What is the Black Star? For that matter, what does a Yasiin Bey (who remains, for now, best known by the recently retired, still-mighty Mos Def moniker) concert feel like?...
In a night filled with emotions, great performances and unity in our scene, Mtl came through.To many Bad News Brown was more than an artists, he was a friend and a mentor. He will truly be missed...
Some threatened to boycott it, some where against it. The most controversial Award show of the year, The Montreal Hip Hop Awards took place on Sunday December 5th 210. Find out what went down...
The other day I had the pleasure of attending my first KOTD battle event. I must admit I didn't really know what to expect, what kind of talent was going to be on display.
The biggest hip hop gathering of local talent Montreal has ever seen, sparked by artists looking for answers. This event ushered in a new era in Montreal hip hop. Read the full review below.
Recently I had a chance to check out “West is Major” over at Bourbon Street West. The line up consisted of JCoones, Milli Millz, SRH, Krazy K, Group Therapy, I.Blast Finess, Boy6lue, Jerico, Low Key Ent, Trina Elle and C-Koo-Slim.
I've been meaning to check for Brother Ali but just haven't gotten around to it. I've heard his name called by CJLO peers and on domino tables over the last four years, but haven't moved. ....
The fourth edition of the Sounds of Blackness Awards (SOBAs) was held on February 28th 2010 at Montreal’s Outremont Theatre. The SOBAs were created by Ruddy B. Eloi (from the French-language television series Watatatow) who wanted to create a platform to reward artists hailing mainly from the black community of Quebec and of Canada....
The Jay Z concert was good but not amazing, some may differ to agree but I expected much more from the living legend.
Before I put myself in the hot seat I must admit that the line up was great, J-Cole who was recently signed to Roc Nation was the first opening act and listening to him a person can only agree that he has bars for days.
“Yes a breath of fresh air”, On Saturday the 26th of September, I was shown that Hip-Hop still lives in the underground scene of Montreal. Petite Campus was a safe haven for real Hip-Hop heads to freely listen to uncommercialized music as originality performed in its purest form.
When it was announced that Big Daddy Kane would be making his first appearance in Montreal in 20 years I think it caught a lot of fans by surprise. When the scheduled December show was "postponed"... it didn't.
