[Q:] Best rapper out of Canada? [A:] Shad. Shots fired (at Drake)? Maybe. You decide. Freestyle: Rose Garden: Yaa I Get It: Image Source: Strange Fruit
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Eric Lau – Makin’ Sound
If you’re a fan of soulful hip hop instrumentals, check out the beats of the UK’s Eric Lau here.
Trae feat. Lupe Fiasco – Bad Don’t Seem So Wrong
Trae’s new album Can’t Ban Tha Truth drops September 28th. Image Source: Half-A-Brick
Lupe Fiasco – B.M.F. (Building Minds Faster)
Check out Lupe’s new freestyle over Rick Ross’ B.M.F. (Blowin Money Fast) beat (look out for the Houston reference at 4:25!) There’s also a petition going around to get Atlantic Records to finally release Lasers, which has allegedly been ready for release for over a … Read More →
Ransom Holding Co.
Another one of my favorite brands right now is Toronto’s Ransom Holding Company. I first caught wind of Ransom while in Toronto for 7 long months in 2008 (for work). Like a lot of other brands these days, it’s definitely workwear inspired, but the designs, … Read More →
Greatest Cover of All Time? Possibly.
I’ll keep this short, since the video pretty much speaks for itself. Check out this folk singer, Lissie, doing a cover of Kid Cudi’s Pursuit of Happiness. One of the YouTube comments says, “She makes it sound like Cudi was covering her” — I might … Read More →
Keys N Krates :: Reinventing The Remix
Playing off Alan’s previous post on The Hood Internet, another mash-up/remix crew to look out for is Toronto’s Keys N Krates. In my eyes (and ears), what really sets these guys apart are their live performances. I’m a huge hip hop fan, but I’ll be … Read More →
Head Porter
I apologize for my Japan-centric posts/comments as of late, but this here is too good not to share. A few months ago, Japanese brand Head Porter opened their very own international web store with very reasonable shipping prices to the US. Head Porter – the … Read More →
Japanese J. Dilla?
Many compare his style to that of the late J. Dilla. Jun Seba, AKA Nujabes, was an underground Japanese hip-hop producer who recently passed away in a car accident. I started listening to his music earlier this year, and while his beats definitely aren’t club … Read More →
Kanye West :: Runaway
Kanye premiered this 35-minute short film over the weekend on MTV and BET. It includes a lot of G.O.O.D. Fridays tracks, as well as new songs from his upcoming album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, set to release on November 22. Look out for the … Read More →