Bronx, NY – Last night I popped into Rivoli in downtown Toronto for the Rich Kidd VS DJ Nana show and was pleasantly surprised by the special guest Denzil Porter. He opened the show in a way that showed he was ready for a Toronto crowd saying “First, I gotta show y’all I can rap right?”
Well he did just that and went on to thoroughly impress this HipHopCanada Editor. I always find it an interesting test to walk into a show completely blind and see if the artist wins you over. So this morning I searched for Porter’s most recent video and found this cover of Dr. Dre’s classic “Bitches Ain’t Shit.” Don’t front on Denzil.
@ThatsBizz is a Senior Contributor for HipHopCanada and a member of the Central Canada team.
The nuts and bolts of Jonathon “Bizz” Brown are impressive, but it’s his ability to apply his skills, identify opportunities, adapt to new environments and get the job done that makes him who he is. An engaging combination of education, experience and vision, Brown continues to make his mark on many fronts and plant his flag as a professional on the rise.
Entrenched in the urban music scene for more than half a decade, Bizz launched Crack House Radio in 2004. Over the next four years, the online radio show would evolve into a major outlet for Canadian music and hip hop culture in general. Over that time, Bizz interviewed countless artists and professionals including Belly, Bishop, Drake, Classified, Guru, Joell Ortiz, author and gang specialist Michael Chettleburg, Brent (owner of Just Ent) & many others.
In 2007, Bizz joined Urbanology Magazine as a staff writer and would go on to contribute dozens of articles over the next three years including a cover story on Classified in 2009.
2007 also saw the launch of Bizz' line of t-shirts reading "Hip Hop Ain't Dead It Lives In The North."
Since then, he's toured with Peter Jackson, Busta Rhymes, DJ Dames Nellas, Bishop, Slaughterhouse & Pharoahe Monch and secured a strong following with his column on Cityonmyback.com called "The Fine Print."
dude is nice, cant wait for the next project!