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I’m opening for GZA this weekend with some very handsome gentlemen, Choke and Timbuk from Toolshed, and the dude, Fresh Kils.
BOOM!
THEBESTHIPHOP.COM PRESENTS:
GZA / Genius (of the Wu-Tang Clan) will be live at The Rooster on Saturday, January 30th. Tickets very limited so make sure you grab yours in advance for only $25 available at Chills, Flavour and The Rooster. You can also purchase tickets online at http://www.thebesthiphop.com/shop.html.
Door price will be $30 and you must be 19+ to enter this event.
EVENT: GZA / Genius (of Wu-Tang Clan)
VENUE: The Rooster, 172 Simcoe Street, Peterborough
TIME & DATE: Saturday Januaury 30th from 10PM – 2AM
COST: $25 in Advance / $30 at Door
TICKETS: http://www.thebesthiphop.com/shop.html
MORE INFO: http://www.thebesthiphop.com
ARTISTS:
- GZA / GENIUS (http://www.myspace.com/gza)
- THE WILDCORE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byXoFZzeXRQ)
- D-SISIVE (http://www.myspace.com/dsisive)
- FRESH KILS (http://www.myspace.com/freshkils)
- DJ IRATE (http://www.myspace.com/djirateone)
- TOOLSHED (http://www.myspace.com/dehsloot)
- SHALLOW POCKETS (http://www.myspace.com/shallowpockets)
- JNYCE (http://www.myspace.com/thementalpateints)
- PROPHETS OF PESTILENCE (http://www.purevolume.com/AllBeDoomed)
- ALEX DIMEZ (http://www.myspace.com/younggoddalexdimez)
- DJ WHO (http://www.thebesthiphop.com)
- THE RESOLUTIONARIES (ZIMBABWE INSPIRED MARIMBA BAND)
SPONSORS:
- Flavour Fashion (http://flavourfashion.blogspot.com)
- Chills Intergalactic Trading Company (http://rollingsupreme.com/Products/Rolling_Papers/Chills)
- TheBestHipHop.Com (http://www.thebesthiphop.com)
- Beats From The Streets Radio Show (92.7 fm in PTBO): (http://www.wix.com/bftsradio/bfts)
- Bluestreak Records
- Scifen
- Just Entertainment
TICKETS:
You can now purchase tickets via our online website at http://www.thebesthiphop.com/shop.html. They are also available for purchase at one of these shops in Peterborough:
- The Rooster (172 Simcoe St.)
- Flavour Fashion (383 George St.)
- Chills: Intergalactic Trading Company (416 George St.)
FUNDRAISING:
DJ WHO/THEBSTHIPHOP.COM has decided to put $2 form every ticket sold, towards a non-profit charity. This charity aims to fight Guinea Worm Infections and locate safe water in rural Ghana.
- The charity (go here and click on the “CANADA” tab): http://www.waterinafrica.com/
- FYI: The community we have been helping is now Guinea Worm free! and has enough sustainable water for over 3,000 people in a place called Tingoli, in Northern Ghana!
- More info. on Guinea Worm and the Eradication effort go here: (http://www.cartercenter.org/health/guinea_worm/index.html)
$1 will also go toward the 3RD annual “Black History Month Celebration” at The Market Hall in Peterborough. Thanks for your support.
- See event here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=225096739750&ref=ts
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Yeah, so I’ve been sick as a cat, and I haven’t been totally on point in the last week, so here’s the info for the show I just played. The Future Present Show… from last night…
PPF House & Bring Back the Boombox present…
THE FUTURE PRESENT SHOW
feat. MAGNOLIUS, Abyss, Mindbender, and Fresh Kils & iRate
Show starts at 10PM. Doors 9PM
!!!!PAY WHAT YOU WANT!!!!
Holidays are here, so before you go off to your awkward family dinners and parties, come tear the roof of the Sleeping Giant Gallery! The PPF House delivers once again, showing its holiday spirit by gathering the top in Toronto hip-hop.
MAGNOLIUS: http://magnolius.bandcamp.com
Abyss: http://theabyss.bandcamp.com
Mindbender: http://www.myspace.com/mindbendersupreme
Fresh Kils: http://www.myspace.com/freshkils
& iRate: http://www.myspace.com/djirateone
Bring Back the Boombox Online Music Magazine:
http://www.bringbacktheboombox.com/
PPF House: http://www.ppfhouse.com
Come drink and be merry! Door prizes!!
Yeah… so that was a really wicked show. Thanks to everyone who came out. The Future Present is Now.
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In Peterborough this Saturday with my boyfriends Ghettosocks and Fresh Kils. This is going to be special. Let’s all make it special.
