Famous chops it up with GLOW Radio about how he got his name, his story, opening for Nas, the hustle and a lot more.

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Vancity’s SonReal returns with a trailer video for his upcoming Light Year Mixtape. Directed/filmed/edited by Dane Collison. Produced by Byron Wilson. Great to see a solid push coming out of my original hometown. Get familiar with dude. “What If” (below) is a solid (and slept-on) joint featuring Promise and produced by Rich Kidd and the video for “Who Am I” (also below) is a perfect introduction.

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Nominees are out!!! Congrats to everyone nominated. Toronto’s finest will convene May 31st for what has become the biggest event of the year. For the full nominee list (and details on the weekend’s activities) check out www.stylusgroup.ca and check the nominees link at the bottom right of the homepage. Here are the nominees for Hip-Hop Single of the Year, R&B Single of the Year and Producer of the Year.

Hip-Hop Single of the Year
A-Game – Go Head Shawty
Belly – Hot Girl
Drake – Best I Ever Had
Famous – I Wanna Know Your Name feat. Oh! (Supervice Remix)
JD Era – You Know This
Kardinal Offishall – Clear
k-os – I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman feat. Saukrates & Nelly Furtado
Mayhem Morearty – Main Squeeze
P. Reign – Money In My Pocket
Shaun Boothe – Poor Boy

R&B Single of the Year
Addictiv – Tonite
Aion Clarke – Do You Right
Andreena Mill – Picture Perfect
Danny Fernandez – Addicted
Jully Black – Runnin’
Karl Wolf – Yalla Habibi
Kim Davis – Show Me The Way
Melanie Fiona – It Kills Me
Ray Robinson – Just 4 Tha Nite
Trish – Bump

Producer of the Year
Boi-1da (Drake – Best I Ever Had)
Da Heala (Belly – Hot Girl)
T-Minus (Ludacris – How Low)
Rich Kidd (k-os – I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman feat. Saukrates & Nelly Furtado)
Bassline (P. Reign – Money In My Pocket)
Noah “40” Shebib (Drake – Successful feat. Trey Songz)

UPDATE: Full press release under the hood.

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Via 2DBz. Drizzy talks about the soon to be released video for “Over”.

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They call her the mama of 88 Days. My friends call her the next gen Jill Scott. We say “Ayo! Leilani, what you say g’yal?!”. Kenyan born Leilani got her extended name from hip hop notable KJ, also from the 88 Days of Fortune crew. This sweet voiced lady has a mighty presence on stage. She’s that calm and collect, tell it like it is type, singing straight from raw emotion.  As a little one she was making up songs with family in Africa, then later migrated to Canada and started up the west-end Toronto version of the “Cousins Band”…

Full interview after the jump!

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If you don’t know who I am – I’m Jonathon “Bizz” Brown; writer, entrepreneur & cultural commentator. I write The Fine Print column on this website, co-own the line of clothing reading “Hip Hop Ain’t Dead It Lives In The North” and am Central Region Editor for HipHopCanada.com. Last summer I took my t-shirts across Canada along with Peter Jackson on the Back On My BS Tour headlined by Busta Rhymes. It was an incredible experience which I blogged about on this very site. After the success of that tour, I was invited to join the Slaughterhouse tour this April.

Beginning tonight in Toronto at The Opera House, I’ll be embarking on a two week tour that will bring me as far east as Montreal and as far west as Whistler. Not only is this the longest tour I’ve been apart of, it also marks a moment in history as my company has joined forces with Concrete Guerilla Clothing to create a limited edition, 2010 collaborative t-shirt.

I plan to document the pieces of tour life most casual fans never get to hear about. So stay tuned to CityOnMyBack.com where I’ll show you how life is on the road.

Order your t-shirt now online @ ItLivesInTheNorth.com

For the press release

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The Queen returns with a new joint called “Head Knock”. If you missed our interview with Michie last year (amazing show where Michie really breaks down some serious Toronto hip-hop history) peep it here!

UPDATE (Mixed/Mastered Version): Michie Mee – Head Knock

Teaser for Shad‘s latest joint “Yaa I Get It”. Dope. Sorry we missed the shoot! TSOL drops May 25th.

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With the release date for T-West‘s – “Maybe It’s Okay” being exactly one week away, we’ve decided to release a short movie trailer for the fans! While we won’t give away what the video represents, here’s a hint – watch the “Coming Home” video right after it.

T-West – “Maybe It’s Okay” (Hosted By: DJ Gutta x Live The Dream) will be released on April 15th, 2010 at http://www.maybeitsokay.com – This website will give listeners the opportunity to listen to the entire CD before downloading, and donate to the CD as well. We are firm believers in people paying for what they think something is worth, and that’s how this CD will be treated. Whether you think it’s worth $0.01, $1.00, or $10.00, we want you to let us know!

WATCH THE VIDEO FOR “COMING HOME” HERE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OCNBs2q1tk

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Previous: NEW MUSIC: T-West – Coming Home feat. Troy Black + DJ Pack

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Chedo of The Come Up Show chops it up with Grand Analog’s Odario Williams. They touch on the importance of hip-hop artists translating their music on the stage, his transition into the i-pod playlist era, the environmentalism that inspired the title of their latest album and more.

Hit the jump for Part 2 of the interview!

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