23
Jun10
Written by dutch
Features, Interviews
Hip hop has come so far over the last 20 years that it sometimes boggles my mind. I guess that’s why it makes me so happy to see Canadian talent making major moves and putting on for their city. Toronto’s femcee Eternia has been on the scene for years, but recently linked up with producer MoSS and the rest is history. At last, no pun intended is their new album and has been all over the internet with huge singles featuring the likes of Joell Ortiz, Lady Rage, Rass Kass, Jean Grae and Rah Digga. If you like quality Hip Hop, I mean solid flow and punchlines over banging beats… make sure you purchase the At Last album and help support the Independant.
This is what Eternia & MoSS had to say…
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Tags: Eternia, Interview, MoSS, Q & A, Toronto
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7
Apr10
Written by Narcel X
Features, Interviews
It’s been a long and bumpy ride for Joell Ortiz, seasoned New York MC’s MC and one quarter of the Slaughterhouse clique. His freestyles can be streamed all over the ethernet with bars crunching the worst pains of poverty with the prowess of punch line pandemonium. From being signed to Aftermath to being part of one of Hip-Hop’s most lyrical independent groups of our era, Ortiz has travelled to the extremes of the music industry and back. Currently on tour through Canada with his brothers in arms, I got the chance to polly with Joell about his bat signal (”yaaawwaa”), his career and his dreams.
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Tags: Interview, Joell Ortiz, Narcy, Slaughterhouse
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30
Mar10
Written by Killa Kellz
Features, Interviews
My mandate here on escapemtl.ca, Montreal’s finest urban blog, is to interview up-and-coming artists. Fashawn is the definition of this, although it can be argued that he’s already up and here. His debut album was widely praised by critics and it’s said he may just be the leader of the younger generation of quality hip-hop artists. That’s right, this guy is born in 1988 – listen to his album and you won’t believe it. He’s going to be performing here Sunday, April 11th at Foufounes, with Brother Ali – a show not to be missed. We spoke on the phone about his career, about his hometown – Fresno, California – and what he plans to do in his new-found role as leader of Central Cali’s hip hop scene.
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Tags: Fashawn, Interview, Q & A, West Coast
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23
Mar10
Written by dutch
Features, Interviews
Young, talented and driven….Didier Tovel is all that and more. Find out what he had to say about music, the industry and the keys to success.
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Tags: C4, Interview, Morburn
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16
Mar10
Written by Killa Kellz
Features, Interviews
In today’s Auto-Tune flooded “hip-hop” industry, it’s so refreshing to come across what rap is supposed to be about – dope lyrics over dope beats. Torae has been providing us with just that since his very successful 2008 street album Daily Conversation. Then he really stepped it up when he hooked up with Canadian producer Marco Polo to release their critically-acclaimed collaborative album Double Barrel under Duck Down Records, who you know always go hard (some of their labelmates include the likes of Smif N Wessun, Sean Price, and Boot Camp Clik). Even better, Torae is also a super smart dude who gave us some great insight into his career and the game.
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Tags: Duck Down, Interview, Marco Polo, New York, Torae
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12
Feb10
Written by dutch
Features, Interviews, Real City
While the rest of the city was sleeping Dirtwork Productions was making moves. Morburn got a chance to chat with the super-producer to find out what Dirt Work is all about.
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Tags: Dirtwork Productions, Morburn, Primal
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29
Jan10
Written by Killa Kellz
Features, Interviews
Glasses Malone - otherwise known as G. Malone – hails from Watts and Compton and is the next artist to drop an album with the currently unstoppable Cash Money Records. With his smooth, steady flow and slick style he’s about to breathe some fresh air into the West Coast rap game. He talks to us about what’s behind the name, what he’s learned so far about the rap game, who he’s enjoyed working with, and what he knows about rap up North. Stay tuned for his debut album Beach Cruiser, coming soon.
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Tags: Cash Money, Glasses Malone, Interview, Q & A
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26
Jan10
Written by Narcel X
Features, Interviews
Since the seminal release of Liquid Swords, The Gza/Genius has been one prolific in-the-cut kind of dude. With the tsunami of rappers coming out these days, only a few know what the worth of one’s word and how not to drown in the abyss of ‘fake shit’. Gza spoke to me from his hotel room in Toronto on the good ol’ days (remember like, back in ‘79? That was my favorite shit ga’), hip-hop, writing and focus. Never one to hold his tongue, his brutal honesty can chop through you like the greatest samurai in the Empire. When the emcee came to live out his name, he made sure you wouldn’t forget the first sword slash to your brain.
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Tags: Genius, GZA, Narcel X, Wu-Tang
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12
Nov09
Written by dutch
Features, Interviews
On October 27th, Brooklyn, NewYork artist Sha Stimuli released his long-awaited and highly-anticipated first official solo release My Soul to Keep on Chambermusik Records. This album is probably one of the deepest hip hop records of all time and so far it has fans and critics raving. In this interview, Sha talks about his first steps in hip hop, explains some of the concepts on the album and even addresses the Beanie Sigel vs. Jay-Z situation. Enjoy…
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Tags: Interview, Q&A, Sha Stimuli
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14
Jan09
Written by dutch
Features, Interviews
New York is the birthplace of the culture we know as Hip Hop. Not only has it given us music which has spanned the entire world, It’s also launched the careers of legendary talent such as Dj Premier, the late Notorious B.I.G and of course, Jay-Z. In an era where music from the south is flooding the mainstream, Skyzoo represents the movement to bring New York back to its glory days. Crowned by Hot 97 as one of the top 10 MC’s in the game right now, Skyzoo is now working harder than ever to honor his Brooklyn roots, and prove that he deserves to be up there with the greats. His mixtape’s boast collaborations with artists some people could only dream of having on their full length albums. With the pride of NY on his back and the support of industry friends such as 9th Wonder, Skyzoo is determined to push harder and show the world that the soul of hip hop lives in New York City.
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Tags: Interview, Skyzoo
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