Photos by: Stephan Ordonez – Hip-hop artist Freddie Gibbs, who released his eighth EP, Pronto, on March 9th, 2015 via E$GN, performed at The Hoxton in Toronto on October 14th.
Photos by: Amanda Cain – Pittsburgh-based hip-hop artist Mac Miller, who released his third album, GO:OD AM, on September 18th, 2015 via Warner Bros., performed at The Fillmore Detroit, in Detroit, MI last night with New York City-based hip-hop artist Joey Badass, who released his debut album, B4.Da.$$, on January 20th, 2015 via Cinematic Music Group, which spawned … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – To make some noise prior to the release of their 2014 barnburner RTJ2, Run the Jewels, hip-hop’s feel-good story of the decade, created a massive crowdfunding effort. The effort included everything from the obvious: $100 gets you the vinyl, CD and a t-shirt, to the cartoonish. For several million dollars, … Continue reading
Date: September 25 – 6pm Location: TD Echo Beach Openers: Danny Brown, Vince Staples You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Win 2 Tickets to #ASAPRocky w/ @xdannyxbrownx in #Toronto! | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT | http://t.co/c50lT6bt4O pic.twitter.com/9cGPoRzWdx — Aesthetic Magazine … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Buck – Canadian hip-hip band Grand Analog, who released their third album, Modern Thunder, on August 20th, 2013, and who will release their fourth album, War Stories, sometime this year, performed at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto last night with Toronto-based electronic band Klox, as part of the Virgin Mobile Indie Fridays concert series. … Continue reading
By: Brandon Lorenzetti – Los Angeles-based hip-hop artist Earl Sweatshirt, who released his second album, I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt, on March 23rd, 2015 via Columbia, which follows up his 2013 debut album, Doris, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto on August 16th. Click here to check out … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Don’t cry for Odd Future. While this summer’s news of the hip-hop collective’s breakup may be troubling, it’s best to think of it as “divide and conquer”. Judging from Earl Sweatshirt’s sold-out, rabid crowd at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto, that plan is working out pretty damn well. To say Sunday’s show was long-awaited is … Continue reading
Photos by: Amanda Cain – Malibu, CA-based hip-hop artist Shwayze, who released his newest album, King Of The Summer, on July 17th, 2015, which follows up his last album, Shwayze Summer, out July 13th, 2013, performed at The Magic Bag in Ferndale, Michigan on August 7th with Detroit-based hip-hop group Cold English, who released their newest album, One Band. … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Now in its fourth year, Made in America (created by Jay-Z in partnership with Budweiser) has its lineup locked down. Start with a genre-defining superstar, and cascade from there into a collection of heroes from indie rock to hip-hop to EDM. While still a relative newcomer to the festival landscape, Made in … Continue reading
Photos by: Victoria Charko (@Vanilla_Rx) – Juno Award-nominated Toronto-based MC Tre Mission, who released his debut album, Stigmata, on August 11th, 2014, which followed up his 2013 mixtape, Malmaison, and who has worked with grime artists such as Wiley, JME and Skepta, performed at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto last night with Bristol, UK-born, Mississauga, ON-based rapper Keita Juma, who released his latest EP Chaos Theory, earlier this year, and … Continue reading