Hip Hop
PNC: Still Jonah 95
PNC talks to Sam Wicks about taking inspiration from NZ sporting legends on The Luke Vailima EP. Audio
VIDEO: DJ Spell - Te Reo tutor, turntable champion and viral video sensation
Current world DMC runner-up DJ Spell is preparing for his final attempt at winning the DMC world turntable championship next year. Video, Audio
Nights' Culture - Hip Hop
Can you spot a whip from a nae-nae? University of Auckland ethnomusicologist Dr Kirsten Zemke looks at recent dance crazes. Audio
DJ Shadow: "Album titles should steer a project"
Self-described perfectionist DJ Shadow talks to Sam Wicks about his latest album, The Mountain Will Fall. Audio
Theatre Critic - Patrick Davies
Patrick Davies reviews "The White Guitar", the stunning new play that in which hip-hop star Scribe features with his father John and brother Matthias, it tells the true family story of the Luafutus. Audio
Beats n Pieces
We witness Christchurch hip hop collective Beats n Pieces, together behind the decks for the first time in 15 years. Audio
Louie Knuxx transformed
Louie Knuxx, rapper, podcaster and youth worker, talks with Sam Wicks about his new album Tiny Warm Hearts. Audio
Leila Adu - Scary Love Monster
Princeton-based NZ composer and songwriter Leila Adu about sexism in the industry, ghanaian hip-hop, and her newfound love of the mbira. Audio
Nights' Culture - Hip Hop
University of Auckland ethnomusicologist Dr Kirsten Zemke raps about the cultural politics of hip hop and protest. Audio
King Kapisi
Australian slam poet champ Omar Musa will face off with one of our best, Hip Hop hero King Kapisi. They'll meet in an a capella match up, trading rhymes for an hour in front of a live audience. Video, Audio
Kano's Return to the Ends
Grime stalwart and proud Eastender Kano takes Sam Wicks back to the East Ham streets of his youth. Audio
Average Rap Band
Average Rap Band's Tom Scott talks with Sam Wicks about the group's synth-y, sunshine-drenched album debut, El Sol. Audio
Lady Flic
DJ Lady Flic talks of her expat adventures with Yadana Saw which has taken her from Wellinton to London and Bali. Audio
Nights' Culture - Hip Hop
University of Auckland ethnomusicologist Dr Kirsten Zemke raps about hip hop music and culture. Tonight, the Chicago scene. Audio
Wu-Tang Clan's Masta Killa on their forthcoming NZ show
Wu-Tang Clan's Masta Killa talks to RNZ Music's Sam Wicks about the workings of his unpredictable rap collective. Audio
Young Fathers
Young Fathers are a Scottish trio who entered the public eye after their surprise Mercury Prize win in 2014. Graham Hastings, one third of the band's vocal onslaught,caught up with Tony Stamp at their… Audio
A$AP Rocky
Named for the great Rakim Allah of Eric. B & Rakim fame, Rakim Mayers aka A$AP Rocky sets the tone sonically and visually for his style-conscious Harlem collective, A$AP Mob. Sam Wicks talks to him… Audio
Yelawolf
Gadsen, Alabama native Yelawolf talks with Sam Wicks about reclaiming his redneck roots. Audio
