To start of 2010, director-extraordinaire Marc Andre Debruyne has put together his 10 favorite videos from his catalogue. If you’re not familiar with his work just click the link below and check out some DOPE videos by Slakah The Beatchild, Jully Black, Lindo P, Arabesque and more! And of course, he directed the classic Point Blank video for “Born & Raised In The Ghetto” which is also included as well. From Marc himself:
Hello hello, I trust that 2010 has started off with a bang. With a busy and exciting decade recently coming to a close, I’ve added a special retrospective section to my site, highlighting 10 of my favourite music videos I’ve directed over my career. Near and dear to me, they vary in musical genres and styles, with a mixture of indie to major label artists.
Via TOFLO! Ms. Fiona does it again! I’ll let Ro’Shine tell it:
Another congratulations is in order for Melanie Fiona who is nominated in the Outstanding New Artist category for the 41st annual NAACP Image Awards. The final selections are voted on by NAACP members, with winners announced during the ceremony’s live telecast Friday, Feb. 26 (8 p.m.-10 p.m. ET/PT tape delayed) on Fox.
Nice little article on Big Page which gives us some info on his upcoming album.
Just like food, culture and accents, each region of the country has its own brand of hip-hop, and proud superstars representing every style. But what about the North? As in, across-the-border North? Toronto’s own Page is ready to take Canada’s hip-hop scene to the American masses.
“There’ve been Canadian artists that were big on Canadian soil, but never made it big in the states, never made it world-mainstream. So nowadays, you’ve got artists like myself, Drake doing things south of the border,” Page told the BoomBox after stepping out of the studio.
Page is currently getting ready his first official stateside release, ‘Things Young People Do,’ to drop in early 2010. The record’s already got a sturdy guest list including Juvenile, Brisco, Bobby Valentino and Trina, and on the strength of early tracks like this year’s ‘Still Fly,’ featuring Drake, ‘TYPD’ could put Page’s name in stateside mouths. But Page is set on making the hip-hop world understand that Canada isn’t just snow and maple syrup.
Shouts to TopLeft Recordings for reminding me about this. Dunno how I missed it but better late than never. Just another example of all the things that are going on in the city. Features tracks by General, 9thUno, Adversaree, Alex Dimes and more! Mixed by Anonymous Twist. Via HHC. Full tracklist after the jump!
Both tracks are off Evil Empire’s “Trending Topics” mixtape.
Personally I feel the leaking of incomplete songs at different stages of the production process undermines the freshness and excitement that should come with hearing the finished product, but obviously there’s something about the music biz I don’t get.
The Real Frequency Show on The New FLOW 93.5 FM returns with their 2009 Homegrown Awards! Be sure to check it out and get your vote on! Keezy said it best:
Wanted to do this prior to the new year but I was too busy enjoying my vacation and holidays, much like most of y’all. I’m sure everyone has had enough time during the holidays to reflect on the past year, so now it’s time to recognize the best music from our own backyard that came out in 2009. We could have just provided our personal picks but I thought the democratic thing to do would be the let y’all vote on the following categories: Homegrown Mixtape/EP/Free Album of the Year, Homegrown Album of the Year, Homegrown Single of the Year, Homegrown Producer of the Year, Homegrown Video of the Year, Homegrown Artist of the Year, and Most Slept-On Homegrown Joint. Results will be out in a week.
DJ Chong Wizard hooks up with Thick Magazine & KevinNottingham.com to present Eclectic Relaxation: A Tribute to A Tribe Called Quest. This mixtape has been a work in progress since last summer when a beat contest was hosted on KevinNottingham.com for producers to recreate their favorite ATCQ tracks. Hundreds of entries were submitted and the best made the cut.
Featuring emcees such as Del The Funky Homosapien, El Da Sensei, The Lessondary (Jermiside, Tanya Morgan, etc), Frank Nitti (of Frank N Dank), Moka Only, Bootie Brown, Muneshine, Roshin and many more, Eclectic Relaxation is sure to give Tribe fans exactly what they’ve been waiting for… a proper tribute!
