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A$AP Rocky performing live on the Don’t Be Dumb World Tour

A$AP Rocky Returns To Australia After Eight Years With Don’t Be Dumb Tour

A$AP Rocky will play Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth in December, bringing the Don’t Be Dumb World Tour to Australia for the first time in eight years after rewriting European arena records.

Tagged as: 2026 Tour, A$AP Rocky, Afterpay Arena, Australian Tour, Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Don’t Be Dumb, Don’t Be Dumb World Tour, hip-hop, Live Nation, RAC Arena, Rod Laver Arena

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Tupac Shakur Murder: Duane “Keffe D” Davis Found Guilty After 30 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Duane “Keffe D” Davis has been found guilty of first-degree murder for his role in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur.

Tagged as: 2PAC, Death Row Records, Duane Davis, hip-hop, Keffe D, Las Vegas, Tupac Murder, Tupac Shakur

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Beyoncé B'Day album cover 20th anniversary

Beyoncé B’Day Turns 20

by Paul Cashmere

Beyoncé’s B’Day turns 20 in September 2026. Revisit the making, hits, commercial success and lasting influence of her second solo album.

Tagged as: 20th anniversary, B'Day, Beyonce, Deja Vu, Destiny's Child, Dreamgirls, hip-hop, Irreplaceable, pop, R&B

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Outkast André 3000 and Big Boi during the Idlewild era

Outkast Idlewild Turns 20: The Final Chapter Of A Groundbreaking Hip-Hop Partnership

by Paul Cashmere

Outkast’s Idlewild turns 20, revisiting the final studio album from André 3000 and Big Boi, its jazz, blues and soul influences, major singles and the history before and after its release.

Tagged as: 20th anniversary, Andre 3000, Aquemini, Atlanta, Big Boi, hip-hop, Idlewild, Idlewild Blue, Morris Brown, Outkast, Speakerboxxx The Love Below, Stankonia

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Everlast Releases ‘Peace Of Mind’ Ahead Of Embers To Ashes Album

by Paul Cashmere

Everlast has unveiled ‘Peace Of Mind’, the latest single from his first album in eight years, Embers To Ashes. The new track continues the rollout ahead of the album’s August 28 release.

Tagged as: Blues Rock, Embers To Ashes, Everlast, Grammy, hip-hop, House of Pain, new music, Peace Of Mind, Thirty Tigers, Yelawolf

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Jay-Z Reasonable Doubt Turns 30 As Hip-Hop Landmark Reaches Milestone Anniversary

by Paul Cashmere

Jay-Z’s debut album Reasonable Doubt celebrates its 30th anniversary, highlighting the record that launched Roc-A-Fella Records and became one of hip-hop’s most influential releases.

Tagged as: Anniversary Albums, Damon Dash, DJ Premier, hip-hop, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Memphis Bleek, rap, Reasonable Doubt, Roc-A-Fella Records, The Notorious B.I.G.

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Hilltop Hoods To Headline Adelaide Grand Prix Saturday Concert

by Paul Cashmere

Hilltop Hoods will headline the Saturday night concert at the 2026 Adelaide Grand Prix, giving Adelaide music fans a hometown act at one of Australia’s biggest sporting events.

Tagged as: Adelaide, Adelaide Grand Prix, Australian music, Ball Park Music, Cyril, DJ Debris, Hilltop Hoods, hip-hop, live music, Pressure, Suffa, Teenage Joans

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Yasiin Bey Announces The Ecstatic Reissue Through New Rhymesayers Partnership

by Paul Cashmere

Yasiin Bey has announced a new partnership with Rhymesayers Entertainment, beginning with the long-awaited reissue of his Grammy-nominated 2009 album The Ecstatic.

Tagged as: Black Star, hip-hop, J Dilla, Madlib, Mos Def, Rhymesayers Entertainment, Talib Kweli, The Ecstatic, vinyl, Yasiin Bey

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Mystikal Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison Over 2022 Rape Case

by Paul Cashmere

Mystikal has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to third-degree rape in connection with a 2022 assault at his Louisiana home.

Tagged as: Crime News, Danger Been So Long, hip-hop, legal news, Louisiana, Michael Lawrence Tyler, Mystikal, New Orleans, rap, Shake Ya Ass

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Tay Keith Dead At 29, Influential Hip-Hop Producer Behind ‘Sicko Mode’ And ‘Pound Town’ Dies In Nashville

by Paul Cashmere

Tay Keith, the influential Memphis producer behind hits for Travis Scott, Drake, Beyoncé and Sexyy Red, has died at the age of 29 in Nashville.

