The Alanui Mele podcast explores the rich tapestry of Hawaiʻi’s Hip-Hop culture. Through candid interviews, each episode delves into Hawaiʻi’s unique connection to the genre.
Air Date: Fri, May 9, 2025 12:00 AM
Meet a member of the groundbreaking group Sudden Rush and Hawai‘i’s very own “Super Producer” who helped shape the sound of Hip-Hop and island music in Hawai‘i.
Air Date: Fri, Apr 18, 2025 12:00 AM
We learn about Hawai‘i’s first female street artist growing up in the 1980s and the story of her friend “TRIAD3,” who passed away in high school.
Air Date: Fri, Apr 4, 2025 12:00 AM
The former co-owner of Jelly’s, Radio Free Hawai’i and now owner of Idea’s Music and Books talks about his contribution to Hawai‘i’s Hip-Hop and independent music scene.
Air Date: Fri, Mar 21, 2025 12:00 AM
Known for his groundbreaking music and culture magazine, Quad Mag, this tech guru and dancer breaks down the history of Hawai‘i’s house dance culture.
Air Date: Fri, Mar 7, 2025 12:00 AM
An audio engineer, music producer, television producer and DJ rewinds his life and times in Hawai‘i’s Hip-Hop and local music scene.
Air Date: Fri, Feb 21, 2025 12:00 AM

Starting out in New York City and Boston, DJ Leanskee is a founding member of The Floorlords Hip-Hop crew, which was recently inducted into the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame at Berklee College of Music.

Air Date: Fri, Feb 14, 2025 12:00 AM

One of Hawai‘i’s first lockers and poppers, this performer from Waipahu, Central O‘ahu, took the style worldwide.

Air Date: Fri, Jan 24, 2025 12:00 AM

In 1991, MC Lionel Wright and his crew, Club Rox Rock, released one of Hawai‘i’s first rap CDs…

Air Date: Fri, Jan 10, 2025 12:00 AM
Meet the host of Breakin’ Hawai‘i (1984), one of the first TV shows that featured local breakers, poppers and lockers. The show, seen statewide, launched Hip-Hop culture into Hawai‘i homes.
Air Date: Sat, Dec 7, 2024 12:00 AM

Buz 1, original styles and freestyle flows as member of the Hi-State Family, VM and Moʻilla Pillaz…

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