Last week when I was bellyaching about not having any time to post on the hill (first world problems, etc), I mentioned that there were albums I’d been meaning to post on for a while, and Modern Day Riot from The Antiheroes was certainly one of the ones I was referring to. I’ve tried to(…)
We can do better. When it comes to the state of modern hip hop, I think you’d find more people who believe such a statement to be true, versus the opposite viewpoint. So we can do better, but do we really want to? When it comes right down to it, it’s the ignorant, guns+money+swag+drugs+misogyny rap(…)
Time, we have none of it! As an addendum to the Ack’s post from the other day I’m putting up this drive-by of a post to extoll the virtues of Vancouver duo Pigeon Hole and their latest record Chimp Blood. Like everyone else, my workload is ever-increasing and on the homefront we’re continuing our quest(…)
Ambition. Yes, every modern MC has this in abundance. Just look at all those “Rise & Grind” tweets, I mean they wouldn’t tweet such a thing if they weren’t getting up and getting after it, right? That’s great, but what is it that most modern rappers are striving for? Money? Fame? Many unflattering tattoos? A(…)
Lists are fun; pretty much everyone loves a good list. But no one loves a list like music sites, who use the things to generate “controversy” and fuel their hit habit, love a list. So it’s no surprise to see a site like CBC Music jump into the fray with their recent, completely arbitrary, list(…)
I’m ghost, I’m gone. If you’re still hanging around here and reading the hill on a semi-regular basis, you’d be forgiven for thinking that brief quote above, from The Antiheroes latest video I’m Ghost, describes my feelings for current hip hop. This is indeed true from time to time, but not on the whole. Believe(…)
Canadian bred. Sick in my head. Yes. Just yes, this all day. Head-slap drums. Victorious horns. Bob James cowbell in the mix. Nasty mic skills. Lyrics. This is the kind of hip hop that still puts me in a trance and gets me nodding my old-ass head at my desk. The Antiheroes debut, This Is(…)
Watching this video first thing this AM was great for a couple reasons, firstly, there’s something about so relaxing and reassuring about Moka’s whole aura that when I watch any one of his more recent videos, I instantly feel better about the state of hip hop. And second, it reminded me of how much I(…)
“But there’s so much good hip hop in Canada, why do people listen to this horseshit?!?!” – Me, whining about people who listen to bad rap music. So yeah, of course no one cares what I think, but it’s not as if I’ve been just saying that without giving you alternatives. Case in point, Pigeon(…)
I must admit I’m not familiar with The Procussions actual music. I’ve heard the name mentioned plenty of times, usually in fairly reverential terms by underground hip hop enthusiasts. I’ve also heard a number of songs from 1/2 of the group, Mr J. Medeiros (even reviewing him back in aught-seven) and I’m vaguely familiar with(…)
