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RapCity Playlist for January 5th

January 5th, 2012

For the week of January 5th, RapCity featured videos from B.o.B. featuring Lil Wayne, Birdman featuring Nicky Minaj and Lil Wayne, T.I. featuring Sk8brd, Trina, Childish Gambino, P. Reign, DJ Charlie Brown featuring Harvey Stripes and Tory Lanez, Notes To Self, Danny Brown, Shabazz Palaces, and Black Star. B.O.B. F. LIL WAYNE STRANGE CLOUDS LABEL: [...]

Tags: b.o.b, birdman, Black Star, Childish Gambino, Danny Brown, DJ Charlie Brown, Harvey Stripes, January 5, lil wayne, mos def, Nicky Minaj, Notes To Self, P Reign, playlist, RapCity, Shabazz Palaces, Sk8brd, T.I, Talib Kweli, tory lanez, Trina
Posted in Blog, Playlist, RapCity | Posted by Cam |

Black Star “Fix Up” (MP3)

November 25th, 2011

Okay, if we’re being technical here, “Fix Up” is the very first Black Star track in 13 years, since their one and only album, Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star. But seeing as Mos Def and Talib Kweli can’t stay away from each other, and have collab’d numerous times over the years, this [...]

Tags: Black Star, Fix Up, Madlib, mos def, MP3, RapCity, Talib Kweli
Posted in Blog, MP3, RapCity | Posted by Cam |

RapCity P.M. News Round Up: Black Star continue reunion with tour

September 19th, 2011

Mos Def and Talib Kweli reunited as duo Black Star this summer for a bunch of Rock the Bells dates. And while it’s not a sign of new music to come, the stint has brought on a subsequent tour across the U.S. Beginning this Wednesday in Detroit, Black Star will also hit up the main [...]

Tags: Black Star, Havoc, Kid Cudi, Mobb Deep, mos def, Prodigy, Talib Kweli
Posted in Blog | Posted by Cam |

RapCity P.M. News Round Up: Big Sean receives gag order after day in court

September 7th, 2011

At the beginning of August, rapper Big Sean and his associate Willie “Sayitainttone” Hansbro were arrested for sexually abusing a 17-year-old girl after a concert. Yesterday, they appeared in court and a gag order was issued, meaning information about the case will not be released to the public. They will appear in court again on [...]

Tags: Big Sean, mos def, wale
Posted in Blog, News, RapCity | Posted by Simone |

RapCity A.M. News Round Up: ‘Tha Carter IV’ sells almost one million in first week

September 7th, 2011

Originally, Lil Wayne’s new album Tha Carter IV was projected to sell approximately 700,000 copies in its first week. Then it was about 850,000. Well, Weezy exceeded expectations, nearly matching his 1.01 million mark he reached with 2008′s Tha Carter III. After Lady Gaga’s Born This Way, which sold 1.1 million in its first week [...]

Tags: lil wayne, mos def, RapCity, soulja boy, tha carter iv
Posted in Blog, News, RapCity | Posted by Cam |

Stream of Consciousness: Crazy Legs meets Bouncing Cats

September 28th, 2010

There is something beautiful and fascinating about rediscovering or uncovering a part of you that has been with you the whole time. These are some of the thoughts running through my mind as I spend time attending Manifesto events around Toronto this year. The annual festival of community and culture is back again this year with a jam packed six days of art, music, film, community, change and suggested manifestation in the most magical sense. There are many highlights to this years shows and activities, but as someone who is focused on understanding and exploring the art of storytelling, the screening of Nabil Elderkin’s documentary Bouncing Cats really left a mark over my heart.

Tags: common, Crazy Legs, k'naan, mos def, Nabil Elderkin, sarah taylor, Stream of Consciousness, Will.i.Am.
Posted in Celebrities & Pop Culture, Concerts & Events | Posted by Sarah Taylor |

Rock The Bells 2009

July 7th, 2009

I guess the problem with having a hip-hop-stravaganza in Canada is the fa-reaking BORDER. Why you gotta give hip-hop so much hassle, Monsieur Customs? Thankfully, no scheduled artists were prevented from performing at Sunday’s Rock The Bells concert, but the anticipation of such problems allegedly drained our line-up of some choice artists. Combined with scheduling [...]

Tags: concerts, damian marley, gallery, hip hop, k'naan, mos def, nas, photos, reviews, rock the bells
Posted in Concert Reviews | Posted by Wendy |