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Music / September 22, 2023 6 Irish Producers Running The Rap Game
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Music / February 18, 2022 Top Ten Tracks: Vince Staples, Aby Coulibaly, Offica & more 18/2/22
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Features / February 9, 2022 A brief history of the beat switch in hip hop
Features / February 4, 2022 Top Ten Tracks: Obongjayar, cbakl & The Line 4/2/22
Features / February 4, 2022 How Irish artists are changing the future of music streaming
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Features / January 28, 2022 Top Ten Tracks: Toro y Moi, Lava La Rue & Dora Jar 28/1/22
Features / January 27, 2022 January: The 20 best rap tracks this month
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Features / December 23, 2021 5 cities at the vanguard of Ireland’s hard dance revolution
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Counter Culture / December 16, 2021 How Buckfast became a symbol of Ireland’s defiant youth culture
Features / December 16, 2021 The Top 20 Irish Singles of 2021
Features / December 14, 2021 The Top 10 Irish Albums of 2021
Features / December 10, 2021 Top Ten Tracks: Skiifall, Jean Dawson, Ezra Collective & more 10/12/21
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Features / December 8, 2021 The Future of Irish Music: 2022
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Features / November 30, 2021 November: 20 best rap tracks this month
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Music / November 19, 2021 Top Ten Tracks: Saba, Earl Sweatshirt, Freddie Gibbs & more 19/11/21
Features / November 18, 2021 10 breakthrough Irish rap artists in 2021
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Features / October 29, 2021 October: Top 20 rap tracks this month
Music / October 22, 2021 Top Ten Tracks: Obongjayar, Yenkee, AZADI.mp3 & more 22/10/21
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Features / October 11, 2021 5 acts you need to see at Flourish
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Features / July 23, 2021 Robert Glasper on the many rooms of Black American music
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Music / June 25, 2021 Top Ten Tracks: Tirzah, CMAT, Bricknasty & more 25/6/21
Features / June 23, 2021 How Cosha, Ireland’s wandering pop star found a place to call home
Music / June 22, 2021 Havana Club x District: Win the chance to create a track with God Knows, MuRli & Nealo
Music / June 21, 2021 Kelly Doherty on the music that soundtracked her club experience
Music / June 19, 2021 Sam Greenwood on the music that soundtracked his club experience
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Music / June 18, 2021 Top Ten Tracks: Denise Chaila, Vince Staples & Tyler, The Creator 18/6/21
Features / June 17, 2021 How Arthur Valentine found joy in Memphis rap & video games
Music / June 17, 2021 R.Kitt on the music that soundtracked his club experience
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Features / June 10, 2021 The top 50 Kanye West songs of all time
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Music / May 14, 2021 Premiere: The Line wrestles with his thoughts in ‘Epilogue’
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Features / March 12, 2021 Denise Chaila on her influences, winning the Choice Prize and developing her sound
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