Music “If we dig it, we’re going to spit over it.” Brussels-based rap phenomenon Le 77 on the past, the present and the future In the whirlwind that was their second release Bawlers, we managed to catch Dr. Peet and manager Rayan of Le 77 in the comfort of their home to talk houseparties, influential aesthetics and repping area codes.
Music On rolling with the punches, by Eigen Makelij’s Pepe From his humble beginnings, to finally finding his way with Eigen Makelij by his side; Antwerp's Pepe recounts on his past, future, and everything in between.
Music Exclusive mixes Exclusive mix 96: Lefto The Brussels-based globe-trotter delivers an hour-long set of exclusives and favourites.
Music Favourite Belgian releases Senz Beats handpicks his 15 favourite Belgian rap classics Montreal-based Senz Beats cooked up a largely Brussels-based hip-hop playlist made up of tracks that inspired him growing up, and even became a sort of template for his own current beats.
Music Thrill-seeking with Brussels’ lyricist Lord Gasmique. Brussels' young, promising lyricist Lord Gasmique reveals his beginnings and inspirations, with some great highlights of his budding career.
Music Favourite Belgian releases The Perrier Playlist: 25 essential Belgian rap tracks We team up with Perrier for a four-part series of essential Belgian cuts. In part 1, we zoom in on the country's rap legacy.
Music Favourite Belgian releases The 10 favourite Belgian releases of Fire is Gold curator Jon Tyler We're handing out some duo tickets for the festival's first edition this weekend, and to help you navigate its hefty line-up, we asked Fire is Gold's artistic director for his all-time favourites, and names that you shouldn't miss in Vilvoorde this Sunday.
Music The music throwaway project Rapper LeDé Markson’s Charleroi antics The most entertaining disposable account we've had in a while.
Neighbourhood life Area codes Rapper and beatmaker JeanJass on Charleroi "It was only after I left Charleroi for Brussels that I felt more Carolo than ever."
Music Favourite Belgian releases The 14 favourite Belgian releases of Slice of Pie’s Maxim de Buyl A pitch-perfect selection of 14 Belgian favourites by the hip hop promoter.
Music Favourite Belgian releases Rapper Convok’s 16 favourite Belgian releases The infamous Brussels rapper shares his favourite tracks.
Music Favourite Belgian releases Best Belgian releases of 2016 so far (Part 1) 15 standup Belgian releases of 2016 we salute. Watch out for part 2 coming end of week.
Music Brussels’ troubadour rapper Roméo Elvis The Brussels rapper talks to us about his recent release with producer Le Motel and his predilection for Fristi.
Neighbourhood life This is Belgium The 25 best Belgian releases of 2015 Our top music picks of the year's most deserving Belgian releases.
Music Favourite Belgian releases Faded Weekender’s co-founder Benjamin Beutels Benjamin Beutels, co-founder of the upcoming Faded Weekender, picks 10 of his favourite Belgian releases.
Music Exclusive mixes STR The fuzzy-haired local trap princeling delivers an exclusive mix heavy on the weird, wobble and wonderful.
Music Favourite Belgian releases Nosedrip DJ, selector, record store clerk and record collector Nosedrip reveals his favourite Belgian releases.
Music Favourite Belgian releases David Mennessier David Menessier's list is a cure for bad taste and chronic Belgian music ignorance.
Music Favourite Belgian releases Bas When it comes to Flemish rap, Bas knows what he talks about. He sent us a list of tracks that are perfect to kick some dutch vibes
Music 7 new releases in Belgian underground music We debut a monthly series on new Belgian releases with Shetahr, Wulfy Benzo, Sagat, DSR Lines, KZK, HRNS and Bright Entity.
Music First things first: KZK We talk to electro-pop pranksters KZK who have just released an album's worth of dance floor hits and piss-take-funny anthems.
Neighbourhood life The Word presents Locals Only on FM Brussel and 22tracks. We'll soon be starting a weekly radio show as well as curating a monthly streaming playlist and want to get your promos.
Music First things first: rapper K1D (with free download) With his debut EP now out, rapper K1D opens up about hometown heroes, mistakes made and hiding tracks from mum.
Music Favourite Belgian releases Julien Mourlon LDBK head honcho Julien Mourlon reveals his favourite Belgian releases. And they're street-savvy.
Music Exclusive mixes Moodprint Leuven-based Moodprint take the helm for the 20th instalment in our series of exclusive DJ sets.
Music Best of les Belges: festival season’s homegrown must-sees Here’s our hand-picked selection of native musos to check out during this summer's festival season.
Music The year’s top 10 hip hop albums From Doom's new collaborative project to the return of West Coast Gangsta Rap, we handpick our 10 top rap albums of the year.
Music Five discoveries that made 2012 better Five welcome discoveries - from Discogs stores to badman magazines - that for better or for worse, left their mark on 2012.
Music Queer rap, filling in for Burial and the next big voice to hit the charts Another day, another gay NYC rapper: Mikki Blanco welcomes us to hell in his breakthrough "Wavvy", plus bedroom producing Brolin and Laura Mvula on the radar.
Music Le1f, Saint Saviour and Foreign Fields This week on The Word's radio waves: New York's rapper Le1f, English singer-songwriter Saint Saviour and folksters Foreign Fields from Nashville.
Music Kuhrye-oo, Azealia Banks and The Neighbourhood Kuhrye-oo, Azealia Banks and The Neighbourhood with a "u" have all been bouncing around the blogosphere of late, and here's why.
