Toronto’s Festival of Beer (TFOB) is back with their summer fest, and it may be the dopest Hip-Hop party of the entire summer! Taking place at Bandshell Park, the festival consists of several beer tents housing brewers from around the world with 416 different beers to sample, a grilling tent featuring world renowned…
Tag: Wu-Tang
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: 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…
Concert Review: GZA at The 2015 Unity Festival in Toronto, ON
Following Naughty By Nature’s performance at The Festival of Beer the previous night, the Unity Festival would be Day 2 of my birthday weekend festivities. While I missed out on last year’s festival, I did attend their 2013 free concert in Dundas Square, when they had Talib Kweli headline. The Unity Festival is put together…
Concert Review: Raekwon at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto, ON
Toronto is getting a lot of love from the Wu-Tang Clan in 2015, as we’ve already had two shows from Ghostface Killah (one with BadBadNotGood and one with GZA & Cappadonna), and now get to see Raekwon the Chef. 2015 is also a big year for Raekwon, as he is set to go on tour in the U.S. with…
Concert Review: Ghostface Killah at Rockpile East in Toronto/Scarborough, ON
Only a year after Ghostface Killah tore down the Kool Haus with five other Wu-Tang Clan members, he has returned to Toronto for a solo show. Ghostface is the one artist I’ve seen the most in concert, as I’ve seen him perform in all kinds of settings over the past five years. I’ve seen the…
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 #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 #30 Favourite Album of 2013: U-God – Keynote Speaker
*Click here to go back to the beginning of the countdown* U-God is often considered by many to be the Ringo Starr of the Wu-Tang Clan, usually playing a supporting role for the legendary group, and not having as much of an impact with his solo albums as his fellow Clan members. I think he…
Concert Review: Wu-Tang Clan at the Kool Haus in Toronto
There’s so much I could write about the Wu-Tang Clan; they became my all-time favourite hip-hop group when I started studying the history of rap music as a teenager, as I was too young to witness its beginnings first hand. Ever since 1993, not one year has gone by where Wu-Tang hasn’t put out an…
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