Kendrick Lamar saw a vast amount of success in 2015 with the release of To Pimp A Butterfly, which is the album responsible for his 11 Grammy nominations. When it comes to music video’s, K-Dot has always been unpredictable, as he often attempts to create vivid visuals to compliment his music. His most recent short…
Young Tiller has been on a quick rise since the release of his debut album Trap Soul, as his singles “Don’t” and “Exchange” continue to climb Billboards charts. In the midst of his increasingly built up hype, he lets go a new song titled “Self Righteous“. The song, which samples Janet Jackson’s classic RnB jam…
Kendrick Lamar and Jermaine Cole decide to remix each others songs, “A Tale of 2 Cities” and “Alright, as well as releasing them at the same time, with the exact same covert art. There aren’t much details yet on what any of this means right now, but for the sake of hip-hop lets hope it…
Just in case you haven’t heard yet, Canadian rapper Belly has just been signed to Roc Nation. Belly has been a big part of the Canadian music scene since his debut album The Revolution in 2007. Besides collaborating with Toronto’s biggest artist (Drake) and co-writing 6 songs on The Weeknds most recent and highly successful…
“Nobody is too busy, it’s just a matter of priorities”. This quote is one that many people have probably seen a million times but have still yet to utilize it’s meaning. It’s message is that in life we all have the same 24 hours, however we all have a different set of responsibilities and goals,…
With Devontée’s District Vibe mixtape dropping earlier this month, and Blake Carrington’s forthcoming album #FAILURE (Find A Way In Loving Urself Reflects Excellence), the timing for this Toronto connect is essential. A snippet of the instrumental for “W.Y.T.D” was revealed in Blakes summer anthem “Ahh Yeah” , but this week the Toronto MC releases the…
Just in time for the release of 90059, Jay Rock drops a new music video for “Vice City” featuring Black Hippy members Kendrick, SchoolBoy and Ab-Soul. The video, shot entirely in black and white, takes place in a warehouse with each member performing their own form of soliloquy in different scenes, but plays off as…
After taking a hiatus with the release of his first solo mixtape Through My Eye’s, C.Wilson is back into music mode with the release of the official video for his newest song titled “From The Start“. The video was shot in parts of Toronto and Mississauga which C.Wilson reps to the fullest, as seen in…
With the worldwide release of Straight Outta Compton happening tomorrow, Billboard releases an exclusive interview in which Kendrick Lamar shoots out several questions to the legendary hip-hop group N.W.A. Take a look at the lengthy interview here.
Jazz Cartier’s “Marauding In Paradise“, released back in April, continues to be one of most underrated projects released this year. The Canadian rapper has proven he has a very diverse catalog when it comes to what style of rap he chooses to use. This week he keeps his promises and releases a 2-part video for…
Toronto artist Tory Lanez has been making serious moves. After providing a snippet, Lanez recently released his first official single “Say It‘ on iTunes. The singer-rapper has frequently flipped back and forth between dropping bars and dropping ballads, but for his new single he took the RnB anthem route, sampling Brownstones 1994 hit “If You…
If “Charged Up” wasn’t straight forward enough, or “Baby Lotion Soft”, Drake releases a more direct response to Meek Mill in hopes that he actually raps this time. From the sounds of it it seems like this will be the last time Drizzy addresses the situation, and even says he may regret giving it so…
It has been a year since Majid Jordan released their debut album A Place Like This, but the OVO duo has finally returned with their new song titled “My Love” featuring Drake (whom also released his video for “Energy“). The song keeps up with same vibes as their first project and a Drake feature might…
If you’re a fan of Big Sean then you’re most likely a big fan of his vlog series’. Over the past 2 years he has touched on different topics from family, fear, love, and patience.Last week he released his 8th installment titled “Focus“. Throughout the vlog Sean talks about the importance of keeping focus, and…
When I first listened to Good Kid M.A.A.D City, my first thought was that Kendrick needs to make some kind of short film for that album, and after watching his newest video for “Alright” off To Pimp A Butterfly, I feel the exact same way. What makes Kendrick so unique is unlike 90% of rappers,…
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