Tagged as: Beyonce, Brytavious Chambers, Drake, hip-hop, Memphis Rap, music news, Nashville, Sexyy Red, Tay Keith, Travis Scott

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Everlast Releases ‘Losing Man’s Game’ As Embers To Ashes Nears Release

by Paul Cashmere

Everlast has released Losing Man’s Game, the latest single from his upcoming album Embers To Ashes, marking his first full-length release in eight years.

Tagged as: Blues Rock, DJ Muggs, Embers To Ashes, Everlast, hip-hop, House of Pain, Losing Man's Game, new music, Whitey Ford, Yelawolf

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Ashanti Announces 2026 Australia And New Zealand Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Ashanti has announced a five-date Australia and New Zealand tour for November 2026, bringing her ‘Rock Wit U’ shows to Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Auckland.

Tagged as: Ashanti, Australia tour, Fat Joe, Grammy Awards, hip-hop, Ja Rule, Murder Inc, new zealand tour, R&B, Sean Paul

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Run-D.M.C. Raising Hell Turns 40 And The Album That Took Hip-Hop Mainstream Still Resonates

by Paul Cashmere

Forty years after Raising Hell changed the direction of hip-hop, Run-D.M.C.’s landmark album continues to stand as one of the genre’s defining releases.

Tagged as: 1980s, Aerosmith, DMC, hip-hop, Jam Master Jay, music history, Raising Hell, Rick Rubin, Run-D.M.C., Walk This Way

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Mike D Releases ‘What We Got’ As Solo Project Expands Beyond Beastie Boys Legacy

by Paul Cashmere

Mike D has released ‘What We Got’, a second solo track that expands his current creative phase and continues the first new music activity linked to a Beastie Boys member in more than a decade.

Tagged as: alternative music, Beastie Boys, Davis Diamond, hip-hop, Mike D, new music, Skyler Diamond, Switch Up, What We Got

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Mike D Releases First Solo Single ‘Switch Up’ As Beastie Boys Return To New Music Territory

by Paul Cashmere

Mike D has returned with his debut solo single ‘Switch Up’, marking the first new music from a Beastie Boys member in more than a decade.

Tagged as: Ad-Rock, Beastie Boys, Carter Lang, hip-hop, Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, MCA, Mike D, MixedByAli, Switch Up, Very Nice Person

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Everlast Announces Embers To Ashes Album Return After Eight Years

by Paul Cashmere

Everlast announces Embers To Ashes, his first album in eight years, out August 28 via Martyr Inc Records with new single My Hollywood available now.

Tagged as: album release, Americana, Blues Rock, Embers To Ashes, Everlast, hip-hop, music news, My Hollywood

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Beastie Boys Revisit To The 5 Boroughs With That’s It That’s All Visualiser Release

by Paul Cashmere

Beastie Boys revisit To The 5 Boroughs with a new visualiser for That’s It That’s All, ahead of a deluxe reissue featuring bonus tracks and expanded formats.

Tagged as: album reissue, Beastie Boys, hip-hop, music news, That’s It That’s All, To The 5 Boroughs, vinyl

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Method Man speaking to camera explaining absence from Wu-Tang Clan Australian shows

Method Man Clarifies Australian Absence On Wu-Tang Clan Farewell Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Method Man breaks silence over missing Australian Wu-Tang Clan shows, citing promoter miscommunication and prior commitments

Tagged as: Australian Tour, hip-hop, live music, Method Man, Wu-Tang Clan

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Wu-Tang Clan Farewell Tour Faces Refund Fallout Over Missing Members

by Paul Cashmere

Wu-Tang Clan’s farewell tour in Australia has hit complications, with missing members prompting Ticketek to offer refunds to fans in Melbourne and Sydney.

Tagged as: Ghostface Killah, hip-hop, live music, Method Man, RZA, Ticketek, tour news, Wu-Tang Clan

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Wu-Tang Clan Farewell Tour Hit By Line-Up Issues As Promoter Addresses Missing Members

by Paul Cashmere

Wu-Tang Clan’s farewell Australian tour has launched with key members absent, raising questions from fans and prompting a promoter statement.

Tagged as: Australian Tour, Ghostface Killah, GZA, hip-hop, live music, Method Man, Raekwon, RZA, Wu-Tang Clan

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Wu-Tang Clan Reveal Australian Tour Is Bliss n Eso Support

by Paul Cashmere

Wu-Tang Clan return to Australia for the final time with Bliss n Eso supporting all shows on their Wu-Tang Forever The Final Chamber Tour.

