Damn! 8 years of 88 Days. Congrats to the WHOLE fam!
Celebrating 8 years, Toronto based collective/label ’88 Days Of Fortune’ release ‘Cosmic Melanin’ Mixtape.
Celebrating 8 years, Toronto based collective/label 88 Days Of Fortune release ‘Cosmic Melanin’ mixtape on Friday Sept. 22nd in advance of their official Nuit Blanche event ‘Cosmic Melanin: Enter The Loop’ taking place on Saturday Sept. 30th at Nathan Phillips Square.
Twenty original songs featuring new and unreleased music from collective and community members like:
2017 Polaris Music Prize winner Lido Pimienta, Witch Prophet, SassyBlack, Latasha Alcindor, Stas THEE Boss , Indian Agent, + More!
“Celebrating 8 years of 88 Days Of Fortune is something that I’m honestly very proud of. Who would have thought that what started out as a little backyard performance party would one day flourish and be a full time platform for so many different artists, musicians and creatives inside and outside of Canada? This mixtape is just a small drop in the ever full (and overflowing) underground talent pool that 88 Days has been lucky to be a part of. We are so thankful to be entrusted to share music from collective and community members from Toronto, Brooklyn, Seattle, Detroit, Alaska, Colombia, New Jersey, Oakland + beyond!
Cosmic Melanin is magic. It’s the ability to see that we are all made of star dust.” – Ayo Leilani, Co Founder / Director
The Boi-1da with an appearance on Pensado’s Place.
This week’s guest is Record Producer Boi-1da. He is an in-house producer for Drake’s OVO Sound label and has produced for a variety of artists and groups, most notably Drake, Rihanna, Eminem, JAY-Z, Nicki Minaj, NAS, Lana Del Rey, and Kendrick Lamar among others. Tune in as we discuss his road to success, his inspirations, and his mindset behind various hits including “Controlla”, “Pound Cake”, and others.
Enter the Indaba Mix Contest here: http://bit.ly/havocMIX
On the heels of the release of his album I Think You’ve Gone Mad (Or The Sins Of The Father) earlier this year, Sean Leon took NOW Magazine on a tour of his neighbourhood in Toronto, Parkdale to show us the place where it all happened.
Director Shantal Otchere Camera Operators Shantal Otchere, Roya DelSol
Producer Kevin Ritchie Editor Shantal Otchere
Music courtesy of the Initiative
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WATCH Part 2: https://goo.gl/M9Zts2 Part 1: https://goo.gl/YGJ8uX _______________________ In this clip, Pressa gives a background of his extensive criminal history as well as that of his father and brother. Pressa goes in depth about selling drugs from his mom’s house and eventually having that house raided by police. He talks about how his criminal background includes a conviction of organized crime, a charge of attempted murder, and drug distribution. Pressa actually went on the run over the attempted murder charge but was eventually caught and served 10 months before the charge was dropped. According to him, he didn’t even stress the possibility of a conviction because he was confident in his innocence. Pressa also took time to reveal that his name is an homage to his father, who was also heavy in the streets and aptly named, Prestige.
Filmmaker Nathan Miller with a dope short doc about the city. Lots of truth in here.
Home to The Weeknd & Drake, the successful alumni have spawned a spotlight on the talent capable of coming from the 6ix but the musical infrastructure within the city from labels to award shows, often disregard the up and coming rappers’ talents and keep them in the shadows…
A short documentary about the up and coming rappers in Toronto.
Starring: Smoke Dawg, Jimmy Prime, Sean Leon, CMDWN & Samo. Featuring: Murda Beatz, Puffy LZ, Safe, Donnie, Partynextdoor, Daniel Caesar, Jayemkayem, Derek Wise & Killy
Cover Picture: @Re.mark
Created by Nathan Miller. Twitter: nathanmillerldn Instagram: heylooktheresnathan
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Canadian singer/songwriter, Jessie Reyez revisits the harrowing true story behind ‘Gatekeeper’, and why she’s honored to have a long distance relationship with her fans.
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