Man, Era‘s probably been itching to get this news officially out lol. Congrats to him and the whole squad. REALLY hoping Rae has that business savvy to get things done and give Era the push he needs/deserves. Will be dope to see what the first move is! Here’s more info via HHC:
We’ve been offering a variety of Raekwon based coverage recently as he travelled the country performing new material and bigging up “all this talent” we have up north. Just this past 420 (April 20th) in Vancouver, Raekwon lit one up with HipHopCanada West Coast Editor, Amalia Judith, and spoke in detail exclusively to HipHopCanada of plans to open a Canadian branch to his new label, ICEH20. Here’s what he told us back in April:
“I’m startin’ an ice-h20 Canada record company out here, so all this talent out here that’s sunken in this situation where they not able to carry it across seas, across the world, across to America, I’m here to give them the opportunity. Right now I think I’ve got enough business savvy friends that’s going to come and help me allow others to get into this business. There’s a lot of talent here. It’s been too many years that we’re not able to hear the music like how ya’ll hearing us constantly. I wanna be able to hear ya’ll constantly the same way, and see new artists come and get on.”
The very first artist signed to the new Canadian branch is reported to be JD Era who has quickly become one of the hottest artists coming out up north. We caught up with Era to get his take on the new situation: “I’m excited to be working with Raekwon and the ICEH20 family. We’re looking forward to doing some big things for hip-hop in this counry.”
Update: Raekwon confirmed the reports by retweeting this story link and also writing his own message: “IT’S official, Welcome to the ballclub @JDERA!!!! Newest member to #iceh20records. Rt this crack!”
Director David F. Mewa gets ‘DVD extra features’ on us and drops the official director’s commentary for the new Tona joint, “We Do”. Nice Mewa.
The summer of 2011 is shaping up to be a great one. Having completed a slate of 4 new videos, your boy is poised to drop some of his most visual and conceptual work to date. I’m really excited to share this new video by TONA after premiering it in the 3rd annual ART OF MUSIC VIDEO exhibit last weekend. It is a sci-fi adventure inspired by the post-apocalyptic cult classic 12 Monkeys. I’ve also included a very unique look behind the scenes of this video by including a first of its kind YouTube director’s commentary clip… Enjoy! – David F. Mewa
Cyhi hops on the official remix of Shaun Boothe‘s “Let Me Go” aka one of the biggest songs out of the city in the past year. If you’ve been sleepin’ on Boothe (smh) now’s a GREAT time to catch up. See previous links below…
This is great. After a humble beginning to becoming a critically acclaimed major stage show and even a TV show, Da Kink returns to the stage in T.O. this summer (August)! Get your tickets now by calling 416-973-4000. Shouts to Trey Anthony. Should be DOPE. See below for some words about the new production from Trey herself:
‘DA KINK IN MY HAIR – CANADIAN TOUR trey anthony’s Vision for ‘da Kink
‘da Kink in my Hair began as a Fringe Festival show and was very small and intimate. It grew and showcased at Theatre Passe Muraille in Toronto, then gathered greater audiences when it debuted at the Princess of Wales Theatre it was later transformed into a television series with Global TV. I noticed that as it got bigger, it lost that sense of intimacy. With this re-mounting of ‘da Kink, it is about going back to the basics, with the focus on the monologues and character development. My desire is to get to the heart of where it all started.
Now some may say, “You’ve gone there and back with this play, why not focus on something else?” I say, so much of ‘da Kink has yet to be told and I intend to do so, these are real stories, of real people, resonating with real audiences. It is many people’s stories with different faces, and many stories that have yet to be told.