THEBESTHIPHOP.COM PRESENTS:
Ghettosocks, Fresh Kils, DJ iRate, Lord Lhus, Psych Ward, Exploding Propaganda with Soul Natural, DJ Who, & More live at The Rooster on Saturday, December 12th. Tickets are $8 at the door, or $5 in advance (available at Chills, Bluestreak Records, or Flavour) and you must be 19+ to enter this event.
EVENT: Ghettosocks, Fresh Kils, DJ iRate, Lord Lhus, Psych Ward, Exploding Propaganda with Soul Natural, DJ Who, & More
VENUE: The Rooster, 172 Simcoe Street, Peterborough
TIME & DATE: Saturday December 12th from 10PM – 2AM
COST: $8 at Door or $5 Advance
MORE INFO: http://www.thebesthiphop.com
ARTISTS:
- Ghettosocks (http://www.ghettosocks.com) – from Halifax’s Alpha Flight
- Fresh Kils (http://www.myspace.com/freshkils) – Live Beat Producer
- DJ iRATE (http://www.myspace.com/djirateone) – Toronto Turntablist
- Lord Lhus (http://www.myspace.com/lordlhus) – Babygrande Records Artist from South Carolina
- Shallow Pockets, & JNYCE (http://www.myspace.com/thementalpateints) – Psych Ward
- Exploding Propaganda with Soul Natural (http://www.myspace.com/explodingpropaganda)
- DJ Who (http://www.thebesthiphop.com) – spins mash-ups, underground and classic hip-hop
SPONSERS:
- Flavour Fashion (http://flavourfashion.blogspot.com)
- Chills Intergalactic Trading Company (http://rollingsupreme.com/Products/Rolling_Papers/Chills)
- TheBestHipHop.Com (http://www.thebesthiphop.com)
- Beats From The Streets Radio Show: (http://www.wix.com/bftsradio/bfts)
- Bluestreak Records
“Keep Your Stereo-Types, Out Of My Stereo-Life” T-shirts and Hoodies will be available at show. They are also available at Flavour and Chills.
Host: the best hip hop in peterborough
Type: Music/Arts – Concert
Network: Global
Start Time: Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 10:00pm
End Time: Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 2:00am
Location: The Rooster
Street: 172 Simcoe Street
City/Town: Peterborough, ON
Also, check out The Extremities new single “Lost Souls”. It’s very special. You can listen to it here, along with a great review from the gods at Herohill.
Also, here’s another treat from Treat of the Day!
Over and out!
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Come on out and celebrate the release of Hypergraphia, the new album from my man Chokeules of Toolshed and Backburner infamy. It’ll be guaranteed insanity, or no money back.
Toolshed presents Chokeules CD Release Party
Toolshed w/ Fresh Kils & DJiRATE
SJ The Wordburglar
Young Fes
The Archives
@ Rancho Relaxo 300 College St.
Doors 9PM | $5 | 19+
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Performing with the one and only Wordburglar at Vapor Central for the final night of their Awesome Toronto Rhymes While You Blaze series. Should be a dope time.
Host: Vapor Central
Type: Music/Arts – Jam Session
Network: Global
Start Time: Friday, November 27, 2009 at 10:25pm
End Time: Friday, November 27, 2009 at 1:25am
Location: Vapor Central
Street: 667 Yonge St.
City/Town: Toronto, ON
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Alright, it’s been a while since I updated this mother, to the point where some turd’s making demands on my guestbook. So here’s a bit of a recap of things that’s been going down.
The weekend of Halloween I played two shows on the Friday night, on the same street. Yeah. Just walked from one to the other. It was a wild good time.
First one was The Job CD release party at Graffiti’s in Kensington Market.
Kils and I backed the beasts from the Toolshed and had a ball. In full costume…
That’s right. We were the Cobra Kai Skeletons.
Next show was the Banger’s n Mash: Halloween Edition just down the street at Rear View Mirror.
Kils and I backed the super talented Brandon Dramatic and had a great time. Big shout out to my favorite drum and bass all-star Mutt . Man’s a killer.
In other super exciting news….
By now you are all familiar with Ghettosocks new album TREAT OF THE DAY . If you’re not (shame on you), here’s a track from the album featuring some Canadian heavy hitting monsters and cuts provided by yours truly.
Also in the super exciting category…
My homeboys Socks and Timbuktu make a monstrous appearance on El Da Sensei & The Returners new project the “Money EP” (2009). Check it out!
More news to come. Lots of shows in the works. Stay tuned.
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Host: Ghettosocks
Type: Party – Night of Mayhem
Network: Global
Start Time: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 10:00pm
End Time: Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 2:30am
Location: RANCHO RELAXO – 300 College St
GHETTOSOCKS AND JORUN LIVE IN TORONTO AT RANCHO RELAXXXXO!
PLUS SPECIAL PERFORMANCES FROM THE TWINS: TIMBUKTU AND CHOKE AS THE MEGAZORD KNOWN AS TOOLSHED!
