CONTEST: Raekwon, The Shaolin v. Wu-Tang Tour, Toronto
Posted by theashcan in Concerts, Contests, Music, Toronto on 11. Apr, 2011 | 14 Comments
The chef Raekwon’s been on a roll since releasing Only Built 4 Cuban Linx.. Pt. II in late 2009. But some of us (i.e. Anupa) are pretty partial to his latest, Shaolin v. Wu-Tang, too (and not just because the title invokes all that legendary Wu mythology). Raekwon tours a lot and has become a [...]
Reunions: the new hip-hop movement?
Posted by Anupa in Film, media, Music, Rappers, Toronto on 29. Mar, 2011 | 0 Comments
The above flick has been making the rounds in Toronto hip-hop circles recently; a shot corralled on Feb. 12, 2011 of some of Toronto’s biggest heads who came together to celebrate an iconic time slot in local rap radio. The same folks, and a bunch more, are featured in Celine Wong‘s just-uploaded short film, 1 [...]
J Dilla Still Shining in Toronto
Posted by Anupa in Canada, Music, Rappers, Toronto on 07. Feb, 2011 | 0 Comments
February is basically official “Rest in Peace J Dilla” month in the hip-hop-verse. There are a million and one awesome tributes out there–Jay Dee nostalgia is pretty much a cottage industry–but props go to Toronto originators The Real Frequency crew for a particularly local shout out. This morning “Still Shining” dropped; it’s a short film [...]
Word up: So, should I believe the Kanye hype?
Posted by Anupa in Favourite Interviews, media, Music, Pop Culture, Rappers, Word up on 24. Nov, 2010 | 4 Comments
Hiiii it’s meeee, the annoying person who has been talking about Kanye West’s new album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy for the past two weeks since it leaked!!!I promised a lot of skeptical people (fuck you!) I would stop talking about it, though I guess this post means I didn’t (sorry!). I can’t help it! [...]
Live: Big Boi at The Guvernment
Posted by David in Concerts, Music, Rappers on 12. Nov, 2010 | 0 Comments
In 2006, when Nas provocatively declared “Hip Hop is Dead”, Big Boi took offence. “Everybody is entitled to their opinion, but if it’s dead, why is the South boomin’?” asked the Outkast MC. Five years later a geographical region can’t claim genre dominance and Nas’s rhetoric requires yearly meditation. The Peace Dot Love Festival was [...]
