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Shine shows that his talent is not limited to just acting. In addition to his career on the silver screen, which was awarded a Golden Calf for 'Best Actor' ( De Belofte van Pisa (2019), the young Amsterdammer has been working on his own music for several years now. The name “Shine” is buzzing been i

Artwork by Carolien Wesselink "Do they like me? I'm not asking but they're staring anyway," Shine mumbles on the title track of his latest EP ' Mens Van Wie '. He sounds downright paranoid with the way he raps that no one can help him, that he doesn't want to go outside anymore and that he's 'leavin

DARINA has always been herself and very unapologetically free, this brought her troubles at school but in the big world, it was considered fierce. At a young age, Darina was making steps in exciting directions in the music industry, working at music labels and festivals as her day job but never losi

We caught up with BXKS earlier this year through our Get Familiar series. She is back with her unique contemporary rap sound which perfectly marries her unrelenting vocal styles with trap beats. Forever innovating, BXKS pairs up with Oscar #Worldpeace on the "321" for this latest single from her sec

Kempi wears the Patta Zip-Off Sleeve Puffer Jacket

Singer-songwriter Murkage Dave drops the video for his new single, 'Please Don't Move To London It's A Trap', directed by Marco Grey . The video gives us a front-row seat as Dave’s inner battles play out before our eyes: the tug of war within the Londoner who loves his city, whilst also succumbing t

Oil Painting on Canvas by Sergei Batovrina Zhazhda is a musical and visual project of two worlds colliding, that of producer Rimer London and artist Poseidonna. Rimer London has been part of the Dutch music scene for years and has established himself as a to-go-to producer in Amsterdam and beyond. H

Photography by Jari Nuno Fat Crayon returns on Operator with close friends of the brand Abel and Ghamte Schmidt . This episode will feature a set from Able and a talk with Ghamte on Bureau Punt , the state of hip-hop, and everything in between.

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Big Zuu navigates the U.K. scene with pure grace and finesse. The independent artist showcases his vocal prowess on the latest edition of GRM Daily's " Daily Duppy " series.

Antenna anarchy from below sea level - independent radio station Echobox invites Patta Soundsystem for a three hour takeover: sound artist, DJ and Echobox programmer Rachel Green ; Patta's own Passion DEEZ and bringing us some Amsterdam punk, 1/4 of The Covids , Crystal Mehdi . Rachel Green Passion

Alchemist got his start as the teenage sidekick to Cypress Hill and the Soul Assassins. Though his rap group, The Whooliganz, would be dumped by their label before they could even release their first album, Al did not let the setback stop him. In fact, by the time he dropped out of NYU the MC-turned

SMIB WORLDWIDE is an independent creative organisation started in Amsterdam's South-East, also known as Bijlmer. Their latest release comes from KC and features GILLY4BLOCK. Check out the latest music video from SMIB in which the protagonists can be seen rocking the Patta Smock Jacket and more of ou