It’s been an awesome 5+ years running this blog and reviewing as many concerts as I can possibly go to. I’m celebrating my 30th birthday this week, and it’s been over a decade since I went to my first rap concert and fell in love with live Hip-Hop shows, and that feeling of seeing one…
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Top 10 Upcoming Hip-Hop Concerts to see in Toronto This Fall (2018)
Hoodie season is upon us, but as the weather gets colder, there won’t be any shortages in Hip-Hop artists bringing their concert tours through the city. While there aren’t as many large stadium shows or outdoor festivals, there are a ton of more intimate club performances happening before the end of the year. We picked…
Concert Review: Rittz – The Last Call Tour in Toronto
It’s been two years since Rittz last performed in Canada, and now he’s back with a country-wide tour to promote his fourth and final album on Strange Music, 2017’s Last Call. Starting off in Quebec and slowly making his way out west to BC, the fifth stop on this tour would see him returning to The…
The Top 10 Concerts I Attended in 2017
This has been the most epic, action-packed year of concert-going in my entire life so far. 2017 saw me completely blow my previous personal record of most concerts attended in a year out of the water, with over thirty shows attended this year. I have to thank all the artists, promoters and media companies who…
Concert Review: Necro & Madchild at The Rockpile in Toronto
For the first time in about ten years, Necro has returned to Canada for a cross-country tour, and he’s bringing along Canadian Hip-Hop icon Madchild to sweeten the deal! The Brooklyn emcee/producer is gearing up to release his first full-length solo album since 2010’s DIE!, but as the originator of the death-rap subgenre, this would be…
Concert Review: Havoc (of Mobb Deep) at The Rockpile in Toronto
Earlier this year Hip-Hop lost one of its legends when Prodigy, one half of the duo Mobb Deep, passed away. Before Prodigy passed, Mobb Deep were apparently working on planning another Canadian tour, but rather than cancel their plans, Havoc decided to honour the legacy of his partner in rhyme by embarking on the tour…
Concert Review: Madchild at The Rockpile in Toronto
It’s only right that we start 2017 where we left off at the end of 2016. The last show we covered was one half of the Juno award-winning group Swollen Members, Prevail, performing with his new group Alpha Omega at The Rockpile. Now we’re back at the same venue to see the other half of Swollen…
The Top 10 Concerts I Attended in 2016
Another year, another top ten! Our third full calendar year saw more connections made, more recognition received, and while fewer concerts were covered than previous years, the shows covered were bigger. I have to thank all the media teams and organizers who granted me access – I had more media passes this year than any…
Concert Review: Alpha Omega at The Rockpile in Toronto
Alpha Omega is a relatively new group from Victoria, BC consisting of veteran MC Prevail, who is also part of the Juno award-winning Swollen Members, and BaxWar artist Neph. While Prevail has built a strong reputation over the past twenty years with Swollen Members, this new group Alpha Omega is just getting started with only a…
Concert Review: ¡Mayday! – The Space Cadet Tour at The Rockpile in Toronto
¡Mayday! is probably my favourite band to debut in this current decade, and they’re back for their second ever Canadian tour! After rocking this same venue two summers ago for their first show in Toronto, ¡Mayday! have since gone on to release their fourth album on Strange Music, Future/Vintage, and earlier this year Bernz released his…
Concert Review: Rittz at The Rockpile in Toronto
The Strange Music roster is slowly building their presence north of the border. Label head Tech N9ne and Krizz Kaliko have spent years consistently selling out the Rockpile every time they tour Canada, upgrading last year to the larger Phoenix Concert Theatre, and Rittz and ¡Mayday! each had their first shows in Canada in 2015,…
The Top 10 Concerts I Attended in 2015
Our second full calendar year being active was a fun one! We’ve gained a lot of recognition in Toronto’s local Hip-Hop scene, made great connections, and most importantly covered a lot of concerts this year (one more than last year!). I want to thank all the promoters and local artists who made it easier for me…
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