Directed by XCON.

Dan-e-o pulls in Hilltop and Esplanade’s finest for his latest single/visuals off his “Dear Hip Hop” album revisit.

Get Dan-e-o’s “Dear Hip Hop: 20 Years Later” album here: URBNET (CD/Digital) | https://daneo-urbnet.bandcamp.com/alb… iTunes/Apple Music | https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/dea… Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/album/5C9b0q… Directed and edited by XCON, “Rap Essentials” is the second video from Dan-e-o’s milestone-celebrating fourth album entitled, “Dear Hip Hop: 20 Years Later”, which is out now on URBNET. “Rap Essentials” reunites the veteran spitter with “Rap Essentials Volume One” alumni, Mathematik and Deuce Deuce on a Lancecape-produced mash-up of “Dear Hip Hop”, “Learn To Earn” and “Boiling Point” – three joints that appeared on Beat Factory’s seminal Canadian hip-hop compilation in 1996. Produced by Lancecape © 2018 Daniel Faraldo. Distributed by URBNET Communications Inc. DAN-E-O Website | http://www.dan-e-o.com Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/Daneo10 Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/daneo1010 Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/daneo1010 XCON Website | https://www.xconboroughbuilt.com Twitter | https://twitter.com/xconBB6 Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/xcon.boroug…

Directed by Solar C.

More newness from Mathematik – produced by Rocky of NexusMovement.

Follow him @MathematikU

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Previously: NEW VIDEO: Mathematik – Meditate (Prod. The Fisherman)

Previously: NEW MUSIC: Mathematik – Father (Prod. Reazhun)

Love this. That dude Dan-e-o just did an official video for a joint he recorded like 20+ years ago. Can’t think of this ever happening before.

Get Dan-e-o’s “Dear Hip Hop: 20 Years Later” album here:
URBNET (CD/Digital) | https://daneo-urbnet.bandcamp.com/alb…
iTunes/Apple Music | https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/dea…
Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/album/5C9b0q…

Directed and edited by XCON, “Mic Surgery” is the third video from Dan-e-o’s milestone-celebrating fourth album entitled, “Dear Hip Hop: 20 Years Later”, which is out now on URBNET.

“Mic Surgery” was written and recorded during the “Dear Hip Hop” era in 1995.
One word: BARS!

Produced by Korry Deez for Eastsidewalk Products
© 2018 Daniel Faraldo. Distributed by URBNET Communications Inc.

DAN-E-O
Website | http://www.dan-e-o.com
Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/Daneo10
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/daneo1010
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/daneo1010

XCON
Website | https://www.xconboroughbuilt.com
Twitter | https://twitter.com/xconBB6
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/xcon.boroug…

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Dan-e-o’s legacy continues with the full length release of Dear Hip Hop: 20 Years Later. Description says it all. Copp on iTunes or stream there or on Spotify. Congrats man!

On November 5, 1996, Toronto-based label, Beat Factory released the seminal Canadian hip-hop compilation, Rap Essentials Volume One. Helping to further energize the already-established careers of such north-of-the-border lyrical heavyweights as Kardinal Offishall, Choclair, Ghetto Concept and Rascalz, the album is also credited for launching the career of Scarborough lyricist, Dan-e-o. 

With his featured single, “Dear Hip Hop”, Dan-e-o immediately cemented himself as one of Canada’s premier MCs. A quasi-love letter to the music and culture he adores, the Scam-produced single has stood the test of time and has garnered itself “classic” status in the annals of Canadian hip-hop history. 

With his fourth album, Dear Hip Hop: 20 Years Later, Dan-e-o both commemorates the two decade milestone of the release of his legendary debut and pays tribute to a long list of inspirations. “The artists I pay tribute to on this album by including them as guests helped pave the way for me to become the artist I am,” says Dan-e-o, “But they themselves have also enjoyed the last 20 years or so of invigorating hip-hop culture. So this new album is as much about celebrating Canadian hip-hop as a whole as it is about my first single. Really, I’m just a chapter in a much bigger story.” 

Among the honoured guests on the album are URBNET label mate, Moka Only, “Northern Touch” legend, Thrust and the Godfather of Canadian hip-hop himself, Maestro Fresh Wes. They all appear on the posse cut and lead single, “League Of Legends”, which is produced by Scam – reuniting Dan-e-o with the producer of “Dear Hip Hop” 20 years after its release. 

Dear Hip Hop: 20 Years Later is a unique combination of re-mastered gems recorded during the mid-90’s and brand new golden era-esque bangers, which include “Rap Essentials”, an ode to the compilation that started it all with alumni, Mathematik and Deuce Deuce of Concrete Mob and a symbolic tribute to J Dilla entitled “Spit” featuring the late legend’s brother, Illa J. 

The album is set for release on Friday, October 6, 2017 via URBNET. 

Track Listing

01. Dear Hip Hop
02. Constipated
03. Mental Mirage
04. Son Daze
05. Mic Surgery
06. Dear Hip Hop (The 2nd Letter) (feat. Choclair, Frankenstein & Grimace Love)
07. Incarceration
08. So Deep
09. Danish (feat. Nish Raawks)
10. Dear Hip Hop (Remix)
11. League Of Legends (feat. Thrust, Maestro Fresh Wes, Moka Only, Big Kish & Eternia)
12. Rap Essentials (feat. Mathematik & Deuce Deuce)
13. Spit (feat. Illa J)

F-dub continues their debut album (out Oct 10th) push with a 9-track EP of joints that pretty much seems like an attempt to spoil the kids, lol..

