Music from Australia – Hilltop Hoods // Hip-Hop

Hilltop Hoods, formed in the early 90s, are one of the most popular Hip-Hop groups from Australia. With their single “Crosby Sweater” they had a nice #5 in Australia this autumn:

 

Music from Austria – RapTyrolizm

RapTyrolizm is the rap project of Nigel aka Black Sheepert thaZoli aka Textodendron from the state Tirol, Austria. This song called “Tiroshido”, in the tyrolean slang is really moving to me, no gangsta rap, it’s a song about unity in Tirol. Awesome!!!

Music from the US – G-Eazy

G-Eazy, born as Gerald Earl Gillum in 1989, is an US-american rapper from Oakland. His song “Marilyn” feat. Dominique LeJeune became a hit on YouTube and is absolutely worth listening!

Music from the US – Hendersin

Hendersin is an US-american rapper and hip-hop musician from Western Massachusetts. Actually the best rap and hip-hop songs I was listening to these days were writtened by him. Listen to “All I Got”:

Music from Guinea/US – Joe Driscoll and Sekou Kouyate

A US-African Hip Hop Duo with african music influences – Sekou Kouyate from Guine the African Jimi Hendix of the Kora and Joe Dricscoll  from ney York present a fusion of Reggae, Hip Hop , Folk and Afro Beat

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Music from the US – Jay Z & Alicia Keys

“Empire State of Mind” is a hip hop and soul song made by Jay Z featuring Alicia Keys. This song is actually one of the rap classics in the past years, within impressive chorus. The song about profanity and the problems in the different districts of New York, became a #1 single in the United States in 2009:

Music from the UK – McLean

At all, I’m sorry for this “no-posting” period. First I had less time, then I broke my arm. So this amazing song “Broken”, made up by McLean, also known as Digga or 25Cent  is fitting perfectly. He was born in 1980 in east London and released this first hit in 2009.