Kardinall Offishall's new video with Akon!!!!!!!!!

What y'all think????

Dial Tone Video

If you missed the party check the video here. Tona "Dial Tone"

Stylus Rap-Up '07

Itching to get the results out for the Official Stylus Awards winners for 2007. Present, presenting and presented, it was a dope night! The canadian DJs have alot to be proud about. Mike Z - is a nescessary innovator! Bringing Flavor Forward. Walking into the spot I had the opportunity to politic and just share some good memories with DJs from all over the country. Met some folks from south of the border as well. Shouts to Juice Jones and TMEG for going hard straight to the dot.

Here's the roll call for the deck holders:
Club MC of the Year:
Scott Boogie has been that guy for years paying dues on both college radio and commercial for at least a decade.

International Hip Hop Single of the Year:
Jim Jones - We Fly High - Koch Records

International R&B Single of the Year:
Justin Timberlake featuring T.I. - My Love - Sony BMG

Label Rep of the Year:
Jay Devonish - Koch, with dope work ethic and strong records he's more than deserving of this years award.

College Radio Show of the Year:
Static & Professor Groove - We Funk Radio - CKUT 90.3FM (Montreal)

Underground Hip Hop DJ of the Year:
Grouch (Toronto)

Female DJ of the Year:
Si Vu Play (Toronto)

Mixtape DJ of the Year:
DJ Law (Toronto) Scarborough showing up on the podium dropping the regular mixtapes with features and concepts that appeals both to Canadians and Americans.


Reggae DJ of the Year:
Lindo P. (Toronto)

Soca DJ of the Year:
Dr. Jay (Toronto)

Club DJ of the Year:
Baby Yu (Toronto) currently wrecking clubs and cd systems around the world!

Radio Mixshow DJ of the Year:
Flipout and J-Swing - The Beat - Vancouver

Vancouver DJ of the Year:
Kemo

Calgary DJ of the Year:
DJ Pump, this guy is my dude.. homey for life! Pop those baloon knots!!!

Edmonton DJ of the Year:
Kwake another good dude.. it seems Alberta is just turning them out like a factory!

Winnipeg DJ of the Year:
Fin-S, do not sleep on the future. Never miss this DJs video live mixing!

Toronto DJ of the Year:
Baby Yu.. no.2 for this guy. Shouts to RG!

Ottawa DJ of the Year:
Drastik
Montreal DJ of the Year:
Team Canada (DR-1 and Grandtheft)

Halifax DJ of the Year:
Plae Boi - I got Rossi and chicken wings whenever u down homey!

Canadian Hip Hop Single of the Year:
K-OS - Sunday Morning - EMI

Canadian R&B Single of the Year:
Nelly Furtado - Say it Right - Universal Music

Hall of Fame Recipients:
Killowatt Productions - Toronto
Dr. Soul - Len P - Ottawa

The night ended right at the majestic Palais Royale, with various DJs aiding the after-party. Shouts to all the performers and staff, it's definitely not an easy task. Can't wait till next year in the mean time keep building.

Various Reasons to Be Hot!

MIMS is all over the place touring on his bus. Touching Toronto last week he was able to stop by the Ampd Mobile Studios(Formerly Indian Motorcycle) @ King & Peter for a limited Studio Session where the young girls screamed so loud that's the only sound their camera phone recorded. He also was able to speak to some kids about overcoming obstacles in achieving their goals. Damn I was inspired and I'm mid-20s!

To leave with some visuals here's the T.I.W.I.H Remix featuring Sr. One Blood & Mr. Ghetto Story.

This Is Why I'm Hot REMIX (feat. Junior Reid & Cham)

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In hindsight, I think they should have got some dancing lessons from Rockers.

Nas proves why he's one of hip hops best at Kool Haus in Toronto. Check out a little clip...

