Hosted by your boys!

Era gives back in a beautiful way this Holiday season with a FREE show at The MOD Club. Don’t be a douche and make sure you bring some canned goods at least. See you there!

Black Market Music Group Inc in association with ICE H20 Canada

Presents

JD ERA – “No Handouts” Unplugged

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TORONTO, ON –

Black Market Music Group Inc. (BMMG) along with ICE H20 Canada, founded by legendary Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon “The Chef”, proudly presents a special FREE ticketed unplugged event featuring JD Era. This exclusive event will take place on December 20, 2012 inside The Virgin Mobile Mod Clublocated at 722 College Street Toronto, ON. The evening will give fans a rare opportunity to see this rap phenomenon that happens to be from Canada up close and personal and will showcase selections from his 2012 mixtape release album “No Handouts”, currently available on iTunes. This acoustic style performance will feature a live band, special guest appearances and hosts Ty Harper and Rez Digital of City On My Back. Tickets are limited; locations are available on www.nohandouts.net, social media outlets, Urban Radio Stations and ICE H20 office.

In the spirit of the holiday season, we would like to take this occasion to give back to our community. ICE H20 and BMMG in conjunction with the REMIX project are hoping to collect food donations for Eva’s Initiatives, a foundation dedicated to working with homeless and at risk youth. For that reason, we will be accepting non-perishable food items as an entrance fee at the door to be donated to Eva’s initiatives. Please join us in our efforts to give to those less fortunate, and support Eva’s initiatives in providing opportunities for our youth to reach their potential.

WHAT:JD ERA “No Handouts” Unplugged

WHEN: December 20, 2012

WHERE: The MOD Club, 722 College Street

COST: FREE or Canned Food

HOSTED BY: Ty Harper and Rez Digital of City On My Back

AFTER PARTY: DJ P-NUTT of Platinum Touch

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This should be dope! Woulda been sick to make the road trip to check out Miss Black do her thing BUT we’re gonna be hosting Era‘s show the same night. Wow. There’s definitely some cosmic force that is keeping me from seeing Jully. I’ve missed all her recent shows…

Date: December 20th 2012
Time: 8pm
Location:

The Aeolian Hall

795 Dundas Street East

London, Ontario

N5W 2Z6

Ticket Link: http://www.ticketscene.ca/events/7481/

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One of the staple events of the Holiday season returns Wednesday night. Flyer says it all! Reacheration.

Hope to see you there this Saturday!

Shouts to Ayah for putting this together, and to all those donating their $$, time and abilities towards this cause.

In light of the unfortunate, current climate in these regions, we are coming together to raise money. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society and UNICEF. With your help, we will provide Medicaid, Food, and Shelter. By the people, for the people.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15th @ DAZZLING RESTAURANT + BARMUSIC BY SPECIAL GUEST DJS
BOOGEY M’AN + JESTER + DJ RICCACHET + DJ P PLUS + DJ NORA TONES
HOSTED BY
AYAH + TONADonation of $15 before 1130pm.
——–What’s happening?GAZA: http://www.palestinercs.org/reports/PRCS-Gaza-Appeal2012.pdfOn November 14,2012, Israel launched massive air raids on the Gaza Strip. Seven days after beginning of the military activities, the present humanitarian crisis in Gaza has already resulted into 160 dead and 1222 injured. Israeli ground forces have massed at the border wall between Israel and Gaza and Israeli sources announced that all military options remain open. (There is a ceasefire currently holding)Before the 14 of November, 30% of essential drugs and 60% of disposable were not available in the Gaza strip. In addition, several houses have been partially or seriously damaged or destroyed, although direct assessment could not take place so far due to restrictions of movement. Electricity cuts, usual for Gaza, are increasing as electricity production is relying on fuel supply form other countries; two transformers and distribution lines have been disrupted.The high number of airstrikes affected the psychosocial status of large numbers of Gaza population, already severely affected during the war of 2008-2009 and the consequences of a 5 year blockade. Limited population movements have been observed so far only internally within the Gaza Strip, and it will be necessary to monitor the situation closely as it evolved.SYRIA: http://www.unicef.org/media/media_66432.htmlFifteen months after the start of protests against the regime of President Bashar Assad, Syria is in a dire situation. Trapped in a bloody stalemate, it remains unclear where the country is headed.More than 12,000 people have lost their lives since March 2011, hundreds of Syrians are imprisoned in degrading conditions, and tens of thousands have fled to neighboring countries such as Lebanon and Jordan.Yet even as the violence intensifies — punctuated last Friday by a brutal massacre of women and children in Houla, Homs province — the international community has been unable to develop a unified response to the bloodshed. A UN-brokered peace plan and the presence of UN monitors in the country have done little to ease tensions. The Assad regime has failed to budge under international diplomatic and economic sanctions, and Syria’s opposition appears to be deeply divided. As the violence slips toward full-blown civil war, the situation in Syria becomes increasingly volatile, threatening to destabilize the entire region.
————-Special thanks to Original Concepts, Roundtable Ent, Noah ’40’ Shebib, Sweet Touch, Boogeyman, P Plus, Tona, Payne Designs

Rich Kidd and SonReal wrap up their “The Closers” tour back in The Mega with a show presented by the mu$icbIZ, who are also celebrating the release of their mobile app.

Big shoutout to these two dudes and their teams (Addy, Byron whatup!). What they did with this project was nothing short of historic, on several levels.

