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Photos by: Brendan Albert – DJ/Producer DJ Shadow, who released his fifth album, The Mountain Will Fall, on June 24th, 2016 via Mass Appeal, which serves as his first studio album since 2011’s The Less You Know, the Better, performed at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night.
By: Elaisha Green (@elaishajade) – Orange Season artist, Larry June gave a shout over the crowd as “Pop Style” thundered through Rebel Nightclub, the venue formerly known as Sound Academy. An opening party christened the new-ish Toronto hotspot just days earlier. Attendees bumped and rubbed together as June danced around the stage backed by hip-hop favourites SchoolBoy Q’s “That … Continue reading
Photos by: Brandon Newfield – Hip-Hop artist Post Malone, who will release his debut album, Stoney, sometime in 2016 or 2017, and which will feature guest appearances from Justin Bieber, Pharrell Williams, Kehlani, Quavo, and more, performed at Rebel Nightclub (Sound Academy) in Toronto last night. Check out our review here.
By: Emmett Robinson Smith – Danny Brown is a member of the handful of hip-hop artists teetering on the mainstream, but never quite going over. He’s prevalent (and important) enough to earn recognition from pockets of the masses and strange enough to attract adoration from critics and hip-hop heads. The tone of his voice alone … Continue reading
Photos by: Shahnoor Ijaz – Chicago-based rapper Chance The Rapper, who released his third mixtape, Colouring Book, on May 13th, 2016, which featured guest appearances by Kanye West, Young Thug, Francis and the Lights, Justin Bieber, Ty Dolla Sign, Kirk Franklin, and the Chicago Children’s Choir, performed at Echo Beach in Toronto last night.
By: Emmett Robinson Smith – “The Divine Feminine, an album by Mac Miller,” Mac Miller’s new girlfriend Ariana Grande announces on “Congratulations,” the opening track from his new album. The statement, which sets the tone for the next 52 minutes – sensuous, plush, atmospheric – also doubles as an indicator that Mac Miller set … Continue reading
Photos by: Brandon Newfield – Atlanta-based R&B/Hip-Hop trio TLC, whose original line-up consisted of Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopesand Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas, and who will release a new album titled, TLC (The Legacy Continues), during the first quarter of 2017, performed at Echo Beach in Toronto last night with Grammy Award-winning hip-hop group Naughty By Nature, who released their seventh album, Anthem … Continue reading
Photos by: Mike Nguyen – Hip-hop artist Denzel Curry, who released his second album, Imperial, on March 9th, 2016 via C9, which featured guest appearances from Rick Ross, Joey Badass and Vares of Twelve’len, and which followed up his 2015 double EP, 32 Zei/Planet Shrooms, which featured guest appearances from Mike Dece, Twelve’len, Big Rube, Nell, J.K. the Reaper, Leonardo Safari and Fortebowie, performed … Continue reading
Photos by: Janine Wong – Acclaimed hip-hop-soul singer Lauryn Hill, who released her first new song in over a decade called “Neurotic Society (Compulsory Mix)”, on May 4th, 2013, before serving three months in prison for tax evasion, performed at Massey Hall in Toronto on September 16th.
Photos by: Timothy Nguyen – Day one of Rifflandia 2016 in Victoria, British Columbia on September 15th featured performances by hip-hip trio De La Soul, who released their ninth album, and the Anonymous Nobody…, on August 26th, 2016 via Kobalt, which featured the singles “Trainwreck”, “Pain”, “Royalty Capes”, “Drawn”, and “Greyhounds”, New York City-based hip-hop group The Beatnuts, rap group Illvis Freshly, and more! _____________________________________________________________________________________ De La … Continue reading
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