G with another one this Thursday night at the Hard Rock Cafe! What do you think the odds are that Jellee will do “The Hood is Here” remix with all the mans dem? p.s. Crazy that that song is ELEVEN years old!!!
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For years now people have been telling us things like, “There’s too much on the blog!” and, “We don’t know where to start.” etc.
When OTA Live was on the air it acted as that place where things were distilled and curated so people could tune in and just hear some good local music. The show took a lot of work out of the equation for the casual, and even active, listener.
In true compilation album form, The Toronto Sound hopes to do the same. At the end of every month, we’ll be putting together a 10-12 track album featuring songs pulled directly from blog posts from that month. Could be a new song, could be a new video, could be an older song that we just discovered that month. Whatever the case, the series will be a monthly look at the music coming out of the city, presented in tight and cohesive bodies of work.
From boom-bap to trap to R&B and everything in between, The Toronto Sound is your monthly starting point and entry to what we do at Cityonmyback.com.
Welcome to the city.
The Toronto Sound | June 206
01. Adria Kain – Sunrise
02. Pyrex – Make It
03. City Fidelia – FreeDumb
04. Derin Falana – The Pick Up
05. Jahkoy – Still In Love
06. Skratch Bastid – Limoncello feat. Shad
07. Raz Fresco – Swervin’ In BAPE feat. Tre Mission
08. ScrapGang – Hit Up The Road
09. PARTYNEXTDOOR – Come and See Me feat. Drake
10. YE Ali – Ring 4x feat. Jazz Cartier
11. Raahiem – Dive
12. City Fidelia – Freedom
DJ Law pays homage to King Reign proper. Still in shock. Just can’t believe he passed at such a young age man. What a loss for his family and our community. RIP.
One of the most talented/legendary HipHop artists coming from Toronto passed away this week. This ones for u my brother R.I.P.
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Been checkin’ for this dude for a minute now. “Spillin’ Drinks” is one of the chunes that got a lot of burn for me last year. Really happy to see some new music out! Def taking this one in…
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BBRC pay homage sonically and in written form (see below):
Project: TMR II (Loosies)
Artist: BBRC
Song: “I Got 5 Hundred” with Rob GF
Produced by “Book & Bronze”
Artwork by Ruffmercy x Bronze (RUFFNOTES)
(Photography by Krystina Pucci | Model: Kali’i Dixon)
NOTES TO SELF BBRC with ROB GF
“I GOT 5 HUNDRED”A rendition is a performance or interpretation, especially of a dramatic role or piece of music.
1986: Berkeley, California’s Timex Social Club release “Thinkin’ About Ya” and are labelled the creators of a new movement that successfully merge rnb and hip hop – subsequently popularized and referred to as the late 80’s/early 90’s sound we now thankfully call “New Jack Swing”. TSC sadly disbands shortly after they release “Thinkin About Ya”.
1987: Timex Crew founder Jay King forms new band, Club Nouveau, and releases “Why You Treat Me So Bad” where he interpolates key pieces of “Thinkin’ About Ya” and reworks its main hook melody, making it an even more memorable rendition than his last, as it rises on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaks at #39.
1995: Bay Area Smokers, Luniz, enlist the help from former Timex Social Club lead singer Michael Marshall to release their rendition of “Thinkin About Ya”’s main hook melody – solely to celebrate the feeling one has when they go $5 on a dime bag with a Homie, and release “I Got 5 on It” as a collaborative record – doing one better and peaking at #8 on Billboard’s Hot 100 – which also arguably sets the highest president for a Smoker Anthem’s around the world (no pun intended), becoming a certified classic in the culture.
1999-2013 Notable Renditions: “Satisfy You” by Puff Daddy, “I’m Gonna Be Alright” Trackmasters Remix by J-Lo with Nas & 50Cent, “Irresistible” So So Def Remix by Jessica Simpson with Lil Bow Wow & JD, “Only You” by Ashanti, “The Way Life Used to Be” by Snoop Dogg, “Heaven and Hell” by Meek Mill with Jadakiss and Guordan Banks, “I Know” by Yo Gotti
2016: Notes to Self BBRC release their rendition of the former classic and aptly title theirs “I Got 5 Hundred” – enlisting a new voice for the hook, one of Rob GF’s, with producer duo Book & Bronze clearly paying homage behind the boards to Timex Crew & Club Neuveau with a sound-reboot, while BBRC’s Roshin does nothing but metaphorically praise his dime bag hero’s, Luniz, all over the track. The main change however, is one of content – while the Luniz requested you bring something to throw on a joint, the BBRC gang tell everyone to come over, cause they’re sitting on too much weed to smoke by themselves.
The Luniz’ “I Got 5 on It” is THE definitive Smoker’s Anthem in rap music. Sure, one can argue a number of other classics, but every rapper who smokes weed (about 98%) has bunned one to this song. Throwing 5 on a joint so that everyone gets to smoke is a fairly universal experience for broke teens trying get high. But, if you didn’t have a 5 though, you were out of luck… PERHAPS UNTIL NOW.
“…Add a few more bills I’m down, I’ve got 5 Hundred, lets go half on a pound.”
Clairmont continues to grow on his latest and arguably most cohesive project.
Written & Performed by Clairmont The Second
*Additional Vocals on Ignorant by Aysha Brown
*Worth also written & performed by Cola
*Temporary also written & performed by Blues a.k.a M.I BLUEProd. by Clairmont The Second
Mixed & Mastered by Clairmont The Second
Immerze Teams up with FADER to release ‘Tropicana’ produced by Eshe Nkriu and Brevner! ‘Before I Go’ is on the way!
Sit back, Relax and Enjoy!
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Devon Tracy returns with “Simma”. Shouts to 4Yall Ent. tho, lol!
Skit By @Trey_Richards & @JaeRichards.
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