102: Nick D’Angelo is the alter ego of hip hop pioneer, nightclub promoter, broadcaster, former bFM station manager, & self-professed hustler Simon Laan.

Episode 84: Jason Ford

84: Jason Ford is one of NZ’s most passionate hip hop heads. He hosted NZ’s longest running hip hop radio show, The Wednesday Night Jam, from 1990 to 2006.

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Episode 73: Ermehn' 274

73: Herman Loto is a rapper, MMA fighter & trainer, former King Cobras member, and security provider. His debut album Samoans: Part 2 is a slept-on classic.

Episode 71: Gareth Shute

71: Gareth Shute is a writer, publisher, & musician. In 2004 he wrote the award-winning Hip Hop Music in Aotearoa, the first of five books he has authored.

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Episode 28: Teremoana Rapley

28: Teremoana Rapley is a musician, magazine editor, television presenter & producer. Tere’s career began as a member of pioneering rap crew Upper Hutt Posse.

Episode 24: Raiza Biza

24: Raiza Biza is a Congo-born New Zealand rapper of Rwandan heritage. He is aligned with YGB and heads a collective of artists under the banner AmmoNation.

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Episode Eighteen: DJ Dubhead

18: Patrick Waller is a record collector, rhythm selector, radio presenter, musician and producer. He has hosted bFM’s The Rhythm Selection since 1990.

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Episode Two: Otis Frizzell

2: Otis Frizzell is a visual artist, designer, musician, and radio & TV host. He was OJ to the Rhythm Slave and Opto to the early hip-hop infused walls of NZ.