Starstruck at CBC’s Hip-Hop Summit
Posted by Anupa in Canada, media, Music, Toronto on 30. Mar, 2011 | 1 Comment
Confession: the idea of a hip-hop show happening at the CBC’s storied Glenn Gould Studio theatre was both mind-blowing and unbelievable, shaded with a tinge of cynicism. The last time I saw a show at Glenn Gould, Chilly Gonzales was finger-smashing his piano to bits on stage, but the audience was seated neatly, row-on-row, in [...]
Open Letter: Toronto Hip-Hop v. the Toronto Media (by Addi “Mindbnder” Stewart)
Posted by Anupa in Music, Toronto on 21. Mar, 2011 | 0 Comments
Addi “Mindbender” Stewart, a local hip-hop activist of sorts — Drake once shouted him out in an interview as the biggest hip-hop head in Toronto — just penned this letter to NOW Magazine with respect to its (poor) hip-hop coverage, and I’ve got to agree. A regular debate I have with friends, hip-hop coverage/support in [...]
RIP Nate Dogg: it wasn’t a hit til he spit
Posted by Anupa in Music, Obit, Rappers on 16. Mar, 2011 | 1 Comment
Nate Dogg, G-funk devotee, the definitive hip-hop hook singer, passed away late yesterday. He was only 41 years old — “health issues” are cited as the cause of death — but had come to be a sub-icon of West Coast rap, getting his start working with Snoop Dogg in the early 90s and debuting on [...]
Jay Electronica, live at the Phoenix
Posted by jessekg in Music on 13. Mar, 2011 | 0 Comments
We were fortunate enough to catch the brutally under-marketed Jay Electronica concert last night at the Phoenix in Toronto as part of Canadian Music Fest. While the energy in the building was unmistakable, it definitely could have fit 100 or so more people. Aside from yet another misogynist rant in response to his choke/hair pulling [...]
CONTEST: CMW//Jay Electronica at The Phoenix, March 12
Posted by theashcan in Concerts, Contests, Music on 08. Mar, 2011 | 13 Comments
With this post, I might be able to achieve my dream of making the internet go nuts. INTERNET, TORONTO: The Ashcan is giving away two (2) pairs of tickets to see Roc Nation’s newest signee, the mystical, needs-to-fucking-drop-a-rec0rd-soon Jay Electronica. This Saturday, March 12 at The Phoenix in Toronto, courtesy of our amazing pals at [...]
