Bestie szn activated! 3 of the best rappers in the whole damn country came through for the last episode of the series. This is the kind of conversation I love. It's as silly as it is #Deep and cause they're all genuinely friends it made for a nice lil back n forth. KhakiKid is blowing up atm off the back off his new EP, Ahmed, with love. had an amazing 12 months with his debut project and run of performances and Curtisy was nominated for the RTE Choice Prize album of the year alongside the likes...
Apr 10, 2025•57 min•Season 2Ep. 13
A couple of weeks ago i put up a tiktok about Ireland having a disproportionate impact on global pop culture given the size of its population. It got a pretty mad reaction so I decided to get two sound heads on to talk about it. Why is there such an affinity for Irish culture right now? Is it just the neat guinness drinking, sexy sad boy, fontaines loving conception of what it is to be irish that's palatable to huge swathes of people? Or is there something deeper going on and is a new wave of ta...
Feb 19, 2025•29 min•Season 2Ep. 11
A couple of weeks ago i put up a tiktok about Ireland having a disproportionate impact on global pop culture given the size of its population. It got a pretty mad reaction so I decided to get two sound heads on to talk about it. Why is there such an affinity for Irish culture right now? Is it just the neat guinness drinking, sexy sad boy, fontaines loving conception of what it is to be irish that's palatable to huge swathes of people? Or is there something deeper going on and is a new wave of ta...
Feb 17, 2025•32 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Today's episode features a guest I've wanted to have on for a long time. Noel Watson is one of Ireland and Belfast's most successful and innovative DJs and producers. He's walked for Comme Des Garçons with Jean-Michel Basquiat, DJ'd for the Beastie Boys, chopped it up with Rick Rubin and even was once given a Def Jam jacket by the hip hop trio. Living in London in the 80s with his brother, together they threw some of the most iconic illegal warehouse parties the city has ever seen and had guests...
Jan 23, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 9
This week we had VaticanJail come through on the podcast. The Dublin based, Chilean artist talked about learning classical music in a conservatoire back home in South America, tattooing, injecting absurdity into her music and how she became obsessed with drum machines. Make sure to subscribe it helps a lot ❤️ Shout out to RiRa for sponsoring this season of the podcast - https://www.ri-ra.beer/ Shout out to WHIPITCONALL on making the jingle for the podcast check him out here: Instagram.com/whipit...
Jan 15, 2025•59 min•Season 2Ep. 8
This week we had Maverick Sabre hop on the pod shortly after the release of his incredible new album 'Burn The Right Things Down'. We talked about his free pop up gigs he's been performing in bars around the UK and Ireland, how he stays optimistic and the importance of community in the modern age. Mav is as sound as they come and was generous with his time and wisdom. We reeled it right back to when he toured with Snoop Dogg, the tracks he made with Joey Bada$$ and even talked about the time Mac...
Dec 12, 2024•56 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Alongside his partner Lisa Barros D'Sa, Glenn Leyburn has directed a number of incredible films. The likes of 'Good Vibrations' which focused on Belfast punk legend Terri Hooley, 'Cherry Bomb' which featured Rupert Grint and Robert Sheehan and 'Ordinary Love' with Liam Neeson. However, before all that Glenn was a designer and worked closely with David Holmes on his iconic sugar sweet club nights in Belfast. As part of our first live podcast and in collaboration with Output Festival I chatted wit...
Dec 03, 2024•1 hr 16 min
Ahmed, With Love. is in the house! One of the most creative artists in the game right now.Ahmed goes above and beyond for his art. Just last year he hosted a wrestling themed event that saw artists brawling between sets in Dublin and most recently has released his debut mixtape 'Comma, Fullstop.' A return guest to the podcast, in this episode, we talk about: The influence of brazilian music and his friend eduardo on his new tape Earl Sweatshirt's impact on music culture 🌍 His Mum's feature on t...
