As twilight crept over the manicured lawns of the Melbourne Zoo, the diverse crowd assembled to watch Chicagoan rapper Lupe Fiasco began to get restless. Gates had opened at 5.30, on a beautiful late-summer Friday afternoon.
Lupe (real name Wasalu Muhammad Jaco) was supported in his Sound Safari concert by local hip hop and soul artists [...]
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Lupe Fiasco’s Sound Safari
Pop some Pez
You’d be forgiven for thinking that rising Aussie hip-hop artist Pez would be just about ready to put his feet up and relax following a massive debut year. Pez has taken the local music scene by storm in 2009, with a #1 independent single, a #7 placing in 2009’s Triple J Hottest 100 countdown, the [...]
The coming of the bearded king – Matisyahu to rock Melbourne
Orthodox Hasidic Jew and acclaimed reggae artist Matisyahu (real name Matthew Miller) is on his way to Melbourne, playing one show at the Prince in St Kilda. The American’s distinctive combination of traditional Jewish lyrical themes and reggae hip hop musical influences result in anthemic, addictive songs like “King Without a Crown” and “Heights”.