagotchi and mixed by SmokeyGotBeatz samples Nesian Mystik’s unforgettable hit ‘It’s On’.

This week’s Local Eyes is an animated video for South Auckland Hip Hop emcee Queen Shirl’e latest track ‘Vacay’. The track also features reggae artist Raggadat Cris and singer La Coco.


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