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Toronto hip-hop: Get ‘em Down South.
This is part two of a series of posts about Toronto hip-hop. Part one featured Famous and Luu Breeze, two up-and-coming MCs that are making an impact on the mainstream with their lyrical game. This issue will focus on two others that are harnessing the power of the American hip-hop machine, but repping T.O. just [...]
Toronto hip-hop: whazz happenin’ baybee?
For as long as I’ve been listening to hip hop (arguably, not that long .. Wu-Tang Forever was the first album I cared about, which was in 1997), I’ve been trying to figure out why Toronto specifically, and Canada to a lesser extent, doesn’t put out mind-blowingly good hip-hop non-stop. Why is there no buzz [...]
End of the year mixtape
So muxtape.com is no longer up and running, but the dudes at OpenTape made a little software package that looks and feels just like muxtape used to.
I used it to set up my end of the year mixtape. Feel free to check it out and comment.
Tracks of the year, apparently.
I’ve been using Last.fm to track my listening habits for a few years now, and decided to take a look at what I’ve been listening to. You can use Last.fm to track things you listen to in iTunes, Rhythmbox, Winamp, BBC Radio, whatever. Check out their website for a full list of supported music players.
Anyways, reviewing a list like this made me realise how quickly I forget how important certain tracks were for me at a given point in time. So without further ado, two lists, one rock, one hip hop.