A little under 12 months ago, tracks by an artist called ‘Your Old Droog’ started circulating that had a lot of people scratching their heads..

On Illy’s latest single One For The City, the Australian emcee waxes lyrical and tips his flat brim snapback to the big smoke while Rudimental vocalist Thomas Jules hits you with an absolute earworm of a hook.

When it comes to hip hop memorabilia the Beastie Boys are connoisseurs; true understanders of the value of brand and its potential for useless (but collectible and subsequently expensive) offshoots. Even as we speak the brilliant UNIQLO store in Japan is featuring several Beasties derived T’s in its summer range.

But very few acts have their own designer wallpaper. As in real wallpaper you put on Walls, not something for your computer. So collectors, up your game and paper the smallest room in Mike D’s hand printed Brooklyn wallpaper:
 

illmatic is the reason I like rap. And I like rap.

via ANIMAL NY

After schooling New Yorkers on etiquette via numerous unsanctioned interventions, artist Jay Shells channeled his love of hip hop music and his uncanny sign-making skills towards a brand new project: “Rap Quotes.”

Scottish quartet Django Django recently took over the 6 Mix on BBC for two hours and played a crazy eclectic mix of music including jams by Cat Stevens, The Clash, Major Lazer, Paul McCartney, Daft Punk, Nas, Grace Jones and many many more (42 to be exact)

We recently caught up with artist/graphic designer/all round nice guy Mark Drew to chat with him about his new clothing label Chronic outh which drops in a few select Australian boutique stores this week. We asked Mark to tell us a bit of the back story and to choose three tracks that helped inspire and shape the label. This is what he had to say! -