I’ve worked on the ground floor level with artists and producers in Canada’s urban music scene for a few years now and gained considerable insight into its successes and failures. One of my most enlightening observations is the imbalance between the explosion of Canadian production and the relatively minute impact of Canadian artists south of the border. Toronto’s own Tone Mason, Boi 1da, Soundsmith and Northern Profit are just a few of the producers to not only break into mainstream urban music, but to make a real dent. From Fantasia to Jadakiss to Lil Wayne, you’ve definitely heard some Canadian production, you probably just didn’t know it – and that is a key reason why this imbalance exists: you, as a consumer, don’t have to know it…. (more…)
Jahvon sat down with Ty Harper from OTA Live before his performance at the Cityonmyback.com Launch Party. He talks about his influences coming up, his latest mixtape and more. Oh, and big shouts to Late-Willy and Mid-Jay!!! lol
I totally forgot to post this last week but alas, great music is timeless right??? What a great performance and the short but honest tribute to MJ at the end gave me chills the first time I saw it. This song is being so SLEPT ON right now!!!
People NEED to get up on MTL’s Lotus & Troy Dunnit (whatup Mount Real!). Troy Dunnit’s originally from the group Obscure Disorder who dropped joints on A-Trak’s now defunct Audio Research label while I first heard Lotus a couple years back on Think Twice’s “Supa Fly” (A personal favorite! Shouts to Mano @ PTR!). Anywho, Lotus & Troy are now a duo and released “Nu Flava” a couple months back (coincidentally you can vote for it on the MCC).
Dope right? Why this song & video haven’t been getting more attention is beyond me but now that “bloggin’ is my hobby” (to a degree) best believe I’ll tell you about it.
Lotus & Troy Dunnit’s Anti-Cupid EP drops soon but there’s still time to get familiar. Peep the promo:
