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Lotus, Karma & Sikh Knowledge “Sufferah” (Prod. Ghost Town)

Ty Harper — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:00:36 +0000

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New music from MTL’s Lotus, Karma & Sikh Knowledge “Sufferah”. Produced by UK’s Ghost Town.

And in case you missed it, peep the vid for Lotus & Troy Dunnit’s “Big Dirty” off their Anti-Cupid EP after the jump!

VIDEO: “Where The Ladies At? (Women In Canadian Hiphop)” (Tdot Pioneers Panel Discussion)

Ty Harper — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:00:34 +0000

From UrbanAmore via TRF!

Urban Amore attended the Women and Hip Hop Panel discussion presented by Droppin’ Dimes.
It was great to be in a room filled with hip hop lovers and some of the most successful women in Canadian rap like Michie Mee, Jeni from FLOW 9.35, Isis of Thunderheist and many more..

If your interested in looking at pictures or more events check out http://www.urbanamore.com

A very important discussion held for the T-dot Pioneers Exhibit on display this entire month @ The Free Museum (1277 Bloor St. W). Look for your boys @ OTA Live! to host the second installment of this panel discussion on Saturday March 27th (same location).

Previously: Event – T-dot Pioneers (Opening March 4th)

NEWS: Show Stephens Debut Video Shoot For “So Amazing”

Ty Harper — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:00:26 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March.11, 2010- Toronto, ON

Singer/Songwriter, Show Stephens is set to film his debut music video for his single “So Amazing”, from March.13th-14th, 2010, at 2261 Lakeshore Blvd West. Show’s camp will team up with Director and Vancouver native, Will Barber and producerSupinder Wraich to create a video that will garner global exposure for the budding R&B sensation.

With the success of his first, self-titled EP, Show is now recognized across North America and Asia. The single “So Amazing,” continues to frequent urban radio stations and he is now in the studio working on his second EP, set for a summer 2010 release date. He has collaborated with rising Toronto icons like Luu Breeze, P. Reign, and Richie Sosa and has teamed up with noteworthy producers like Boi1da, Bang Society, Sound Smith, T-Minus and many more.

“I’ve been doing this for a while and this is my first solo video so I’m really excited for everyone to see it,” Show says. “A lot of people recognized me from the Luu Breezevideo for Stick up for Love, which I had fun doing, but it’ll be nice for them to put a face to my record.”

To hear more of Show’s music visit:

Get Rite Music Group Official Website
Show Stephens’ Official Myspace
Show Stephens’ Official Youtube Channel

LOOK OUT FOR “REHEARSAL” THE EP: Coming soon!

Written by: Courtney Roberts – Polysh Magazine

Check out Polysh Magazine’s Website

Previously: New Music – Show Stephens “Go Crazy” (Prod T-Nyce)

VIDEO: Melanie Fiona Interview w/ The Baltimore Sun

rez — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:12:17 +0000

Melanie talks women empowerment, “It Kills Me”, touring with Alicia Keys and more!

NEW VIDEO: Young Artists For Haiti “Wavin Flag (Remix)”

Ty Harper — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:00:23 +0000

Canada’s musical elite join K’naan to take “Wavin Flag” to yet another level; this time for the people of Haiti.

Shouts to Kardi, Jully, Drizzy, Nelly, FeFe and all the other great artists involved. So dope!

www.facebook.com/youngartistsforhaiti for more info on how to donate.

NEW VIDEO: Jazz Cartier – Her Daddy Don’t Like Me feat. JB

rez — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:46:17 +0000

New video from a new artist named Jazz Cartier via GCP Records. Shouts to JB and the whole fam. This one’s directed by Cazhmere! The joint at the beginning is called “Maybe We Should” and features Drake.

NEWS: Dwayne Morgan Signs Book Deal With Montreal’s Adage Edition!

Ty Harper — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:17:53 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – THURSDAY MARCH 11, 2010

SPOKEN WORD ARTIST, DWAYNE MORGAN, SIGNS 3 BOOK PUBLISHING DEAL

Toronto, March 11, 2010 – Dwayne Morgan is a household name on the North American Spoken Word Scene. This will be solidified further with next weeks release of Cunnilinguistics: The Sensual Musings of Dwayne Morgan. Cunnilinguistics is the first of three books of Morgan’s sensual poetry to be published through a deal with Montreal’s Adage edition.

