By: Curtis Sindrey – The celebration of 30 years of Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx and Mobb Deep’s The Infamous at History in Toronto last night (Dec. 2nd) was an unforgettable experience that truly honoured the legacy of these legendary albums. From the moment the two legendary MCs took the stage, the energy in the … Continue reading
Photos by: Emily Kovacic – The second and final day of Thrival Festival 2015 in Pittsburgh on September 26th featured performances by Atlanta-based indie rock quintet Manchester Orchestra, who released their fourth album, Cope, on April 1st, 2014 via Loma Vista Recordings/Favourite Gentlemen, Juno Award-winning Toronto-based electropop singer-songwriter Lights, who released her third album, Little Machines, on September 19th, 2014 … Continue reading
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
By: Colin Rabyniuk – Not even the spectre of thunderstorms could keep away the crowds last night as Ghostface Killah and Raekwon took the stage at Yonge and Dundas Square for NXNE’s grande finale. The estimated 8.000 people though, seemed to miss the memo that it wasn’t raining. At one point, Ghost stopped mid-song to … Continue reading