Are you thirsty for new FREEDOM WRITERS music? Look no further than the 100% original FW buzz cd “SOON” featuring 6 NEW blazing tracks including fan favourites “The Grille” and the recently released banger “Real”. Special guest Emcees Via Linez, Mathematik and Sese add some heavyweight bars alongside the FW massive.

Grab it now at http://freedomwritersmusic.bandcamp.com/album/soon for only $3!Limited edition CD’s will be available for $5 at the Manifesto main stage performance on September 22nd 2013. Get em while you can!

Previously: NEW MUSIC: FREEDOM WRITERS “REAL” (PROD. BIG SPROXX)

Directed by Big Spoxx.

FW begin to roll-out their “NOW” promo campaign with some short virals discussing the making of cuts off the album.

“Hip Hop needs this” – Badperm.com

“The Freedom Writers have potential to break more ground than an earthquake” – Toronto Star

“Unprecedented” – Shad K

The time is NOW. Critically acclaimed Toronto Hip Hop collective the Freedom Writers are set to launch their highly anticipated debut album to the World this fall. Armed with a deadly combination of issue driven, thought provoking lyrics, bangin beats and powerful punchlines, the first full length release “NOW” represents over 2 years of dedicated work and collaboration. Every FRIDAY new audio, video, interviews or performance footage will be shared with fans and supporters via FREEDOM FRIDAYS on social media and through the FW page Fdubmusic.com. Get insights from the crew on how songs were crafted and what the vibe was like creating the record.

Share, Listen and Enjoy. The FW movement has arrived!.

“The school system doesn’t need more books they need better ones” – Tona

The first track recorded on the Freedom Writers album was the hard hitting track “Better Ones” complete with guest hook and verse from legendary T.O. emcee Mathematik, a bass heavy banger from producer Big Sproxx and rapid fire knowledge from Tona, Frankie Payne, Progress and Adam Bomb. Here’s how it all went down!

www.Freedomwritersmusic.com
www.freedomwritersmusic.bandcamp.com
www.youtube.com/FreedomWritersMusic
www.facebook.com/freedomwritersmusic
www.twitter.com/FreedomWriters_

Previously: NEW MUSIC: THEO3 – Enticement (FreEP)

Previously: NEW VIDEO: FREEDOM WRITERS “NOW” (PROMO)

Previously: NEW MUSIC + VIDEO: THEO3 – Clouds (Prod. Audible Doctor)

Previously: NEW VIDEO: FREEDOM WRITERS – THE GRILLE (DIRECTED BY BIG SPROXX)

Previously: NEW VIDEO: FRANKIE PAYNE – FOLLOW YOUR HEART (DIRECTED BY TESSEFA FRANCIS)

This is kinda cool. Don’t think I’ve seen an online video-mixtape before. I know the whole “video DJ” thing has been getting a bit of buzz out there (mainly in the Dance genre) but this is actually a cool use of the technology as a viral audio + visual experience. Plus it’s all CanCon so we good, lol. Shouts to DJ Law! Here’s the tracklist:

MIXTAPE RADIO INTRO
TONA – Blue Shield
Kardinal Offishall – Kill Shot
JellyTooFly – The Shinnin’
Rich Kidd – Back In The Day
SepTo – EZ When Approachin’
Angerville – Royce Birth – _The Arrival_
Ghettosocks – Invincible (featuring El Da Sensei)
Mathematik _Universal_
Sese – Baby Im Gone _Produced by Rich Kidd
TONA _TIMING_ FEAT. KARDINAL OFFISHALL
Gee Wunder f. Rochester, Mezziah, TRA, Yung Jixx & Neno Rocwell Okay, Okay, Okay
Dan-e-o – Serial Killer (Inspired by _Dexter_) (Official Music Video)

Previous: VIDEO: STYLUS DJ AWARDS – CITYONMYBACK CYPHER (SHI WISDOM, BLAKE CARRINGTON, DEVON TRACY, THE 6TH LETTER)

Previous: NEW MIXTAPE: SPADE (CITIZEN KANE) “SCARTOWN UNRELEASED CLASSICS” (MIXED BY DJ LAW)

Usually I wouldn’t post up production this stripped down and short but when it’s from one of the production outfits responsible for shaping Toronto’s 90s hip-hop sound, I openly make an exception. Down 2 Erf aka production duo ‘The Twins” and emcee Mathematik gave us some of Toronto’s sickest 90s era hip-hop records: from Citizen Kane’s “Reality & Facts” and “Structure, Foundation”  to “Learn 2 Earn” and “Rhyme Training” with Mathematik. I have no idea whether they’re releasing new material or even coming back together; I just happened to randomly stumble on this soundcloud page where you can hear several other beat snippets that were recently posted. Hopefully we see/hear more from these guys in the future.. meantime, enjoy.

JRDN links with Royce for “The One”. Cameo from Harvard.

Official video of recording artist JRDN “The One” ft. Shady Records recording artist Royce Da 5’9”. Directed by Cazhmere.

You get the single on iTunes here http://tinyurl.com/6tkdsu6

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