Los Angeles beat maker TOKiMONSTA has a new album out today titled Desiderium. The sound is very similar to her album from last year titled Half Shadows. I would class this as electronic and not really dance music as itRead more…
DRONES / Rickolus – Split
DRONES is Swordplay, PT Burnem and Erick Ackers (who has worked with Swordplay before with their Double Rainbow project). DRONES is somewhere between folk and hip hop. Musically there is a lot of acoustic guitar with simple sparse beats andRead more…
Playlist Monday – Empty Beats
When I tell people I listen to hip hop they sometimes ask me what’s the difference between hip hop and rap, my answer is simple, there is no such thing as instrumental rap. When I was younger I would sayRead more…
Awol One – Collaborations Mixtape 1
Awol One of the legendary Shapeshifters crew has a new pay what you like mixtape available via bandcamp. Before I get int his music I have to mention that if you are on Instagram you should be following Awol’s InstagramRead more…
Slimkid3 & DJ Nu Mark
West coast hip hop veterans Slimkid3 formerly of the Pharcyde and DJ Nu Mark of Jurassic 5 have teamed up for a couple of releases. The first release was an EP titled Another Day Another Dollar which can be downloadedRead more…
BadBadNotGood – III
BadBadNotGood is an instrumental jazz trio from Toronto. III is their third release and the first one that has all original material. Their previous releases featured covers of various hip hop acts such as A Tribe Called Quest, Old Dirty,Read more…
Sims – Field Notes
Sims of the Doomtree collective is back with his third album, it’s a little short at 7 tracks but I’m not complaining. The Doomtree rappers have consistently put out great songs over the past 10 years. Sims first album LightsRead more…
Souls Of Mischief & Adrian Young – There Is Only Now
21 years after there debut album 93 Til Infinity, Souls Of Mischief are back with their 6th album ,There Is Only Now. When they first hit the scene with their debut in 93 the Souls Of Mischief had a differentRead more…
Playlist Monday
With a similar theme to Jon’s 90’s Can Rock Playlist I have put together a collection of some of my favourite Canadian hip-hop tracks. Most of these are from early 2000’s but there are a couple of more recent onesRead more…
Noah 23 – Street Astrology
It’s the 23rd and Noah 23 is back with a new release. Just one month after his Light Years release with David Klopek, the Twiz Thrizzy has a new “pay what you like” album. As I mentioned in the LightRead more…