Tagged as: Australia Tours, Bliss N Eso, concerts, hip-hop, live music, rap, Tours, Wu-Tang Clan

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Honestav Teams With JaYy Wick For Explosive New Single ‘FKN Hate You’

by Paul Cashmere

Honestav collaborates with JaYy Wick on ‘FKN Hate You’ ahead of his April Australian tour with Machine Gun Kelly.

Tagged as: alternative rock, Australia tour, hip-hop, honestav, JaYy Wick, Machine Gun Kelly, new music, Tours

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Wu-Tang Clan Mourn Oliver ‘Power’ Grant After Pancreatic Cancer Battle

by Paul Cashmere

Wu-Tang Clan have confirmed the death of executive producer Oliver “Power” Grant, a foundational figure in the group’s rise and the architect behind Wu Wear.

Tagged as: GZA, hip-hop, Method Man, music industry, obituary, Oliver Power Grant, RZA, Wu-Tang Clan

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De La Soul at St Kilda Melbourne 27 February 2026 photo by Winston Robinson

De La Soul Bring Hip Hop History Back To St Kilda At Palace Foreshore Show

by Paul Cashmere

De La Soul returned to Melbourne after nearly a decade away, delivering a nostalgic and emotional performance at Palace Foreshore celebrating hip hop history and honouring David Jolicoeur.

Tagged as: Australian Tour, Cabin In The Sky, concert review, De La Soul, hip-hop, live review, Melbourne Live Music, Palace Foreshore, St Kilda

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Mozzy And EST Gee Announce Not A Chance In Hell Collaborative Album

by Paul Cashmere

Mozzy and EST Gee have announced their first collaborative album Not A Chance In Hell, due out February 20 via EMPIRE Records.

Tagged as: album announcement, EMPIRE Records, EST Gee, hip-hop, Mozzy, new music

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Travis Scott, Tyla And Vybz Kartel Unite For Tokyo Shot Video For PBT

by Paul Cashmere

Travis Scott has unveiled a Tokyo shot music video for PBT featuring Tyla and Vybz Kartel, taken from the number one Jackboys 2 album.

Tagged as: Afrobeats, Cactus Jack, dancehall, hip-hop, Jackboys 2, Travis Scott, Tyla, Vybz Kartel

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21 Savage Confirms New Album What Happened To The Streets? Is About To Drop

by Paul Cashmere

21 Savage will release his new album What Happened To The Streets? this Friday, with cover art by Slawn and a high-profile reveal at Miami Art Basel.

Tagged as: 21 Savage, album release, Art Basel, hip-hop, new music, Noise11, Slawn

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Dave Announces The Boy Who Played The Harp 2026 Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Dave will return to Australia in June 2026 for a national arena tour celebrating his chart-topping album The Boy Who Played The Harp.

Tagged as: Australian Tour, Dave, hip-hop, Live Nation, rap, Secret Sounds, The Boy Who Played The Harp

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Lithe performing live during the Euphoria Tour announcement.

Lithe Announces Australian Dates For Global Euphoria Tour February 2026

by Paul Cashmere

Lithe will bring his Euphoria Tour to Australia in February 2026, marking his first homecoming shows since 2024. Full dates and album details.

Tagged as: Australian Tours, Euphoria, Frontier Touring, hip-hop, Lithe, MG Live, new music, R&B

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Sean Combs: The Reckoning Set For Netflix Release

by Paul Cashmere

Netflix will premiere Sean Combs: The Reckoning on 2 December, a four-part documentary exploring the rise and downfall of the former hip-hop mogul.

Tagged as: 50 Cent, Bad Boy Entertainment, documentary, hip-hop, Netflix, Sean Combs

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Sean Combs Moves To Block Netflix Release Of New Documentary

Sean “Diddy” Combs is attempting to halt the global release of Sean Combs, The Reckoning, with lawyers issuing a cease-and-desist to Netflix hours before the four-part documentary is set to air. The series, executive-produced by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and directed by Alexandra Stapleton, is already attracting intense scrutiny due to claims it contains stolen and unauthorised footage.

December 2, 2025

Diddy Sentenced to 50 Months in Prison and Fined $500,000 Following Assault and Intimidation Plea

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sentenced to four years and two months in prison and ordered to pay a $500,000 fine after pleading guilty to federal assault and intimidation charges in New York. The sentence caps a dramatic fall for the 55-year-old hip-hop mogul, whose decades-long influence on music and business has been eclipsed by a series of criminal and civil allegations.

October 4, 2025