FRESH KILS’ WIZARDRY ON THE MPC WILL BE EXHIBITED AS A DEMONSTRATION OF HIS DOMINANCE, WHILE ALL WILL BE FORCED TO SUBMIT TO THE ALMIGHTY POWER OF DJiRATE (OR BE CRUSHED.)
IN ADDITION: ALEX DIMEZ IS COMING THROUGH TO BLESS THE APPARATUS! (SHOUTS TO JUST ENT!!!)
BRAND NEW SHOW- BRAND NEW CD- “TREAT OF THE DAY”
I’m very excited for this one. I was lucky enough to be around to see some of the album come together, and I was also lucky enough to be able to throw down some scratches for it. The album is a beast. Highly recommended. Love to see you at the show, if you can’t make it, you better cop TREAT OF THE DAY and do your homework.
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Check it out! Some wings I made the other night are featured on the All Spice Cafe Gourmet Hot Sauces website!
http://www.allspicecafe.com/news/category/where-in-the-world/
All Spice Cafe makes some excellent sauces (I recommend the Cayenne Habanero) and they are very tasty on wings.
Definitely check out their site:
And definitely become a facebook fan:
http://www.facebook.com/allspicecafe
I’ve been a little slow on the updates around here, but I’ve been super busy with lots of super stuff. And there’s some super awesome shows coming up… Ghettosocks is coming to town!
Also, Pitfield Homes has a new website:
AND, ZOMG’s got some new label artwork:
So yeah… busy. But stay tuned! Awesome is in the works!
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>>> Featuring Nunca (Sao Paulo) Roadsworth (Montreal) and over 50 emerging artists. Opening Sept. 18th — Exhibition to close on Nuit Blanche, Oct. 3rd. <<<
Sneaking into and funking up the cultural heart of Toronto, Manifesto Festival of Culture and Community has been toiling away in preparation for a three floor exhibition that will literally spill out the door, into the street and on to the walls of 52 McCaul St. The exhibition will include a work residency by Nunca from Brazil (Sept. 18-28.) Hailing from Sao Paulo, Nunca recently headlined the blockbuster ‘Street Art’ at the Tate Modern (London, UK.) Matching top international talent the best Montreal has to offer, Nunca will be joined by the infamous street artist Roadsworth — the subject of a recent NFB documentary (screening at the Drake Hotel, 4:30pm Sept 18th.)
Inside the building, Floor 1 will be the ‘Rise Art Auction for Youthlink,’ presented by Well and Good with 100% of proceeds going to a charity devoted to underserved youth in Toronto. The Rise Auction will wind up on Nuit Blanche. Floor 2, ‘The Studio’ managed/curated by Joshua Brandt of Whippersnapper Gallery will consist of work residencies by several local and national artists who will turn the space into a constantly evolving group work. Devon Ostrom, Visual Arts Director of Manifesto says that, “the value of festivals in the development of Canadian art is that they bring a diversity of artists together to learn from each other, exchange skills and build networks. The idea of floor 2, The Studio is to extend this into a month long process – and one that the public can watch unfold.“
Floor 3, supporting the development of emerging curators; Charlie Irani and Teresa Aversa of Charlie’s Gallery will transform the space with a world of installations created specifically for the show.
Check out the constantly evolving photo gallery of print quality / free use images at (active starting Sept 7th):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28235588@N07/sets/72157622218258560/
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
Floor 1 – ‘Rise Auction’
Adam Dalgarno, Adrian Hayles, Alan Wood, Alexa Hatanaka, Ben Weeks, Carlos Weisz, Case, Che Kothari, Chor Boogie, Chris Dyer, Claudio Bianchi, Dan Buller, Derrick Hodgson, Edward Maloney, EGR, Elicser, Fathom, Gene Starship, Horus, Indigo, J Derry, Joseph Tisiga, Joshua Barndt, Dixon, Juliana Neufeld, Labrona, Lease, Luna Simic, Mediah, Musa, Nicholas Fox, Nikki Ormerod, Omen, Parishil (Adam Hilborn/Alain Parizeau), Patrick Kerney, Patrick Thompson (Evoke), Paul Aloisi, Phresha, Piotr Adas, Ruth Ann Pearce, Ryan Paterson, Sammy Rawal, Sergio DeVuono, Siloette. Talia Shipman, Tobias Wang, Uber, Water, We Kill You.
Curated by Steve Ferrara and Lisa Martin of Well and Good.
Floor 2 – ‘Studio’
Resident Artists: Ryan Mackeen, Piotr Adas, Felicia Mings, Alexa Hatanaka, Joshua Barndt, Omen, Norman Yeung and special guests. Curated / Managed by Joshua Brandt of Whippersnapper Gallery.
