[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"288","attributes":{"class":"media-image alignleft size-medium wp-image-917","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"211","height":"300","title":"IAMA main","alt":""}}]]Base Network, Publishers of Bold and Beautiful International Magazine & City Echo Magazine present the 2nd Ireland African Music Awards at The Victory Centre, Tallaght this coming Friday 7th September.
The Music Locker Sessions are back with a top class Irish HipHop Lineup for Tramore. Bringing you three of the best acts straight from Dublin to one stage : Costello, G.I and The Elements.
HipHop32 are joining forces with the Music Locker Sessions in promoting their Irish HipHop nights and this is the first of those nights. The guys have been organising some great nights of all genres lately and have landed a truly spectacular lineup for the HipHop heads in bringing Irish HipHop veterans The Elements along with two of the Working Class Army, Costello and G.I.
IMC Cinemas are broadcasting the premiere of Something from Nothing : The Art Of Rap live at 7pm on Thursday 19th July from a selected few of their nationwide cinemas.
This Special event includes a LIVE screening of the Film, a special Q&A with director Ice T and a unique one-off gig featuring Ice T, Chuck D, Melle Mel and Raekwon. All Live from the Hammersmith Apollo Thursday 19th July at 7pm and being screened live to the selected premiere hosting IMC Cinemas.
The breakdown of the movie/documentary itself is as follows :
Next week from July 5th - 8th see's Limerick's first HipHop Festival, Make A Move which is taking place in and around Limerick city.
Irish HipHop group Sons Phonetic have just announced a free gig in The Venue, Tramore, Co. Waterford on July 7th where they will be performing their upcoming set for the Benicassim Festival.
Sons Phonetic have had a very successful time since the release of their debut album, Twelve Labours, check the review here http://www.hiphop32.com/?p=500 Their placement on the lineup for Spain's largest Festival, Benicassim, proves this and it's the set they have prepared for that festival that they will be performing on the night.
With 44 major acts and 108 Dj's, the largest HipHop Festival hits Fraunfeld, Switzerland this coming July 6th - 8th. Openair Fraunfeld has become probably the largest HipHop Festival in the world. Check out the poster below.
Irish HipHop veterans The Elements are back from hiatus and have just released Lost Archives 06-08. A collection of unreleased tracks from 2006–2008 in an album format to keep us enticed till the release of newer, fresher material.
This coming June bank holiday weekend holds the return of LiveStyles Fest to Cork city. This year sees the second standing of the hugely successful independent HipHop festival.
Taking place once again in and around the streets of Cork from the 1st to the 4th of June, the LiveStlyes Fest welcomes a host of national and international Break-dancers, Rappers, Graffiti Artists and DJ’s to the city.
Dirty Dublin ENT is a new label/promotions & events company set up by Stephen Hodgson to help support and direct artists in the Irish music industry. IrishHip Hop, ran by Kim Boylan is a management label and promotions company for unsigned HipHop artists in Ireland and they have been pushing the scene here through events and management by getting unknown artists to the masses. These two power-houses have joined forces and on this coming May 30th they're bringing a Titan of a show, Urban Uprising to Dublin.
Rappers Comp Ireland have been at the forefront of the Irish HipHop scene for a while now by promoting and pushing the movement here, offering showcases and creating nights to give the up and coming artists a stage.
