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Chase Exclusive: Denali Wrench takes you on a trip through Molenbeek in his first videoclip

Denali Wrench is a project by three self-proclaimed romantic badboiis that bring a sound that's easy to listen to, but still knows how to surprise.

Blu Samu wins the Chase Award at RBEA18

For the past 3 years, the best urban artist got awarded with the Chase Award at RBEA. This year we decided to shine a light on upcoming urban artists.

The Black Eyed Peas Talk About New Music, Social Media and World Problems

We had a chat with The Black Eyed Peas about the changes in hip hop, their new music and the meaning behind their new song Big Love.

‘Silvana’: a docu about a Swedish feminist rapper trying to change the world

The movie "Silvana" is a deeply human portrait of rising hip hop star Silvana Imam. There are limited screenings in Belgian theaters, check out the dates!

SMIBSQUAD yellen, champagne drinken en vooral fucking harde rap

Amsterdams collectief SMIB kwam op Hip Hub Hooray het festival afbreken. Met hun laatste album Smib Tape live stelden ze niet teleur.

8 new Belgian hip hop tracks you should check out

Alright, your fresh Belgian hip hop fix coming through! Our previous top has just been posted but man, we've still got a stack of great tracks to share with you guys. Enjoy!

7 Belgian hip hop tracks from last month you should check out

Wow, we’ve been away for a while... But don’t worry, we’ve got you covered with 7 fresh Belgian hip hop tracks to dive into!

Chase livestream on Bruzz gets new host

The new radio season started last month, which also means: new CHASE dj livestreams! Since October we’re back in full force with two (!) live dj videostreams per week. One in Hasselt every Monday and one in Brussels every Wednesday.

L’OR DU COMMUN - “Belgium has loads of upcoming artists”

We had a small chat with L'Or du Commun at Fire is Gold festival this summer about the hip-hop scene in Belgium.

MC G’ow is De Bestn Vant Westn

MC G'ow uit Oostende mag zich na zijn vijfde deelname aan de West-Vlaamse rapbattle een jaar lang 'De Bestn Vant Westn' noemen.

5 Things You Need To Know About Tory Lanez

Get to know artist Tory Lanez with these five nuggets of knowledge. Did you know about his past with Drake? His artist alias? Or maybe his Caribbean roots?

SuperNova Tech Party at Ampère, playing the music of tomorrow

On Saturday September 29th, SuperNova Tech Party will take place in Antwerp’s Ampère club. The line-up includes acts from international-known artists like Legowelt, Juju & Jordash and Peter van Hoesen as well as local heroes Kong & Gratts.

ISHA - I Still Got Their Backs Whenever They Need Me

We caught up with ISHA backstage at Dour Festival 2018. We asked him about his thoughts on hip hop becoming more mainstream and his new album.

Our Belgian Hip Hop GIFs: Hot From the Press!

Trying to channel your inner Roméo Elvis? You can now! Virtually, at least. We made some brand new GIFs featuring some of Belgiums finest hip hop artists. Check out our picks on our Giphypage.

Dalilla Hermans: “lyrics are more important to me than flow or beat”

Dalilla Hermans is a woman of many trades. She’s an author, a journalist and an activist, mostly known in Flanders as an advocate of equal rights. At Chase, we know her as a long time hip-hop enthusiast. She's even married a hip-hop artist. The music genre has...

Meet 21-year old producer Messoins, the brain behind YouTube series #JourneyOfABeat

Music and storytelling: its a match made in heaven for Arsène Rurangiza aka music producer and composer Messoins. He makes the art of producing beats look easy in his YouTube series Journey of a Beat. Messoins takes his viewers on a musical journey during which he explains step-by-step how he produced a certain beat. The digital music composer takes his beatmaking videos to the next level by inviting artists for each session. They write lyrics to his beats and perform the song live at the end of the video. Messoins manges to compress this whole process into easy-to-watch 5-minute videos.