Back in 1995, Loud Records were continuing to make history as they released two of the most influential Hip-Hop albums of all-time: Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… and Mobb Deep’s The Infamous. These two albums would help shape the sound of ’90s Hip-Hop and would go on to have a monumental impact on the…
Tag: Wu-Tang
Top 10 Wu-Tang Clan Concerts: The Evolution of Their Live Performance
Often considered arguably the greatest Hip-Hop group of all-time, seeing the Wu-Tang Clan in concert has to be a bucket list item for any Hip-Hop head, and yet it’s been a rarity to see the entire group united on the same stage over their 30+ year career. With the nine living members of the group…
Concert Review: Wu-Tang Clan at Scotiabank Arena (2025.07.14)
The Wu-Tang Clan are an iconic group whose legacy may never get replicated again. They first dominated the music industry with the execution of a five-year plan, first striking as a group with their 1993 debut Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), followed by half of the group’s members releasing solo albums over the following years,…
Top 10 Concerts of 2023
It feels great being back to having a full calendar year of reviewing concerts! As we bring the year to a close, we’re taking a look back at some of the best concerts I got to attend this year. As always, I tried to catch as many Hip-Hop concerts to hit Toronto, Canada throughout the…
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…
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…
Concert + Chessboxing Review: GZA at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto (2023.03.17)
Back in 2020, The GZA (a.k.a. The Genius) of the Wu-Tang Clan had embarked on the 25th Anniversary Tour for his classic 1995 solo album, Liquid Swords. While the tour started off well and he put on one of the sharpest performances Toronto has ever seen from him that January at The Phoenix Concert Theatre,…
Concert Review: Method Man & Redman at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto (2022.11.05)
Canadian fans of hardcore and classic Hip-Hop are in for a treat this November, as the iconic duo of Method Man & Redman have embarked on a 5-city tour across the country. Kicking it off in Montreal the previous night, this show in Toronto would be just the second stop of the tour as they…
Concert Review: GZA at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto (2020.01.27)
Fresh off of the Wu-Tang Clan’s extravagant celebration for their 25th anniversary, including a massive world tour that had two stops in Toronto, the documentary series Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics And Men, and season one of the live-action TV drama Wu-Tang: An American Saga, it’s time we start celebrating the 25th anniversaries of those classic…
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 15 Hip-Hop Albums of 2019
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Like we always do around this time of year, it’s time to look back at our favourite new releases to drop in 2019 in reflection of the year gone by! The last year of the decade started off relatively slow compared to a busy 2018 when it comes to Hip-Hop…
Concert Review: Wu-Tang Clan at MattyFest in Toronto
“Wu-Tang again?” “Awww yeah, again and again!” –Protect Ya Neck The legendary Wu-Tang Clan reunited for their 25th anniversary tour over a year ago, and while they hit Toronto with a free concert last September, they have returned for a second show a year later while remaining a united force for the entire world tour….
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