Blog
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Pushing Crayons :: A Conversation with Kojey Radical
East London MC/poet/creative Kojey Radical chops it up with Tom Winslade on his multiple lanes of creativity, his perspective on London as a breeding ground for artists, and his upcoming...
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GROUP DYNAMICS :: Q&A with French Supergroup Club cheval
"Pop just means popular to us, where you let the biggest amount people into your world, whatever your world is." Nappy interviews Sam Tiba & Panteros666 of four-piece supergroup Club...
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The 10 Most Slept On Hip-Hop Mixtapes of 2015
2015 was an amazing year for hip-hop and mixtapes. Here, Zainab Hasnain presents the 10 most stand-out, bump-worthy releases of 2015 that were for the most part slept on, featuring...
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Be Critical, Be Understanding, Be Kind :: Iraqi-Canadian MC/Artist The Narcicyst
Johnny F. Kim spends the day with Iraqi-Canadian artist Narcicyst at the Festival Arabe de Montreal to talk about creating a new breed of internationalists, using art to create a...
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A$AP Ferg and the Rest of The Mob Took Over Art Basel in Miami
“I feel like y’all are looking past me right now and that’s because the Pretty Flacko up here on this stage with me,” A$AP Ferg said on stage during...
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Spitset-eh :: Recap of the First SPITSET on Canadian Soil in Toronto & Montreal
A recap of our recent Spitset ragers in Toronto & Montreal, with performances by The Posterz, Drew Howard, Tona, Bambii, Alexander Spit, and more, at Apt.200.
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Big Sean & Mick Jenkins Live at Red Bull Sound Select's 30 Days in LA
Senay walks us through Big Sean's performance at the Red Bull Sound Select Presents: 30 Days in LA festival, highlighting the Detroit rapper's impressive discography—from the bangers to the more...
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MED on His Collaborative Project with Blu and Madlib, BAD NEIGHBOR
"We're going to do what we want to do—which is good music, man." Oxnard rapper Medaphoar aka MED on witnessing the maturation of his scene; his new project, "Bad Neighbor;"...
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This Year's Best Hip-Hop Producers
Amidst one of the best years for hip-hop, CJ Rucker takes a moment to round up the top 10 men and women behind the scenes: the best producers of 2015....
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10 TRACK COMMANDMENTS, VOL. 11 :: Shit You Shouldn’t Sleep On
Tara's back with a tracklist of deep cuts by artists from Boston to Memphis to NYC—with projects as diverse as a Radiohead-influenced rap release to some new Acid Trap.
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Two Free SPITSET Shows This Week :: Toronto (FRIDAY) + Montreal (SATURDAY)
This Friday, December 4, check out free performances Drew Howard, Alexander Spit, Tona, Mike Roc in Toronto. And Saturday, December 5, The Posterz, Alexander Spit, Rue de Bois, and Bambii...