The Unauthorized Biography on OTA Live. Tuesday nights at 10pm on The New FLOW 93.5 FM. www.flow935.com to listen live!
The Megacity Countdown
March 9th, 2010 10. King Reign – My Baby feat. Slakah The Beatchild (-1) 9. Melanie Fiona – It Kills Me (-1) 8. Andreena Mill – Picture Perfect (+2) 7. Saukrates – Hot Like The Summer feat. Andreena Mill (-1) 6. Harvey Stripes – Material Girl feat. Jay Vado (+1) 5. Aion Clarke – Do You Right (0) 4. Spek Won – Hip-Life (0) 3. K’naan – Wavin’ Flag (-1) 2. A-Game – Airplanes (+1) 1. Kardinal Offishall – We Gon’ Go feat. Darryl Riley (0)
The Megacity Countdown on OTA Live. Tuesday nights at 11pm on The New FLOW 93.5 FM. www.flow935.com to listen live!
OTA Talk
OTA Talk w/ Jester, 1LoveTO.com & TOFLO.com! Click HERE for more!
OTA Talk w/ Sol Guy & Josh Thome! Click HERE for more!
Famous chops it up with Naked Eye Magazine about the city’s music scene and what he’s got cookin’ in the lab. The “I Wanna Know Your Name” remix video drops March 16th!
Famous is one of the city’s emerging talents. If you haven’t heard about him yet, you must be living under a rock because he has worked his way up to become one of Toronto’s big guns. As an upcoming artist he has also been steadily on his grind looking to be noticed and to win over his “screw-faced” audience. The Juno-nominee has greatly contributed to the city’s urban culture, both behind the scenes and at the front of the stage.
Famous, how would you compare Toronto’s urban culture now to how it was years ago?
I think the culture itself has always been around. That’s what Toronto is known for. I think the quality of the music is getting better. I think there’s an energy being created right now and things are looking like the late 90’s when Kardi, Chocs, Sauks, Baby Blue and them. They had the movement progressing until BET came and Master T left.
Via TRF! 1da chops it up with The Source about Drizzy’s new joint!
After the success of “Best I Ever Had,” and “Forever,” it only makes sense for Drizzy Drake to hit up his go-to producer in order to craft the artist’s most important single of the young star’s career for Thank Me Later. The Source caught up with Boi-1da to talk about how the song came about and the producers’ feelings on the early feedback of “Over.”
Talk about how you went about creating the track “Over.”
Me and another producer by the name of Al-Khaaliq. He’s a dude that makes sample quality music that people think it’s a sample. Like “Over” sounds like a sample but it’s not a sample. I remember I was in L.A. in a meeting with Interscope and he sent it in my email. I put it in my headphones and I was like “Whoa, this is crazy I need to get on my laptop and get this working right now.” I went right to the studio and just flipped it, that night. Once I sent it to Drake, the rest was history.
Grumpy’s Northsidehiphop.ca initiative gets some well deserved CBC coverage. Don’t forget the launch that includes a month of exhibits, panels and performances kicks off tonight.
Caught this on TOFLO! TSS presents 15 Minutes With Ayah. In the interview they cover her choice to pursue music over school, her 4:15 project, her upcoming work with DJ Jazzy Jeff and much more! Great look for one of T-Dot’s finest.
Doing what you want usually conflicts with doing what’s expected of you. Such was especially true for Ayah, the Palestinian singer/songwriter by the way of Toronto. Armed with a sultry voice, she forwent school so she could pursue her true passion: music. It was a risky move as so many walk down the same unbeaten path only to reach a dead end. But with a mixtape, a debut album released and a collaboration LP in the works with the legendary DJ Jazzy Jeff, let’s just say she’s turned some heads. As Radric Davis would say, “bein’ indie ain’t easy,” but Ayah sure doesn’t give off that impression. The songstress sat down with the Crew’s S. Cadet to discuss her projects, upbringing and the pros and cons of being independent.
Here’s the audio links for what was a great discussion on the national urban scene and its future as part of our culture as Canadians. Shouts to CHRY 105.5 FM and Dj Manifest & Flo (Toronto Morning Live) for putting together a very formidable panel of artists, deejays and industry peers for a candid, insightful poly. Expect actual video at a later date.
