One of the most gifted and musically diverse bands on the planet, The Roots are in their ninth year curating their own music festival. Always co-headlining alongside some of their favourite artists, collaborators and friends, the festival has been one way The Roots’ celebrate their hometown, Philadelphia, every year. For the first time in 2016…
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Concert Review: Banks & Steelz at the Mod Club in Toronto
Talk about tough decisions. On this night in Toronto, 90’s Hip-Hop heads had two dope options for live shows. There was the much hyped Bad Boy Records Reunion Tour hitting the Air Canada Centre, featuring Diddy/Puff Daddy, Mase, Lil Kim, Faith Evans, The LOX, 112, Total and Carl Thomas, or there was Wu-Tang’s RZA and…
My #11 Favourite Album of 2014: Wu-Tang Clan – A Better Tomorrow
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* *Click here to go back to #15* The album meant to celebrate the Wu-Tang Clan’s 20th anniversary has finally come out a year after they wanted it to. A Better Tomorrow had a lot of weight on its shoulders, as the Clan had to…
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 #7 Favourite Album of 2013: Earl Sweatshirt – Doris
*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* It’s amazing how much a person can mature between ages 15 and 19, and how immature…
My #8 Favourite Album of 2013: Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge/Apollo Brown – Twelve Reasons To Die/The Brown Tape (tied)
*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* The reason I have both of these in the same post is they’re essentially the same…
My #22 Favourite Album of 2013: Talib Kweli – Prisoner of Conscious
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* *Click here to go back to #25* Never one to disappoint, Talib Kweli is back with another addition to one of the most consistent discographies in hip-hop. This album is filled with just really pleasant-sounding hip-hop from front to back, that hip-hop you can…
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