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DirtyDeeds aka C4 has had a personal roller coaster of a ride the past few years but he’s back in full force with Let’s Be Friends. The album features beats as well as songs featuring the likes of longtime collaborator JD Era, Témi and newcomers like Cola and Clairmont The Second.

Congrats man. Welcome back!

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First introduction (kinda) to singer, producer, emcee Tamera Russell.
We first caught wind of her via her collabo with Dijab SB but she dropped an EP about a year ago… and she seems to have a thing for teeth 🙂

On her latest project she connects with producer Martin Sole and the Hometown Herverts.

Peep it.

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

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 BLUE

Prod. by Clairmont The Second
Mixed & Mastered by Clairmont The Second

Full LP release from new crew / collective / ensemble called Sport Mathews.

The Debut LP from Sport Mathews

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Been checkin’ for this dude since “Smooth Criminals” with Raz Fresco back in 2013. Can’t reach the show tomorrow night but am looking forward to taking this one in.

ShaqIsDope’s long-awaited mixtape, Black Frames, Is finally here.The Toronto rapper delivers a hefty follow-up to his breakout mixtape Early Beginnings:The Shaquille Baptiste Story. The 12-track project focus on SID trying to maintain his moral integrity. Although he don’t consider himself above temptations, SID tries to pay close watch on his spiritual temperature. Songs such as “Innocent Youth” and “Stay Focus” proves how vulnerable we all are to temptation but we have to reminds ourselves of the damaging consequences of moral failure.

Listen to Black Frames below and be sure to catch ShaqIsDope live at the Opera House with TY Dolla Sign on April 29.

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Congrats to this dude man. Where do I start?

Blake’s BEEN grindin’. I’ve always rated him as one of the purest artists in the city. Not many love and breath this sh*t like he does. And that passion for the art and the culture is clear with F.A.I.L.U.R.E. – which is not only an album but also a short film as well as an ArtBook with photographer-extraordinaire SoTeeOh. Three mediums all released under the F.A.I.L.U.R.E. umbrella. Definitely ambitious for any artist let alone an indie one but for some reason I expect nothing less from Blake. Shouts to him and the whole team!

Album features JellyTooFly, Kardinal Offishall, Tamara Madison, Raz Fresco, Devontee and more as well as production from Rich Kidd, Junia-T, Lord Quest and more. Take it in below and copp that if you want to support via his website.

Lessons from personal failure at the helm of three –part hip-hop music project by homegrown artist, Blake Carrington who, tells his story of retribution, young fatherhood and personal ascension through a combination of music, art and film.

“FAILURE has been an integral part of my life and becoming the person I am today,” said Carrington. “I can only hope that my journey inspires the listeners of this album to love themselves and understand that success and excellence first comes from within.”

The three part project includes an album of 18 carefully mastered tracks featuring a Toronto collaboration featuring artists like Kardinal Offishall, Jelly2Fly, and production from Rich Kidd and Juina T. The album is also accompanied by an art book, co-produced by one of Toronto’s leading photographers, SoTeeOh. The book is compiled of compelling photography creatively depicting Blake Carrington and his evolution as an artist, highlighting some of the inspiration that kept him going.

The final component of FAILURE is a short film, written and directed by Brendon Samuel and Omari Burke from 88 Films. The short features Blake Carrington and Tarek Ibrahim (aka Wav) who play brothers forced to make life changing decisions in order to find a better life. The story is based on actual events.

This unique approach to storytelling and music joins the changing tides in how artists identify and represent themselves, diving deeper into the choice of mediums they choose to explore.

“The F.A.I.L.U.R.E experience” (Album, Short Film, Art Book) launch took place at The ArtScape Sandbox, downtown Toronto on April 16. (4.16.)

Watch the INTERACTIVE F.A.I.L.U.R.E short film here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn0Unb8LR0A

Purchase, support and download the FAILURE album. the visual FAILURE Art Book, and the exclusive limited edition FAILURE merchandise here: blakecarringtonsworld.com/store/

Thank you for being a part of this journey, and let us support and build our independent artists, labels, & businesses.

#Oui #FAILURE (Finding A way In Loving Urself Reflects Excellence)

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Latest collaborative sounds from emcees Trace Motivate, 360 and producers Astro Mega and Future Wave.

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And boom. Just like that, dvsn album is out! Album’s solid from front to back. Copperation on iTunes.

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