Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'juelzsantana'
December 28, 2005
In the year that the popularity of the ringtone might have outweighed the popularity of the single, Toronto-I-S-T comes up with the top ten songs that mattered in 2005. 1. Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley - "Welcome to Jamrock" Called "the reggae song of the decade" by the New York Times, "Welcome to Jamrock" is the cross-over hit that shouldn't be: Unlike his contemporaries, Marley the youngest didn't have to employ an RnB hook from Beyonce......
Continue Reading "Torontoist Best Singles 2005"December 2, 2005
"My album's like walking a dog, because you should get fined if you don't pick the shit up" - Juelz Santana Whether he's throwing down on the mixtape circuit, draping himself in an American flag, or just grinding with Lindsay Lohan on the Tonight Show, Juelz Santana has got to be one of rap's most intriguing personas. Embrace his eccentricities or not (Pitchfork calls him "functionally retarded"), Mr Santana represents a new force in......
Continue Reading "Get Set To Dip with Juelz Santana"December 1, 2005
Torontoist has lots going on this weekend - Juelz Santana on Friday (wardrobe: tuxedo), Lady Sovereign on Saturday (wardrobe: hoodie) but this weekend officially starts tonight with Islands at the Drake (wardrobe: Starbucks t-shirt). After ex-Unicorns Nick Diamonds and J'aime Tambeur reminded us of the importance of benefit songs at Halloween, their first headlining Toronto show sells out. Is this because we loved The Unicorns that much? Or because Do They Know It's Halloween was......
Continue Reading "No Man Is An Island, Except for Jim Guthrie"