May 2012
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WatchI was having an awful day until a friend of mine invited me out to Wrongbar one night. Toronto-based DJ/party thrower Mymanhenri was playing, with a few others from the city headlining. Early on, it occurred that this was a very good deal for 5 bucks.
But how surprised was I, then several beers in, to see one of my favourite producers from Soundcloud there, playing a set! It seriously felt like...
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WatchSome of the tracks on this album are really worth flipping on your next “outing.” Good, forward, party rap, completely missed by from the looks of it. Too bad, because Atlanta-based FatKidsBrotha deserve their audience, and I honestly believe they’ll get there. Check this video if you don’t see it already.
Give it just one more solid release maybe? And follow a little...
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WatchI’ve wanted to figure out a proper way of talking about this kind of hip-hop. To the untrained ear, or to anybody who staunchly ignores rap for whatever reason they have (they out there), “hip-hop” just isn’t hitting closest on the music genre spectrum. I feel the improvisational kicks, breaks in tone and melodic effects used places music like this somewhere closer to jazz....
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April 2012
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Double entendres
Rye journalism students regularly get sent these “Job postings/announcements” emails from the School of Journalism. Open to submission, they allow for students to catch wind of any potential work that may pique our interest. What caught my eye in the one sent this afternoon was this little blurb:
In the past, I’ve found several unpaid internships/work opportunities from...
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WatchThis was created by a fellow student and friend from Ryerson, Char Loro. It’s a visual representation of some of my favourite things about Toronto, and it just feels great. Kudos, Char!
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