Photo by ardenstreet from the Torontoist Flickr Pool. Of the pantheon of hip-hop gods, many consider Larry Parker the All-father. And like any god worth his salt ‘n’ pepa, he goes by many names: Kris Parker, The Teacher, The Blastmaster, The Philosopher, and, mostly, KRS-ONE. The man who made famous the terms “edutainment” and “raptivist” [...]

The Real Toronto‘s hook is relatively simple. Filmed in the summer of 2005 by a now-24-year-old Russian immigrant nicknamed Madd Russian, it aims to show that “Toronto, known to most as a world class city has another side to it. This movie shows the reality of living in housing projects and some of the most [...]