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Album Review: Drake – “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late”

By: Mehek Seyid (@whatthemehek) –       Last Thursday, Toronto rap god Drake out-paced the 24-hour media cycle when he dropped his new mixtape-cum-album If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late. If you were just glancing at your social media feeds, it certainly was far too late. The masses flocked and the work itself spoke volumes, as the … Continue reading

Photos: Madchild at The Rockpile West

Photos by: Jon Wishart – Vancouver-based hip-hop artist Madchild, who is a member of Juno Award-winning hip-hop group Swollen Members, who released their eleventh album, Brand New Day, on June 17th, 2014 via Battle Axe Records, and who released his second solo album, Lawn Mower Man, on August 6th, 2013 via Battle Axe Records, performed at The … Continue reading

Photos: Riff Raff, Rebecca Rocklynn, Success Over Stress @ The Danforth Music Hall

Photos by: Claudia Kielb –  Houston, TX-based hip-hop artist Riff Raff, who released his debut album, Neon Icon, on June 24th, 2014 via Mad Decent, which featured the singles “How to Be the Man”, and “Tip Toe Wing In My Jawwdinz”, and featured guests including Childish Gambino, Mac Miller, and Mike Posner, and who is expected … Continue reading

Photos: B.o.B @ Luxy Nightclub

Photos by: Victoria Charko (@victoriacharko) – Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist B.o.B, who released his third album, Underground Luxury, on December 17th, 2013 via Grand Hustle/Atlantic, which featured the singles “HeadBand”, “Ready”, and “John Doe”, performed at Luxy Nightclub in Vaughn, ON last night.

Contest: Win 2 Tickets to Dumbfoundead in Toronto!

  Date: Feb. 6 | Doors at 8pm Venue: Rockpile West You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: Win 2 Tickets to @dumbfoundead in #Toronto! | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT | #hiphop #dumbfoundead | http://t.co/kzASJ1L7dm — Aesthetic Magazine (@Aesthetic_Mag) January 27, 2015 … Continue reading

Photos: Fabolous @ Kool Haus

Photos by: Philip C. Perron (@Philip_Perron) – Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist Fabolous, who is expected to release his seventh album, Loso’s Way 2: Rise to Power, sometime in 2015, which is set to feature Chris Brown, Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, John Legend, Future, Ne-Yo, Trey Songz, Young Jeezy and Chrisette Michelle, performed at Kool Haus in Toronto on January 22nd.  

Contest: Win 2 Tickets to Riff Raff in Toronto!

  Date: January 31st | Doors at 7pm Venue: The Danforth Music Hall You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: Win 2 Tickets to Riff Raff (@JODYHiGHROLLER) in #Toronto! | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT | http://t.co/Hox3ypGh2B — Aesthetic Magazine (@Aesthetic_Mag) January 19, … Continue reading

Contest: Win 2 Tickets to Talib Kweli in Toronto!

  Date(s): Feb. 20th | Doors at 8pm Venue: The Rockpile West You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: Win 2 tickets to @TalibKweli in #Toronto! | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT | #hiphop | http://t.co/elizkuIBsw pic.twitter.com/r6RkTj8CHp — Aesthetic Magazine (@Aesthetic_Mag) January 9, 2015 … Continue reading

Interview: Just Blaze Talks His Creative Process, Hanging Up on Jay-Z, and More!

By: Brandon Lorenzetti – We sit down with acclaimed hip-hop producer Just Blaze (Jay-Z, Eminem, Kanye West) before his show at Uniun Nightclub in Toronto as part of the 2014 Hennessy Artistry Series where he talks about how music production has evolved, his creative process, hanging up on Jay-Z’s A&R dept., and more!

Contest: Win 2 Tickets to BoB in Vaughan!

  We’re giving away 2 pairs of tickets to BoB’s show at Luxy Nightclub on January 29th in Vaughan! Date(s): January 29th | Doors at 8pm Venue: Luxy Nightclub Opener: Siege x BYDK You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: Win 2 Tickets … Continue reading