Dope idea to condense the festival down to one weekend. I think that’s gonna be way more effective. Full program details coming in the upcoming weeks…

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Droppin’ Dimez was only one of the very influential radio shows that we lost when CKLN went off the air last year. Great to see then, that they’ve found a new home on CHRY 105.5 FM and will be live every Tuesday night at 11pm…starting tonight!!!

Shouts to JJ Rock and Mel Boogie who definitely play A LOT of local music and support the scene in any way they can. And shouts to every host and DJ that has blessed the Droppin’ Dimez show. The legacy continuessssss…

Should be a dope show tonight, featuring the MCs from the Jane & Finch cypher (info below).

First and foremost – THANK YOU!

To all of you who hit us up via email, text or twitter to say “Welcome Back” to the airwaves – it truly means a lot and we were fully caught off guard with all the congrats coming our way.  Tonight we launch our first official show on our new night and spot, and are having a house-warming party at our new home: CHRY 105.5FM.  Needless to say, we’re AMPED!

We kick it off tonight with some fierce MCs from Toronto – get familiar with the names Lola Bunz, BadAs$ Bukk, Rootz and Rushiie Raw….. Those BET Ciphers don’t have a thing on these  ladies from Jane and Finch who demolish the mic!   Here’s a little something to get you ready >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHEt_bzglII  Also, we always rep for the team and welcome the ladies from www.Bad-Perm.com into the booth tonight!  

Don’t forget to keep it locked TONIGHT at 11PM as we take over the airwaves at CHRY 105.5FM or check us out online at www.chry.fm

PEACE!!

PS: Our playlist distro and chart start next week! Send us CLEAN edits at droppindimezradio@gmail.com

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SO HAPPY for Melanie man. It’s such an accomplishment to have a sophomore album in today’s musical climate. No easy task. Love that this album is more about her at this moment in time too…rather than paying homage to her influences like her first album was. Big risk on her part to change up the sound but I think it’s gonna pay off for her in more ways than one. CONGRATS MEL! WE LOVE YOU!

MELANIE FIONA – THE MF LIFE IS IN STORES NOW. COPP THAT.

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It’s about that time of year again people! Get your vote on for the 2012 DJ Stylus Awards!

HAVE YOUR SAY & VOTE FOR CANADA’S REMARKABLE TALENT!
2012 Stylus Awards Presented by Pioneer DJ

CLICK HERE TO VOTE = http://stylusgroup.ca/vote

Toronto, ON; March 12, 2012 – The Stylus Group is proud to continue the tradition with the 7th annual Stylus Awards presented by Pioneer DJ.  Voting for the many multi-talented Canadian artists and personalities can be cast as of TODAY at 12 noon EST. Visit www.stylusgroup.ca/vote to place your vote for your favourite artists, producers and DJ’s.

The closing date for VOTING is March 21, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

Stylus Award founder Mike Zafiris states, “The Stylus Awards is a great platform to highlight and honour the best in Canadian DJ talent, vocals, music production and many other talents who are contributors to the great music industry in Canada. My team and I are honoured by the rapid growth and success of the awards show, and will continue to proudly support and celebrate the many achievements of Canadian musical talent.”

The 2012 Spinfest and Stylus Awards presented by Pioneer DJ will begin in Toronto on Saturday, May 26th followed by a complete weekend of festivities leading up to the red carpet awards show on Monday, May 28th.  Spinfest is a conference showcasing leading industry talents, speakers and education for tomorrow’s next big artists.  Tickets for the Stylus Awards will be available via Ticketmaster in April for $40 CND+HST.  Be sure to purchase your tickets early to avoid disappointment, the show has sold out every year! The awards show will take place at a new venue this year, the Danforth Music Hall located at 147 Danforth Avenue, Toronto, ON, M4K 1N2.  For a complete list of rules and regulations visit the Stylus Group website.

About The Stylus Group
The Stylus Awards are a unique facet to the DJ and club culture in Canada. As the only institution recognizing the breadth of DJ talent in Canada; Stylus are able to bring a forum that allows DJ’s and Canadian artists to display and perform their talent to the Canadian music industry. The events throughout Spinfest and the Stylus Awards harbour performances, a national music conference, concerts and local events, all allowing Canadian artists and DJ’s to flourish and be recognized.  For up to date news, rules, regulations, and submission guidelines of the 2012 Stylus Awards and Spinfest presented by Pioneer DJ please visit: www.stylusgroup.ca.

Tune in this evening to check out your boys. Good luck fam. Proud of you guys!

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Congrats to all the nominees!

RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Classified
Handshakes and Middle Fingers

D-Sisive
Jonestown 2: Jimmy Go Bye Bye

Drake
Take Care

Kardinal Offishall
Anywhere (Ol’ Time Killin’ Part.2)

Swollen Members
Daggermouth

R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
JRDN
IAMJRDN

Jully Black
Set it Off ft. Kardinal Offishall

Karl Wolf
Ghetto Love ft. Kardinal Offishall

Melanie Fiona
Gone And Never Coming Back

Robin Thicke
Pretty Lil’ Heart ft. Lil Wayne

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL LIST OF NOMINEES

Shouts to Different Kitchen for the reminder! Artists…don’t sleep.

I am actually screening all the hip-hop submissions for NXNE 2012 so for those of you who see the value in performing at Canada’s equivalent to SXSW, a citywide music festival attended by over 300,000 people, get crackin’ now. Artists of all genres are, of course, welcome to submit applications but note: I’ll only be f-ckin’ with the applications tagged as being hip-hop genre submissions for NXNE.

CLICK HERE to learn how to submit.

– Ian (Different-Kitchen.com)

CONGRATS to my celebrity crush. This is great! Tika’s BEEN on the grind with her “Intimate & Interactive” shows which have not only evolved into “The Known [UN]Known” (doper name) but have also now graduated to the next level of performance venues…Harbourfront Centre. This is EXACTLY how you’re supposed to do it:

Start small. Be consistent. Grow.

To announce the first show in the new venue, Tika’s written up a likkle blog post talking about the event, its history and the artists that will be blessing the stage on February 4th. It’s a FREE event and the headliners are Rochelle Jordan and Shi Wisdom aka THE SHOW IS GOING TO BE NUTSO. Anyways…here’s some words from Tika. Peep the link below for the full post.

I don’t even know where or how to begin. In July of 2010, I began on a little journey that I would’ve never fathomed would’ve brought me here. Before I even start, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Tika Simone. I am kind of a Jill of all Trades in this city. To say that I wear many hats is an understatement. I act, I am a musician, and I run the city’s first Urban Audition-only open mic night in the city.

I initially started this project because I noticed that for a city like Toronto that has amazing visibility in talent, there was a noticeable lack of  local shows/platforms. I decided to take charge. I found a small venue and decided to have weekly shows. Each show had a headliner. A fabulous Headliner FROM Toronto with local fans, local pull & incredible talent. We had headliners from Erik Flowchild to Andreena Mill to Kim Davis to The Airplane Boys to Natasha Waterman to The OBGM’s to Tre Mission to Tanika Charles to Masia One. The list goes on and on and on. Each show had openers. Openers that HAD to audition due to the fact that they were opening FOR the headliner. Fastforward to 2012. 53 shows later. YES. 53 shows. Over 300 auditions. Countless audiences. Beautiful headliners. Amazing opening acts. Moments. Memories. Growth. Youth. Smiles. Thank-you’s. Love. TALENT. And most importantly SUPPORT. I am elated to announce that The Known UNKnown has partnered with Harbourfront Centre and this will officially be our new home.

READ FULL BLOG POST HERE