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Watch Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ new video for “Kevin” featuring Leon Bridges

By: Staff – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have revealed the new video for “Kevin,” a moving personal narrative that tackles the prescription drug epidemic in America and features soul singer Leon Bridges. The video was directed by Ryan Lewis and Jason Koenig and features both Macklemore and Leon Bridges. The song appears on This Unruly … Continue reading

Photos: Classified, SonReal @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre

Photos by: Brandon Newfield – Nova Scotia-based hip-hop artist Classified, who released his fourth album, Grateful, on January 15th, 2016 via Universal Music Canada, which featured the singles “No Pressure” featuring Snoop Dogg, and “Filthy” featuring DJ Premier, and which followed up his self-titled third album on January 22nd, 2013, performed at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in … Continue reading

Photos: 2016 NBA All-Star Weekend – Snoop Dogg @ Uniun Nightclub

Photos by: Anthony D’Elia – Acclaimed hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg, who released his 13th album, Bush, on May 12th, 2015 via Doggystyle Records/I Am Other/Columbia, performed a DJ set at Uniun Nightclub in Toronto last night under the name DJ Snoopadelic as part of the 2016 NBA All-Star Weekend.

Photos: Jazz Cartier @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre

Photos by: Anthony D’Elia – Toronto-based hip-hop artist Jazz Cartier, who released his debut album, Marauding in Paradise, on April 15th, 2015, which received a long-list nomination for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize, performed at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night.

Photos: Daye Jack @ The Shelter

Photos by: Julian Bibb –  Hip-hop artist Daye Jack, who released his newest EP, Soul Glitch, on June 29th, 2015, performed at The Shelter in Detroit, Michigan last night.

Photos: Plaitwrights, Sean Blackthorn @ The Revival

Photos by: Anthony D’Elia – Toronto-based rap-rock band Plaitwrights, who released their newest album, Jane’s Dad’s Cadillac, on January 13th, 2016, which the band recorded on analog tape in 2015, and produced the visuals for on location in London, Amsterdam and Greece over the span of 2.5 weeks, performed an album release show at The Revival in Toronto last … Continue reading

J. Cole announces new live album “Forest Hills Drive: Live From Fayetteville, NC”

By: Staff –   J. Cole has announced a new live album entitled Forest Hills Drive: Live From Fayetteville, NC. The album, recorded throughout his hometown performance, the last date on the Forest Hills Drive tour, features his 2014 album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive, in its entirety save one track along with an intermission medley consisting of “Lights … Continue reading

Concert Review/Photos: Madchild @ Babylon nightclub

By: Lucy Sky – Madchild’s show at Babylon nightclub in downtown Ottawa on January 21st was a night filled with dirty beats, and the grimiest of rhymes. From start to finish, this wasn’t something any hip-hop fan in the area would want to miss. People came from as far as Peterborough to see the show, and … Continue reading

Watch the new Run The Jewels video for “Meowpurrdy”

By: Staff –   Last September hip-hop auteurs Run The Jewels made music history when they unleashed the world’s first cat-rap charity album Meow The Jewels. Today, in conjunction with Adult Swim, the duo released a mind-altering video by esteemed cult video artist Cyriak for the album’s lead track “Meowpurrdy,” a remix by El-P that deposits his and Killer Mike’s vocal performances in the midst of a … Continue reading

Watch the new Flying Lotus-scored short film “FUCKKKYOUUU”

By: Staff –   Following a series of exclusive festival appearances, watch the new Flying Lotus-scored short film “FUCKKKYOUUU” below. “FUCKKKYOUUU” deals with a time travelling lonely girl who finds love and comfort by connecting with her past self. Eventually faced with rejection she struggles with her identity and gender, and as time folds onto itself only one … Continue reading