Amid accolades on his Facebook wall, co-author and performer extraordinaire, Hugo Farrant made the following statement:

“I’m so delighted to see that Rap News 9 hosted by Robert Foster has hit the only free frequency. The feed back is already flying in on the forums. I’ve got to take this opportunity to give the proper respect to Giordano Nanni on this one. I was WAAAY out of my depth thematically, so that’s all on him, and as you can see, he’s pulled out all the stops production-wise too. He really is an insanely important Academic-Creative asset and I couldn’t be happier to get the chance to work with him in ~TheJuiceMedia Rap News.”

Since our last nod to the Juice Media team in January of this year, production values have continued to soar, while content and delivery maintain the artists’ outstanding reputation for bleeding edge political satire. Farrant’s Credit Cardiac Arresting portrayal of Dr Ron Paul, which easily matches his “extraordinary rendition” of Hilary Clinton, openly articulates the troubling ambiguities behind the man and his policies. Unsurprising that a few of his patient followers are already gasping for breath…

Juice Media squeezes the pips out of the lemon

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Their latest: “RAP NEWS 6 – Wikileaks’ Cablegate: the truth is out there” is approaching 1000000 views since it was posted on December 17th. One might wonder if the Berlusconi offer to buy their show is not such a “Hillaryous” idea… but their reply is clear: “Sorry, Silvio, we have scruples, it’s not for sale”.

Making a surprise appearance and rapping himself in “RAP NEWS 5: News World Order – the war on journalism” is Julian Assange (described by one viewer as ”sexy as fuck”).  The mutual respect continues, with “Rap News 6…” being embedded on the Wikileaks web site.

No wonder the large number of views… but we’ve also seen a remarkable rise in production values since Ep. 1, and much richer musical arrangements emerge. Some say Eminem meets Jon Stewart, but I’m sure I caught a flicker of Zappa. Farrant’s performance too improves as he slips more assertively into his characters (at times with chilling verisimilitude). The well-constructed (rhyming) discourse and rib-grinding humour rounds it off to create something that is truly worth watching.

Amidst scores of rave reviews, Ozsoapbox expresses its admiration for the team’s “strengths of linking current events, heavy-hitting intelligent lyrics and entertaining visuals together in a single broadcast of pure win.” Hell yeah!

These guys are deadly funny, talented and potently articulate. With Indigenous affairs high on their agenda, they are developing a very interesting slant on the notion of colonisation. Be sure not to miss the extensive “About Me” and wish the boys all the bandwidth they deserve.

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