NZ Hip Hop
This week on Native Tongues we check out new tracks from Lisi, Uts, Chris RL, Phodiso, Lion Rezz, La Coco & Oceans Before Me PLUS new artists JP, Kyla Greening and SOUNDPROPHETZ. Starting off the show is an artist called ‘道革 / dàogé with tracks from their new project ‘Solequience‘. Check it out on Bandcamp: […]
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.
This week on Native Tongues we listen to some new finds from artist Superari, Cyeril, La Felix and more. Yvois – Masks OffYvois is an Aotearoa-born beatmaker currently based in Berlin. Cyeril – Money Walk CHAII, Kings, eleven7four – Might Just Superari – Fade Away Superari – Rare Breed Mazbou Q – Best of You […]
This week’s Local Eyes is from Persian-Kiwi rapper CHAII. Following ‘Oh Nah Yeah’, her last collaboration with Mad Decent’s Party Favour, CHAII has shared her latest single, ‘Might Just’ featuring Kings and eleven7four. The stacked local lineup features Base FM’s favourite Zimbabwe-born twin brother rap duo, eleven7four, and Maori MC Kings, as the three acts unite […]
This week’s Local Eyes video is from Morse Gang with their brand new track ‘Copycats’. These two kiwi rappers now based in Australia consist of Remorse & Entyce, who have a background knowledge in Hip Hop, specialising in music production, beat boxing, dance and singing. This creates a forward movement for their music & talents […]
New Zealand born producer, rapper, singer, songwriter, and now director, KINGS doesn’t let a little thing like lockdown stop him from being creative. The music video for ‘Floating‘ filmed During COVID-19 level 3 lockdown period in NEW ZEALAND and was all shot within guidelines of LEVEL 3. Follow KINGS: SPOTIFY | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM Local Eyes is a weekly segment […]
This week’s Local Eye’s is from Rwandan-Kiwi rapper Raiza Biza. ‘Stolen Youth’ is his follow up to his outstanding Black Hole Sun EP, which was a collaboration between REMI and Black Milk (with guest verses by Sampa The Great), as well as cuts alongside Melodownz and Illbaz for their High Beams project. This brand new track is the first release from his forthcoming solo album. Recently signed to Australian independent […]
Massive thank you to everyone that braved the rain and came out to the Grey Lynn Park Festival this year. You can listen again to the whole Base FM main stage showcase over on our Mixcloud page. (Links below) Grey Lynn Park Festival 2018 part 1 Grey Lynn Park Festival 2018 part 2 Plus keep an eye […]
Auckland rapper Diggy Dupe come into Base FM HQ to chat about his latest project the ‘Island Time’ EP which is the follow up to last year’s K.O.T.I.C. This new five track offering includes nods to Funkadelic and Dr Dre with Trust’ featuring the talents of Rizván and Trey Bond, jazz-inflected track ‘The Hill’ showcasing […]
NZ Music Awards nominee JessB came into the Base HQ for our sixth live session where were treated to an exclusive unreleased track “I’m Gone”. Follow JessB: FACEBOOK | SPOTIFY | ITUNES | SOUNDCLOUD | INSTAGRAM | YOUTUBE