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Photos: SonReal, Clairmont The Second @ The Mod Club

Photos by: Stephan Ordonez –  Vancouver-based rapper SonReal, who released their newest EP, The Name, in 2016, which followed up his 2015 EP, For The Town, and who has been nominated for two Juno Awards (2003 Rap Recording of the Year for “The Closers”, and 2004 Rap Recording of the Year for “Everywhere We Go”, along with two MMVAs including … Continue reading →

Photos: Sango, Monte Booker @ The Velvet Underground

Photos by: Mike Nguyen –  Seattle-based hip-hop/R&B artist Sango, who is expected to release his second album, In The Comfort Of,  in Spring 2017, which will follow up his 2013 debut album, North, and who has produced tracks for artists like Tinashe, and Bryson Tiller, performed at the Velvet Underground in Toronto last night with electronic artist Monte … Continue reading →

Photos: Mykki Blanco, Cakes Da Killa, Music Bear Tony Banks @ Velvet Underground

Photos by: Morgan Hotston –  Hip-hop artist Mykki Blanco, who released his debut album, Mykki, on September 16th, 2016, which featured the single “High School Never Ends (feat. Woodkid)”, performed at the Velvet Underground in Toronto last night with New Jersey-based rapper Cakes Da Killa, who released his second EP, #IMF, on February 10th, 2015 via Mishka NYC, and hip-hop artist Music Bear Tony … Continue reading →

Photos: Dumbfoundead, Year of the Ox @ The Mod Club

Photos by: Mike Nguyen –  Los Angeles-based rapper Dumbfoundead, who released his newest album, We Might Die, on November 10th, 2016, which featured production by Stereotypes, brandUn DeShay, Harley Mac, King Kanobby, Two Fresh, Getter, and Josh Pan, and which followed up his 2013 album, Old Boy Jon, performed at the Mod Club in Toronto last night with hip-hop duo Year of … Continue reading →

Photos: Noname @ Metro Chicago

Photos by Callie Craig – Chicago-based hip-hop artist Noname, who released her debut mixtape, Telefone, on July 31st, 2016, performed at Metro Chicago in Chicago last night.

Photos: Big Sean Surprises Toronto Fans With “I Decided” Pop-Up Shop

Photos by: Shahnoor Ijaz – Multi-platinum hip-hop artist Big Sean surprised Toronto fans yesterday (Feb. 3) with the opening of his first ever pop-up shop at 12 Ossington Ave. The multi-city retail experience offered a visual and fashionable interpretation of I Decided, his brand new album. The shop is open today (Feb. 4) from 5-11pm and tomorrow (Feb. 5) from 12-6pm.

Photos: P.O.S, Transit22, Hard_R @ Adelaide Hall

Photos by: Lauren Garbutt – Minneapolis, Minnesota-based hip-hop artist P.O.S, who is best known as a founding member of the indie hip-hop collective Doomtree, and who released his fifth album, Chill, dummy, on January 27th, 2017, which followed up his 2012 album, We Don’t Even Live Here, performed at Adelaide Hall in Toronto last night with hip-hop artist Transit22, and rapper … Continue reading →

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.