Quick catch up with King Reign courtesy of PeaceMagazine!
We catch up with Canadian Music Week Performer King Reign after his show at Baltic Avenue in Toronto during CMW 2014.
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To Fathers and Daughters. And Moms too (why not)!
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More new-school griminess from Derek Wise. New project on the way.
Toronto’s Derek Wise returns with the dark and monstrous new single; “AWKWARD”. This new record will serve as the first release from his highly anticipated project “Mom’s Basement”. “AWKWARD” is produced by in-house producer Cristo Meth and Lantz. They created a sinister movie vibe Derek intends to embody with his new project. Effortlessly, Derek lays out his trademark delivery and husky vocals over the devastating bass-line accompanied by Cristo Meth’s and Lantz suspenseful cult-like production.
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Happy anytime the homie Redway gets some coverage.
Toronto isn’t the greatest city on earth if you’re looking for participation. The citizens of North America’s fourth largest metropolis are perfectly happy to just stand by and watch, a fact most astutely observed by artists who often perform to a venue where a majority of the patrons line the perimeter of the space, happily nodding their heads along to the music. It’s a city of observers who appreciate things from a distance, unready to jump in until they’re sure that they won’t be embarrassed by a show of positive feedback. And it’s why Redway is about to board a plane to New York for a pilgrimage he’s made dozens of times in the past four years.
This will be one of the few trips where the 25 year old rapper, born Shane Redway, will be flying. He’s more accustomed to taking the 12 hour trip on the Megabus in order to stay at his aunt’s house for a few months, a ritual he’s been partaking in since 2010 when he decided that he had more to learn from the Big Apple than Hogtown. “People in Toronto always had this perception of me as a cocky, arrogant rapper, and people in New York just thought I was nice with it, so obviously, I stayed in New York more.”
Despite his young age, the Jamaican Mississauga-native has been rapping for over eight years. He cut his teeth battling teens from around Mississauga at events organized through Facebook and held at public spaces like the town’s city hall where the crowd in attendance often numbered in the hundreds. Redway’s biggest hit came when he recorded a single inspired by a Toronto nightlife networking site, tdotwire.com. Titled “TDotWire Freak,” the song garnered local radio play and made Redway into a sort of micro celebrity upon its 2006 release. Leveraging the success of the song, Redway got to working on a debut mixtape, a project that would be hosted by Big Page and titled Rapper Guy. Upon it’s release and lukewarm reception, Redway got a taste of the Toronto politics that would go on to sour his mood for years to come when Big Page had begun to tell people that Redway paid him to host the tape. The rumour hurt Redway’s credibility, but he understood why people weren’t on his side. “People started to say, like, ‘Redway’s trash, he’s not that good.’ But I won’t lie to you, I never had substance then.”
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Get to know the 17-year-old Ottawa kid Maurice.
OUR OTTAWA is CBC Television’s weekly magazine program. Guest host Adrian Harewood sits down with Ottawa’s own and Canada’s next superstar, singer/songwriter Maurice.
Program: Our Ottawa
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CBC Television “Our Ottawa” Presents: Maurice
TORONTO (ON): The Canadian Broadcast Television Network (CBC) is the largest of its kind in the Country and is the Canadian equivalent to its American counterpart NBC. Known for programs like “Hockey Night in Canada” and also for being the sole provider of the Olympics, CBC also has a weekly magazine program called “Our Ottawa” which featured 17 year old “Canadian Rising Star” Maurice.
Guest host Adrian Harewood sat down for a lengthy interview with Maurice to highlight his career to date, his notable industry collaborations and to also introduce his debut music video “Lift Off,” which has been a viral hit online.
It’s also important to note that CBC has invited Maurice back on-air at the end of May for another interview and to perform a 10-minute set of new music.
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Latest musics from OB with OVO on the assist over the Tinashe riddim and Nineteen85 on production for “Hazelton Trump”.
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Dope-ass introduction to Ratchet&Class. Shouts to GMF. Yuri on the engineer cameo.
Ratchet&Class is a Live TRAPnB 2-man band, watch as they play tribute to Static Major.
For more information please visit http://ratchetandclass.com.
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Nice likkle feature on Zaki via AfroPunk.com. Just in case you needed to get caught up with Ms. Ibrahim.
If you’re an indie music fan, you should definitely get acquainted with rising vocalist Zaki Ibrahim! The South African-Canadian singer/songwriter brings new flavor to soul music with her majestic voice, dope style and eclectic instrumentals. In 2012, she released her third album Every Opposite, creating timeless and inimitable sound with producer Tiago Correia-Paul.
In the mid-2000’s Zaki moved to Toronto to pursue her dreams and soon became popular in the city’s live music community. Following her more international recognition, the songstress was granted the opportunity to open for Erykah Badu. Some of her accomplishments include being nominated for a Juno Award in 2009 and having her song “Ansomnia” featured on the ‘For Colored Girls’ film soundtrack in 2010.
Most of Ibrahim’s music is equipped with fast paced up-tempo beats with a hint of house and tribal instrumentals that make you want to dance, but it’s apparent that her main goal is for listeners to tune into her lyrics and exceptional production.
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