When this track leaked in March, it caused quite a buzz, Drake fans hoped in the near future it would be finished. At the time, Drake had confirmed this was a track he wrote for Jamie Foxx and during his OVO Fest this summer he admitted to MTV that this was one song that he should’ve kept for his Thank Me Later album. Well, here’s the full version of “Fall For Your Type”.
Look for “Listen” the second single off the crew’s upcoming “Dare Is A Doxside” project to drop in a sec, followed by the full album release November 1st via Bloggerhouse.net.
Seeing a bunch of Montreal cats fully immersed in the hip-hop politics of their own city (see last segment of the video) reminds me of something I’ve always wanted to touch on but never had a post that’s inspired me to do it so this one will have to do.
We all know Toronto’s got a mystique about it when it comes to its place in Canadian hip-hop history. But as Torontonians, I don’t think it’s cool for us, when we’ve embraced artists that’ve transplanted themselves from their hometown to our city, to act like those hometowns aren’t worth recognizing. F*ck that. Props to Mount Real for giving us the hustle Famous has brought to our local scene; shouts to Sarnia for the talent that is Slakah The Beatchild. Big up to London for being the hometown of one of the premier artists in the game right now – Shad. I could go on.
My primary point isn’t to say Toronto should disassociate itself from out-of-town transplants who weren’t born and raised in Toronto (of course not); it’s that we should ALWAYS RECOGNIZE the cities these artists came from and the critical role those cities played in shaping their identities; regardless of how we perceive these places to be within the narcissistic context of our own love for our city.
Could you imagine how far down the hip-hop ladder of relevance Toronto would be right now if all the sick talent that came out of here was simply embraced as American or if our artists had tried to downplay the fact that they were from Toronto? Point is, every city has to start getting its respect somewhere with someone.
And it goes both ways, so artists from out-of-town that try to play up their Toronto-ness at the expense of downplaying their hometown – stop that shit. Snubbing your hometown for the sake of being down with another city is just weak man. Be proud of YOUR story and the hometown that played a part in making you who you are.
More from AUX-TV’s current vaults (y’all need to go diggin’ in there; tons of interesting interviews & clips) as I.E. talks Borough- hip-hop, production styles, the lost elements and such with one of Hilltop’s finest – Tona – during the Toronto Meet Brooklyn show in NYC.
hyperadmin | Audio,Music | Saturday, October 23rd, 2010
First pre-leak from Andreena’s upcoming “All Eyes On Me” project. It’s a pre-leak cuz apparently some of these songs are extras that may not make the actual album (shouts to Chase on the clarity). Either way look for more pre-leaks and leaks leading up to the official album release November 11th.
Deejays you get the Dirty, Clean, Acapella & Instrumental.
After 10 years of existing only in print, the first live installment of Pound for Pound is finally here (like, OMG).
The subject: our upcoming mayoral election (you know, that impeding collective trauma that will take place on Monday, October 25, 2010).
The participants: some of Toronto’s finest MCs representing some of Toronto’s finest mayoral candidates. They are:
Blake Carrington as George Smitherman a.k.a. Smitty L as Rocco Rossi a.k.a. Roc Ross Smash Brovaz as Joe Pantalone a.k.a. Joe Pants Rich Kidd as Rob Ford a.k.a The Notorious R.O.B.
A warning to our fair city? Or just another hilarious Pound escapade? You decide.
