Articles

Littles The General and Syph are Perfect Strangers [Article]

Feb 15th, 2011 by Kern Carter | 2 Comments

Halifax/Toronto – At first listen to the Perfect Strangers mixtape you think to yourself, “how can these two possibly be strangers?” The … Read More »

The Fire in Which You Burn: Me, the Radio and OTA Live [Article]

Feb 12th, 2011 by @HipHopCanada | 2 Comments

Toronto, ON – Growing up in the UK my favourite radio station was a channel called, lacking a degree of originality, Radio … Read More »

Flow 93.5 shows the door to most of it’s Canadian hip-hop/urban staff [Article/News]

Feb 3rd, 2011 by @HipHopCanada | 11 Comments

Toronto, ON – Teknique The Kingpin from Kingpin Radio has spoken out on the recent changes at Flow93.5 – dubbed as his … Read More »

DL Incognito: Taking a humble approach to hip-hop [Article]

Jan 28th, 2011 by @HipHopCanada | 2 Comments

Whistler, B.C. – Hip-hop artist and producer DL Incognito (who was born Oliver Nestor) is a pretty down-to-Earth guy.
Despite three Juno award … Read More »

DJ Kemo remembers brother Sazon Diamante

Jan 18th, 2011 by @AmaliaJude | 4 Comments

Vancouver, B.C. – This February marks the ten-year anniversary celebrating the life of Sazon Diamante – a well-loved Vancouver MC and brother … Read More »

Celebrity Tweeters take note – Groundbreaking lawsuit headed to court Jan. 18 [OFFbeat]

Jan 5th, 2011 by @HipHopCanada | 1 Comment

Los Angeles, CA – Courtney Love was very upset. The firebrand rocker had been locked in a dispute with Dawn Simorangkir, a … Read More »

Shad rates Canadian rap peers Drake, K’naan and k-os [Article]

Dec 15th, 2010 by @HipHopCanada | 2 Comments

London, ON – In Canada, hip-hop has historically taken a backseat to internationally acclaimed indie rock, quirky pop and earnest folk. But … Read More »

Boi-1da says Drake opened doors for Canadian hip-hop artists [Article]

Dec 14th, 2010 by @HipHopCanada | 1 Comment

Toronto, ON – Drake has pretty much introduced Canadian hip-hop to the mainstream, and according to fellow Toronoto native and producer Boi-1da, … Read More »

F-You – The Forgiveness Project [Article/Blog]

Dec 13th, 2010 by @ThatsBizz | 3 Comments

Toronto, ON – I just left a room full of strangers who I now feel undeniably connected to because of an event … Read More »

Shing Shing Regime – Swing Big Swordz (Future Buddha RMX) [Audio]

Nov 16th, 2010 by @HipHopCanada | 3 Comments

Hamilton, ON – Brand new tune from Shing Shing Regime. This is the “Swing Big Swordz (Future Buddha Remix).” Take it in … Read More »

Sese Goes Viral in a Big Way [Article]

Nov 15th, 2010 by @ThatsBizz | 1 Comment

St. Catherines, ON – There’s viral and then there’s Sese. He’s spent the second half of 2010 on an internet led, viral … Read More »

The many reasons why you should submit your music for the JUNO Awards [Article]

Nov 8th, 2010 by @HipHopCanada | 0 Comments

Canada – Artists can do their careers a lot of good by submitting their music for the JUNO Awards. Despite that pretty … Read More »

Luu Breeze Making Power Moves? [Article]

Oct 19th, 2010 by Kern Carter | 4 Comments

Toronto, ON – As soon as an artist surpasses expectations and ascends to heights beyond those before him/her, the question is inevitable: … Read More »

Waka Flocka Flame shines bright in ATL [Article]

Oct 9th, 2010 by Lola Plaku | 2 Comments

Atlanta, GA – This past Tuesday, Queens, NY born – Riverdale, GA raised rapper Waka Flocka Flame released his debut album FLOCKAVELI. … Read More »

Jay Everyman – The People’s Champ at Manifesto’s Main Event [Article]

Oct 3rd, 2010 by Atkilt Geleta | 6 Comments

Toronto, ON – I’m sure you’ve heard many a conscious rapper promote that they’re about the people. Many talk it, but don’t … Read More »

Makin’ Good: C-Infamous Goes to Cali (Part 2 of 3) [Article/Video]

Sep 24th, 2010 by @AmaliaJude | 2 Comments

Vancouver, B.C. – You may recall HipHopCanada’s intro to hype producer C-Infamous a while back…he went to California to make good and … Read More »

Look out for Bouncing Cats this Wednesday at the Manifesto Film Fest [Article]

Sep 21st, 2010 by @HipHopCanada | 2 Comments

Toronto, ON – Covered already by the likes of The Source, Hypebeast, HighSnobiety and Kanye West, Bouncing Cats is receiving world-wide acclaim. … Read More »

Our Manifesto Festival 2010 coverage [Article]

Sep 17th, 2010 by @ThatsBizz | 0 Comments

Toronto, ON – Just announced, MANIFESTO Festival insider and ex-HipHopCanada Associate Editor, Jules Che will be teaming up with HHC’s Central Canada … Read More »