Well if you’re paying attention, you know that T.O. MC D-Sisive was retiring his long-time moniker if favour of the new, more geographically accurate Derek from Northcliffe (incidentally, there happens to be a Northcliffe Recreation Centre not 10 minutes from where I grew up in Halifax, and in fact, the Ashtray Rock made quasi-famous by [...]
Canadian Hip Hop
Quick Hitters:: 2011 Canadian Rap Future Superstars
Well now, it wouldn’t be January if we didn’t get the latest edition of the Canadian Rap Future Superstars compilation from Troy Neilson (aka Brockway Biggs). For almost a decade, Troy has been compiling a year-end mix of songs from of this country’s up and coming hip hop talent, and since we always try and [...]
Merry Freemas:: Free Canadian Hip Hop for All
So then, all your shopping done and dusted? Well then let ask you this, how about you? You get yourself a little something nice? I hope you did, you’ve gotta remember numero uno after all. But just in case you forgot yourself in all the holiday prep, I got you a little something. Yes, [...]
Christmas Party:: Feats of Strength & More!
Well the festive season is upon us, and what better way to celebrate than with a nod to Festivus, one of the most enduring cultural artifacts bequeathed to us by Jerry & Co. Feats Of Strength is a Holiday Song compilation put together by a bunch of Montreal musicians like Parlovr, Super Fossil Power, Mixylodian, [...]
Rap-Sack Backpack:: CBC R3 Podcast Edition Ep. 3
‘Aight then, if you’ve been paying attention to the hill over the last week, you’ve heard that the folks at CBC R3 used a playlist of Canadian hip hop that we created as their ehList of the day early last week. We also did a podcast with CBC’s Lana Gay, which they posted up last [...]
Rap-Sack Backpack:: CBC R3 Podcast Edition Ep. 2
Perhaps you remember the little Canadian hip hop playlist we put together for the good people of R3, and their enjoyment of it. Well, the podcast we recorded with R3 should be up at some point today, and so I thought I’d put up a second special Rap-Sack Backpack to discuss the next four songs [...]
Rap-Sack Backpack:: CBC R3 Podcast Edition Ep. 1
For the past few days, the folks at CBC Radio 3 have been asking their listeners to put together a playlist containing the best hip hop to be found on the R3 artist pages for their ehList feature. We’re always up for supporting Canadian hip hop in any way we can here at the hill, [...]
Me Fault ’10:: Chapter Thrive & Ryan Stinson – 20 Something
Oh my, it’s almost December, and like years past, I’ve begun the process of cleaning up my herohill email and am realizing there are a number of albums that I meant to cover but didn’t get to for one reason or another. This is not an indictment of these albums, as I said, I certainly [...]
News:: New (And Last!) D-Sisive Songs
It’s the death of D-Sisive! If there’s one thing this blog lacks, it’s some forced drama, so I’ll take any chance to post a spicy headline, especially if it pertains to someone we’ve posted on regularly here at the hill. In this case, it’s T.O. rapper D-Sisive, who has made the decision to retire his [...]
Reviews:: KWES – Against the Dying of the Light
This right here is something I’ve been meaning to post on for a while, so let’s cut right to the chase: I would like you to go to Montreal based MC KWES’ Bandcamp page and download his EP Against The Dying of The Light, mainly because I think it’s very good. It’s also free, so [...]