I’m closing this Monday with this video for Work Of Heart from underrated Toronto MC and Producer Relic because there isn’t one thing about it I don’t like. The beat is a boom bap classic (the Muneshine remix ain’t too shabby either), Rel attacks it like a pro as he details his life-long passion for(…)
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Steely Chan – Left of the Golden Era
Mondays, right? This guy knows what I’m talking about. Normally Mondays don’t faze me, but I’m dragging my ass today and was in desperate need of a boost. I found that boost in the form of Left of the Golden Era, a rather nifty mixtape from Steely Chan. Steely Chan are a Toronto-based (via Vancity)(…)
The Extremities – Dial Tones f. Ghettosocks, Lushlife & Ambition
Happy 4th of July! This isn’t really the ideal holiday for a Canadian-centric music blog to celebrate, but I actually have the perfect video for the occasion. The slick looking new clip for Dial Tones off The Extremities amazing last album The Mint Condition is chock full of the things most Americans hold dear: fireworks,(…)
Def3 – Amnesia
Well now, it seems like ages since we’ve posted any Prairie hip hop, and while this might not normally be an odd occurrence, it’s quite a drought for us considering we were once THE home on the web for Edmonton hip hop (not really, but kind of). Luckily, Regina’s Def3 comes to the rescue with(…)
Miles Jones – All Lies
Due to the Ack travelling for work and a busy day here in the ‘fax for me, we’ve gone post-less so far today. Well that just won’t do, so I went searching through our emails for something catchy to close the day out with. I came up with All Lies, the new single from T.O.(…)
Wordburglar – 3RDBURGLAR
Hey there friend. Tell me, do you enjoy rap music, comic books, baseball or Star Wars? If you enjoy any of those things, I think I have an album you might enjoy. If you like all of those things, there’s really no way you aren’t going to lose your shit when you hear 3RDBURGLAR, the(…)
OSM:: Monie Love – It’s a Shame (My Sister)
Old School Mondays makes a return appearance with this Monie Love classic for a couple reasons. I heard it twice randomly in a couple days over the weekend, once in a coffee shop and once via the shuffle here at my house. As anyone who has heard it knows it’s a groovy, amazingly catchy tune,(…)
URBNET Certified Vol. 2
You don’t have to tell me, I can tell by the sweet smell of premium Alberta Vodka emanating from your general direction that your Wednesday is dragging. Well, good news! I have a non-alcoholic way (you’re like, “what, no booze? I though you said good news?!?!” haha, Oh you. Your insatiable thirst for liquor will(…)
Muneshine – Lower Level
What’s that, your new single is produced by DITC legend Buckwild and features mad scratched-in Chuck D vocal samples? Well that’s an auto-post around these parts, so have yourself a listen below to “Lower Level”, the first single from TO-based MC/Producer Muneshine’s long-awaited new album There Is Only Today. As I mentioned, it has a(…)
MAGNOLIUS – Selaron
The Internet is sometimes amazing. A Toronto hip hop duo makes a song inspired by a reverred Brazilian artist. Said artist has no idea about the song. A Portuguese graphic artist is inspired to create a wonderful video for the song, and gets a friend in Brazil to inform artist about the song and tape(…)
