Army of the Pharaohs – SYpherSights

Top 30 Hip-Hop Artists of the Decade: #10-1

As we now enter the 2020s, a lot of Hip-Hop fanatics are of course discussing who the best rappers of the 2010s were. It’s a tough task to narrow down a list to a Top 30, but here’s one of many attempts to do it. The 2010s was a challenging decade, as many artists who…

Top 30 Hip-Hop Artists of the Decade: #30-21

Concert Review: Apathy & Celph Titled at The Vatican Gift Shop in Toronto

One of the hardest working duos in underground Hip-Hop, Apathy & Celph Titled have made their way across Canada and are just about to wrap up what they’ve dubbed The Canadian Cousins Tour. Similar to last year, when we saw them perform in the middle of Little Italy at Smiling Buddha, Toronto would be one of…

Concert Review: Apathy & Celph Titled at The Rockpile in Toronto, ON

Apathy and Celph Titled have been busy since the last time they were both in Toronto together. The last time was in 2013 at Nocturne Nightclub, when they were on their Demigodz KILLmatic tour. Since then, 2014 saw them release two new albums with Army of the Pharaohs, as well as Apathy’s fourth solo album, Connecticut…

The Countdown (In Review): My Top 20 Favourite Albums of 2014

Happy Holidays to all! For those who couldn’t keep up with the daily countdown, I have all of the entries listed below. Click on the albums to read the reviews! Also look out for my Top Concerts of the Year list dropping on New Years Eve! Honourable Mentions #20 Ab-Soul – These Days… (B-) #19 Joell…

My #4 Favourite Album of 2014: Army of the Pharaohs – In Death Reborn

*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* *Click here to go back to #15* *Click here to go back to #10* In Death Reborn is the first wave of attack Army of the Pharaohs cast on hip-hop this year, as they released this album in April and then Heavy Lies The…

My #8 Favourite Album of 2014: Army of the Pharaohs – Heavy Lies The Crown

*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* *Click here to go back to #15* Heavy Lies The Crown is the most recent of two albums Army of the Pharaohs released in 2014, and sixth album overall. Since the last time I wrote about them, the roster has mostly remained the same,…

Concert Review: Apathy, C.L. Smooth & More at The Cookout Festival in Hamilton, ON

The Cookout is a relatively new festival to emerge from the Steel City, Hamilton, Ontario, featuring barbeque cooking and live hip-hop music. In just its second year, the 2014 edition of the festival featured D-Sisive, Saukrates, Apathy, and was headlined by C.L. Smooth performing his entire 1994 album, The Main Ingredient. On top of these four…

Artist Profile + Album Review: Army of the Pharaohs – In Death Reborn

Tomorrow is the official release date for Army of the Pharaohs’ fourth album, In Death Reborn. They have been dominating the underground hip-hop scene for over a decade and seem to grow their fan base with every release. I first got into them in 2007 when a friend showed me their newest album at the…

My #3 Favourite Album of 2013: Demigodz – KILLmatic

*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* *Click here to go back to #25* *Click here to go back to #20* *Click here to go back to #15* *Click here to go back to #10* *Click here to go back to #5* Years in the making, The Demigodz have finally come…

My #4 Favourite Album of 2013: Inspectah Deck, 7L & Esoteric – Czarface

*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* *Click here to go back to #25* *Click here to go back to #20* *Click here to go back to #15* *Click here to go back to #10* This album has some of the coolest CD packaging in my entire collection (those who bought…

My #13 Favourite Album of 2013: Esoteric & Stu Bangas – Machete Mode

*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* *Click here to go back to #25* *Click here to go back to #20* *Click here to go back to #15* If skills sold, truth be told, we’d probably hear Esoteric’s the Emcee of the Year. The reason I say that is this is…