First introduction to Ottawa’s MauriceXIII via his “Paramount” EP which features production and appearances from Arthur McArthur and Andreena.

The kid’s already got the polish on his sound and taking meetings with majors and stuff, so it’ll def be interesting to see where he takes it!

Visuals for KNK’s third release off their “SOLOW” EP.

Previously: NEW VIDEO: Keys N Krates “Dum Dee Dum” (Directed by Slave Labour) + Remix feat. King Louie, Tree & Cyhi The Prince

Shout out Shi all up in the tub singing ’bout drunk ‘n love….

Previously: NEW MUSIC: Shi Wisdom – Pages Bleu Prod. EnJ)

Lil Slakah/Jonathan III sumpin that’s apparently off “Soul Movement II”.

Previously: NEW VIDEO: Slakah The Beatchild “I Surrender”

Previously: NEW MUSIC: Jonathan III – Head of State feat. Bed of Stars (Prod. Brall Beats)

Directed by Griz On The Grind.

Latest from Q Rock, featuring the legend Ernie Paniccioli.

Q ROCK-“PASS THE TORCH” NEW ALBUM COMING SOON!!!
Q ROCKS Album “SMOKE SIGNALS” Is Now Also Available On iTUNES
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/smo…

Previously: NEW VIDEO: Q Rock “Dirty Defined” (Freestyle) (Directed by Griz On The Grind)

Latest full length offering from Sean Leon and the IXXI.

It’s exhausting, these constant trips into the depths of my conscience but I want you to love me and I was never secure enough to be cool. I’m empty now, I have nothing left to give, there is not a piece of me I can offer you, there is not a part of me you can own. I am the introvert who took a wrong turn and became public domain. I’ll never be happy again; and that’s poetic and almost perfect because I’d rather my life be a beautiful tragedy then another happy ending as plain as the nose on one’s face. I’ll live and die by the decisions I’ve made for myself. There is nothing anyone can take away from me. – SEAN LEON

 

(download)

1. NARCISSUS

2. PRETTY GIRLS PUT BOYS IN CEMETERIES 

3. VANITY

4. TANIA’S SONG

5. REAL GIRLS GET DOWN ON THE FLOOR

6. PETTY

7. LIQUID COURAGE

8. FIRESTORM

9. THE CITY I & II

10. ELEPHANT GRAVEYARD

 

 

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS SEAN LEON JORDAN EVANS J’VELL BOYCE

CREATIVE DIRECTOR SEAN LEON

MIXED AND MASTERED BY SUNNY DIAMONDS

PRODUCED BY J’VELL BOYCE JORDAN EVANS SEAN LEON ILL NGHT JIIN MATTHEW BURNETT BEN FORAN

ARTWORK BY NIKOLA CRNOBRNJA SEAN LEON

MGMT ANDREW LIM MISHKO CVETKOVIC

Twitter: twitter.com/SEANixxi

Facebook: facebook.com/SEANixxi

Instagram: instagram.com/SEANixxi

Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/VIVALAIXXI

It all goes down this Friday: Rich. Tona. Bomb. A be vision. Geez.

I’m out of town, so gna miss this, but hopefully you don’t.

Toronto’s finest rhyme spitters Rich Kidd, Tona, and Adam Bomb have teamed up with Bryan Espiritu of Toronto based clothing line TheLegendsLeague to form Naturally Born Strangers, the audio component to the TheLegendsLeague’s F/W 13 collection avaialble   at Livestock in Toronto (116 Spadina Ave.), at retailers across Canada, and online at  www.thelegendsleague.com.

On Friday January 31st, they will be taking over Toronto’s Mod Club (722 College St.) for a special concert and pop-up shop showcasing the highly-popular new product line. In addition to the fall line, LL is designing a special capsule exclusively available at the show. The event will be sponsored by NOW Toronto, Noisey, Hip Hop Canada, and Manifesto.

The full project, entirely produced by Rich Kidd who is closing out a landmark year in his buzzing career, is avaible in full via Audio Mack and has already received wide coverage by the likes of Complex Magazine, Mass Appeal, Onsmash and plenty others.

With Espiritu at the creative helm, the clearly-defined visual aestethic of this project is explained below:

 

  Naturally Born Strangers represents those born and raised different who don’t associate themselves with the common communal circles. It’s a proclamation of pride in the power of being disliked, unwanted or obscure, weird or foreign to the norm. It’s for the stranger and the more strange, the new community of outcasts, the antithesis to the neighbourhood and the cynics of its circles. NBS is the umbrella title to those influenced by much, deterred by nothing and unknown the world over.

It’s a reflection of our societies vision of “normal”. The queen is represented to create familiarity but has been tainted to identify the strange. It’s fuck government, fuck the system, fuck money, fuck fame, fuck art.”

– Bryan Espiritu & James McGurk of TheLegendsLeague.

Previously: NEW VIDEO: Naturally Born Strangers “Tie Breakers” (Directed by James McGurk for Unknown Collective)

Shot by Niko Nice.

Been LOVIN’ Sean Leon and the IXXI’s little virals lately…. definitely blurring the lines between music video, new music tease and a straight pop-culture rant… some progressive promo-campaign-type sh*t imho…

Artists take notes goddamitt, lol….

Previously: NEW VIDEO: Sean Leon “Firestorm”

Bonus cut off one of the best albums out of the Mega for 2013 (along with the FW joint which interestingly also features Tona and Bomb).

The entire NBS team hits the MOD Club stage this Friday and there’s no question in my mind it will be a memorable one for the Toronto hip-hop history books.

Toronto’s finest rhyme spitters Rich Kidd, Tona, and Adam Bomb have teamed up with Bryan Espiritu of Toronto based clothing line TheLegendsLeague to form Naturally Born Strangers, the audio component to the TheLegendsLeague’s F/W 13 collection avaialble   at Livestock in Toronto (116 Spadina Ave.), at retailers across Canada, and online at www.thelegendsleague.com.

The collaborative team just dropped a bonus cut from the project “Drugs” available on physical copies of the mixtape that will be given out at their debut headlining show Friday January 31st at Mod Club in Toronto along with limited edition items from the new line.

Previously: NEW VIDEO: Naturally Born Strangers “Tie Breakers” (Directed by James McGurk for Unknown Collective)

Directed by Sid Singh.

Sean Brown, Sid Singh, and NEEDS&WANTS Studios present their “Ghetto Decadence” campaign and lookbook.

Honestly their varsity’s are the definition of Need VS Want to me right now, lol….. definitely a piece of local history I’d love to own soon.

Also check a profile I produced on Mr. Brown for MTV News (actually the first thing I’ve ever done for television/video) which aired yesterday (Saturday @ 6pm) but you can also catch this morning @ 6am and later @ 8:30pm.

needsandwantsstudios.com

Previously: VIDEO: The Art of Reuse “A Story Continues” (Teaser)

Previously: NEW VIDEO: Shane Stirling presents “The Leadertape” (No. 01) – Sean Brown