West Coast Canada

The West Coast Canada team is headed up by Vancouver-based Amalia Judith and is comprised of various members of the West Coast scene. If you are interested in joining the West Coast team or in getting your story covered, please contact Amalia at ajudith@hiphopcanada.com. Please note that all submissions must be accompanied by a press release, bio and 450-pixel width photo. Video submissions need to have the videographer and director’s credits and web links, plus a still shot. We like to tell stories, so please tell us yours: community work you do, people you are inspired by, how your environment has affected the way you make your music.

Introducing Jay Worthy [Interview]

Introducing Jay Worthy [Interview]

Vancouver, BC – Living between downtown Vancouver and the mean streets of Compton, rapper Jay Worthy is faced with a natural contradiction … Read More »

#SOTD | SonReal – Bedtime ft. Saigon [Audio]

#SOTD | SonReal – Bedtime ft. Saigon [Audio]

Vancouver, B.C. – Our Song of the Day is a brand new banger from rising West coast star SonReal (@TheRealSonReal). “Bedtime” features … Read More »

Introducing Jay Worthy [Interview]

Introducing Jay Worthy [Interview]

Vancouver, BC – Living between downtown Vancouver and the mean streets of Compton, rapper Jay Worthy is faced with a natural contradiction … Read More »

Madchild talks holding #1 spot on iTunes Canada hip-hop charts with Little Monster EP [News]

Madchild talks holding #1 spot on iTunes Canada hip-hop charts with Little Monster EP [News]

Winnipeg, MB – No stranger to chart success, Madchild continues to show his strength as a solo artist with a recent 6-day … Read More »

La Coka Nostra and Swollen Members bring cross-Canada tour to Ottawa on Feb. 8 [News]

La Coka Nostra and Swollen Members bring cross-Canada tour to Ottawa on Feb. 8 [News]

Ottawa, ON – As reported not to long ago on HipHopCanada, La Coka Nostra and Vancouver’s own Swollen Members have embarked on … Read More »

T-Train – Are We There Yet [Video]

T-Train – Are We There Yet [Video]

Vancouver, B.C. – Every now and then we need our worldviews to be thoughtfully uplifted through music and lyrics – hip-hop has … Read More »

#SOTD | Madchild – Shit Talker [Audio/Video]

#SOTD | Madchild – Shit Talker [Audio/Video]

Vancouver, B.C. – Check out the visuals for “Shit Talker” by Madchild. This is the second video from his Little Monster EP … Read More »

Madchild (Swollen Members) Blog #2 [Video]

Madchild (Swollen Members) Blog #2 [Video]

Vancouver, B.C. – As Madchild of the gears up for the La Coka Nostra/Swollen Members tour across Canada. He takes a minute … Read More »

Madchild (Swollen Members) Blog #1 [Video]

Madchild (Swollen Members) Blog #1 [Video]

Vancouver, B.C. – Madchild (@Madchild57) gives you an update of what he’s been doing over the past few months until now. Including … Read More »

DJ Symphony Reaches out to Canadian Artists [News/PSA]

DJ Symphony Reaches out to Canadian Artists [News/PSA]

Los Angeles, CA – He’s becoming a more familiar face around these parts, so we’re tryna build with DJ Symphony – the … Read More »

JayKin’s Sneakers and Videogames Bonus Release (Live) [Photos/Review]

JayKin’s Sneakers and Videogames Bonus Release (Live) [Photos/Review]

Vancouver, BC – This past Wednesday, Republic Nightclub was host to “Vancity’s nicest” MC JayKin and his Vancouver release of Sneakers and … Read More »

#SOTD | SonReal – Excellente (Freestyle) [Audio]

#SOTD | SonReal – Excellente (Freestyle) [Audio]

Vancouver, B.C. – Sticking to his weekly habit of dropping unreleased material, SonReal lets off another one. His “Excellente (Freestyle)” is HipHopCanada’s … Read More »

Is Dubb The Next “Face of California?” [Interview]

Is Dubb The Next “Face of California?” [Interview]

Los Angeles , CA - Quincey “Dubb” White better known as “The Face of California” lives and works in a space that seems … Read More »

La Coka Nostra in Langley (Live) [Photos/Review]

La Coka Nostra in Langley (Live) [Photos/Review]

Langley, B.C. – Evolution Entertainment – along with Where It’s At and PD –  had La Coka Nostra and Swollen Members co-headlining … Read More »

Moka Only and Evil Ebenezer ‘go wild’ as ZZBRA [Interview]

Moka Only and Evil Ebenezer ‘go wild’ as ZZBRA [Interview]

Vancouver, B.C. – In a chilly brick building in Gastown, the HipHopCanada team watches Moka Only and Evil Ebenezer ham it up … Read More »

London Calling [Interview]

London Calling [Interview]

Vancouver, BC- With his unique style and ever-growing popularity – especially with the ladies – Theophilus London is definitely a force to … Read More »

P.O.S Brings Punk Politics to Canada [Interview]

P.O.S Brings Punk Politics to Canada [Interview]

Minneapolis, MN – It seems that eventually, counter-cultures will necessarily meet – P.O.S and the Doomtree collective have proved this to be … Read More »

Theophilus London at Fortune Sound Club (Live) [Photos/Review]

Theophilus London at Fortune Sound Club (Live) [Photos/Review]

Vancouver, B.C. – Theophilus London got a warm, warm, welcome back to Vancouver on a fairly frigid Wednesday night . Fortune Sound … Read More »

ZZBRA – The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Album) [Review]

ZZBRA – The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Album) [Review]

Vancouver, B.C. – Moka Only and Evil Ebenezer, two of Western Canada’s best MCs, come together to bring us ZZBRA : The … Read More »

SonReal on The Come Up Show [Video]

SonReal on The Come Up Show [Video]

London, ON -  The Come Up Show (@TheComeUpShow) talks to SonReal (@TheRealSonReal during last year’s Manifesto. I especially enjoy the part where they … Read More »

Corvid – Purgatorio [Album] [Review]

Corvid – Purgatorio [Album] [Review]

Vancouver, BC – Originally from North Bay, Ontario but residing in Vancouver for the past decade, self-proclaimed “scumbag” MC Corvid has no … Read More »

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