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Photos: Movement Detroit 2015 (Day 2) – Dog Blood, Danny Brown, Hot Since 82

Photos by: Jamie Limbright, Joe Gall, Bryan Mitchell, & Samuel Trotter – Day two of Movement Detroit 2015 at Hart Plaza in downtown Detroit featured performances by EDM supergroup Dog Blood, which features Grammy Award-winning dubstep DJ/Producer Skrillex, and electro house DJ/Producer Boys Noize, who released their newest EP, Middle Finger Pt. 2: The Remixes, on March … Continue reading →

Photos: Movement Detroit 2015 (Day 1) – Method Man, Mano Le Tough, Stacey Pullen

Photos by: Jamie Limbright & Samuel Trotter – Day one of Movement Detroit 2015 at Hart Plaza in downtown Detroit featured performances by acclaimed rapper Method Man, who is a member of iconic hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, Irish EDM DJ/Producer Mano Le Tough, Detroit-based techno artist Stacey Pullen, New Jersey-based deep house DJ/Producer Kerri Chandler, and more! … Continue reading →

Photos: CMW 2015 – Joey Badass, Jazz Cartier @ The Danforth Music Hall

Photos by: Roy Cohen – 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 seven singles including “Big Dusty”, “Christ Conscious”, “No. 99”, “Curry Chicken”, “On & On”, and “Teach Me”, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night as part of CMW … Continue reading →

Photos: Shad, Zaki Ibrahim @ Massey Hall

Photos by: Malcolm Cook – Acclaimed Canadian rapper Shad, who released his fourth album, Flying Colours, on October 15th, 2013 via Black Box, and who is the new host of popular radio show Q on CBC Radio, performed at Massey Hall in Toronto last night as part of the venue’s ongoing “Live at Massey Hall” concert … Continue reading →

New Music: Raz Fresco Ft. Raekwon – “Influenza”

By: Staff –   Toronto-based rapper and BKR$CLB member Raz Fresco, who produced Bishop Nehru’s track “Mobb Dizzle” for the NBA Live 14 video game, and released his memorable Screwface Tape last year, just released his new self-produced track featuring Wu-Tang Clan’s Raekwon called “Influenza”. The song will appear on Fresco’s forthcoming debut album, Pablo Frescobar, out June 2nd via … Continue reading →

J. Cole, Big Sean, YG, Jeremih to play Drake’s OVO Fest

By: Staff –   Drake’s annual OVO Fest will return to the Molson Amphitheatre on August 2nd and 3rd with guests that include J. Cole, who is currently touring in support of his critically acclaimed 2014 album 2014 Forest Hills Drive, Big Sean, who released his third album, Dark Sky Paradise, on Feb. 24th, YG, who … Continue reading →

Interview: JUNO Nominee Tre Mission Sees Through Industry BS and Phony Emcees

By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – I f you don’t know who Tre Mission is, you should. Maybe the problem is, we’re all getting numb to the same old story of an unbelievably talented Toronto emcee taking the world by storm, but with Tre Mission, it’s different. The 24 year-old Toronto emcee has been at it since he … Continue reading →

Photos: Travis Scott, Metro Boomin @ The Danforth Music Hall

Photos by: Brandon Lorenzetti – Houston, TX-based hip-hop artist Travis Scott, who released his second mixtape, Days Before Rodeo, on August 18th, 2014 via Grand Hustle, which featured guest appearances by The 1975, Young Thug, Rich Homie Quan, Big Sean, T.I., & Migos, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto on March 11th with Atlanta-based hip-hop artist Metro Boomin, who released … Continue reading →

Interview: Shad Talks Hosting CBC’s Q, Internet Controversy, and New Music

By: Curtis Sindrey – Shadows loom over CBC Radio’s arts and culture show ‘Q’, but this week the flagship production announced their new full-time host – JUNO Award-winning rapper Shad, promising a fresh voice behind the microphone. In our new interview with the 33-year-old hip-hop artist, Shad candidly discusses his thoughts on Q’s role in Canadian culture, … Continue reading →

Photos: Logic, Michael Christmas @ Phoenix Concert Theatre

Photos by: Roy Cohen – Hip-hop artist Logic, who released his debut album, Under Pressure, on October 21st, 2014 via Def Jam, which featured acclaimed producer No I.D. (Kanye West, Big Sean, Jay-Z), and features the singles “Under Pressure”, and  “Buried Alive”, performed at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with hip-hop artist Michael Christmas, who … Continue reading →