It’s finally here! After a record-breaking Superbowl halftime performance, Kendrick Lamar & SZA have embarked on one of the biggest concert tours of the year, doing stadium-sized shows across North America and Europe. The tour has taken them through most of the USA so far, and the sole stop in Canada would be these two…
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Concert Review: Cypress Hill at Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto (2025.05.22)
On a rainy Thursday in Toronto, Hip-Hop heads gathered at Coca-Cola Coliseum for an epic celebration of classic ’90s Hip-Hop. Dubbed the O’Canadabis Tour, Cypress Hill joined forces with De La Soul and The Pharcyde to bring a party only they could pull off across Canada, with endless party records, weed anthems, and nostalgic hits….
Concert Review: Talib Kweli at The Living Arts Centre in Mississauga, ON (2025.05.02)
For the first time since COVID, Talib Kweli returned to the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) to headline his own concert for a special occasion. The veteran emcee from Brooklyn, New York has a long history of touring, performing plenty of shows in the GTA throughout his near 30-year career in a wide range of settings,…
Concert Review: Blu & Exile at Lee’s Palace in Toronto (2025.03.19)
Arguably one of the most underrated duos in Hip-Hop, Blu & Exile have been picking up their productivity in recent years by putting out new music and touring to reach their fans worldwide. 2024 saw the duo release their fourth album together, Love (the) Ominous World, and Blu himself expanded his footprint by releasing three…
Concert Review: MC Lyte at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto (2025.03.08)
For 2025’s International Women’s Day, Hip-Hop heads and RnB fans in Toronto looking to celebrate women’s impact on the music and culture could look no further than the She Be Lady annual showcase at The Phoenix Concert Theatre. Now in its 6th year, She Be Lady sets out to celebrate African women by putting the…
Concert Review: Onyx at Lee’s Palace in Toronto (2025.02.13)
Picking up right where they left off at the end of 2024, Roadman Productions put together another epic night celebrating classic Hip-Hop to kick of 2025. On a snowy February night in Toronto, Hip-Hop heads would pack Lee’s Palace to see two iconic groups from the ’90s era: New Jersey’s own Lords Of The Underground…
Concert Review: New Year’s Eve Block Party at Celebration Square in Mississauga, ON (2024.12.31)
Of course I’d find myself at a Hip-Hop block party to ring in the new year. In 2024 I moved to a new home in Mississauga, and it felt right closing out the year with a Hip-Hop concert right here in my new stomping grounds. The free outdoor event would take place in Celebration Square…
The Top 10 Concerts I Attended in 2024
It’s been another incredible year for live Hip-Hop concerts in Toronto! As we bring the year to a close, we’re taking a look back at some of the best shows I got to attend and review this year. While I admittedly missed out on more shows that I would’ve liked, particularly skipping over a lot…
Concert Review: Mobb Deep & Smif-N-Wessun at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto (2024.12.15)
With this being one of the last few Hip-Hop concerts Toronto would get to see in 2024, Supreme Genes Records and Roadman Productions put together an epic one to close out the year. The stage was set for Toronto Hip-Hop heads to celebrate 3 iconic groups representing the golden era of New York’s underground scene:…
Concert Review: Your Old Droog at Adelaide Hall in Toronto (2024.09.28)
A decade deep into his career, Your Old Droog is continuing to build up his reputation and has embarked on his biggest headlining tour yet, hitting 10 cities across the USA & Canada in support of his latest album, Movie. The Brooklyn-based emcee has been somewhat reclusive throughout his career, staying in the studio and…
Concert Review: Raekwon at The Opera House in Toronto (2024.08.30)
After being part of one of the most epic Hip-Hop concert tours of both 2022 and 2023 with Nas & Wu-Tang Clan’s N.Y. State of Mind Tour, the members of the Wu-Tang Clan are back to their solo business. Back in July we got to see Method Man & Redman rock The Phoenix Concert Theatre…
Concert Review: Missy Elliott at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto (2024.08.19)
After years of waiting, fans are finally getting to celebrate the music of one of Hip-Hop’s all-time legends live in concert, Missy Elliott. From breaking barriers and opening doors for women to have a bigger platform in Hip-Hop, to pushing the envelope with her creative music videos, Missy Elliott’s impact on the culture is being…
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