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Photos: La Coka Nostra @ The Rockpile West

Photos by: Adam Horton – Hip-Hop supergroup La Coka Nostra, which consists of Ill Bill (Non Phixion, Heavy Metal Kings), Slaine (Special Teamz), DJ Lethal (House of Pain, Limp Bizkit), and Danny Boy (House of Pain), who is expected to release their new album, To Thine Own Self Be True, on November 4th, performed at the Rockpile West in Toronto last night.

Photos: Wale @ The Jefferson Theater

Photos by: Kathryn DeFrank – Hip-Hop artist Wale, who released his fourth album, The Album About Nothing, on March 31st, 2015 via Maybach/Atlantic, performed at the Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville, Virginia last night.

Photos: Mykki Blanco @ Soup Kitchen

Photos by: Priti Shikotra – 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 Soup Kitchen in Manchester, UK last night.

Photos: DJ Shadow @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre

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. 

Concert Review: Post Malone @ Rebel Nightclub

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: Post Malone @ Rebel Nightclub

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.

Album Review: Danny Brown – “Atrocity Exhibition”

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: Chance The Rapper @ Echo Beach

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.

Album Review: Mac Miller – “The Divine Feminine”

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: TLC, Naughty By Nature @ Echo Beach

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 →