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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 …

March 12, 2009 – 01:25 | By dariusz | Posted in Music | Tagged , , , , | View Comments

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 …

March 10, 2009 – 12:47 | By dariusz | Posted in Music | Tagged , , , , | View Comments

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.

December 17, 2008 – 01:37 | By dariusz | Posted in Music | Tagged , | View Comments

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.

March 17, 2008 – 17:31 | By dariusz | Posted in Music | Tagged , | View Comments