The Optimen have dropped a new video off their forthcoming album The Out of Money Experience, due for release in April.  You  can check out the video for the track, titled 80s Babies on vimeo or embedded below.

If you asked me over the last year who my favourite MC in the country was, it’s likely i responded “Social Change“, you’d say “Who?” and i’d proceed to walk you through YouTube (here), some music and recently some freestyles on Top Billin’ (check it out here on Sound Cloud at 13 minutes in).  Social Change hails from Adelaide and is made up of MC Social Change, Producer Funkwig and DJ Snair, all coming together to produce some of the phattest hip-hop in the country.
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Coptic Soldier is preparing for his “debut” EP release teaming up with Sydney singer Miriam Waks for eight top tracks on The Sound of Wings EP. Below you’ll find the exclusive track Burn Churches which features Mac Lethal and your chance to win a copy of The Sound of Wings EP, so read on!

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Before the new year rang in I caught up with Trumps from Grifters Inc. and ran him through our questionnaire, catch the Q&A below.  If you haven’t heard of Grifters Inc. head over to myspace and have a listen and if you’re enjoying it you can get a copy of The Checkout Chicks, Bargirls and Goths EP for FREE, at Da Klinic and Clinic 116 in Adelaide or contact Grifters Inc. through their website and maybe they’ll be able to help you with some kind of good exchange.
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Perth’s MC Hunter joins forces with DJ Vame from NSW to bring you Monster House. Monster House is Hunter’s third release, trailing behind Going Back To Yokine in 2006 and Hunter & Dazastah-Done DL in 2002. You can check out 2 of the new tracks over on Hunter’s MySpace.

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Brisbane’s The Optimen are dropping another Australia Hip Hop outfit dropping a new album, according to Red Tape Entertainment:

production is NUTS! Raps is CRAZY! Full of more ill joints than Michael J Fox, marfucker!

While they may not have been my exact choice of words, i’m sure this is going to be another fine mark on the Australian Hip Hop release timeline just like Boomtown. The Optimen’s album The Out Of Money Experience is due for release sometime in April 10th on Red Tape Entertainment; it was set to be distributed through Shogun Distribution, but now will be handled by Inertia.

You can catch a sample of the album by checking out the free single Firefighters and also checkout their MySpace for some newer tracks, including one featuring Lazy Grey.

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DJ Bonez drops a fresh mix on his website, recorded live on our favourite Hip Hop radio show Top Billin’ on 3RRRFM in Melbourne.  You can check the mix details below and grab a copy of this freebie from Bonez’s Website.

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“The Freak” Mantra — Melbourne greatest (possibly even the world’s greatest according to M-Phazes); drops info on his soon to be released debut solo album. If you haven’t heard of Mantra, chances are you’re totally out of the loop. Mantra makes up one half of the MC’s in the group Illzilla along with 1/6, who released an album entitled Wastleand back in 2008. Come 2010, Mantra is set to go solo and show all the MC’s out there how it’s done. If you’re itching to catch some Mantra flow, you can check him out on M-Phazes’ new album Good Gracious.
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