Dope likkle preview/teaser/viral video for a new group/collective/not sure called Capital Stacks. Caught this on hustleGRL’s blog! For more info on Capital Stacks and to check out an interview they did on one of T.O.’s Godfathers, DJ Carl Allen’s, radio show, peep their blog.
Capital Stacks consists of five members Julian Cruz, Chase Holung, Olivia Lynch, Steve Notes, and Jerome Mercialago. Singers, songwriters and performers from Toronto, who are about to shake up and wake up the music industry with their innovative, creative, infectous, and deeply sincere brand of Hip Hop, Soul, and R&B.
Shouts to producer C4 for getting his corporate game on and landing a beat in this new Nike commercial. Local rappers not paying your bills? Step your suit game up and try to get in some commercials, movies, video games, corporate videos, etc. There’s no such thing as selling out anymore ladies and gentlemen. For more on C4 check out his official website!
Canada’s premiere full-service hip-hop website re-launched today with a brand new look. Congrats to the whole HHC team who I know have been putting in a lot of work to get this new site up and running. For long-time HHC heads, don’t worry, the message board is still alive and well and if you’re just learning about the site for the first time (smh), there’s no better time to get introduced! Visit www.hiphopcanada.com to check it out.
I know we’ve said it a million times but honestly this record is SO HUGE that K’naan (and his team) really needs to be commended once again for doing such incredible work. Of course, it all starts with the magic of a great song but to be able to take that song and turn it into the monster that it is, is truly remarkable. Here’s the official press release announcing the remix single’s passing of $1 Million for Haiti relief!!! More after the jump.
Young Artists for Haiti’s “Wavin’ Flag”
Raises Over $1 Million and Remains the #1 Song in Canada for a 7th Consecutive Week
– Single Reaches Quadruple Platinum Status and Secures Top Position –
April 28, 2010 – Toronto: Orchestrated in nine days, Canadian artist collective Young Artists for Haiti has achieved unprecedented success with the release of “Wavin’ Flag”. Since launching at midnight on Friday, March 12, the star-studded single has:
-maintained the #1 position at radio all formats
-remained #1 on iTunes for digital downloads, selling more than 160,000 copies so far …
-received over 4.5 million video views
-amassed nearly 100,000 Facebook fans
-raised over $1 million for the children and families affected by the earthquake in Haiti.
All proceeds from the sale of the single and exclusive t-shirts will equally benefit Free the Children, War Child Canada and World Vision in support of their individual on-the-ground efforts in Haiti. In addition, until Friday, April 30, fans can make a $5 SMS mobile donation to Young Artists for Haiti by texting AID to 45678 (Terms at ZipGive.com).