Dope beats, dope rhymes, this hip-hop sh*t really ain't that hard. Enjoy this playlist of some of my favorite hip-hop tracks. Don't be quick to judge what isn't on the list, since putting literally every good hip-hop song is impossible. Enjoy! AZ - Gimme Yours Apathy - True Love (ft. Phonte) Jay Rock - Get On Your Shit [...]
Click here to view the embedded video. The whole notion of the G.O.A.T is thrown around all too loosely nowadays, but listen to any track from 28-year-old Shad K and you'll understand why he holds the title in my books. The London, Ontario, Canada based MC nabbed a Juno earlier this year for Best Rap Recording, ousting out Young Money heavyweight Drake. Check out this freestyle where Shad showcases his skills-packing punchlines for 6 minutes on end. Feel free to check out Shad's other efforts, I guarantee you they will not disappoint. [...]
Click here to view the embedded video. The whole notion of the G.O.A.T is thrown around all too loosely nowadays, but listen to any track from 28-year-old Shad K and you'll understand why he holds the title in my books. The London, Ontario, Canada based MC nabbed a Juno earlier this year for Best Rap Recording, ousting out Young Money heavyweight Drake. Check out this freestyle where Shad showcases his skills-packing punchlines for 6 minutes on end. Feel free to check out Shad's other efforts, I guarantee you they will not disappoint. [...]
LIGHTS - iamlights.com Singer LIGHTS is back and taking her unique brand of electro-pop to the next level. The Canadian pop star teases fans with the release of a new single titled Everybody Breaks A Glass . Everybody Breaks A Glass see LIGHTS mixing the synth-filled, electronic beats fans grew to love on her debut album, The Listening , with a more gritty sound. One thing that hasn't changed is LIGHTS' stellar songwriting. Her use of metaphors brings this deep yet dance-worthy cut to life. Joining [...]
New track from Miles Jones "Say What" featuring Shad K & produced by Slakah The Beatchild, taken off Miles' album Runaway Jones . iTunes: Miles Jones - Runaway Jones
This joint is a month late but I make no apologies for it anymore because any day that you get to start out with Shad can't be a bad one. All the people who harp on the negativity in rap need to see this video and same with the people who claim it is all [...]
A recent surge in the quality of the Canadian hip hop scene, has resulted in increased coverage for many of the standout artists. Known for intelligent lyricism and a expert understanding of rhyme patterns and flows, it's due time that the scene began to receive more commercial exposure. Shad is not a new name to CitR, having featured in one of our first articles way back in April, as well as a comprehensive review of his critically acclaimed third album TSOL, therefore we were delighted when we were given the opportunity to have a quick chat with the rapper before [...]
If you've been an avid follower of this blog since it's initiation you may recall a post way back in early April concerning a certain Ontario based rapper by the name of Shad. Criminally overlooked by many, especially in the UK, his intelligent, witty lyricism, combined with an exceptional understand of sampling and mixing, has seen him named in many lists of top Canadian rappers. Earlier in the year saw Shad return with his third official full length album, the mysteriously titled TSOL. Despite his humorous cynicism and cutting wit, Shad can't be accused of not taking his music seriously, [...]
You know the part in movies when people are about to start hallucinating or pass out and every thing gets all wavy and blurry, well that is exactly what this video reminds me of with its effects. There also are some more trippy aspects such as things folding in and out of each other when [...]
Shad has risen the ranks of being one of my favorite rappers and the London, Ontario native just released his new one called T.S.O.L. yesterday. I haven't made my way through the whole album yet but the first few songs and the single "Yaa I Get It" have all been good listens and it seems [...]
Band Name: Smalltown Romeo Genre: dance music mutt / disco-rave Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Band Members: Wax Romeo , Smalltown DJs Fun Fact: Their first single, " Boom Ha " (stream the full single below with remixes by DJ Wool and Sammy Bananas ) features [...]
April was foolish indeed the No1 position was not a question at all, but I was kindda worry cos for me this month was about the MASHED POPPED PUNKED album and I had no memories about the rest but when I've checked back the posts of April I realized we had a lotta gems so now let's see them first, here is the official TOP 10 #01 MASHED POPPED PUNKED [ link ] AudioPorn All Stars VS The Young Punx the mashup album of [...]
Smalltown Romeo is a DJ from Canada and he got my favorite Canadian artist to jump on this track with him. I am a relatively new fan of Shad but it was really interesting to hear him rhyme over a dancier style beat then what I have heard him on in the past. The animation [...]
superdopestupidhypeincrediblem egacute animated Smalltown Romeo video director: Matt Luckhurst the track is out now and taking over the dancefloors via Plant Music
Scion A/V 's newest addition to their already stellar "sampler family" is New York's Plant Music . I can't seem to find the original email with the full promo download or even a link to the full release, but here are the tracks that I thought were stand-outs. Plant Music has some info regarding tour dates and such on their site . DJ Wool - Watch This Eli Escobar - Oslo The Glass - Four Four Letter Sam Young + Aphletik - [...]
Since Felipe joined our team and reps Canadian hip-hop to the fullest with his posts I haven't had the opportunity to cover the scene in a while but I am glad I get the chance to post Shad's new video. Shad is someone that I only recently discovered but I already got his last album [...]
Shad K - "The Calling" Feat. Jermiside & Destruments I've been MIA for the last few days because of other responsibilities, but I'm back now. It's been a great music week for me: I got Kid Cudi's masterpiece Man On The Moon: The End Of Day, DOOM's MM..Food and DOOM's Operation: Doomsday (I'm a big DOOM fan and [...]
Someone sent me an email the other day (I think his name was EZ but am not sure) about checking out Shad from Toronto and I am REALLY glad I did. Check out this video and the freestyle below, he easily is one of the best conscious rappers out there doing it and I love [...]
I've definitely mentioned Shad a number of times, sang the praises of the Polaris Jury for including the Old Prince on the 10 album short list, and complained when Andorra won over it. Not that I necessarily thought that it was the most deserving album, at the time... I suspect you see where I'm going with this... I'm not sure that I'd quite go as far as arguing that it was the album with the most "artistic merit", although I typically equate artistic merit with weirdness [...]
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