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EDITORIAL: “Why Musicians Should Never Give Music Away For Free” (by Jon Ostrow)
Via HHC! from TMB! Y’all already know my stance on this topic and the importance of always receiving TANGIBLE returns for your music. Here’s some more practical fuel to the argument from Mic-Control...
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EDITORIAL: Saukrates Cover Story in Sway Magazine (By Del F. Cowie)
Recently, I had the chance to speak with Saukrates at length for Sway magazine’s Caribana issue. We delved into a lot of topics including his childhood, his struggles, being a father and what to...
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EDITORIAL: Urban Music in Toronto Takes Front Stage by Kern Carter
Nice likkle editorial piece by Kern Carter about the city’s music scene (which is on fire btw). It’s become clear that hip hop music is shining its spotlight north of the boarder, and particularly in...
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OPINION: In Defense of Drake Pt. V: Flows & Pawns – The Flows Edition (By...
Chris Shaban is back with Part V of his on going commentary on Drizzy, and yet it’s Part 1 of something new – The Flows Edition. To get the full ‘Footnotes’ experience of Shabby’s editorials, hit up...
View ArticleVIDEO: Pound For Pound – Mayoral Battle (feat. Blake Carrington, L, Smash...
Aw shit; here we go, lol! From PoundMag.com: Humble city dwellers, After 10 years of existing only in print, the first live installment of Pound for Pound is finally here (like, OMG). The subject: our...
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EDITORIAL: The Fire in Which You Burn: Me, the Radio and OTA Live
Personal piece the fam Chris Cromie did for HHC on, well….us. Don’t think we actually even mentioned it on this site, but thanks again to everyone for all the LOVE. Toronto, ON – Growing up in the UK...
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EDITORIAL: Toronto Hip Hop vs. The Toronto Media by Addi “Mindbender” Stewart
Been feeling this way about NOW for years now so thanks to Mindbender for being the right person (he worked there and has written many articles for them) at the right time (now – no pun intended) to...
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EDITORIAL: A Proposal For Next Year’s Juno Awards (by Shadrach “Shad” Kabango)
Great piece Shad wrote for The Vancouver Sun newspaper, or…ended up there, or…doesn’t really matter cuz it’s on the web. Anyways, doubt this will ever happen at the Junos or any other major award show...
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ARTICLE: HMV at 333 Yonge – An Oral History (By Evan Davies @ TheGridTo.com)
A pretty dope write-up on a store that helped shape me as a music lover and a Torontonian. Shouts to GridTO writer Evan Davies, all my fellow HMV alum and anyone that came through 333 in its heyday....
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ARTICLE: Exclaim Magazine – Hip-Hop 2011: That Canadian Sound (By Del F. Cowie)
Nice likkle look at some of our local producers who are killin’ the game right now (in case you didn’t know…). By Del F. Cowie The amount of talent in Canada’s hip-hop production scene is ridiculously...
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EDITORIAL: Jully Black – What I Would Change About R&B and Soul Music in...
Jully contributes to The Huffington Post’s “What I’d Change About Canada” editorial series. If Kardi’s “Mr. International” then Jully is definitely “Ms. Media Mogul”. She can rock the stage, the...
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ARTICLE: The Grid: “1994: The Year the T-dot broke” (by Del F. Cowie)
The Grid publishes a nice reflection on a critical year for hip-hop in Toronto from one of the city’s premier hip-hop writers, Del F. Cowie. Twenty years ago, two independent singles—by Ghetto...
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EDITORIAL: Urban Music in Toronto Takes Front Stage by Kern Carter
Nice likkle editorial piece by Kern Carter about the city’s music scene (which is on fire btw). It’s become clear that hip hop music is shining its spotlight north of the boarder, and particularly in...
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OPINION: In Defense of Drake Pt. V: Flows & Pawns – The Flows Edition (By...
Chris Shaban is back with Part V of his on going commentary on Drizzy, and yet it’s Part 1 of something new – The Flows Edition. To get the full ‘Footnotes’ experience of Shabby’s editorials, hit up...
View ArticleVIDEO: Pound For Pound – Mayoral Battle (feat. Blake Carrington, L, Smash...
Aw shit; here we go, lol! From PoundMag.com: Humble city dwellers, After 10 years of existing only in print, the first live installment of Pound for Pound is finally here (like, OMG). The subject: our...
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EDITORIAL: The Fire in Which You Burn: Me, the Radio and OTA Live
Personal piece the fam Chris Cromie did for HHC on, well….us. Don’t think we actually even mentioned it on this site, but thanks again to everyone for all the LOVE. Toronto, ON – Growing up in the UK...
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EDITORIAL: Toronto Hip Hop vs. The Toronto Media by Addi “Mindbender” Stewart
Been feeling this way about NOW for years now so thanks to Mindbender for being the right person (he worked there and has written many articles for them) at the right time (now – no pun intended) to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
EDITORIAL: A Proposal For Next Year’s Juno Awards (by Shadrach “Shad” Kabango)
Great piece Shad wrote for The Vancouver Sun newspaper, or…ended up there, or…doesn’t really matter cuz it’s on the web. Anyways, doubt this will ever happen at the Junos or any other major award show...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ARTICLE: HMV at 333 Yonge – An Oral History (By Evan Davies @ TheGridTo.com)
A pretty dope write-up on a store that helped shape me as a music lover and a Torontonian. Shouts to GridTO writer Evan Davies, all my fellow HMV alum and anyone that came through 333 in its heyday....
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ARTICLE: Exclaim Magazine – Hip-Hop 2011: That Canadian Sound (By Del F. Cowie)
Nice likkle look at some of our local producers who are killin’ the game right now (in case you didn’t know…). By Del F. Cowie The amount of talent in Canada’s hip-hop production scene is ridiculously...
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