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Author: Maxine Johns

Interview: Aaradhna Talks “Brown Girl,” Putting Yourself First & Taking On The World

June 3, 2016 Maxine Johns Interviews

We get a glimpse into the thoughts of Aaradhna, a woman who has created a lane for herself in an over-processed, often synthetic music world, giving us her pure, undiluted soul through music.

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Interview: Meshell Ndegeocello, An Artist of Conviction

May 26, 2016June 3, 2016 Maxine Johns Interviews

“I am still just trying to understand how we all got here.”

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Interview: Royce Da 5’9 on Conquering Demons, “Layers” & Hip-Hop

April 27, 2016April 28, 2016 Maxine Johns Interviews

“I was running around crazy, drinking and not really knowing who I was to where I am now, and I just look at things so differently through my sobriety.”

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Queens of the Crossfade: Australia’s Female Hip-Hop & Urban DJs

April 21, 2016April 22, 2016 Maxine Johns Features

We speak some of Australia’s greatest female hip-hop DJs about why they do what they do, working within such a male-dominated environment and more.

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The Second Annual Sounds Of Afrobeats Festival Is Right Around The Corner!

April 4, 2016 Maxine Johns Festival News, Interviews

We interviewed the founder of the Sounds of Afrobeats Festival ahead of its second annual event in Sydney!

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Vyvienne Abla Talks The 4 Elements Youth Festival & Its Importance to Australia’s Hip-Hop Community

March 19, 2016 Maxine Johns Interviews

As the driving force behind one of the most unique and necessary youth festivals in our community, Vyvienne Alba, Founder of Vyva Entertainment and the 4 Elements Youth Festival is a force to be reckoned with.

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“I Call Myself A Hunter”: In Conversation with Mickey Stevenson, Motown’s First A&R Man

March 12, 2016March 12, 2016 Maxine Johns Interviews

Mickey Stevenson, an individual who has, in his own infinite way, cultivated one of the most influential music labels of the century, Motown.

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LISTEN: Sydney MC B WISE Releases Banging New Single “40 DAYS”

March 3, 2016March 3, 2016 Maxine Johns News

A Sydney MC on a serious rise.

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