August drops some cool visuals to compliment his cover of Nico & Vinz’s original composition.
Previously: NEW VIDEO: August Rigo “Call Out My Name”
Kimmy throwing down a live rendition of a Whitney classic.
Previously: EVENT: KIM DAVIS – THERE’S ONLY ONE (WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD, 2013)
Previously: NEW VIDEO: KIM DAVIS “THE LIVE SERIES” (PART 3)
The Grid publishes a nice reflection on a critical year for hip-hop in Toronto from one of the city’s premier hip-hop writers, Del F. Cowie.
Twenty years ago, two independent singles—by Ghetto Concept and Saukrates, respectively—changed the future course of Toronto hip-hop.BY: DEL F. COWIE
The year 1994 saw the release of several landmark American hip-hop albums, and 2014 has been doing a good job of remembering them. In addition to Notorious B.I.G.’s debut, Ready to Die, 1994 yielded such classics as Nas’ Illmatic and Outkast’s Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik,whose 20th anniversaries are currently being celebrated with a remastered re-release and an extensive comeback tour, respectively.
With hip-hop firmly established as a global phenomenon by the early ’90s, Toronto aficionados were no less voracious in their consumption of these records than our counterparts south of the border. But the city’s rappers and producers were, in hindsight, also on the cusp of a key, transformative moment for the city’s embryonic yet prodigious hip-hop scene.
While mixtapes, Soundcloud pages, and YouTube videos define the independent hip-hop grind these days, 1994 saw a surge in the number of local MCs committing their work to vinyl, building on the groundbreaking success of Maestro Fresh Wes, Michie Mee, and Dream Warriors in the late ’80s and early ’90s, and ushering the phrase “T-dot” (coined by pioneering Toronto MC K-4ce) into the local lexicon. But of the countless people contributing to the scene at the time, two entities stand out from the crowd: Ghetto Concept and Saukrates.
Read the full article @ http://www.thegridto.com/culture/music/1994-the-year-tdot-broke/
Latest from Reverb!
Previously: NEW MUSIC: REVERB FEAT. DLOW “BELIEVE” (PROD. BASSQUEZ)
Tre bringing them UK sonics to the corner of Yonge & Dundas.
Previously: NEW VIDEO: Tre Mission – Stigmata feat. Thes (Directed by Andy Hines)
ATL’s Kendre’ links up with Burd for a re-fix on the John Legend record.
Previously: NEW MUSIC: QUINCY FEAT. KENDRE “STAY AWHILE” (PROD. BEAT MERCHANT & MARK JAMES)
Previously: NEW MUSIC: IBC FEAT. KARDINAL OFFISHALL & LADY LESHURR “ANYTHING ILL” (PROD. BURD & KEYZ)
Catching up with Sean Leon and the IXXI movement.
Beat by J’vell Boyce.
Previously: NEW VIDEO: Sean Leon “Black Punk Motherfxcker” (Directed By Niko Nice & Sean Leon)
A welcome taste of newness from Ms. Fiona, off BET’s “Music Matters” compilation, available now @ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bet-presents-music-matters…
Previously: NEW VIDEO: MELANIE FIONA “COLD PIECE” (DIRECTED BY RYAN WICK)
New one from Tesfaye.
Previously: NEW MUSIC: JR HI FEAT. THE WEEKND “SECRETS” (PROD. JR HI)
Directed by Big Spoxx.
20 Piece is the second single from Grimace’s arsenal as he leads up to the release of his sophomore album “Strength”. Full project is slated for distribution in the late summer of 2014.
This remix is produced by Monolith’s own Lancecape, and the visuals were shot, directed/edited by Big Sproxx of the FreedomWriters. Each artist involved is well known for their crafts and contributions to the home grown Hip Hop crop in Toronto. Together they have created a new strain, that keeps his listeners high andjonsing for more.
20 Piece (Remix) – Enjoy
Previously: NEW MUSIC: GRIMACE LOVE FEAT. NISH RAAWKS “20 PIECE” (PROD. LANCECAPE)
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