VIA Rail presents: The Train of Thought Tour Mixtape by Droppin' Science Productions The VIA Rail presents: The Train of Thought Tour Mixtape is a FREE, exclusive DJ mix by Muneshine, in support of the VIA Rail presents: The Train of Thought Tour. Featuring the brand new exclusive track, "Train of Thought", produced by Jeff Spec, the mixtape showcases 1-hour of music from Ghettosocks, Muneshine, Timbuktu, and Jeff Spec. Included tracks feature guest appearances by D-Sisive, PH, Chokeules, Dminor, Shuanise, and Saidah C., with production by Bix, Fresh Kils, Vinyl Frontiers, [...]
Ok, now this is awesome. Hopefully you've already had the chance to check out some of our "Deeper Into Music" posts where we ask an artist to jot down a few thoughts about each song on their latest album. They've gotten a really positive response so far, and I have to say I think they've made for some great reading. So there's been plenty of good posts in this vein so far, but I've been wanting to feature a hip hop record in this same fashion for a while, and we're finally getting it done with [...]
Video Hits is back! It's been a few weeks since we've hit you off with our Thursday dose of hot Canadian video content, but on the bright side, the downtime has allowed for us to amass a stack of great vids to choose from. As it turns out, a number of those videos are from some of the hill's favorite hip hop acts, so this edition of the Video Hits is a four-pack featuring Ghettosocks, Teenburger (DJ Jorun, Ghettosocks & Timbuktu), Muneshine and D-Sisive. I'm just going to go ahead and assume that [...]
Pic of me smoking legal blunt less than two blocks from Whitey Bulger's Santa Monica crib - taken less than one week before his arrest I'm not sure why I stopped blogging regularly on JumpTheTurnStyle. It's not because I had better things to do – I've always had better things to do. Nor has my absence been entirely to pay retribution to the infinitely lazy Trees, whose I'm-too-cool-for-this-blog schtick has more or less led to him actually thinking he's too cool for this blog. Not like I would have any clue, since I [...]
The Extremities - New Season Feat. Ohmega Watts And Moka Only The Extremities - Dial Tones Feat. Lushlife, Ghettosocks And Ambition Grab the album here Nice release here from The Extremities ( Fresh Kils and Uncle Fester). This album features guest appearances from Ohmega Watts, Moka Only, Lushlife and Relic. Make sure you pick this one up people, it's filled with dope rhymes and head nodding beats through out the whole album. Support this project and the music [...]
Hey, good news friend. You know how you've been saying that it would make your summer if some Southern Ontario-based, veteran Canadian hip-hop crew would release an album that would bring to mind the skill & fun of The Alkaholiks in their prime? Well it's here. The Lost , from Toolshed, is that album. And we're not talking any "Tha Liks" nonsense either, we're talking full-on '93, I'll-stick-you-in-the-dick-wit h-a-toothpick -style Alkaholiks. The Lost is the fifth album from the London, Ontario-birthed, three-headed hip hop monster known [...]
Click image to view video Info: Available for free download at http://www.somethinggood.bandc amp.com Viral video for the DFQ remix! Off Something Good's new Just Add Water (and Stir) REMIX EP! Directed, Produced and cut by J.Levangie. DOP Jeff Wheaton. Featuring GHETTOSOCKS. Dancer: Janelle Warren Something Good: Myspace [...]
Larger Then Life is a new 8 song EP from Toronto (via Saskatoon) MC Muneshine (aka Rob Bakker) that features production from Dutch producers Vinyl Frontiers. It's also damn good and likely the best Canadian hip hop release so far this year. I've definitely been a fan of Muneshine's work over the last few years, but I think that's been more in the guise a producer (excellent timing by me, D-Sisive released Jonestown 2 today, which is entirely produced by Mune), or his collaborative work with other MC's, like Twin Peaks , [...]
Sure, Friday Fun posts make more sense, because as a norm, Fridays are fun, and Tuesdays are hella lame, but I'm posting this new song from Twin Peaks (Ghettosocks & Muneshine) for a few reasons . Mainly it's because I love pretty much everything about the song, the Kanye-refused beat from Premo, the very awesome name for the remix (DJ Premier's Cool And I'ma Let You Finish Remix), and the verses themselves are excellent ('specially Socks, Jian G. vs. Billy Bob, Duck Hunt, Blind Melon & Conan refs in one song? Yes please.) [...]