Nov 06, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 5
This week we have one of my favourite singers right now - shiv. The Irish-Zimbabwean artist just dropped her stunning new debut album 'the defiance of a sadgirl'. Written during a time of personal upheaval, Shiv’s album is more than just music—it’s a journey through healing and self-discovery. After breaking up with her management, label, long-term partner, and moving back to Ireland from London, Shiv channeled all that emotion into a project that explores themes of self-love, renewal, and accep...
Oct 20, 2024•52 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Next Up we have Brian Cross AKA B+. Brian is one of the most important photographers & Filmmakers in hip hop, period. He's worked with Biggie Smalls, J Dilla, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Lauryn Hill and even once told me that MF DOOM shared his studio for a while. Brian actually grew up in Limerick, before getting a degree in NCAD in Dublin and moving to California in 1990 to attend California Institute of the Arts. It was here he became immersed in hip hop culture as it was beginning to rea...
Oct 07, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 3
In the first interview of the new season, I sit down with the elusive and innovative Sign Crushes Motorist, aka Liam Mccay. At just 19 years old, Liam has amassed hundreds of millions of streams across multiple projects, all while staying completely independent—no manager, no label, no PR. Yet, he’s created a huge impact in the slowcore music scene and beyond, with 14 different aliases to his name. Despite barely doing any interviews, Liam has gained a cult following with countless YouTube essay...
Sep 29, 2024•58 min•Season 2Ep. 2
We're finally back with the mabfield podcast after a hiatus for a couple of years. Today, I'm talking about: - Why I'm relaunching the podcast, how it's going to be different - Recapping the explosive success of artists in Ireland in the past year including Jordan Adetunji, CMAT, Travy & Elzzz and looking towards albums from Or:la & more. - Answering your questions sent in on Instagram Make sure to subscribe it helps a lot ❤️ Shout out to RiRa for sponsoring this season of the podcast. /...
Sep 22, 2024•24 min•Season 2Ep. 1
This week, we welcomed Saul Duffin, founder of Belfast based music and culture magazine YEO to casa del mabfield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 03, 2022•45 min•Ep. 44
In this episode we discuss the debate over accents in Irish Hip-Hop, and give our thoughts on this summers festival line ups so far. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 14, 2022•35 min•Ep. 43
This week, we welcomed Negro Impacto to Casa del Mabfield for an extensive chat. The duo from Dundalk chat about meeting at a skatepark, bonding over their love of The Internet and following the duo blueprint laid down by Nxworries. Also wanna give a big shoutout to Chi Chi after her time in hospital and we wish her all the best in her recovery ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 06, 2022•51 min•Ep. 42
Rising Dublin rapper Curtisy and producer, film maker and artist Rory Sweeney made their way to casa del mabfield this week for a long overdue conversation. We talked about taking inspiration from the growth of New York rapper WIKI, who they'd like to work with, their working relationship with the likes of Ahmed, With Love. and their forthcoming EP. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 20, 2022•45 min•Ep. 41
Rising rappers E The Artist and Ahmed, With Love. joined us to talk about who’d win in an Irish music scene royal rumble, how Ahmed moved back and forth from Sierra Leone to Ireland and the increasing camaraderie in the scene post-lockdown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 13, 2022•42 min•Ep. 40
Belfast rapper Emby has really come to the fore after lockdown with performances at AVA, Plain Sailing Belfast and Crilli DNB. He’s been steadily releasing music of his own, hopping between rap, jungle, dnb and just about anything else he fancies. It puts him in the unique position where he satisfies both the pickiest hip hop heads and dance music die hards. We talked about Ireland’s attitude towards art and creativity generally, working with Curtisy, Rory Sweeney and Ahmed, With Love. and the m...
Jan 30, 2022•55 min•Ep. 39
In episode 2 of Mabfield FM we're joined by London-based member of Nine8 collective Biig Piig! She's emerged as one of the most interesting artists in the lo-fi wave of the past few years with a blend of English and Spanish lyrics as well as her varied production choices. We chatted about how she's been coping with lockdown creatively, partying with Slowthai in Paris, performing on Jools Holland, the London underground scene and her sound going forwards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...
