Normally, Drake makes headlines with his music, which has led him to become one of the most buzzed-about MCs in recent years.
But this week the Toronto rapper’s unexpectedly candid comments about Universal Motown head Sylvia Rhone have further stirred blog fodder that began with his dismissive line about the executive on a track titled “Say What’s Real,” from his breakthrough mixtape So Far Gone.
In an interview with MTV News this week, Drake apologized to Rhone, saying his comments — both in the song and in a recent interview — were “emotionally charged” and “very brazen.”
Seen on NR. Click here to read the full interview.
What up, it’s the dude DJ Mensa, reppin the megacity to the FULLEST! Your resident homegirl left her wordpress on while she was in the ‘middle’ of something , so I hijacked her spot for a second to inform all my music heads about the One Year anniversary of Toronto’s main Thursday night weekly, Social Experiment going on TONIGHT!!
We’ve also had the best guests that have come through to bless the tables: P-Plus, Sweet Touch, Grand Groove, as well as the release party for Rich Kidd’s latest tape, and so many more great occasions. All at no cost to the city at large. (more…)
hyperadmin | The Fine Print | Thursday, August 13th, 2009
By Jonathon “Bizz” Brown
For those of you who don’t know, I’m working every stop of the Back On My B.S. Tour with Busta Rhymes, Peter Jackson and Belly. Months ago I was presented with this opportunity to bring my Hip Hop Ain’t Dead It Lives In The North t-shirt across the country and last night the west coast of Canada got their first dose of Bizz.
Pics from Drake’s Fader Magazine shoot are out. Check ’em out here. The buzz around the Successful video is also growing. Jake Davis is the director and here’s an interview he did with Sway who was in town to cover the shoot. More pics from the shoot after the jump.
Living in Montreal for the past five years means I’ve been to some really good parties!! But, even before I moved back to the Dot I’ve been hitting up The Main Ingredient. This jam has definitely spoiled me! What can I say, the line up boasts some of the city’s finest DJs, the tunes cater to a sexy mature crowd and the party is rocked at the hassle-free, anti-club district spot, Revival. It’s a recipe for success and you could be all up in the mix this Saturday with a chance to win 2 free tix to the the one year anniversary of all this goodness.. (more…)
“The countdown has begun. Alternative hip-hop recording artist, D-Sisive, has just released ‘Four’: the first installment in a serious of pre-release singles in anticipation of his November LP, Jonestown. ‘Four’ features the instrumental ‘Alley Spying’, hijacked from Slim Twig’s critically acclaimed album ‘Contempt!’. Watch out for D-Sisive’s forthcoming digital only release entitled ‘Jonestown’, available on November 18th, 2009 – The 31st anniversary of the Jonestown Massacre.”
