Dope!

Previously: NEW MUSIC: DRAKE – WU-TANG FOREVER (PROD. NOAH “40? SHEBIB)

F-dub continues their debut album (out Oct 10th) push with a 9-track EP of joints that pretty much seems like an attempt to spoil the kids, lol..

Are you thirsty for new FREEDOM WRITERS music? Look no further than the 100% original FW buzz cd “SOON” featuring 6 NEW blazing tracks including fan favourites “The Grille” and the recently released banger “Real”. Special guest Emcees Via Linez, Mathematik and Sese add some heavyweight bars alongside the FW massive.

Grab it now at http://freedomwritersmusic.bandcamp.com/album/soon for only $3!Limited edition CD’s will be available for $5 at the Manifesto main stage performance on September 22nd 2013. Get em while you can!

Previously: NEW MUSIC: FREEDOM WRITERS “REAL” (PROD. BIG SPROXX)

Nothing Was The Same coming soon. Shouts to all the Wu purists who will hate on this song, lol.

Previous: NEW VIDEO: THE WEEKND FEAT. DRAKE “LIVE FOR”

Cool event I’ll be hosting this Sunday with some of the city’s finest!

The first instalment of Northern Lights – highlighting Canada’s up an coming artists.

Featuring. Luu Breeze, G Milla and Sean Leon

LIVE AT THE RIVOLI | 334 QUEEN ST W

SUNDAY, SEPT 15TH

SOUNDTRACK BY: DJ ROMEO

SHOWTIME: 9PM

Come and witness some of Toronto’s next hip hop artists on the come up.

This event is sponsored by The A&R Report, HipHopCanada and 25toLife.

Previously: NEW VIDEO: THE A&R REPORT X THE STYLUS GROUP PRESENT “STUDIO SESSIONS” FEAT ZAKI IBRAHIM, ANDREENA + MORE!

Song actually starts at about 1:05.

Download link: http://www.reverbnation.com/staasiada…

Hey Ninjas! It is my pleasure to announce my single “No Matter What” (NMW) off my upcoming project “A Turtle On Skates” prod by Xp. This is ONLY an audio video. We did have someone else play the record.. BUT the footage was too dark to use 🙁 I had to go back and do it again myself. I hope you like it! and Thank you for sticking with me through all covers!! Thank you to the following people involved with this song from production, lyrics, melody,heck even the name of the song; GSXMusic, Darnel Morgan, Tamara Madison! Xxo. Follow my fan page! @Iadorestaasiadaniels

@StaasiaDaniels
GSXMUSIC.COM
GSXMUSIC.COM

Previous: NEW VIDEO: STAASIA DANIELS – M.I.A. (COVER) FEAT. OSHAUN (DIRECTED BY GSX)

Visuals for The Weeknd and OVO’s collabo off “Kissland”, available @ http://smarturl.it/TheWeekndKissLand and get tickets for his Fall tour @ http://smarturl.it/TheWeekn…

Canadian Tour Dates:
9/6 Vancouver, BC Orpheum Theatre
9/7 Vancouver, BC Orpheum Theatre

10/17 Toronto, ON Massey Hall
10/19 Toronto, ON Massey Hall
10/20 Toronto, ON Massey Hall

Previously: NEW VIDEO: THE WEEKND “FALL TOUR REHEARSAL” (BTS W/ REVOLT TV)

Shout out Dan-e-o steady on that non-stop album-dropping grind…

 “Immortal” is Dan-e-o’s brand new 6-song EP which is available for FREE download from URBNET Records. Produced in its entirety by Charisma a.k.a. Skizzz and featuring guest performances by Nigerian up-and-comer Dice Ailes as well as Canadian lyrical legends, Moka Only, Big Kish and Maestro Fresh Wes, “Immortal” serves as the “appetizer” to Dan-e-o’s full-length album “Inevitable” which is due out this November!

Dan-e-o – Immortal (EP)
Download: http://urbnet.bandcamp.com/album/immortal
Stream: https://soundcloud.com/urbnet/sets/dan-e-o-immortal-ep

Dan-e-o – Immortal (single) (DJ Pack)
Download: https://app.box.com/s/chhjabotvtuyogj4dqu8

Celebrate the release of “Immortal” with Dan-e-o this Friday, September
13th as he hosts his monthly hip-hop event, #BIGTICKET. It goes down
inside Toronto’s Velvet Underground at 510 Queen St. West.

DAN-E-O
WEBSITE | http://www.dan-e-o.com
TWITTER | http://www.twitter.com/daneo10
YOUTUBE | http://www.youtube.com/donfaraldo
FACEBOOK | http://www.facebook.com/daneo1010
BANDCAMP | http://www.dan-e-o.bandcamp.com
STORE | http://www.maplemusic.com/dept.asp?dept_id=2313

Previously: NEW MUSIC: Rene Costy feat. Dan-e-o “Face to Face” (Prod. Lancecape)

Directed by Tyler Simmonds.

First introduction to Halifax’s Debo & Juelz via their “Comin Up Stayin’ Down” joint featuring Tru.

Personally I’ve reached a point in my hip-hop tastes where the minute I hear crutch lines that throw women under the bus for random shi*ts and giggles, or for the sake of filling up bars in a verse, I’m immediately turned off (and that includes singers, dancehall/reggae/soca artists and pretty much any rapper – past, present and future – I might’ve considered dope) – but I also know if I used that measuring stick to reject submissions, there’d be none… or at least not enough to sustain any type of consistent homegrown blog. So all that said, I’d definitely like to see a hip-hop scene that cut that sh*t out. Like, if the majority of our ‘great’ artists can’t write a ‘hot’ song w/o making completely unnecessary, disrespectful slights to women (and the LGBT community), then the reality is, the majority of our ‘great’ artists need to step their sh*t up.

And I ain’t trying to throw these dudes, or any one artist, or JUST artists under the bus either – artists, media, consumers, etc – all factor into the current state of the music and culture.

Little recap of a showcase put together by Michael Asante over at The A&R Report and Click and The Stylus Group that went down this past summer. Full info below.

The A&R Report and Stylus Group had the pleasure of hosting current SR VP of A&R at Atlantic Records’ and original member of the Dungeon Family – Kawan Prather in the first instalment of Studio Sessions live at Orange Lounge Studios in Toronto, Canada.

Featured performers:

Zaki Ibrahim (@zakiibrahim)
Aion Clarke (@aionclarke)
Andreena (@andreenamusic)

Check out:
http://www.ar-report.com
http://stylusgroup.ca/

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