Born & Raised

Take this video from vet rap group Point Blank for their "Born & Raised in the Ghetto". It takes a really interesting look at government housing's development from the early 1950's. Little known fact, Regent Park's housing complexes were used as the standard for community housing across North America.
Voila:


need more Point Blank?
Thin Line
You don't Want It With Us

Urban Exposure

Urban Exposure '06 kick off Saturday Feb. 10 with another showcase for our inspiring Canadian artists. The panels consisted of Canadian and U.S. music industry vets such as Mo$$, Ivan Evidente, Sasha Elliot, Jus Red, Will Strickland and more. Each panelist giving their advice for artist and producers on how to break in this always evolving industry. The night ended off with incredible performances by the 3 demo entry winners Isis, Empire, and Drake. At the end, with performance like that one would get the feeling that big things are about to happen for urban music in Canada very soon!!

Night @ The Guv

My Saturday was banal, at the best. T-Dot mediocrity. Went to a seminar, saw some movies, had some convos about what people need to do to get it poppin in the rap game. Decided that was draining me, I went to grab food, had an inkling of what I was gonna do that same evening. But until a convo with a girl connected changed the direction of the night. I went to see A-Trak's DJ set @ D'Luxe in the Guvernment.

Good thing I've been in the game long enough to have broken bread w/ the potentially mean bouncers of the Guv. Breezing through to the lounge, I met up with upcoming mogul/rapper Chris S who provided a video release of his new track "Clap 2 This" featuring vet, G Wunder.

Clap To This

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Waiting for the A-Trak set gave me a chance to survey the room. Imagine 19yr old suburban kids who came out for a Girls Gone Wild night. Scenesters with the latest streetwear choosing to spend a grip on a 24 of Heineken @ the bar instead of a bottle - BRILLIANT. Then the A-Trak DJ fans who seemed like it was the first time out of their basement in years.

4 Korners wrapped up their set and swapped powerbooks w/ A-Trak letting him get into a tight set juggling Justin's "My Love" and then getting into one of his older sets with Weezy's "Go DJ". Quickly getting out of the technical stuff saying:

It makes me feel weird when guys are watching me instead of moving on the dance floor. Let me get into the club stuff!

I had to get moving but I still heard A-Trak moving into his mix of electro hip hop, mashes and remixes. Sounded hot, good thing I left because it seemed that noone else was into the progressive set.. really. Hopefully this night layed the foundation for things to come with dope DJs that can play great music that might not be restricted by current popularity.

F*&ckin Freezin' Friday

And the reasons why I'm going out in the cold are:

Nostalgia:
You'll hear the urban hits from the nineties the
entire night and the energy in the place is def
not to be missed. For me this monthly has plateau'd,
but that doesn't mean the party isn't still rocking hard!

Redemption:
Roots, Rock, Reggae! This party goes down
around every 2-3 months, a skankfest, bundown,
whatever you do when the music hits. Featuring
reggae music for the clubbers that stay far from
the banquet hall scene. Friday, they celebrate the
Hon. R.N. Marley 'pon 45s.
Kiss:
Brand new one-off is brought to you by
the good people @ Shaman Fam & Barcode.
If u are familiar w/ Cozy, Reggae Cafe, Cheers.
Too many sell-off dances to name. Even if you haven't
This party is an outside shot of being that spot.
Especially, if you want to keep your kicks fresh.
All these joints will be a door hassle after 11:30pm. And the sescurity dresses warm, so they don't mind holding you up in the cold. That's why I love Toronto!

Meet The M#thaF#ckin Street

Just to get it started, I rounded up a gang of qual-ity/ified street credible folks from across Canada to get digital. It's really simple.. The intros will come from their own entries. Me, I'm always out on road, and when I'm not the presence is felt. I'm gonna give my recommendations and street feelings of what is living or losing.

On Behalf of me and my team - Enjoy Ya Weekend

Toronto
Shuffle w/ Matisse Live


Snoop Dogg w/ Ice Cube Tour and more importantly AfterParties:
Ottawa 26th - Montreal 27th - Quebec City 28th