Floor 3 – ‘This is an Art Show’
Gabriel Graham, Che Kothari, Teresa Aversa, Kaitlin Till-Landry, Lizzie Vickery, Charlie Irani and guests. Curated by Teresa Aversa and Charlie Irani of Charlie’s Gallery.
Opening Musicians >>>
Live performances by:
Subliminal
Peter Project + Fresh Kills + DJ IRate + Chris Quotes
Deejays:
DJ Mensa (Prizefighter/The Academy)
Jason Palma (Footprints/Play De Record)
DJ Ariel (VanCity)
Closing Musicians >>>
Live peformances by:
Marinda & Solari
Deejays:
Son of S.O.U.L.
Mixtape Massacre (Seven:30, Linx, Taktiks)
Fathom
Bang the Party w/ AndyCapp & Rod Skimmins (Gang Of Two)
Special Thanks:
The Lee Family, the Art Gallery of Ontario, Rob Sandolowich, Lawrence Zucker, Montana Cans, AGO, Steamwhistle, Playstation, Pablo Aravena, CFC, Moog Audio, BlogTO, Eye Magazine, Drake Hotel, Loaded Pictures and SWB.
HOURS, LOCATION, DETAILS
Location: 52 McCaul Street (30 Steps North of Queen West and McCaul Osgoode or St. Patrick Subway)
Exhibition Opening: September 18th 2009 – 8:00pm
Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 1:00pm to 7:30pm
Rise Auction Reception: Oct 3rd 4:00pm Start
Nuit Blanch Closing Party: October 3rd 7:00pm +
Admission: PWYC / 19+
Check out the full festival line-up at:
http://www.themanifesto.ca/festival
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So, I’ve not been great about updating this page with anything other than upcoming events, and I’d like to try and improve on that. A buddy of mine runs this wicked blog TwistedSifter (which I highly recommend) and one of the greatest things about it is that he does certain updates on a weekly basis, like clock work. So taking a page from his blog, I’m going to try and post a Monday Media Mashup each week. And I’m already a day late… Mondays are usually pretty busy for me… Maybe this is a bad idea… Oh well… Let’s Go!
First off, here’s the long awaited, much anticipated, brand spanking new…
Pop & Chips Video By More or Les & Fresh Kils with Ghettosocks & Timbuktu! Behold!
GHETTOSOCKS – TREAT OF THE DAY, Episode 1
And here’s a video of Kils, Ghettosocks and I in Ottawa from a few months back.
And now for some random photos from fun times past:
On stage at the Skydome (fuck the Rogers Center) back when I was a kid:
Under Pressure 09 in Montreal:
Opening for Maestro in London:
That’s it for now I guess. Gotta save some action for next Monday… or Tuesday…
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WELCOME BACK MONTREAL!!!
The dopest HIP HOP in the city is lining up to rock crowds all year long with a new monthly – we’re gonna be
DROPPIN’ KNOWLEDGE
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12TH @ 3 MINOTS (ST LAURENT & PINS)
here’s the goods:
*FUNDAMENT+WRA
*MARKIT
*MUNESHINE
*FRESH KILS & MORE OR LES
*GHETTOSOCKS
*DJ IRATE
*DJ LOGICHEAD
$5, 10 PM
THIS IS GONNA BE HUGE!
FUNDAMENT+ROLYWRA
-Linked up last year and have been killing it since; since april they’ve opened for AZ, Freeway, Pumpkinhead, Mr. Lif, Lone Catalysts & Tanya Morgan.. as well as man handled a grip of sold out local shows in Toronto all summer, It’s time to bring it back to MTL!
http://www.facebook.com/fundament.rolywra
MARKIT (Something Good)
East Coast transplant held down the ‘09 in Montreal every wednesday at Vinyl, and spent the summer touring with his group Something Good for the release of their album Just Add Water. Openers under his belt span from K’Naan to Lupe Fiasco. Lol, Not joking. He kills it!
http://www.myspace.com/markitmusic
http://www.markitmusic.ca
http://www.TellMeSomethingGood.ca
MUNESHINE
Just dropped his album Status Symbol in Canada and that shit is on fire! Pete Rock, Sean Price, Termanology, Buckwild and a ton more are on this guy’s rolodex.. check The Big Man On Campus mixtape and see for yourself.
http://www.myspace.com/status_symbol
FRESH KILS & MORE OR LES
This collaboration is on fire right now. The Fresh Kils EP is getting crazy reviews, with the single “Pop ’N Chips” leading the way. See it live.
http://www.myspace.com/freshkils
http://www.myspace.com/moreorles
GHETTOSOCKS
Halifax representative. Socks has been active across the Canadian hip hop scene for years. Touring, colaborating and putting out dope independent hip hop are what this guy does best. Oh yeah, he’s rocked crowds opening for Afrika Bambaataa and Nas. Nuff said.
http://www.myspace.com/ghettosocks
http://www.ghettosocks.com
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th, 2009
Drake Underground | 1150 Queen Street West
EARLY SHOW! 8:30 pm | $5 or $10 w/ More Or Les & Fresh Kils CD
SEE THE VIDEO!