Previously: VIDEO: “A Casual Game Of Billiards” (Interview w/ Rich Kidd & SonReal)

Previously: VIDEO: SonReal – Alright Okay (feat. Rich Kidd) + She Gone Live @ Fortune Sound Club (Vancouver)

Previously: NEW MUSIC: Rich Kidd & SonReal feat. JD Era “MVP” (Prod. Arthur McArthur)

Previously: NEW VIDEO: Rich Kidd & SonReal “The Closers” (Episode 3) (Directed by Mark Valino)

Previously: NEW MUSIC: THE CLOSERS (SONREAL & RICH KIDD) – BEST BELIEVE

Previously: ARTWORK: RICH KIDD X SONREAL – THE CLOSERS (LP) + TRACKLIST

Previously: NEW VIDEO: RICH KIDD & SONREAL “THE CLOSERS EP” (EPISODE 02) (DIRECTED BY MARK VALINO)

Previously: VIDEO: RICH KIDD & SONREAL – THE CLOSERS EP (EPISODE 01)

If you haven’t seen Shi perform live yet and are also looking for a place to party – you get the best of both worlds at this one!

Previously: VIDEO: Shi Wisdom “Take The L” (Manifesto 2012 – Live @ The Square)

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Previously: VIDEO: Shi Wisdom “1+1″ (Cover)

An intimate night with Jully at one of the city’s best live venues…sounds good to me!

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Whether you’re a fan of my dude D.O. or not you need to understand that he’s one of the few cats out here that are straight indy who are actually able to live off music. What I mean is, he doesn’t have a 9-5. He doesn’t hustle anything on the side. He just works the Canadian grant system like no other, does shows and…writes books, lol. Here’s all the info (more under the hood):

Stay Driven Book Launch
http://www.staydrivenbook.com
Monday November 19th
No One Writes To The Colonel
460 College St. (College / Bathurst)
6pm – 9pm

BOOK SYNOPSIS
As an internationally renowned rapper that was raised in a small town, Duane “D.O.” Gibson has defied the odds. In “Stay Driven” he shares life lessons that helped him overcome the challenges of bullying and used goal setting and perseverance to achieve success.

CANADIAN RAPPER D.O. TO RELEASE YOUTH EMPOWERMENT BOOK STAY DRIVEN ON NOVEMBER 19, 2012

STAY DRIVEN TOUR TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF BULLYING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION.

Toronto, ON – Canadian rapper and Guinness World Record holder for the longest freestyle rap, Duane Gibson aka D.O. (Defy the Odds), is set to release his first self-published book, Stay Driven, on Monday, November 19, 2012. From 6:00pm – 9:00pm that evening, a release party will be held at No One Writes the Colonel (460 College St. Toronto), where copies of the book may be purchased.

D.O. will also be doing an instore appearance at Chapters in Scarborough, ON on Saturday, November 10th from 1pm to 4pm where we will be signing and selling autographed copies of the book.

D.O’s inspiration for writing this book began with his participation in the Toronto District School Board’s Read to Succeed program where he has performed for several years, encouraging students to read. Stay Driven shares personal anecdotes from his childhood, life lessons that helped him overcome challenges of bullying, and how he followed his dreams and persevered to achieve success. D.O. will be touring various schools across Ontario, speaking with students about anti-bullying and youth empowerment. Stay Driven will be available on iBooks and through www.staydrivenbook.com (pricing information below).

“I have always loved reading and understand its importance in child development. I want to encourage youth to make reading a habit,” says Gibson. “I think my school appearances have been so well received because I tell personal stories about growing up in communities where I was the only child of colour. I’ve had to confront bullies, deal with racism and overcome being shy by believing in myself.”

Born in Watrous, Saskatchewan, Gibson moved to Ontario with his family at the age of two and graduated from York University with an Honours Degree in English, earning himself a spot on the Dean’s List with an A+ thesis entitled Rap as a Continuum of African-American Linguistic Practices. In 2001, along with his budding rap career, Gibson worked as a part-time English teacher/tutor. A colleague asked him to speak to her class about how he was able to become a rapper and graduate from university. Months later, Gibson was fielding requests to speak and perform at dozens of schools, thus the inception of his popular school touring program, Stay Driven.

In the spring of 2012 D.O. released his third independent solo album, Heavy in the Game, which featured 19 songs recorded in Toronto, in Taiwan with producer Brooke “Diz Dallas” Daye and in Nova Scotia with Canadian rapper/producer Classified. D.O. is also half of the duo Art of Fresh, whose music has been featured in ad campaigns for Volkswagen, Orville Redenbacher Popcorn, and Chevrolet. D.O.’s latest single “Can’t Tell Me” feat SonReal, Famous and Chris Jackson (prod by Jahronomo Inc) hit #3 on the US College Charts in July.

Links:

Web:
http://www.staydrivenbook.com

Facebook :
http://www.facebook.com/doakadefytheodds

Twitter:@IamDO

Pricing:
Stay Driven MSRP: $12.00
Stay Driven with soundtrack MSRP: $15.00

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Trap edition of The Known [UN]Known kicks off the relaunch of Tika Simone‘s showcase series. Also looking forward to checking out Sean Leon and Adria Kain! And of course…Savannah and Tamara best smash the place with “Geet Weh”. Looks like it’ll be a dope night! Oh yea…it’s Tika’s official bday celebration too:). Whoop whoop.

The Rebirth of The Known [Un]Known:

TRAP EDITION

Featuring

JellyTooFly x Derek Wi$e

Celebrating the birthday of Tika Simone

Music By: DJ LISSA MONÉT

Sunday, November 11th, 2012

The Crawford Bar

718 College Street W

Doors Open at 8pm

Show starts at 9pm

$15 before 10pm; $20 after

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