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By: Staff – Minneapolis hip-hop duo Atmosphere have announced their seventh studio album Fishing Blues, out August 12th on Rhymesayers. Pre-order the album here. Producer Ant and lyricist/rapper Slug have been making music together as Atmosphere for over 20 years and have managed to continually tweak and strive to perfect their formula, while neither straying too far off their path, nor resorting to playing it safe and … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Buck – Los Angeles-based hip-hop artist Schoolboy Q, who will release his fourth album, Blank Face, on July 8th via Top Dawg/Interscope, which will follow up his released his 2014 album, Oxymoron, performed at the Port Lands in Toronto on June 17th as part of NXNE 2016 with rapper Ghostface Killah, who is best known … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephan Ordonez – Hip-hop duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, who released their second album, This Unruly Mess I’ve Made, on February 26th, 2016 via Macklemore LLC, which featured the singles “Downtown” featuring Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee, and Grandmaster Caz, and “White Privilege II” featuring Jamila Woods, performed at Echo Beach in Toronto last night.
By: Staff – Danny Brown is back with a brand new song, “When It Rain”. Watch the video below. On making the song “When It Rain”, Brown said, “When I first heard the beat it reminded me of one of those old ghetto tech instrumentals we’ll be like jittin to, you know what I’m saying, at the house parties and stuff. … Continue reading
By: Emmett Robinson Smith – Chance The Rapper’s ascension on the hip-hop totem could be seen coming from a mile away. His landmark 2013 mixtape, Acid Rap, showcased a command of both musicality and artistic vision that usually takes artists years to hone, from the flamboyant jumpiness of “Good Ass Intro” to the perpetual build … Continue reading
By: Josh Terzino – The path to self-discovery is often littered with obstacles – a journey one must make on his or her own terms. This was no different for K.Flay, who found her sound only after climbing over more than a handful of roadblocks. The indie hip-hop musician, born Kristine Flaherty, had released four mix … Continue reading
Photos by: Pete Zee – Hip-hop artist Mykki Blanco, who released his debut album, Michael, in 2015, performed at the Velvet Underground in Toronto last night.
By: Staff – Die Antwoord have released their first new song in two years titled “Dazed and Confused” (produced by GOD), which will be featured on the group’s upcoming, Suck On This, mixtape, which is set for release on May 19th. Stream the song below. The song serves as the band’s first new music since their 2014 … Continue reading
By: Emmett Robinson Smith – ASAP Ferg has been on a hot streak. He packed his 2013 album, Trap Lord, with aggressive trap songs, including the menacing “Shabba,” which has maintained popularity and become his calling card. Since then, Ferg has supplied a streak of remarkable guest features on different rappers’ tracks (Meek Mill’s “B-Boy” and … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephan Ordonez – Hip-hop artist Ty Dolla Sign, who released his debut album, Free TC, on November 13th, 2015 via Atlantic, which featured guest appearances by R. Kelly, Kendrick Lamar, Brandy and Kanye West, and which featured the singles “Only Right”, “Blasé”, “When I See Ya”, “Saved”, “Solid” and “Wavy”, performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night as part of … Continue reading