POP N CHIPS – directed by Darrell Faria, produced by Mike MacMillan for Lithium Studios
SEE SOME RAP!
feat. performances by Ghettosocks, Toolshed and DJs Fester and iRATE
guest DJ’s Numeric & Dalia (NFA/Hip-Hop Karaoke) playing strictly middle school rap!
http://www.moreorles.ca
http://www.myspace.com/freshkils
http://www.lithiumstudios.com
http://www.ghettosocks.com
http://www.myspace.com/toolshed
http://www.neverforgiveaction.com
http://www.backburner.ca
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THIS SEPTEMBER FOURTH, AT THE SILVER DOLLAR IN TORONTO. JUST ENTERTAINMENT, LIQIUD CHROME AND SMART PROMOTIONS HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO SHOW UNDER PRESSURE THE LOVE AND SUPPORT IT NEEDS IN THESE HARD TIMES, BY PUTTING TOGETHER A FUNDRAISER TORONTO EDITION. THIS IS A FREE EVENT WITH A BUNCH OF RAFFLE PRIZES FROM, HUH CLOTHING, SKUNK MAGAZINE, RESOLVE RECORDING STUDIOS, AND ART RAFFLES FROM EGR, PHRESHA, HORUS, OMEN, SERNA AND MORE!
- Performing:
ANGERVILLE
SPESH K
D-SISIVE
DJ SERIOUS
EMPIRE
JUS
ATHERTON
SOUND IMPROVEMENT
CAMOFLAUGE aka Gangis Khan
KING JUS
ABSENT MINDED
SPORADIC
DJ SHORTCUT
@ THE SILVER DOLLAR | SEPT.4.09 | FREE ENTRY
WITH LOTS OF RAFFLE PRIZES TO BE WON FROM
-SCIFEN & JOKER
-HUH CLOTHING
-5 HOURS RECORDING STUDIO TIME FROM SOUND RESOLVE RECORDING STUDIOS
-A YEARS SUBSCRIPTION TO SKUNK MAGAZINE
-ART RAFFLES FROM GRAFFITI ARTISTS LIKE EGR, PHRESHA, HORUS, OMEN, SERNA, AND MORE!
PEACE AND SEE YOU THERE!
Sponsored by:
NOW – UpNorth Trip – Black Rap – Sound Resolve Studios – TheCyberkrib.com – Play de Record – ciut 89.5 FM – StandOutEntertainment – Universal Music – Skunk Magazine – POUND – MVRemix – Abort Magazine – Sunshine Sound and Lighting – HipHopCanada.com – Urbnet – EGRart.com – HUH
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THIS IS A THROW DOWN!!!
TOP BILLIN ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS THE MAESTRO FRESH-WES 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF “SYMPHONY IN EFFECT” ON TUESDAY AUGUST 25TH @ CALL THE OFFICE IN LONDON, ONTARIO. WE HAVE QUITE A LINE UP FOR THIS SHOW SO MAKE SURE YOU GET THERE EARLY SO THAT YOU WON’T MISS A SINGLE PERFORMANCE.
LIVE PERFORMANCES BY:
MAESTRO FRESH-WES
KING JUS (w/ ALEX DIMEZ, DJ iRATE and FRESH KILS)
CONTRABANNED (Feat. GOVERNOR BOLTS)
SOUNDMINDS
B.GREEN
SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY:
CHOCLAIR
HOSTED BY:
FRITZ THA CAT (OK COBRA)
MUSIC PROVIDED BY:
DJ UNKLE ANDO
DJ HULLEWUD
TICKET INFO:
Advanced tickets are available at Grooves Records and NYC Stylz for $15. You can also get your advanced tickets from Peter Meades, Darryl Wise and Jayme Hull. Tickets for this show are limited, all tickets that are left over from the advanced sales will be made available at the door on the night of the show. Get your tickets now to guarantee that you won’t miss this show! You can also win tickets to the show, Unkle Ando will be giving away two tickets this Saturday on Sausage Gut Radio (CHRW 94.9FM) between 10pm and midnight.
SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE T-SHIRT:
Top Billin Entertainment is marking the celebration with a VERY limited commerative t-shirt for this event. The shirts are red and on the front in yellow it says “DOPE STATE” and on the back in yellow it has the “Top Billin Entertainment” logo. These shirts are going to very limited, so make sure you get there early or else you will lose out.
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The Cause: Under Pressure was created to promote international awareness of Canadian talent, culture and history in art, music and dance, as well as the other varieties of the Hip Hop Culture.
