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…
Concert Review: Ice Cube at Toronto’s Festival of Beer (2023.07.28)
Beer enthusiasts and music lovers unite once again for Toronto’s Festival of Beer (TFOB)! The weekend-long festival has become a staple in Toronto’s summer festival season, always pairing a well-curated set of artists to perform on the Bandshell Stage with the hundreds of breweries from around the world pouring beer samples throughout Bandshell Park. It’s…
Concert Review: Saukrates & Friends at WAF Unity Fest in Toronto (2023.07.27)
Not to be confused with Unity Charity’s annual Hip-Hop Unity Festival, the World Action Foundation (WAF) has put together their own music and arts festival for a good cause, and have also called it the Unity Festival. The free event would take place over two days at Yonge-Dundas Square, with the first day dedicated to…
Concert Review: Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa at Budweiser Stage in Toronto (2023.07.26)
A year of celebrating Hip-Hop’s 50th anniversary wouldn’t be complete without including arguably the culture’s most famous and recognizable figure, Snoop Dogg. Also celebrating the 30th anniversary of his solo debut album, Doggystyle, Snoop Dogg has transcended art forms and genres over his lengthy career, continuously reinventing himself as he’s dipped his toe in Reggae,…
Concert Review: D-Sisive at The Rivoli in Toronto (2023.07.21)
An emcee who often chooses to stay away from the spotlight, D-Sisive seems to be making a comeback in 2023. After being nominated for multiple Juno awards over the course of his career, he’s been relatively quiet since the mid-2010s, taking some time to get his mental health back on track, overcome an addiction, and…
MIXED BREEDS: Faded Recap (2023.07.14)
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: Ghostface Killah at The Opera House in Toronto (2023.06.29)
As we continue to celebrate Hip-Hop’s 50th anniversary this year, many Hip-Hop heads in Toronto may have seen it as a blessing in disguise when LL Cool J and The Roots’ The F.O.R.C.E. Tour got postponed by a couple months, as it meant we no longer had the conflict of having to choose between seeing…
MIXED BREEDS: Strictly Business Recap (2023.06.16)
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 Planet Paradise, and a panel of judges selects…
Concert Review: Souls of Mischief at Adelaide Hall in Toronto (2023.06.13)
It’s been 30 years since Souls of Mischief released their debut album, 93 ‘Til Infinity, and they’ve been putting in work to celebrate the milestone. Having been on the road since March, they’ve gone all throughout Europe on their 30th Anniversary Tour and are now kicking off the North American leg of the tour with…
Concert Review: The LOX at Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Toronto (2023.06.09)
The 2023 edition of the annual Canadian Music Week conference and festival put a spotlight on Hip-Hop to celebrate the culture’s 50th anniversary. The summit included interviews and speaker panels with artists like Chuck D and B-Real, including a screening of part of Chuck’s new documentary series Fight The Power: How Hip Hop Changed The…
Concert Review: Ab-Soul at Adelaide Hall in Toronto (2023.06.02)
For the first time in about six years, Soulo season is back in full effect. The Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) wordsmith returned in late 2022 and shook up a lot of Hip-Hop heads’ best-albums-of-the-year lists with the mid-December release of his fifth studio album, Herbert, and now he’s back on tour for the first time…
Top 10 Most Anticipated Hip-Hop Concerts Hitting Toronto This Summer (2023)
With COVID-19 now firmly in the rear view mirror, live concerts are back in full swing, bringing plenty of ways for fans to celebrate Hip-Hop’s 50th anniversary. 2023 has already seen a ton of artists bring their concert tours to Toronto, representing the diversity and growth the genre has achieved in its 50-year history, and…
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