hyperadmin | Music,Video | Saturday, March 27th, 2010
JD Era performing the sickest 1:35 of straight club crack music I’ve heard all year. The synergy between him and Beat Merchant is so evident on the “Th1RT3EN” mixtape.
I swear this song (just like Tona’s “See Me In Ya City”, which ironically also features Era) does not get the attention it deserves (smh).
Die-Rek (Derek Jordan) grew up in Scarborough, Ontario during a time when the borough was defining what hip-hop now is to its culture.
He emerged as a part of the group “Young and Hard Hitting” (1993-1995), and then transitioned to a solo artist role, going by the name “Unique Stylz”. During the mid-90’s, Die-Rek connected with some other crews in Scarborough who possessed the same passion for Hip-Hop music -Lyrical Coalition, MVP, and The Horde, better known as Toronto’s own “The Mighty Monolith”. Die-Rek played the background, but remained supportive at shows and live events. He continues on a similar path today as seasoned lyricist and producer Die-Rek.
Staying true to his underground roots in 2005, Die-Rek realeased his debut 12″inch single “Questions”, with the B side “Come Alive” which was distributed by one of the top record pools in America, “Heavyweights” home of DJ Babu, Strong Arm Steady and Truly OdD. The single was spun internationally in the U.K., Germany, the West Indies and cities Los Angeles, New York and all across Canada.
In 2006 Die-Rek’s exposure reached newsstands and received press in the Toronto Star as the featured artist in an article revolving around “Positive Hip Hop”.
At present Die-Rek is steadily performing at local and international shows and building his production catalogue. Steady grinding with an unwavering commitment to family, community and holding on to what’s real. Die-Rek is keeping it moving, featuring on multiple local productions and getting ready for the highly anticipated release of his debut album coming late spring/early summer.
Eternia spoke to HiphopDX during her time at SXSW. She talks the new record deal, working with Moss, what the new album sounds like and why Toronto has ALWAYS had dope artists.
hyperadmin | Audio,Music | Friday, March 26th, 2010
Roti has been in the Canadian urban music scene since 2006 and has worked relentlessly to solidify his name in the world of rap music. Since his debut he has secured radio play for 8 singles including spins on Toronto’s flow 93.5 and Western New Yorks WBLK, he has also had videos for his singles “Lets Get Away” ft Kim Davis and “Murdera” ft Sinister in rotation on Much Music.
With a strong fan base at home and internationally (UK, South Asia) Roti’s latest mix tape “The Quick Fix” has created a huge buzz in the music world with over 40,000 downloads in its first month of release. Now working on his debut album, Roti recently inked an international distribution deal with Fontana / Universal through Toronto label GCP Recording Corp and will be releasing new music and singles world wide on itunes and online retailers.
His latest single is called “Baby I Believe” (prod. by Skosha Muzik). The song tells the story of Roti convincing a girl that they are meant to be together and that he believes that there is no one else out there for him but her.
Untitled finally returns with a brand new joint. Their departure from releasing music (over the past year or so) was for good reason though, as they are now signed to Ludacris’ DTP record label so expect to start hearing a lot more from the Toronto-based trio. No download link yet for the song but in the meantime the stream is up on SoundCloud.
Montreal keeps coming with that dirtyness. This one’s off producer Dynasty aka Beeker’sWeapons Lab Ep. Track’s called “Bus Speed Boom Bap” and features Lotus on the verses.
For someone who doesn’t smoke, I really love songs about weed lol. This sh*t is on repeat. MP3 below if you missed it last week and here’s the full DJ Pack also (including clean, dirty and instrumental). Light ’em up ladies and gents. Oh, and if you’re somewhat confused as to why it’s called Pt. II…here’s the original joint by King Reign, Soxx, Tona and Rich Kidd if you missed it somehow.