Posts Filed Under: hip-hop

Sound Advice: In My Opinion by Rich Kidd

Rich Kidd may still be best known as a producer, but his first full-length as an MC proves he's also an engaging rap storyteller.

By Chris Dart May. 8th, 12:15 pm

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Sound Advice: Modern Day Riot by The Antiheroes

The new effort from The Antiheroes has complex hip-hop verses and oddly punk-rock cover art.

By Chris Dart Apr. 11th, 10:00 am

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CMW 2013: What We’ve Seen So Far

Our roundup of the best—and in one case, the absolute worst—of CMW so far.

By Torontoist • Photo by Corbin SmithMar. 22nd, 4:30 pm

CMW 2013 Best Bets: Thursday

Thursday night will feature African-influenced Francophone pop, a food-obsessed rapper, and Korean punks. What more do you need?

By Chris Dart • Photo by Corbin SmithMar. 21st, 2:00 pm

CMW 2013 Best Bets: Wednesday

Yesterday was kind of a soft launch. Tonight, Canadian Music Week starts for real.

By Chris Dart • Photo by Corbin SmithMar. 20th, 12:45 pm

CMW 2013 Preview: Hip Hop

By Chris Dart Mar. 19th, 11:34 am

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Sound Advice: Brave New World, by The Airplane Boys

The Scarborough-based duo returns with sharper rapping, but the same great hooks and production.

By Chris Dart Feb. 27th, 12:00 pm

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Wavelength Skips Its Awkward Phase

The Wavelength Festival may be a teenager, but this past weekend, it showed no signs of angst.

By Chris Dart • Photo by Corbin SmithFeb. 19th, 9:00 am

Sound Advice: The Covers: Volume 1 by Andreena

Local R&B songstress makes hip-hop hits her own.

By Chris Dart Feb. 13th, 1:30 pm

Wavelength Turns 13

All-ages record store shows and an artist Incubator series are amongst the new additions at this year's edition of Wavelength.

By Chris Dart Feb. 12th, 2:30 pm

Quality Hip Hop at an Affordable Price

Three years in, the $5 Rap Show continues to boost Toronto's indie-rap scene.

By Chris Dart Jan. 31st, 12:30 pm

Sound Advice: The Popcorn Tape by Raz Fresco and ChillxWill

A local MC and producer teams up with Washington-based rapper ChillxWill.

By Chris Dart Jan. 30th, 12:15 pm

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The Sound Advice Top 10 Toronto Albums of 2012

A roundup of this year's best local releases.

By Chris Dart Dec. 13th, 11:15 am

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Sound Advice: The Calm by John River

Young MC John River's new mixtape is wildly ambitious, but he makes it work.

By Chris Dart Dec. 12th, 12:45 pm

2012 Hero: G 98.7

Nominated for: making commercial radio worth listening to again.

By Chris Dart • Illustration by Matthew DaleyDec. 12th, 8:45 am

Looking for the Meaning of Drake

A new book looks at what hip-hop's "Macolm Gladwellian outlier" means for the genre, and for Toronto.

By Chris Dart Nov. 28th, 9:00 am

Sound Advice: Jonestown 3: The Dream Is Over by D-Sisive

The final instalment in D-Sisive's Jonestown trilogy is both bleak and brilliant.

By Chris Dart Nov. 21st, 1:30 pm

Sound Advice: Zoo Babies by Zoo Babies

This local rap quintet is serious about cracking jokes.

By Chris Dart Nov. 7th, 12:30 pm

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