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Big Sean Announces “I Decided” Pop-Up Shops

By: Staff – Multi-Platinum, Grammy nominated recording artist Big Sean has announced the opening of his first ever pop up shops, with a four city take over in NY, LA, Detroit and Toronto. Named after Big Sean’s upcoming fourth solo studio album, I Decided, the multi-city shops will open on Friday, February 3rd, the same day as the … Continue reading

Photos: Aesop Rock, Homeboy Sandman @ Rebel

Photos by: Lauren Garbutt – Portland-based hip-hop artist Aesop Rock, who released his seventh album, The Impossible Kid, on April 29th, 2016 via Rhymesayers, which spawned a 48-minute video for the entire album, which is a shot-for-shot remake of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, using small figurines, performed at Rebel in Toronto last night with New York City-based rapper … Continue reading

Photos: Kid Koala @ The Rivoli

Photos by: Brendan Albert – Canadian DJ Kid Koala, who released his newest album, Music To Draw To: Satellite, on January 20th, 2017 via Arts & Crafts, performed at the Rivoli in Toronto last night.

Photos: Talib Kweli, K Valentine, Styles P @ The Showbox

Photos by: Daniel Hager  –  Hip-hop artist Talib Kweli, who released his newest mixtape, Awful People Are Great at Parties, in October 2016, which featured production by 6th Sense, J Rhodes, Sir Tim, Cory Mo, Phil 4 Real, Hi Tek, Thanks Joey, Kaytranada, J Dilla, and Thaddeus Dixon, performed at the Showbox in Seattle on January 24th with hip-hop artist K. Valentine, and rapper Styles P, who … Continue reading

Run The Jewels Announce New Augmented Reality App “ARTJ”

By: Staff – After taking the internet by storm with the surprise Christmas Eve digital release of Run The Jewels 3, rap super-duo Run The Jewels have unveiled its latest adventure in cutting-edge expression, ARTJ; an Augmented Reality-based platform uniting RTJ’s passion for art & technology with their desire to reach fans in new and compelling ways. Art from the duo’s vinyl, … Continue reading

Photos: Reaction NYE 2016 – Flume, Anderson Paak, Dillon Francis, Danny Brown

Photos by: Taylor Ohryn – Day one of Reaction NYE 2016 took place at the Donald E. Stephenson Convention Center in Rosemont, IL last night, which featured performances by Australian DJ Flume, who released his second album, Skin, on May 27th, 2016 via Future Classic, which featured the singles “Never Be like You”, “Smoke & Retribution”, and “Say It”, Hip-Hop artist Anderson … Continue reading

Stream Run The Jewels’ New Album “Run The Jewels 3”

By: Staff – Run The Jewels, the firebrand rap duo of El-P and Killer Mike, released their hugely anticipated third album, Run The Jewels 3, today (December 25th). Stream the album in full below. The album features a cadre of guest performers, including Danny Brown, Tunde Adebimpe of TV On The Radio, Trina, saxophonist Kamasi Washington and more, but the new album is first and foremost about the … Continue reading

Photos: Mac Miller @ Rebel Nightclub

Photos by: Stephan Ordonez –  Pittsburgh-based hip-hop artist Mac Miller, who released his fourth album, The Divine Feminine, on September 16th, 2016 via Warner Bros., performed at Rebel Nightclub in Toronto last night.

Photos: Pharrell Williams @ Rockefeller Center

Photos by: D Dipasupil – Hip-Hop/R&B artist Pharrell Williams, who his expected to release the soundtrack to the new film, Hidden Figures entitled Hidden Figures: The Album on December 9th via Columbia, performed at Rockefeller Center in New York City this morning as part of the Citi Concert Series.      

Photos: Flatbush Zombies, Bodega Bamz @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre

Photos by: Morgan Hotston –  Brooklyn-based alternative hip-hop group Flatbush Zombies, who released their debut album, 3001: A Laced Odyssey, on March 11th, 2016 via Glorious Dead Recordings, which featured the singles “Bounce”, and “This Is It”, and which featured artwork by David Nakayama (Marvel Adventures, Deadpool, Big Hero 6), performed at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night New York City-based rapper … Continue reading