hyperadmin | Interviews | Saturday, October 15th, 2011
This is a must read. Shouts to 40 mang!
Toronto’s Noah “40” Shebib is the one producer Drake can’t do without.
If you want a laugh, pull up the music video for Drake’s “Replacement Girl.” It’s 2007. The Toronto rapper is wearing a leather baseball cap, backwards, with enormous designer sunglasses and his necktie above the belly button—not unlike how Fred Flintstone does his. He double-time raps in front of a crudely drawn world map while women of various tint and confusion dance close by; at the video’s climax, Drake leans on the hood of an expensive car the director rented for the shoot. It’s not a bad R&B-cum-rap song. And the video went on to play on BET, a first for an unsigned Canadian rapper. But this Drake was, to put it kindly, not the cool, introspective, self-deprecating one we now know.
Something else happened at the “Replacement Girl” shoot. During a break, a wiry, white Toronto native named Noah Shebib showed up and played Drake ten beats. Shebib and Drake are both former child actors from the same hometown, but they were only meeting now, at the behest of a mutual friend. Drake didn’t buy any of Shebib’s beats that day, but he liked what he heard. He booked two days of studio time with Shebib at two hundred dollars a day, strictly to track new songs. Drake would rap, Shebib would hit record.
The session worked out better than either expected. By day three, Shebib told Drake he wasn’t going to charge him. Drake brought Shebib onto his team, first as an engineer and later as musical director for his live shows. As Shebib watched Drake going through the motions of the industry—listening to beats from top and up-and-coming producers that were never to the rapper’s full satisfaction—he slowly figured out, by process of elimination, what Drake really wanted in his music. “That was the first time as a producer I ever felt like I had a reason to do something,” Shebib says. “I wasn’t just sitting down to make music for no apparent reason.”
If you haven’t been to one of Tara Muldoon’s“F-You” events, this would definitely be a good time to start. Not only will there be a very frank discussion revolving around the lives of some extremely brave members of our community – Ayah will be debuting the visuals for her latest single “Forgive Me Love” off her “Back For More” collabo project with DJ Jazzy Jeff.
Should be a great, inspiring and empowering evening.
hyperadmin | Music,Video | Friday, October 14th, 2011
Directed by Justin Agustin.
R.I.P.!
This is a tribute video to our fallen brother/mentor Bad News Brown. His name and music will live on forever through everyone that he’s ever inspired. This song appears on Magnum’s new project “I’m G.O.O.D”. Please Help share this amazing record and let’s keep BNB’s legacy alive FOREVER! #BNB4LIFE
Tommy SPITZ is back with a new mixtape project while his fans await the official release of his debut EP “The Year Of The Dirt Bag”. Spitzo gives us his latest, “Tommy Ain’t My MotherFuckin’ Boy”featuring exclusives and promo singles he’s been releasing during the past 6 months.Tommy’s first official single “I’m Cool” hit airwaves on Toronto’s Flow 93.5 FM and has a number of huge remixes featuring some of the cities top hip hop artists about to drop with the official video. Quickly becoming known as an elite emcee for his charisma, punchlines and overall insane flow, Tommy gives you his latest project hosted and mixed by DJ Dames Nellas (www.TheOfficialDJ.com).
Tommy Ain’t My MotherFuckin’ Boy is available for free download now at www.TommySPITZ.com and the singles “I’m Cool” and “That’s What’s Up” will be released world wide on Itunes in November.
Big Lean drops his latest mixtape “Something Gotta Give”, with production from the likes of Boi-1da (Happy birthday man!), Talk Sikkand Track Officalz + features from Hush(aka Young Tony), Sizzla, R.O.Z. and more.
hyperadmin | Events | Thursday, October 13th, 2011
Look for some big things for you know who‘s Intimate @ Interactive showcase series in the new year but in the meantime just smoke a fatty, puff puff pass, roll that sh*t light that sh*t smoke it, crumble some herb, pass the dutch, blaze some kush, pick up a roach off the floor and deal with it, listen to Redman while rolling a blunt and then go to part 2 of The Stoner Show Friday night (as part of the new The Known [UN]Known series). The headliner’s a new dude. Get caught up below.
Hiiiii Tika.
p.s. Yes, there apparently is a place actually called Hot Box Cafe. Apropos, no? Oui.
The Known [UN]Known Presents:
THE STONER SHOW 2
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14TH
DOORS OPEN AT 7PM
*Bring Your Own Weed* B*Y*O*W
$15 BEFORE 10PM; $20 AFTER
19+ ONLY
@ HOT BOX CAFE
191 BALDWIN STREET — KENSINGTON MARKET
FEATURING HEADLINER:
Celebrating the birthday of BRANDON BROWN + O.T.C x MIXTAPE RELEASE
