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Ahmed, With Love models his own football kit

Something For The Weekend: Ahmed With Love's cultural picks

A rising star of Dublin's vibrant rap scene, Ahmed, With Love is riding a wave of critical acclaim for his new mixtape, Comma, Fullstop. What's more, he just launched his own football kit.

Something For The Weekend • 14 Nov 24

The Irish photographer documenting US hip-hop culture

First Thought: Photographer Brian Cross (AKA B+) in conversation

In Conversation • 10 Nov 23

RTÉ 2FM Rising: Listen to Never Gonna Be by Sweetlemondae

Meet the artists tipped for success on this year's RTÉ 2FM Rising list...

RTÉ 2fm Rising • 30 Mar 23

Limerick hip-hop artist Strange Boy receives Liam O'Flynn Award

Limerick hip hop artist awarded a bursary and residency at the National Concert Hall.

Music • 30 Mar 23

De La Soul outside the Apollo Theater in 1993: (l-r) Posdnous, Maseo and Trugoy The Dove

De La Soul's Trugoy The Dove: a true musical disruptor remembered

David Jude Jolicoeur (better known as Trugoy The Dove and Plug 2), who has died at the age of 54, was a music disruptor who changed the sound and look of rap and hip-hop in the late 80s and 90s

Music • 02 Mar 23

History makers: Dublin rap duo TraviS & Elzzz come Full Circle

Music • 28 Jan 23

Music 101: The Bluffer's Guide to Alternative Hip Hop Ladies

Bluffer's Guides • 14 Nov 21

Watch: Kojaque performs Shmelly on The Tommy Tiernan Show

Music • 06 Mar 21

The Fugees revisted - RTÉ Arena on The Score at 25

For RTÉ Arena, Kate Brennan Harding revisits The Fugees' iconic hip-hop album The Score on its 25th anniversary...

RTÉ Arena • 02 Mar 21

RTÉ 2FM Rising: Meet Plantain Papi

RTÉ 2FM is naming acts and artists to see, listen to and enjoy in 2021...

RTÉ 2fm Rising • 26 Jan 21

2fm Rising 2021: Meet Monjola

RTÉ 2FM is naming acts and artists to see, listen to and enjoy in 2021...

RTÉ 2fm Rising • 25 Jan 21

5 of the best Irish hip-hop acts right now

Irish hip-hop is having what you might call 'a moment'; some of the most exciting and most relevant music of any genre is being made by rap and hip-hop artists right now.

Music • 10 Jul 20

2fm Rising 2020: Biig Piig performs Roses and Gold

Listen to a track from the RTÉ 2FM Rising pick for 2020

Culture • 23 Jan 20

Listen: God Knows' hip-hop tune for Culture Night

As one of the National Ambassadors for Culture Night 2019, rapper, MC and one-third of the Choice Music Prize-winning Rusangano Family, God Knows has released new a single to mark the importance of Culture Night - listen to Clout9.

Culture Night • 18 Sep 19

Listen: Irish hip-hop sensation Kojaque chats to Dan Hegarty

Kojaque's Deli Daydreams was shortlisted for Irish Album Of The Year at the RTÉ Choice Music Prize - listen to Kojaque's interview with RTÉ 2FM's Dan Hegarty.

RTÉ 2FM • 01 Jul 19

Body & Soul preview: Mathman brings the noise to Midnight Circus

For this year's Body & Soul festival, MangoXMathman mainstay Adam Fogarty (Mathman) is hosting the Midnight Circus stage on Friday June 21st, showcasing a stellar line-up of Irish and international hip hop acts.

Music • 20 May 19

Keanu Reeves as John Wick, taking a brief respite from kicking ass

Culture 10 - the week's cultural highlights, and then some

And how was your week? Here's our handy tipsheet of Cultural musts...

Culture 10 • 10 May 19

The Wu-Tang Clan are coming to 3Arena Dublin

Gods Of Rap - win tickets to see hip-hop legends live

Three of the world's most influential rap groups have announced they will perform a Dublin show together, hosted by legendary producer DJ Premier - and we've got tickets to give away.

Music • 28 Jan 19

2FM bring The Story of Hip-Hop to Electric Picnic

Tonight (Aug 31st) at Electric Picnic, thousands of people will gather for a history lesson. From 2FM Live, The Story of Hip-Hop – Part 2 is a performance taking listeners through the many faces of hip-hop.

2FM • 31 Aug 18

The Story of Hip Hop

As 2FM Live brings DJ Mo K and the RTÉ NSO to the Main Stage at Longitude festival in Marley Park, Dublin this Sunday 15th July, Jim Carroll looks at the Story of Hip Hop

The Story of Hip hop • 13 Jul 18