What looks like a promising exhibit showcasing the talents of Kwame Delfish and James O’Brien.

The “Do U Original” opening party takes place Friday Sept. 9, 7-11pm @ Twist Gallery (1100 Queen St. West).

Promo video by Random Media Entertainment.

Nice photo/video retrospective piece on the Ghanian-Canadian kid we now know as Spek Won.

Benjamin Nii Kpani Addy is the first of his family to have been born in Canada after his father immigrated to Toronto from Ghana in the 1970s. He grew up in the Ghanaian neighbourhood near Martin Grove Road and Eglinton Avenue, where he was surrounded by a supportive, tight-knit community and instilled with the morals and language of his family’s culture. But Benjamin rebelled against these traditional values as he entered his teens, like many who feel their parents cannot understand the challenges they face, having come from a different country and grown up in a different time. He says he absorbed gang mentality deeply, that he “went from a kid who was afraid of his own shadow to being used to extreme violence.” Benjamin moved away from this as he got older, realizing it wasn’t going to lead anywhere worth going, and instead focused on his musical ambitions. Under the moniker “Spek Won”, Benjamin has used hip hop to find a middle ground between his Ghanaian roots and his Toronto upbringing.

Produced By: Rodney Barnes

Photography By: Chris Dale

Vote for “2nd Chances” on The MCC!

Previously: VIDEO: Spek Won – 2nd Chances (Teaser)

Seen on OVO!

Drizzy doin’ his thing for GQ’s March issue.

More after the jump!

Previously: VIDEO: Drake – Sprite Commercial (Extended + More Behind The Scenes)

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The tag line for last Saturday’s low-end movement at The Drake Underground could have been “He’s the DJ, I’m the rapper, and this is my band”, as two crews with similar designs for their disparate hip hop expressions teamed up for a tight little showcase in the cozy bowels of the landmark Queen west hotspot.

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Seen on 2DB!

Shots from Drake’s Vibe December Edition Photo Shoot! Hit the jump for the full Drizzy.

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Big Tay sent these over to give people a visual peek at the new Luu Breeze single which features Mista Bourne, MDeezy, Illy & Mayhem Morearty.

Vote for Breezy’s current single “Stick Up 4 Love” on The MCC!

More after the jump!

Previously: New Music – “Bang Bang” feat. Mista Bourne, MDeezy, Illy & Mayhem Morearty…

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Wow. WOW. What a way to close the year off. Vibe re-launches with Drake on the cover (props to 1Loveto on the pic) then Drizzy, Boi-1da and Melanie Fiona make us even prouder with Grammy nods in their respective genres.

Drake & Boi-1da get 2 noms: Best Rap Song for “Best I Ever Had” & Best Rap Solo Performance with “Forever”, while Ms. Melanie Fiona lands herself in the Best Female R&B Vocal Performance category with “It Kills Me”.

Check the full list HERE!

The 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards air Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010 on CBS at 8 p.m

Vibe’s relaunch issue hits news stands December 8th.

Congratulations to Drake, Boi-1da & Melanie for putting Toronto and Canada on their back and making some sweet history in the process.

I fuckin’ love my city.

And peep a BTS look at the Drake/Vibe photo shoot after the jump!

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Seen on HGrl!

Photographer Sean Brown gives us a look at playwright/actor Darren Anthony during closing night of Secrets Of A Blackboy.

Hit the jump for the full collection.

Previously: Video – OTA TAlk w Trey Anthony, Darren ANthony & Kimalih Powell…

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