Over the past 14 years, Under Pressure has been able to host the annual event “Under Pressure International Graffiti Convention” which in turn has allowed artists from all over the world to come into Montreal and display, perform, or even converse with other professionals, in similar elements of the culture, all at one event.
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Celebrating UNDER PRESSURE’S 14TH YEAR!
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH – IN THE PARK
SUNDAY, AUGUST 9TH – STREET JAM
Saturday, August 8th, 2009, Peace Park Outdoor Stage
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Hosted by Obie 1nder
and DJs:
KID PQ (MTL)
DJ IRATE (MTL)
SCOTT C.(MTL)
DJ ABEL (VAN)
VILIFY & CONSTRUCT (MTL)
SOMSAY (MTL)
MILTON CLARKE (MTL)
MCs:
MORE OR LES (TOR)
SOUND IMPROVEMENT (TOR)
ALEX DIMEZ (TOR)
SPESH K (HFX)
FLIP KUMA, FLIGHT DISTANCE, & HOMEBASED (OTT)
STYRO FOAM ONES & TIMES NEUE ROMAN (TOR)
Sunday, August 9th, 2009, Outdoor Stages (behind Foufounes Electriques):
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HOPSCOTCH PLAYERS
DJ CLASS
FRENCH CONNECTION DJs
PSYCHOLOGY
DJ NEW MONEY
SIMAHLAK
DJ SHASHU
MANA
DJ BLISS
A-ROCK & HATCHMATIK
FURIOUS
OFF THE HOOK
TRUSPIN
BLAST
MAYSR
REDD DREDD
DJ KIFFAH & DJ LAZERFACE
JONAH’S EAR
FORWARD MUSIC DJs : RHYS & WALLY
MAYDAY
COREY K
Sunday, August 9th, 2009, Foufounes Electriques:
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PSYNLANGWAGE (MTL)
ART CONS (MTL)
PENZO GRITTY STEM (MTL)
BOOMBAP CATS (MTL)
HINDU KUSH: LOE PESCI & OSA (MTL)
NORTHERN LIGHTS (MTL)
DJ MANIFEST & DIALEKT (MTL)
BLU RUM13 International Emcee of Mystery (MTL)
LOTUS & TROY DUNNIT (MTL)
ANGERVILLE (TOR)
C.O.N.C.E.P.T. (NYC)
BISC1 (NYC)
Hosted by Revolution & Buddha Blaze (Off the Hook, CKUT 90.3)
Get on the Under Pressure e-mail list to keep up to date on all things U.P. http://underpressure.ca/plist/user/subscribe.php
OR GO TO
HTTP://WWW.UNDERPRESSURE.CA FOR MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON!
NEW UNDER PRESSURE INTERNATIONAL GRAFFITI CONVENTION MYSPACE
http://www.myspace.com/upconvention
http://www.myspace.com/upconvention
http://www.myspace.com/upconvention
We are just over 1,200 people in the group. If everyone donated $10 to the event, we would be at our goal. its as simple as going to this link here:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=donations&business=magazine%40underpressure%2eca&lc=US&itemname=Under%20Pressure%202009&item_number=1002¤cy_code=CAD&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donateCC_LG%2egif%3aNonHostedGuest
OR any form of donation by mail too:
Under Pressure
P.O. Box 605 Branch Place d’Armes
Montreal, QC
H2Y 3H8
CANADA
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BOW DOWN OR BE DESTROYED!
Opening for the one and only ICE CUBE this Friday with my mans King Jus and Fresh Kils. This is gonna be bonkers. And it don’t stop.
I’ve been meaning to update with photos and vids from recent shows, but things are just wildly busy. If you just cursed me out in your head, you might as well just get on my facebook since there are some pics and vids of recent shows up there:
http://www.facebook.com/djirate
And stay tuned for more madness. Some big big things in the works. Bigger than opening for Ice Cube? Could be… could be…
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Odd Ange Music presents:
GHETTOSOCKS w/ DJ iRATE & FRESH KILS
Featuring:
DJ iRATE
2008 Ottawa DMC Champion | Backburner Recordings
http://www.djirate.com/
http://www.myspace.com/djirateone
GHETTOSOCKS w/ FRESH KILS
Backburner Recordings
http://ghettosocks.com/
http://www.myspace.com/ghettosocks
http://www.myspace.com/freshkils
IKOR VEIN & TEDDY KGB
Odd Angle Music
http://www.myspace.com/theredsrevolution
Beats by:
DJs D-MASS & J.E.T.S.
Know Something | Odd Angle Music
http://www.zshare.net/audio/5994410499a2a9bc/
http://www.zshare.net/audio/5866337869e13bb8/
Mavericks | 221 Rideau St.
