Check out some of the city’s nicest opening up for Rapsody tomorrow night at Studio Bar. Hip-hop will definitely be in the building.

KWM Presents:
RAPSODY in Toronto

Studio Bar | 824 Dundas Street West
Friday, January 16th 2015
Doors Open at 8PM
Tickets $20 in advance | $25 at the door


Advanced Tickets Available


Featuring Performances By:
Jelly TooFly
Keysha Freshh
Adria Kain
and
pHoenix Pagliacci

Music by DJ MelBoogie.

Official viz off Xolisa‘s latest release. Take it in. Here’s the official blurb:

Toronto emcee and producer, Xolisa (pronounced koh-lee-sah), drops the latest music video off of her self-produced sophomore EP, “Rhyme Until My Spirit Needs No Words To Fly” for the EP’s second single, “Dig Me”.

Teaming up with director, videographer and editor, Mr. Asante of AsanteFilm for their 4th music video collaboration, Xolisa launches the beginning of a 6 part visual journey- reflecting a deeper look at the meaning of the EP’s 6 tracks, beginning with the first insight, “I Recognize Me”.

Xolisa explains, “ ‘Dig Me’ is about recognizing myself. Recognizing my potential, my beauty, my strength and choosing to not run away from what I see, especially during my moments of trial. It’s a play on the word ‘Dig’. Right off the bat, you may think I’m rapping about how dope I think I am, or about how much I ‘dig’ or feel myself, which I do and which I am rapping about. But it’s more than that. As you listen, you realize- I am vowing to choose to dig myself out of my holes, my low moments. I’m choosing to learn what it means to not give up on, me.”

“Dig Me” features Xolisa in 3 looks, each a symbol of her in 1. vulnerability 2. confidence and 3. spirit. The video also bares the work of several of Toronto’s artists and entrepreneurs – featuring the body paint artistry of Camille Lauren (artofciel.ca), the styling of Jade Lee Hoy of Hilary & Denise (hilaryanddenise.com), the accessory styling of Wild Moon Jewelry (wildmoonjewelry.com) and the studio space housing of T.O. Studio (to studio.ca) and Number 9 Recording Studios (number9.ca).

Follow along as Xolisa and Mr. Asante continue to unravel the messages of, “Rhyme Until My Spirit Needs No Words To Fly” over the course of the new year.

Previous: NEW MUSIC: XOLISA “RHYME UNTIL MY SPIRIT NEEDS NO WORDS TO FLY” (EP)

Melanie and Slakah connect again for some new properness off her upcoming album “Anticipation”.

You can pre-order it on iTunes today to get an immediate download of “By You Side”.

http://www.melaniedurrant.com
http://www.twitter.com/melaniedurrant
http://www.soundcloud.com/melaniedurrant
http://www.instagram.com/melaniedurrant

Previously: NEW MUSIC: Melanie Durrant “Four Seasons” (Prod. Allstar)

Shot & Edited by Jawn Taboika.

Another nooice live turntable moment from Kils and Fester.

Fresh Kils & Uncle Fester, as The Extremities, come with a dynamic mash of police related material…

The Extremities’ new record, Instruments, is available from Droppin’ Science on Bandcamp: http://extremities.bandcamp.com/album…

Shot & Edited by Jawn Taboika for 40oz Heroes

get.extremitiesmusic.com
www.freshkils.com

Booking contact: freshkils@gmail.com
Twitter: @theExtremities, @freshkils
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheExtremities, https://www.facebook.com/FreshKils

Previously: NEW VIDEO: The Extremities (Freshkils x Uncle Fester) “Sour Times Routine” (Shot & Edited by Jawn Taboika)

LolaBunz drops some truth over a Mobb Deep classic.

What ever happened to the real hip hop?

Toronto- based Hip Hop artist LolaBunz releases her highly anticipated video for her song “Real Hip-Hop” Directed by Ashley Iris Gill.

For More LolaBunz:

www.SoundCloud.com/LolaBunz
www.Instagram.com/ TheLolaBunz
www.Facebook.com/TheLolaBunz
www.Twitter.com/TheLolaBunz

For Bookings Contact: Lolabunzmusic5@gmail.com

Previous: NEW VIDEO: LOLA BUNZ “LIKE THIS” (DIRECTED BY DUKEY DUKEZ)

Directed by Zac Facts.

Another moment of GTA niceness brought to you by Tona, Bomb and Richie.

In preparation for the release of his upcoming album “CARPE DIEM”, which will be released03/02/15, here is the first official first single + video off of the album  “Long Winded Road.” The song is produced by his Naturally Born Strangers counterpart Rich Kidd, so arbitrarily the collective has come together once again.  Do not deprive yourself of the HD Experience. 

 

 Enjoy, and thank you for the continued support with all of the releases.

Download “SILVERSPRING CRESCENT” on ITunes now

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/silverspring-crescent/id654806197

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http://bigtona.bandcamp.com/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tona-Tencreddi/191429600911775

www.fdubmusic.com

Ariana Grande & The Weeknd – Love Me Harder (Acoustic)

Love Me Harder available for download on the full album “My Everything” here:http://smarturl.it/ArianaMyEvrythnDlxDA
Stream/Share “Love Me Harder” on Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/track/5J4ZkQp…

Music video by Ariana Grande, The Weeknd performing Love Me Harder. (C) 2014 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

Previous: NEW MUSIC: THE WEEKND – EARNED IT (FIFTY SHADES OF GREY SNDTRK)

@BriskInTheHouse

Maestro Fresh Wes “I Can’t Breathe”
Featuring King Reign || 
Produced by Tone Mason || 
Lyric Video by iLLvibe Studios ||

Get the song FREE @ http://soundcloud.com/maestro-fresh-w…

Directed and Edited by Jai Nitai Lotus.

New one from Jai!

From a dream to a declaration…This time around, Jai lays a highly emotional flow of dreams, hopes and frustrations over Thundercat’s “Return to the Journey” instrumental. The video provides a journey of seasonal changes and memories that compliment Jai’s lyrical delivery. “I looked in my daughters eye’s and they told me, ‘Daddy look out for the children of the world…’ “
“Ends In Transition” is off Jai Nitai Lotus’ recently released mixtape project titled Acknowledgement.

Music by Thundercat (Return To the Journey)
Written by Jai Nitai lotus 
Album link here: http://jainitailotus.bandcamp.com