There’s so much I could write about the Wu-Tang Clan; they became my all-time favourite hip-hop group when I started studying the history of rap music as a teenager, as I was too young to witness its beginnings first hand. Ever since 1993, not one year has gone by where Wu-Tang hasn’t put out an…
Category: Concert Reviews
(Froback Friday) Concert Review: An Epic Week of Hip-Hop in 2010
With so many milestones being reached by many hip-hop legends this month, and because it’s been a while since I posted a new blog entry, I’ve decided to review two of the most memorable concerts I’ve ever been to, which happened to be within a week of each other. The year was 2010; I had…
Concert Review: Deltron 3030 at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto
Deltron 3030 is a little-known but very successful hip-hop group comprising of Hieroglyphics emcee Del The Funkee Homosapien, producer Dan The Automator, and Canadian DJ Kid Koala (from left-to-right in the picture above). In 2000 they released their self-titled debut album, which went platinum with very little promotion. It was a concept album about the…
Concert Review: J. Cole & Wale at Massey Hall in Toronto
The last time J. Cole was in town, me and my homie waited in line on a hot summer day with about 2000 other fans who didn’t get to see Cole on his Dollar and a Dream tour: a show where the first ~400 people to show up got to see him perform for $1…
Concert Review: Manifesto Festival 2013 at Dundas Square in Toronto, ON
Manifesto is a four-day long hip-hop culture festival that includes various displays of art, speaker panels, lectures, and is wrapped up by a free concert in Dundas Square. Although this was the 7th annual festival, it was only my second time going. Last year I had a great time; I sat in on a lecture/lesson…
Concert Review: Joell Ortiz live at Krazy Cactus in Mississauga, ON
Joell Ortiz has come a long way as an artist. He’s had problems with labels accepting his image, saying a chubby Puerto Rican rapper isn’t marketable (although now he’s noticeably lost some weight). He formed the Slaughterhouse group with Royce Da 5’9″, Crooked I and Joe Budden, and made some critically acclaimed music with them…
The Top 5 Concerts I Attended Over The Summer 2013
Since I’m in my final term of school and will probably be working full time next year, I probably won’t have another summer like the one that just ended. I went to a lot of concerts between May-August, so I thought I’d highlight the top 5. 5. Apathy & Celph Titled on the Demigodz KILLmatic…
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