For the first time in almost six years, R.A. The Rugged Man has returned to Toronto, bringing his unique brand of rowdy, hardcore Hip-Hop to Hard Luck Bar. Having the reputation of one of Hip-Hop’s most lyrically twisted, grimy, and technically skilled emcees in the underground, R.A. The Rugged Man’s return to Toronto marks the…
Category: Concert Reviews
Concert Review: ILL Bill at The Rockpile in Toronto (2023.11.10)
Just before COVID happened, Reel Wolf Productions celebrated their 10th anniversary with a special concert that highlighted their legacy and the impact they’ve had on underground Hip-Hop. The video production company has been behind some of the grimiest, most hardcore music videos in the underground, collaborating over the years with artists including R.A. The Rugged…
Concert Review: Conway The Machine at The Opera House in Toronto (2023.11.01)
While we’ve spent most of 2023 celebrating Hip-Hop’s 50th anniversary and the legacies of some of its most impactful artists over the decades, it’s about time we get back to an artist who’s still in the middle of their recording prime today, Conway The Machine. This most recent decade in Hip-Hop has seen Conway along…
MIXED BREEDS: Blood Moon Recap (2023.10.13)
MIXED BREEDS is a monthly competitive concert series put on by Raw Dog Entertainment and Raw Dog Apparel that features local Toronto/GTA-based artists performing songs in head-to-head matchups. Similar to a Verzuz matchup, the artists take turns performing their songs live in front of a crowd at Toronto’s premier 420-friendly vape lounge, Planet Paradise, and a panel…
Concert Review: Styles P at The Opera House in Toronto (2023.10.12)
The LOX have been showing a lot of love to Toronto in 2023, making multiple trips to perform live in the city this year. The trio consisting of Sheek Louch, Jadakiss and Styles P kicked off the summer with a headlining show at Canadian Music Week back in June, and individually returned to perform at…
Concert Review: The Pharcyde at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto (2023.10.05)
As we continue to celebrate Hip-Hop’s 50th anniversary throughout 2023, the next major act to bring their tour through Toronto would be a group of west-coast legends, The Pharcyde. The Los Angeles-based group originally consisting of emcees Slimkid3, Fat Lip, Imani and Bootie Brown has undergone several changes over the years, with different members leaving…
Concert Review: Wu-Tang Clan & Nas at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto (2023.10.01)
The Wu-Tang Clan & Nas had one of the most hyped Hip-Hop concert tours of the year in 2022 with their N.Y. State of Mind Tour, and they’ve decided to run it back bigger and better to celebrate Hip-Hop’s 50th anniversary in 2023. In an epic team-up between arguably the greatest Hip-Hop group of all-time…
Concert Review: 50 Cent at Pine Knob Music Theatre in Detroit, MI (2023.09.17)
Embarking on one of the biggest concert tours of 2023, maybe even the biggest tour of his career, 50 Cent’s Final Lap Tour has seen him perform all across the USA and Canada this summer, celebrating the 20th anniversary of one of the highest selling rap albums of all-time, Get Rich Or Die Tryin’. The…
Concert Review: LL Cool J & The Roots at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto (2023.08.19)
For Hip-Hop’s 50th anniversary, LL Cool J and The Roots have played a major role in the celebrations going on throughout the year. It started with their curating of the the 2023 Grammy Awards’ Hip-Hop 50 segment, where they somehow gathered dozens of artists to represent each decade of Hip-Hop from the 1970s all the…
MIXED BREEDS: Addicted To Hip-Hop Recap (2023.08.11)
MIXED BREEDS is a monthly competitive concert series put on by Raw Dog Entertainment and Raw Dog Apparel that features local Toronto/GTA-based artists performing songs in head-to-head matchups. Similar to a Verzuz matchup, the artists take turns performing their songs live in front of a crowd at Toronto’s premier 420-friendly vape lounge, Planet Paradise, and a panel…
Concert Review: 50 Cent at Budweiser Stage in Toronto (2023.07.31)
It’s been 20 years since 50 Cent released one of the highest selling rap albums of all-time, Get Rich Or Die Tryin’, and while he’s been relatively quiet on the music front in recent years, you know he had to get back to rocking stages around the globe to celebrate the occasion. Seeming to almost…
Concert Review: Pharoahe Monch at Bastid’s BBQ in Toronto (2023.07.29)
Never mind doing concert tours, legendary Canadian DJ Skratch Bastid has been bringing his Bastid’s BBQ music festival on tour all year, curating different festival lineups for each city that he’s rocked. So far in 2023 he’s brought his festival to Austin, Las Vegas, Chicago, Calgary and Winnipeg, and would be doing it big for…
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