Thursday, June 25th ’09
$10 cover / Doors 10 / 19+
Join the Odd Angle Music group to stay informed about future events:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=37877799741&ref=ts
(NXNE Pics vids and wrap up coming soon! Plus lots more big things in the works! Stay tuned!)
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Kils and I will be backing King Jus and Ghettosocks for this beast of a show. Come through. It will probably go down in history as the wildest Hip Hop show of NXNE 2009.
Just Entertainment and NXNE Present…
AZ, Freeway, Mr.Lif and Pumpkinhead Live in Concert
Opening acts:
Alex Dimez
King Jus w/ Fresh Kils
Angerville
Riviera Regime
Ghettosocks
Fundament
Illite
Writtenhouse
DJ BuddaBlaze w/ D Shade & Penzo Gritty
Also featuring:
True School Freestyle Battle Finals
Judged by Pumpkinhead from Brooklyn
Academy. Winner takes home $500 Cash
and Title of NXNE Freestyle Champion!
Music by:
DJ Shortcut
Great-Scott
DJ O-Nonymous
Tickets are $20 in advance (plus taxes and service fees)
Tickets available at:
Ticketmaster: Credit Card orders
online/over telephone (416-870-8000)
In Person:
Sunshine Sound and Lighting Scarborough
2604 Eglinton Ave. East
416-265-3600
Sunshine Sound & Lighting Mississauga
905-277-2199
Downtown:
Cartel-498 Queen West
416-362-0220
Play de Record-357 Yonge St.
416-586-0380
Sponsored by:
HipHopCanada.com
Abortmagazine.com
Now Magazine
Skunk Magazine
Sunshine Sound and Lighting
Black-Rap
Sound Resolve Recording Studios
Liquid Chrome
Standout Entertainment
MVRemix.com
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If you look closely, you might recognize a couple faces…
Now get to work and go request this heat on Much Music or wherever you watch you music videos.
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Had a wicked time in MTL this past weekend. Good times in the old stomping grounds. We did it all. 3 Amigos mexican, Al Taib pizza, Altos poutine… Oh, we also rocked a crazy show at Le Social. More or Les is a monster on the mic, Kils is a beast on the MPC, and I do OK trying to keep up on the turntables. Wicked weekend hanging with wicked people… so many memories…
Photos BANG BANG!
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Catch Fresh Kils and I backing More or Les in Montreal at Le Social (1445 rue. Bishop) this Saturday!
The show should be lovely. We’re working on a wicked set, and it’s also an art show/sale for Llama INK. which should be hella dope. And if you’re not familiar with my man More or Les, shame on you for not doing your homework and it’s time for you to play catch up here. Hope to see you there. Godspeed little cheese doodles.
Llama INK. in association with RNR Sound Presents:
“FOR THE ART, BUY THE ART.”
A Music and Art Extravaganza!
100+ Original Art Pieces Provided By Llama INK. will be on display all night!!!
Whatever your flavor is, We Got You! -
The art Ranges from Graffiti to Professional Portraits, Yea Yea!
And That is Just The Beginning!
RNR Sound will take control of the Sound-System with ALEX B THA DJ(Room 52 Radio, Le Social) w/ guest MC LLAMA PMP (Llama INK) AND DOUBLE JAY (Room 52) to hype the crowd with their Wicked Selection of, Reggae, Dubstep, and of course Hip Hop!
FOLLOWED BY PERFORMANCES BY:
MORE OR LES (T.O.)
BIG BRICC W/ THE UNDERGROUND REAL ROAD. (MTL, RED RHINO)
PLUS OTHER SPECIAL GUESTS T.B.A.
Stick around after the performance, we’ll be partying all night!
Venue: Le Social Bar and Restaurant, 1445 rue. Bishop.
Doors Open at 10 PM.
Tickets:
Advance-8$
Door- 10$
Contact: Peter: 514-312-3935
Alex: 514-867-5019
Show Your Support For Local Montreal Artists and Musicians, Be There!
Tickets On Sale Friday April 24th!|
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Got invited by the one and only DJ Grouch (Turnstylez, Toronto Turntablist Legend) to join his Sunday afternoon advanced scratch class and cut it up with him and his students. Had an awesome time and was blown away by the set up at Scratch Lab. Check it out at http://www.scratchlab.ca/
Then, from Scratch Lab, Kils and I headed to the Grand Analog Video Shoot and got our fake drunken house party on. Had an awesome time. Hopefully you’ll be able to catch our ugly mugs on Much Music sometime soon. The video should be amazing and the track slaughters. Stay tuned for more nuttiness.
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Come on out to the Grand Analog Video Shoot Today! It’s gonna be a party that you shouldn’t miss.
Sunday April 26 5:00 pm sharp!!!!
