Big Frizzle – All Black Everything
Big Frizzle drops one of the biggest tracks of the year so far! You might be more accustomed to hearing him singing choruses, but don’t forget Frizz is a dope rapper too. With All Black Everything, he...
View ArticleLupe Fiasco moving against misogyny
A genuinely interesting, thought-provoking hip-hop track about misogyny and the ‘b’ word. Big shout to Lupe for dealing with these issues (the sad tendency of a lot of hip-hop is to reinforce rather...
View ArticleIndigenous Australian rapper Caper raps against discrimination
A personal song about the racism and discrimination Caper has experienced in society throughout his life. Caper was born in Whyalla in the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. Raised by a single Mother...
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Green Left interview with Marcel Cartier and Agent of Change
Via Green Left “Misogyny is a huge problem in hip-hop,” says radical rapper Marcel Cartier. “Even ‘progressive’ artists often fall victim to being perpetrators of sexist lyrics.” The empathetic emcee...
View ArticleRebel Diaz drop some dopeness in support of the Chicago teachers
Chicago Teacher by Rebel Diaz Check the new banger from Rebel Diaz, including beautiful production from Illanoiz. You can also read about the situation and do your best to spread the word.
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From Doo Wop to Hip Hop: The Bittersweet Odyssey of African-Americans in the...
Brilliant article by Mark Naison. Source. I Kool HercSometimes, music can be a powerful tool in interpreting historical events. Played side by side, two of the most popular songs ever to come out of...
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Tribute to Victor Jara: Broken Hands Play Guitars
Rebel Diaz and Agent of Change celebrate what would have been Victor Jara’s 80th birthday with a firing new tribute track. Victor Jara was one of the leaders of the Nueva Canción (spanish for ‘New...
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Interview with Immortal Technique
Via I am 808 This October we get hit with a dose of some real underground Hip Hop! With only a matter of weeks left until the highly anticipated Immortal Technique ‘Return Of The Rebels’ tour, I was...
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A quick reflection on the Immortal Technique and Lowkey gig
I really enjoyed the Immortal Technique and Lowkey gig in London last night. First time I’ve seen Tech live. He’s a great performer and an inspiring guy, and he had the audience properly pumped up and...
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Stand up against the violent eviction of the Rebel Diaz Arts Collective
“If the enemy is not doing anything against you, you are not doing anything” – Ahmed Sékou Touré. Full solidarity with everyone involved with the Rebel Diaz Arts Collective, an amazing community space...
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Rebel Diaz – Work Like Chávez
Check out the latest track from Rebel Diaz, a tribute to the recently-deceased Venezuelan President, Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías, perhaps the most important political leader of our generation. In a very...
View ArticleMarcel Cartier – Dictatorship of Truth
Militant ish from Marcel, produced by Agent of Change.
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New hip-hop: Madiba’s Message (celebrating Cuban-Southern African solidarity)
Today marks 25 years since the army of apartheid South Africa was forced to start withdrawing from Angola after 13 years’ intervention in that country’s civil war, having been defeated in battle by a...
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Commercial hip-hop bears strange fruit: on Kanye West, Rebel Diaz, Billie...
Commercial hip-hop bears strange fruit: on Kanye West, Rebel Diaz, Billie Holliday and Troy Davis. ‘Strange Fruit’, originally recorded by the legendary jazz singer Billie Holliday, is about the...
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Drums of Revolution: new beat tape celebrating Cuba
Check out the new beat tape from Agent of Change, released today to mark the 60th anniversary of the start of the Cuban Revolution. The 18 hip-hop instrumentals (with a couple of feature verses from...
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