Jul 12, 2020•33 min•Ep. 38
Welcome to Mabfield FM ! Our brand new podcast series where we call up our favourite artists, creatives and friends of Mabfield to have a chit chat about how they are holding up in the most turbulent times of our life times. Up first we have one of Ireland's finest RnB prospects in Erica-Cody. She's been busy leading Black Lives Matter marches in Dublin and we chatted about how the fight though emotionally draining is 100% necessary. She also talked about her dad's basketball career in Ireland a...
Jun 21, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 37
TrustItEnt's Evans Junior is somewhat a musical chameleon. Feeling as comfortable rhyming over trap instrumentals as he does providing earworm hooks on afrobeat cuts, he's carving a reputation as one of Ireland's most versatile artists. This sonic diversity is reflected in the release of his debut album 'Organised Mess'. The meat of the project comprises of catchy hooks and a stream of consciousness that's left to marinate in a number of different genres, with the first half being made up of mor...
Feb 16, 2020•49 min•Ep. 36
PX Music's Hazey Haze and Citrus Fresh joined us for a chat whilst they were in Belfast for their nationwide tour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 09, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 35
Following the release of our end of year podcast reviewing hip hop that year we felt that we needed to be more honest when it came to our assessment of music. The music scene in Ireland is in a relatively healthy place but there's been a bit of stagnation and that is in part due to the lack of honest criticism, for which we are also guilty of. In this episode we got it off our chest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 28, 2020•24 min•Ep. 34
Wednesday 29th January 🗓 Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast will be exclusively showing 'Everybody's Everything', an inside look at the life of the late artist Lil Peep. Following the screening we will be hosting a live podcast with Andrew Moore. We'll touch on mental health in music and hip hop's relationship with drugs. It's a sensitive topic but one that needs explored. You can get your discounted tickets (£4) with the code 'Mabfield': https://queensfilmtheatre.com/Whats-O... FB EVENT: https://ww...
Jan 17, 2020•34 min•Ep. 33
We were joined by an absolute mega line-up of music heads for a round-up of hip hop in Ireland in 2019. We've also got a live podcast in Queens Film Theatre Wednesday 29th January. Google that ! or check our insta bio, discount tickets with code 'Mabfield' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 12, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 32
This week on the #Mabcast we have hip hop duo Tebi Rex. This was straight up hilarious. We talked about the importance of constructive criticism and later made some hot takes on hip hop in Ireland. Lock in. Intro Music: Dubzeno - Know Your Place Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 23, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 31
This week we were joined by Galway's Celaviedmai! Mai has an insane work rate, she is consistently in between her hometown and Dublin for shows and studio sessions. She took a trip up to Belfast to chat to us and was very frank on her previous struggles and spoke about the impact music has had on her life. A genuine star in the making, the rapper/singer/songwriter talks about the support of her mum in her career and we got an exclusive on new music. She also recalled the moment she almost quit. ...
Dec 15, 2019•48 min•Ep. 30
Hailing from Dublin, he spoke about growing up with ADHD and music becoming a cathartic force for him. We delved into pressures from family and getting the balance right when making music. Lock in 🔒 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 08, 2019•54 min•Ep. 29
Following a brief hiatus we are back! This week we locked horns on which Irish hip hop artists are on the rise and who we should keep an eye on in 2020. Including Skripteh, celaviedmai, Malaki, Jeorge II, Cob and Strange Boy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 04, 2019•51 min•Ep. 28
This week two very talented artists made the long trip up from Tipperary and Co. Clare to join us. Speaking on their journey so far and how PX Music came about, the lads were very frank with their thoughts on the music scene and where they want to go. We also dug into the possible reasons for Limerick's existence as a hot bed for talented artists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 06, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 27