131 Lowther Ave, Toronto (Bloor & Spadina)
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Had a lovely time at the Silver Dollar Room on Thursday night. Much thanks to everyone that made it out, and for those who didn’t, we know you were there in spirit and we’ll catch you at the next one.
Big respect to all the cats from across the pond who came and did their thing. The sets were amazing, and they are all wicked people. Check ’em all out here.
Much love to all the Canadians that came out and did their thangs as well. Minderbender killed as usual, Fritz the Cat was beauty in motion (apart from spewing beer on my tables), Modulok and Vangel were lovely, and I’m officially a rabid Thesis Sahib fan. Sleep at your own peril. And stay tuned for more madness.
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Our Accents Sure Are Pretty Tour 2009 (Toronto)
sets by:
Thesis Sahib ( London/ON/Canada )
JamesPHoney & James Reindeer ( London/UK )
Pierre the Motionless ( Clermont/France )
Roma ( Toulouse/France )
Funken ( Tours/France )
& Local Toronto Artists:
Fritz the Cat ( OKCobra/InDivineStyle )
Mindbender ( SBU/Nextra )
Fresh Kils & DJ Irate (BackBurner/DMC Champ)
Modulok w/ DJ Vangel ( Takaba/5&1/4 )
DOORS @ 9:30 Sharp!!!
COVER: $5
ID Required 19+
INFO:
http://www.myspace.com/ouraccentssurearepretty
Come check what’s goin on with hip-hop across the pond! Kils & iRATE strike again!
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Thanks to everyone that came out for the wicked Suba Lounge madness on Saturday. I had a wicked time. I hope you had a wicked time.
Ghettosocks is a beast and destroyed the building. If you’re not familiar with the Grand Wizzard, get familiar and check his site.
Shouts to Solid Mas, Memorecks, Rich Kidd, Spesh K & Lee Harvey for doing their thing.
Here’s a pic of the rabid crowd:
Stay tuned for more craziness…
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Sound Investors – LIVE HIP HOP
Live hip hop featuring:
Solid Mas (w/ Memorecks, Arthur McArthur & Dylan DC),
Rich Kidd
Ghettosocks (w/Fresh Kils & DJiRATE)
Spesh K
& Lee Harvey
Cover $5
$4 Martini’s & $2 shots b4 11pm so pack it early!!
Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 9:30pm
Suba Lounge
292 College St. (@Spadina)
Toronto, ON
Grand Wizzard Ghettosocks + Fresh Kils & DJiRATE = Fireworks.
Don’t miss it.
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Been a while since I rocked a show out of a kitchen…
Good times. Thanks to everyone who came out. Things did not go as smoothly as they maybe could have, but that’s what happens when you do a show in a kitchen on a three-legged turntable.
Big shouts to Sawtay and Rhythmicru for throwing a good old fashioned mess of a loft party. Check out CR8APES.com and check the new Rhythmicru video!
Check the media section for some pics. And big show coming up this Saturday, stay tuned for details…
Oh! How could I forget… The Curveball highscore leaderboard is finally up! So get in there and smash some records! And DJiRATE.com is the only place on the internets with a working Curveball highscore board! What?!
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Fresh Kils and I are doing our thing at Behind the Front Visual Art Studio (212a Adelaide st west Suite 301) this Saturday for the launch of CR8APES.com and the screening of the new Rhythmicru music video “We Have Come For Your Children”. Come out and support. Should be good times.
Other performances by:
Jun
Liem
Odario (of Grand Analog)
Batho
Sawtay (with an all Rhythmicru mix)
Oh, and if you’ve never had the pleasure of a Kils & iRATE show, here’s a little video appetizer from BeatLounge last month. Thanks to Cass for the footage.
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Who’s feelin’ like some Taco Bell?
Possibly the greatest video ever made. Big ups to C4 for this masterpiece.
http://www.imyourproducer.com/
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Show was crazy. Crowd was bonkers. Haven’t seen The Opera House packed like that in… maybe forever.
Thanks to Liquid Chrome for the photo.
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Opening for Necro was… an.. experience. Wow. I’m glad I didn’t get bottled. Thanks to everyone who came out. You are some very brave individuals.
Photo courtesy of LG!
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First, let me start by saying, DJiRATE.com is © 1986-2009 Handsome B. If you want a site done slow, you know where to go!
A lot has happened since the teaser page came out in 2005. So, I’m still skratching… Fast forward – I’m the 2008 Ottawa DMC Champion and placed 3rd in the 2008 Canadian DMC Finals. Alright, to the news at hand. Hold on to your hats ‘cause I’m opening for NECRO tonight with my man Fresh Kils. If you don’t know, act like you know and check out http://www.myspace.com/freshkils . Dude is an MPC madman and together we form like voltron and bring mad pad mashin fader flickin delciousness. You’d be foolish to miss this show. Canadian Music Week what what! We stay naked for months.
