Nice project put together by Edmonton DJ Sonny Grimezz. The mix was put together to help promote an event (Hip Hop 4 Hunger) out in Edmonton on December 22nd. Dope initiative put together by the fam out there (shouts to Politic Live). Here’s more info as well as the mixtape tracklist:
ABOUT: The 2012 Hip-Hop For Hunger Mixtape is a downloadable mixtape of some of the best Canadian Hip-Hop songs released in 2012. The mix is produced in support of Edmonton’s 11th Annual Hip-Hop For Hunger – an annual Christmas time initiative thrown in Edmonton, AB hosted by Politic Live that raises food donations for the Edmonton Food Bank via a hip-hop concert. HHFH has raised 8, 671 lb of food in 10 years and hopes to raise 1,500 lbs this year. This year’s mixtape features songs from CALiPH, Planet VI, Sonreal & Rich Kidd, Politic Live, Shad and more.
Track list: 1.D.O. aka Defy the Odds-Take It In feat Slakah the Beatchild 2.CALiPH-Somebody Else 3.Chap One-NuSoul 4.Doom Squad – We Gon Get It 5.The Lytics-Ring My Alarm 6.Rich Kidd – Say I Remix feat. Saukrates 7.Nation Ruckus-I’m Blind 8.K’naan feat. Nas-Nothing to Lose 9.Pocket City – Crazy 10.Fatty Jones – Get By 11.K-Riz- Destiny 12.Politic Live-Streets of Mercury Remix 13.Cannonhead- 1997 14. Red 3- Don’t Ask (Prod. Araab Muzik) 15.Cadence Weapon-Conditioning 16.Shad-A Milli Vanilli 17.The Closers-Best Believe 18.Planet VI-Pray For My Enemies (Feat. Kardinal Offishal) 19.Mitchmatic – One Word 20.Nuela Charles-Unfortunate Love feat. Darren Frank
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First introduction to come-up artist M Roc (not to be confused with the deejay) via his single/video “Let It Go” (shot, directed and edited by Fully Loaded Films.) and mixtape “City Of God”.
New mixtape from one of the city’s most promising newcomers.
JOHN RIVER – THE CALM (MIXTAPE)
Toronto, ON (November 20, 2012) – It’s The Calm before the storm. Toronto’s hip-hop future is in good hands with 17 Year-old producer/artists like John River taking charge and this new release is proof of that. The Calm is available now for FREE download and we highly recommend you take it in. John River got a handful of self-produced tracks along with production from 16 Year-old Francis Got Heat and Mississauga’s own, Showboiz. The Calm is refreshingly low on features, giving the project plenty of opportunity to showcase John River’s talent. Guest appearances include Bad Boy’s Los, Anthm and Kembe X.
“Every Evening” was the song that introduced us to John River and it nicely showcased his ability to tell a story, deliver a message and be mindful of keeping the music catchy. It was the type of introduction that gave you that urge to immediately dig through YouTube to find more of their work. We’ve been keeping a close eye on John ever since. He came across as a bit of a modern day sounding AZ with a similar vibe but undeniable individuality. At a young age he’s demonstrated leadership and a need to create positive change. “Don’t Want To Be” spoke out on the gun violence plaguing the GTA and comments on issues like racial profiling. From beginning to end, The Calm tells a story of a young black male growing up in Toronto and the challenges he’s facing.
If you haven’t heard about 17-year-old Canadian Rapper/Producer John River, you are about to know now. A soulful artist with delivery mixed with witty wordplay and lyricism beyond his years.
To find out what John River is up to check out the following sites:
This is the new project from Toronto MC BriskInTheHouse. BriskInTheHouse is part of a Toronto based group called BAKER’S CLUB with Raz Fresco and The 6th Letter. The 12 track album “Searching For Satorii” features all original production from Satorii and is BriskInTheHouse’s second project this year.
Artist: BriskInTheHouse Album: Searching For Satorii Produced by: Satorii website: www.briskinthehouse.com
Catching up with the fam on the West Coast. Shouts to Flipout & Jay Swing and the legendary Rascalz producer Kemo (collectively known as thoseMFs) for continuing to rep my hometown so proper. Mixtape definitely features some goodies and gives you a solid look at what’s poppin’ out West right now. Features Shad (pretty sure he’s living out there now), SonReal, Checkmate & Concise, Moka Only and a lot more (including a drop from Nardwuar, lol). Full tracklist under the hood.
If you didn’t get a copy the first time around, or just straight up slept, here once again is the download link to the VANCITY GIANTS mixtape that myself, Kemo and Flipout released with the help of our friends at Vancity Original. This mixtape is (almost) everybody who is putting in work, rocking shows, releasing music, and making the Vancouver Hip-Hop scene move. Cover art and track list are below. Look out for Vol. 2 this December!
As a bonus, I’ve also included the DL link to all the performances from the VANCITY GIANTS release party. District 36, Fizal Stars, Edge 1, Kyprios, Tee Loc & Caspian, Evil Ebenezer, Snack The Ripper, Defenders Of The Faith (Checkmate & Concise), Heatwave, Red 1 (and a Rascalz reunion) all took to the stage to help celebrate the release.
JellyTooFly drops the anticipated mixtape King. Shouts to Jelly man. She’s built a nice little buzz for herself in a relatively short time so you know this one’s worth checking out. Full tracklist under the hood.
S.A.R.S. aka Sick Artists Runnin Shit Presents S.A.R.S. 9: Quarantine, the latest addition to their acclaimed mixtape series. Established in 2003, S.A.R.S. has now been circulating music across Canada for close to a decade, and has sold over 100,000 copies (physical and digital) independently. They’ve featured artists from across North America and have become one of the most known and celebrated brands in Canada’s mixtape history. The success is due largely to the grind of S.A.R.S. founder and frontline MC, T.R.A. aka Tha Rhyme Animal – an original member of Toronto’s infamous Empire crew and also the host of the series.
S.A.R.S 9: Quarantine is action packed with amazing emcees, lyrical skills and rhyme schemes that guarantee you’ll be looking for the repeat button. The mixtape features a ton of dope artists including The SARS Network, Freedom Writers, Junia-T, Peter Jackson, Raz Fresco, Team Homi, KemiKAL, T-Gramz, Kinsmuv and much more. Make sure you get a copy of this Canadian hip-hop classic and support the independent local underground artists.
Ty Harper | Mixtape,Music | Friday, October 5th, 2012
To build anticipation for their upcoming full length release “The Popcorn Tape” Bakers Club members Raz Fresco of Toronto Canada & ChillxWill of Tacoma Washington present “No Hookz” , a 6 slapper release of them rhyming back to back over classic east coast instrumentals with no hooks, no pauses, just raw bars!
Recorded and mixed in 1 day with Raz recording his verses in Toronto & Chill in Phoenix “No Hookz” brings you back to that era of raw in your face rap & is just a mini showcase of what to except from their 11 song all Raz produced “The Popcorn Tape” set for a late 2012 release.
Ty Harper | Mixtape,Music | Wednesday, September 12th, 2012
Toronto’s R.O.Z releases his 2nd full length mixtape “Piff Music 2”, his follow up to the highly successful mixtape “Piff Music”.
The second installment in R.O.Z’s “Piff Music” mixtape series features the likes of Styles P and Smoke DZA, and production handled by Roc N Mayne, Pat Preezy, and Niko EMB.
