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A rap rite of passage: in the studio with Red Bull 64 Bars

To celebrate the eighth season of this local institution, Hussein Moses goes behind the scenes of the series putting New Zealand rappers to the test.
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By Hussein Moses | 18th June, 2019
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L–R: Abdul Kay, Dirty and Rizvan dropping bars (Image: Graeme Murray / Red Bull)

‘I get inspired by my Mum / I’m a Messiah wit a gun’: The best of Red Bull 64 Bars

The Red Bull 64 Bars series has become a hotbed New Zealand hip-hop's development. Hussein Moses asked the artists who had stepped up to the mic to breakdown their favourite one-liners from a series that’s full of them.
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By Hussein Moses | 31st May, 2019
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