Adage edition co-published Morgan’s first French translation ‘Le Making of d’un homme’ in 2009, with Maelstrom reEvolution in Brussels, Belgium. With the success of that release, and Morgan’s popularity steadily on the rise, Adage proposed continuing their relationship.

“This is really good for me right now”, says Morgan. “I do a lot of work with young people, but also a lot of performances for more mature audiences. It’s great to be able to put my sensual material in its own book, so I can keep that out of the books that the youth access”.

Cunnilinguistics will be released this Sunday, March 14th in Montreal, then at Members Only, at the Toronto Centre for the Arts, on Thursday, March 18th, presented by Champagne and Strawberries Ent (www.champagneandstrawberries.ca). There will also be a number of other promotional events for the book including Sexy Sushi at Yorkville’s new hot spot, the KOKO! Share Bar.

NEWS: T.O. To D.C. (Obama Inauguration Documentary) Screening March 17th!

rez — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:00:27 +0000

Barack Obama’s inauguration as President of the United States easily goes down as one of the biggest/most important events in modern history. Headed by the fam over at 1LoveTO.com, 3 bus loads of Torontonians headed down to D.C. for the event and documented their journey along the way. Now just over a year after the event, they proudly present the documentary “T.O. to D.C. – The Journey To Barack Obama’s Inauguration”. There’s a free screening coming up on March 17th – all info is below!

1 LOVE T.O. Proudly Presents…

On Wednesday March 17th, 2010 at 7p we will be premiering the 1loveto.com documentary “T.O. to D.C. – The Journey To Barack Obama’s Inauguration.” at the Isabelle Bader Theatre (93 Charles Street). It will be the first time since just over a year ago that all the passengers will be in the same room again. It will be the first time for us to share our journey with friends, family, and media that were not on our trip, and we would be honoured to have you join us.

Vincor Canada who is presenting the night, has been very supportive of this project thus far. They’ve gone the extra mile to provide us with wines and hors d’eourves for the event.

Please RSVP to getonthebus@live.com.

P U R P O S E !

Our purpose was to provide an opportunity to be a part of history. We have re-lived history through songs and stories but this time we had a chance to live it out. We also felt it important that Toronto had a presence on this historic day. We believe that this day wasn’t simply a great day for Black history or just American history but more so a significant day for all of us in World history.

On this trip there were 168 people ranging in age from 11-63yrs. A representation of all races and religions all residing in what we call ‘The World In 1 City’ our home 1 Love T.O.

Directed by Chris Strikes.

EVENT: Red Bull Presents Thre3style Art Gallery (March 12th – 19th)

rez — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:00:27 +0000

This looks dope! Creative art + music? What more do you want? Oh yea…free Redbulls! lol. More info under the hood!

“Red Bull 381 Projects presents three of Toronto’s top music photographers in the visual component of Thre3Style. Three unique perspectives on three distinct musical traditions are presented in large format with works ranging from contemporary, like Che Kothari’s evocative portraits of hip hop icons and local heroes, and Matt barnes’ rich textured images of blues and rock luminaries. Others offer up a historical record, like alexd from TRIBE’s photo documentation of Toronto’s underground dance scene over the last two decades. In the spirit of the party DJ, here styles, cultures and traditions converge against the white walls of the gallery.” – 381 Projects

Red Bull 381 Projects
381 Queen Street West
redbull381projects.com
Show runs from March 12-19, 2010

Photographs by Che Kothari, Matt Barnes, alexd from TRIBE
An Exhibition Inspired by Red Bull Thre3Style
VIP Reception Friday March 12, 2010
Music by DJ Starting From Scratch!!!
9pm-11pm

NEW MUSIC: Drake “Over” (Lyve Bandstand Remix)

Ty Harper — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:00:31 +0000

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Lyve reinterprets Drizzy’s latest.

I can safely say I’d rather hear 100 producers remix a dope song than a bunch of rappers stumbling to spit over an already established hit.