Results tagged “kardinaloffishall”

SPORTS: The Toronto FC are playing FC Dallas this afternoon. The team's had a week to rest since their loss to Real Salt Lake last Monday, so hopefully a victory is in store. BMO Field (170 Princes' Boulevard), 4 p.m., $21–$85.

It's a special edition of the Stone's Throw MOVE Toronto party as label head Peanut Butter Wolf will be headlining the night. Working since the Golden Era of hip hop where he partnered with Charizma as a duo, Peanut Butter Wolf overcame Charizma's tragic death to found the label that now houses acclaimed acts like Madlib, MF Doom, and Jay Dee. With impeccable tastes in artists, you can expect Peanut Butter Wolf to spin a funky set along with Stones Throw cohorts, Arabian Prince, James Pant, and Egon.

Photo from Deko-ze.

We realize that we probably talk about Owen Pallett, aka Final Fantasy, way too much. So we're not going to talk about his free show on Saturday night at North York Central Library, also featuring The Creeping Nobodies, Hank, Ninja High School, and Bob Wiseman. Nope, not a word.

Looking to check out some live music this week? Here's your listing of what's happening around the city between August 7-13.

If this green arrow were real it would crush several hundred teenie boppers and a few dozen talentless musicians on Sunday. Sadly, it's not real. What is very real is the Much Music Video Awards and the resulting noise from screaming adoring fans and traffic confusion from out-of-towners who forgot that MuchMusic actually occupies real space and once a year holds a large award ceremony.

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.

In daily newspapers, politics, radio and TV, hip hop music dominates this city.

His real name is Jason Harrow. He's a graduate of York University. He started out with the name Kool-Aid. He's spare on the official releases, heavy on the Offishall last name. He's been dissed and un-dissed. He recently partied with TOist at the NOW Best of Toronto party (Him=Best HipHop, Us=Oh...you know). He is Offishall, Kardinal Offishall.

Hurtful! In this case, much like the last name-calling incident, Torontoist must stand by Mssr Morris. K-Os, a guitar/rap sensation who is becoming more frequently involved with rap beefs, must learn to take criticism - from the press or other rappers - in stride. He characterizes the Morris piece the same way he wishes not to be characterized - as not being part of the local community; as lacking a reverence for the genre; as generally being 'unreal.' K-Os's sensitivity on these subjects probably need to be relaxed if he wishes to keep his spot on top of any hip-hop scene. As for Torontoist, we'll be watching this scenario like a dungeon dragon - so you'll know as soon as we do. Peace!

Rumour has it the Barenaked Ladies, Jann Arden, Our Lady Peace, and Billy Talent are on board, but what about these potential additions: