Welcome to Acclaim Magazine’s Heat of the Week for April 26, 2024. Here are our favourite new releases from Australia and around the world this week — Follow our playlist here for updates of the best new music every single Friday ..read more

TikTok may have landed LA-based rap duo Flyana Boss running all over your fyp (literally), but the pair have been hustling and creating music together long before going viral for their running performance videos. Besties Bobbi and Folayan, who were raised in Detroit and Dallas respectively, joined forces back in 2019 to form Flyana Boss. The synergy between their sharp lyricism and crisp flow has seen them gaining fans in icons like Missy Elliott, who hopped on a remix of their track ‘You Wish’, the soundtrack to their sprinting escapades, or Janelle Monae who selected Flyana Boss to join her ..read more

 ***This page is meant for mobile viewing only, if you are on Desktop we recommend viewing the article here***   “I’ve got 3 new albums for 2024,” reads a tweet on Smino’s Twitter. “Is that true?” I ask. Smino, who minutes ago had been posing in front of Collingwood’s Keith Haring Mural – entourage and security guards in toe – now sits on the sinking couches of the ACCLAIM office. He wears a blue beanie that mimics dreads atop his head and has a laid-back demeanour that stretches across his body and through his voice. “For sure,” he says, before being momentarily distracted by a Jame ..read more

Fresh from a tour in Australia and his ‘Like A Version’ performance on Triple J, Aotearoa’s Muroki is making waves with his latest EP, ‘Time Zones.’ We linked up with Muroki, whose soulful voice traverses a range of genres to get a mix of tracks that inspire him for this week’s Sound Guide. Here’s a glimpse into the tracks that inspire Muroki’s unique sound. Follow Muroki here for more and stream his latest EP TIMEZONES now. RECENT CURATORS:Serwah AttafuahMaina DoeDjanabaRosa PistolaYEMI SUL ..read more

Welcome to Acclaim Magazine’s Heat of the Week for April 12, 2024. Here are our favourite new releases from Australia and around the world this week — Follow our playlist here for updates of the best new music every single Friday ..read more

RiTchie softly pauses me mid-sentence, head slung low as he peers at his phone. He’s fact-checking a passing comment I made about Ish Wainwright, the Phoenix Suns forward who I thought went to college in Arizona. The rapper, best known for his work in Injury Reserve and By Storm, hums and shakes his head. “Mmm, no. Wainwright’s not from here, he’s from Missouri. That would’ve been cool, though,” he says, turning his focus back to asking about the Lakers’ playoff hopes. There’s an abrasive way to correct the ledger but, when RiTchie does it, he approaches it kindly, as if we’re on a shared fact ..read more

Welcome to Acclaim Magazine’s Heat of the Week for April 5, 2024. Here are our favourite new releases from Australia and around the world this week — Follow our playlist here for updates of the best new music every single Friday ..read more

2020 was a dark year for Portuguese-born, Macunian artist IAMDDB. She was burnt out, grappling with “a shitty situation with her ex-management and label” and was looking at moving towards independence. Her music had been on hold and, much like the rest of us, was standing at a crossroads between conforming to a system and individual freedom. “I was such a mess,” she says, her bright smile fading slightly on camera in retrospect, “I was going through it.” In 2023, upon her return to the limelight, those feelings coalesced into a YouTube video titled “A Conversation with IAMDDB”. She’d navigated ..read more

Ksubi, the trailblazing streetwear brand from Australia, has teamed up once again with an iconic rapper, this time it’s SoundCloud rap pioneer Trippie Redd to drop a new capsule collection that blurs the lines between gritty street style and the boldness of hip-hop culture. This collaboration, rooted in Ksubi’s signature distressed aesthetics and Trippie Redd’s vibrant persona, unveiled its dynamic range during New York Fashion Week, presenting a perfect mix of raw energy and innovative design to the fashion-forward crowd. Echoing the punk-inspired undertones of both Ksubi’s design philosophy ..read more

Welcome to Acclaim Magazine’s Heat of the Week for March 22, 2024. Here are our favourite new releases from Australia and around the world this week — Follow our playlist here for updates of the best new music every single Friday ..read more