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Photos by: Jaime Espinoza – New York City-based rapper Skizzy Mars, who released his debut EP, The Red Balloon Project, on February 3rd, 2015, which peaked at number 4 on the US Billboard Rap Albums, performed at The Mod Club in Toronto last night with hip-hop artist P-Lo, who is best known as a co-founder of Redmond, … Continue reading
Photos by: Anthony D’Elia – Vans celebrated 50 years of “Off the Wall” with a celebration of music, art, action sports and street culture at a special event at a converted warehouse in Toronto’s Davenport neighbourhood last night, which featured performances by acclaimed hip-hop artist Kool Keith.
Photos by: Katrina Lat – Scottish hip-hop/pop trio Young Fathers, who released their second album, White Men Are Black Men Too, on April 6th, 2015 via Big Dada, which followed up their 2014 Mercury Prize-winning debut album, Dead, which debuted at number 35 on the top 100 UK album chart, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephan Ordonez – Swedish rapper/producer Yung Lean, who released his second album, Warlord, on February 25th, 2016 via Year 0001, which featured the singles “Hoover”, “AF1s”, and which followed up his 2014 album, Unknown Memory, which featured a guest appearance by Travis Scott, performed at The Hoxton in Toronto last night with Chicago-based rapper Adamn Killa, … Continue reading
Photos by: Saidy Lopez – Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist Nas, who released his newest album, Life Is Good, on July 13th, 2012 via Def Jam, which featured the singles “Nasty”, “The Don”, and “Daughters”, and which followed up his 2010 collaborative album with Damian Marley entitled Distant Relatives, and which features lyrical themes concerning ancestry, poverty, and the plight … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Toronto-based jazz trio BadBadNotGood, who released a new collaborative album with Wu-Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah called Sour Soul (out Feb. 24th, 2015 via eOne Music Canada), which follows their Polaris Music Prize-Nominated album III (out May 6th, 2014), performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with New Jersey-based rapper Marvel Alexander, who released … Continue reading
By: Staff – Hip-hop duo Run The Jewels have released a new virtual reality video for their song “Crown”, which is available via The New York Times’ NYT VR app (for both iOS and Android users). A track from Run The Jewels’ groundbreaking sophomore album Run the Jewels 2, the “Crown” video is viewable on smartphone or any type of VR headset. In the latter environment … Continue reading
Photos by: Brandon Newfield – Hip-hop artist Logic, who released his second album, The Incredible True Story, on November 13th, 2015 via Def Jam, which featured the singles “Young Jesus”, “Like Woah”, and “Fade Away”, and which follows up his 2014 debut album, Under Pressure, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with rapper Dizzy Wright, who … Continue reading
By: Staff – Shad is bringing his rhymes to stages across Canada this summer. After touring heavily throughout 2014 and 2015 in support of his Polaris Prize short-listed album, Flying Colours, the Juno Award-winning rapper surprised his fans by taking over as host of CBC’s daily arts, culture and entertainment program “q.” It’s been a year since his triumphant show at Toronto’s legendary Massey Hall … Continue reading
By: Staff – Kendrick Lamar has released a surprise album titled untitled unmastered tonight (March 3). Listen to it here. Every element of Kendrick Lamar’s unedited unmastered tells you something about the Compton MC’s provocative, multi-layered genius. Take the contrast of the collection’s ultra-generic title and its attention-grabbing out-of-left-field release. Take the retro-futuristic, Funkadelic-inspired grooves that simmer … Continue reading
