What Would a Ban on TikTok Mean for Hip-Hop?
Posted in: Music Features
Young up-and-coming rappers increasingly use the platform to gain an audience — we talked to artists and creators about the ramifications of a ban on the popular app
How Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Helped Young Kenyans Lead a Successful Protest in Their Country
Posted in: Music FeaturesLocal rapper Sabi Wu sampled Lamar’s diss track to write an anthem opposing the Kenyan government’s tax bill
Song You Need to Know: Maanyung, ‘Don’t Run Away From Hurt’
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe emerging talent has been picked to showcase at BIGSOUND 2024
The Alleged Abusers Of Music’s #MeToo Movement: Where Are They Now?
Posted in: Music FeaturesThree years on, Rolling Stone AU/NZ revisits the #MeToo movement and assesses the current landscape.
Decoding Kendrick Lamar’s Best Shots at Drake in the ‘Not Like Us’ Video
Posted in: Music FeaturesClowns, pushups, an owl piñata, and a happy family: These are the sharpest visual retorts in the video
‘His Stories Resonate’: Briggs on What Made Archie Roach So Special
Posted in: Music FeaturesMark NAIDOC Week by reading Briggs' 2020 reflection on how the late, great Archie Roach was a "superhero" figure in the community
Supervising B.G.’s Lyrics Implies That Rap Is a Crime
Posted in: Music FeaturesA U.S. district judge ruled the rapper must turn in his lyrics to the government before releasing them. It's the latest low in the justice system’s continued persecution of hip-hop.
‘One of the Great Pop Stars’: Cub Sport & Gordi on What Makes Troye Sivan So Special
Posted in: Music FeaturesAs Troye Sivan announces a homecoming tour of Australia and New Zealand, read what Cub Sport's Tim Nelson and Gordi had to say about him for our special magazine issue in 2020
Best Australian Music of the Week: July 1st-July 7th
Posted in: Music FeaturesStay up to date with all the standout tracks released last week with Rolling Stone AU/NZ’s weekly roundup
Song You Need to Know: J-MILLA, ‘Boomerang’
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe accompanying music video, which features home video-style footage of J-MILLA and his community, is our current Video of the Week
