Had the pleasure of chopping it up with this dude the other day. Rochester’s back with the official follow up to KARMAZABXTCH.
Toronto-based rapper Rochester (aka Juice) is no stranger to big stages and shining lights, having supported a slew of A-list urban music talents over the years, both on tour and on spot dates, including Chris Brown, Kanye West, Nas and Snoop Dogg. The debut street single and video “Boost” featuring Hooks, produced by Dzy (Dej Loaf, Kevin Gates, Little Simz, $ha) is a timely pro-woman anthem that wittily dissects how people can fall victim to false body image norms that are further magnified by social media. The single has already peaked at number six on Apple Music’s “Hot In The Six” chart right below Drake, Torey Lanez and Roy Woods.
This fall 2016 Rochester gets set to release his forthcoming EP Cowabunga, by far his most anticipated and ambitious release to date. Cowabunga sees him reconnecting with Grammy-winning producer Boi 1da (Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna, Eminem) on his forthcoming single “Grateful” after experiencing much success with their last collaboration “Pull Up” that featured a widely shared remix with Canadian rap icon Kardinal Offishall and Latin Grammy Award nominee Fito Blanko among others.
OFFICIAL VIDEO Rochester – Boost ft. Hooks Produced by: DZY Director: Pharris Designs Label: Blocktrade Music Inc.
More Lanez luv in support of I Told You. See what I did there?
Toronto native and hip-hop artist, Tory Lanez has just dropped his new album, “I Told You”, and he stopped by the Neighborhood to talk about it with Big Boy! Along with his album, he talks about having been homeless, working at Walmart, his rise to fame, a possible collaboration with the Weeknd, having friends with benefits, and more!
Damn. Didn’t know Zahra was a singer too (she’s an actor for those that don’t know).
BLM pays tribute via some beautiful portraits of some beautiful people.
This piece is a tribute to all black lives. Black lives are human lives. Black lives matter.
Director: Karena Evans Producer: Iva Golubovic Cinematographers: Michael Caterina & Christina Ienna Editor: Laura McMillan Colourist: Andrew Ross VFX: Spencer Guest MUA: Summer O’Grady & Ashley Victoria
Vocals: Zahra Bentham Producer: Jordan Evans Keys: Sidone Harrison Saxophone: Bruce Mackinnon Bass: Chad Hopson Drums: Jeremy John Recording Studio: Dream House Studios
Special thanks to Lana Mauro, David Ngandu, Jordan Giles, Spenser Stewart, Meika Wagner, Jorja Cadence, Tori Puras, Raha Euphoria, Mark Werner.
And a very big thank you to S8 Companies: Creative Soul, Mad Ruk, Smith, and Panic & Bob.
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Arts Fortune & Fame presents an exclusive interview with Toronto’s Luu Breeze. As he prepares for the release of his latest EP “Something In The Shade” we managed to sit down and capture some of his thoughts on the current state of Toronto’s rap game, the importance of branding, building a team, creating your own lane as an artist and more! Video was shot and edited by NOMAD.
