On a rainy Thursday in Toronto, Hip-Hop heads gathered at Coca-Cola Coliseum for an epic celebration of classic ’90s Hip-Hop. Dubbed the O’Canadabis Tour, Cypress Hill joined forces with De La Soul and The Pharcyde to bring a party only they could pull off across Canada, with endless party records, weed anthems, and nostalgic hits….
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Concert Review: Talib Kweli at The Living Arts Centre in Mississauga, ON (2025.05.02)
For the first time since COVID, Talib Kweli returned to the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) to headline his own concert for a special occasion. The veteran emcee from Brooklyn, New York has a long history of touring, performing plenty of shows in the GTA throughout his near 30-year career in a wide range of settings,…
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…
Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of 2022
I guess it’s better late than never. While this blog is mainly focused on doing concert reviews (peep my best-of-the-year list here), it’s become a tradition for me to count down my favourite albums of the year and drop some short reviews of my top picks. While 2022 saw a ton of dope new music…
30@30: The Top 30 Concerts I’ve Ever Been To (Pt. 3/3)
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…
Review: The 2017 NXNE Port Lands Festival in Toronto (via CulturedVultures)
This past weekend, NXNE returned with their second annual “festival within a festival” at the Port Lands. After putting on several club shows throughout the week curated by well known artists picking some lesser known favourites to perform, NXNE tried to make their weekend celebration bigger and better than last year. The Port Lands Festival…
Concert Review: Talib Kweli at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto
Legendary Brooklyn MC Talib Kweli makes his return to Toronto, almost exactly two years since his last show here. Having released some all-time classics in the late 90’s and early 2000’s on Rawkus Records, he has adapted nicely to the shifting music industry and has remained relevant as an independent artist. Ever since founding his…
Concert Review: Talib Kweli at Rockpile West in Toronto
About a year and a half since his last show in Toronto, Talib Kweli has returned, this time for a small-venue concert at Rockpile West. This would be my fourth time seeing Talib Kweli perform, and each time has been slightly different. I first saw him at my very first rap concert, the 2009 Rock…
Artist Profile + Album Review: Talib Kweli – Gravitas
Talib Kweli is an emcee’s emcee. Last month he put out an independent album, Gravitas, his 9th album overall, which is available now in digital format and will become available in CD and vinyl in February only on his website http://kweliclub.com/. I was unable to include this album in my Top 30 Favourite Albums of…
The Countdown (In Review): My Top 30 Favourite Albums of 2013
For those who couldn’t keep up, here is a list of my entire Top 30 Albums of 2013 Countdown. Click on the links to read the reviews. Honourable Mentions #30: U-God – Keynote Speaker (C+) #29: Natti – Still Motion (C+) #28: Kanye West – Yeezus (C+) #27: Snow Tha Product – Good Nights &…
My #1 Favourite Album of 2013: R.A. The Rugged Man – Legends Never Die
*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* R.A. The Rugged Man has had a long, legendary…
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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