K’Naan’s Troubador and D-Sisive’s Let The Children Die have both made the Toronto Star’s Top 20 albums of 2009 list. Also, below is Famous’ Top 10 singles of 2009 list as featured in the Star.
5.K’Naan, Troubadour (A&M/Octone/Universal). He went for it, yes, but he nailed it. Toronto-via-Mogadishu rapper K’Naan might have made a bid for the U.S. pop charts with his second album, but there hasn’t been a mainstream hip-hop record this disarmingly smart and original in a long time. He even pulls off collaborations with Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and that clod from Maroon 5.
9.D-Sisive, Let the Children Die (Urbnet). Once a lovable hip-hop goofball, Toronto rapper D-Sisive has evolved – through personal tragedies like the deaths of both of his parents, tackled in heart-rending detail here – into one dark MF and a fearless MC who couldn’t give a toss about the genre’s musical conventions.
hyperadmin | Music,Video | Monday, December 28th, 2009
The super group singing sensation ‘Strawberry Luv and Caliente’ sing their rendition of the classic christmas song ‘Joy to the World I am a citizen’, off their platinum album ‘a Hot Chacolate Christmas’. Album ‘a Hot Chacolate Christmas’ (spelt ChAcolate), has been nominated for 3.5 Grammy’s and is available for download on: itunes, rhapsody, amazon, emusic, napster and lime wire!
You should never depend solely on any blog for these song versions.
The reality is, if you don’t have a direct link to the artists in YOUR city, you’re not connected to your city.
And it’s really not that hard: ONE keyword search gets you their myspace/twitter/facebook info and you’ve not only got yourself the song, but you’ve established another vital link in the overall local network.
The more you reach out to the artists the more direct and efficient the network gets; the deeper the artist/deejay relationship becomes; the better the overall movement will be..
hyperadmin | Events,Music | Saturday, December 26th, 2009
December 26th, 2009: This holiday season, Toronto hip-hop joins together once again to celebrate The Boombox Saints- Round 10; Boomboxing Day. A landmark installment in this successful series of performance parties, Boombox is pulling out all the stops this time around – no doubt, topping every other legendary show in the past: Videographers, live body art, photo booths, silent auctions, free giveaways and charitable donations will all be in effect on top of classic beats and dope party rockers. To top it off, The Boombox Saints are releasing their debut CD/DVD set of new, exclusive and classic material – showcasing their musical talents and visual memories over their 5 years as Toronto’s most consistent hip-hop collective. Performances have been stripped down to Boombox’s core, while still offering an array of special guests over the night – Fundament, Roshin, Smash Brovaz, Rich kidd, Rayhaan, Kitknows. Hosted by up and comers WraBeanz, and featuring guest appearances from D-Sisive, Muneshine, Notes to Self and plenty more. .. Boxing Day (@ The El Mocambo). This will be an event for the books!
Truly Yours -The Boombox Saints
Should be a good event. Peep the trailer after the jump!