'Aight then, if you've been paying attention to the hill over the last week, you've heard that the folks at CBC R3 used a playlist of Canadian hip hop that we created as their ehList of the day early last week . We also did a podcast with CBC's Lana Gay, which they posted up last night , and I have to say, it's pretty excellent. And I'm not just saying that because the Ack and I are on it, it's an entertaining listen with some top-shelf Canadian hip hop. Just check the playlist [...]
For the past few days, the folks at CBC Radio 3 have been asking their listeners to put together a playlist containing the best hip hop to be found on the R3 artist pages for their ehList feature. We're always up for supporting Canadian hip hop in any way we can here at the hill, so I thought I'd take a few minutes and throw a playlist together featuring some of our faves and plenty of folks that have been covered on the hill before. Well the good people of R3 [...]
Seeing Ghettosocks do his set as the closer for the 2010 HPX version of the Herohill showcase reminded me of two things: 1. Live hip hop can still be a tremendous amount of fun when done right - and as I've said a number of time in the past, G-Socks does it absolutely correct, and 2. I needed to get a post up for Timbuktu's latest album, Stranger Danger . Tim joined Socks for a good portion of his set (Halifax hip hop legend DJ Jorun was on the wheels for the entire set, which was really rather [...]
This is going to be short and sweet: we stayed in last night to rest our old bones, and to make sure we were rested up for today, so we don't have any sweet recap action for you this AM. And as far as tonight's HPX lineup, it's pretty much endless, with great shows of all varieties across the city, starting in the afternoon and going well into the night. So be sure to check the schedule to plan your HPX Saturday. As for us, here's a couple things I [...]
You're looking for some Friday fun are you? Well how about taking two of the best, and perhaps most underrated, MC's that Canada currently has to offer, and pair them up in a project that not only finds the two of them kicking incredibly clever skeeze-chasing raps (word to Heavy D) over mellow, 902s-inspired beats, and while you're at it, give the project a title that ostensibly references an iconic 902s TV show, but could also be a wink-wink-nudge-nudge reference for breasteses. Twin Peaks has all of that and more. [...]
More good music from Muneshine & Ghettosocks in preparation for their upcoming project, Kissing Hands and Shaking Babies. It's taken me two posts to notice the joke in the album title, so yes I'm pretty slow. "Handsome Devils" lives up to its inherent arrogance with great delivery from both rappers. Athough I still am a bit [...]
This ain't no cliff-hanger, ain't no mystery or trick answer. Twin Peaks is a duo consisting of Halifax native Ghettosocks and Saskatchewan-born, Toronto-raised Muneshine. I've posted Ghettosocks on B&B before and for good reason. He's got one of those smooth, hypnotic flows and knows how to drop a verse with direction as opposed to one full [...]
With the Junos being in St. John's, Newfoundland this weekend, it's only right I put up some good old Maritimes music. Ghettosocks hails from Nova Scotia and has been on the scene for a good minute now. Although he looks too dorky to run with the cool kids, he's got a confident flow, smoothness, and [...]
I'm not sure what I was searching for the other day, but I came across a random link to a post of ours posted somewhere with this description of our little outfit: "HeroHill.com is one of Canada's reputable hip-hop blogs." Well it's pretty debatable how reputable we are, and calling us a hip hop blog is kind of a Shawn Bradley-esque stretch. I guess it's not completely outlandish, as I do try and post plenty of good Canadian hip hop content on the site, but I'm far from consistent in that posting. A big reason [...]
Listening to the 2010 Canadian Rap Compilation from Brockway Entertainment I realized something: during the last couple months of '09 I somehow stockpiled a ton of Canadian hip hop in my "ToDo" list that I really need to get posted. Some of which happens to be on this here compilation. So, you can consider this post an intro to a month that shall be filled with a ton of Canadian hip hop from your truly. Whether you want it or not. However, back to the matter at hand. I believe this is the 3rd year [...]
December's Herohill/Music Nova Scotia artist of the month is a little late, but, in my humble, it is certainly worth that wait. Ghettosocks is certainly one of the brightest suns that the planets of the Halifax hip hop scene orbit around. While that analogy makes little to no sense in astrological terms, it is an accurate description of the role 'Socks has played in the scene here since he relocated from his hometown of Ottawa. So when you add that to the fact that we've long been proponents of this transplanted Haligonian MC champ, and [...]
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