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Nick Hook has had a pretty impressive 2014. Earlier this year he went Searching for Sound with Baauer, connected with Hudson Mohawke and S-Type to produce The Rap Monument and produced the smash ‘Old English’. Closing the year off strong, the NY producer connected with Dj Sliink, Nadus, Bodega Bamz and Crystal Caines (yes, you read that correctly). ‘Going Back 2’ is a unique blend of inventive…

Shaking things up in the underground scene, Flosstradamus touched down in Toronto this Friday, December 5, bringing the HDYNATION Tour to the Danforth Music Hall. This was my first time attending an event at the venue and I was pleasantly surprised. From the exterior, it has a very old school and classic vibe. The theatre was built in 1919 and it…

Trippy Turtle is back with what may be his most fun loving track yet. ‘FoFo’ pulls together a smattering of samples including O.T. Genasis ‘CoCo’, Drake’s “Left your mark on me”, Big Sean vocals and a ton of gun clicks, water droplets and of course, a few bed squeaks for good measure. My favourite part is near the songs close…

TroyBoi is back with his bedazzled glove and that means it’s time for another Michael Jackson flip.  If you haven’t heard ‘Don’t Be Judging (MJ Edition)’ I’d advise you check it out ASAP. For his latest take on his hero’s work, the London based producer remixes the king of pop’s ‘Stranger In Mosow’. Maintaining the desolate and moving feel of the original,…

Lido is easily one of the most creative and inventive producers in electronic music right now. With that said it should come as no surprise that he came up with an interesting way to give away his ‘I Love You Too (The Remixtape)’. Earlier today he posted a link to www.lidogotsongs.com. When you land on the page you’re greeted with the…

P.Keys has taken the internet by storm with his impressive flips (‘Not To Play With’, ‘Realm’, ‘This Morning Was Funny’). Now he’s back with a fresh original featuring production from Keif Ledger. ‘Lit’ features a hard hitting trap backdrop with pitched down vocals setting the stage. P.Keys drops a dope sixteen with the pitched vocals echoing his bars. The hook is simplistic…

Yung Wall Street burst onto the scene over the summer with a beautiful rework of Zedd’s ‘Stay The Night’ that was featured on Moving Castle’s Vol. 002 compilation. Since then the mysterious Yung producer from Austin, TX has proven his talent with a steady stream of spectacular releases. Whether it’s majestic originals like ‘Onesie’ and ‘Moonlight Tower’ or killer reworks of R-ASH’s ‘I Own…

I first heard MEDIES when he sent us through his ‘Venus vs. French Montana’ and Lil Wayne ‘Know What I’m Doing’ remix. Both trap bangers instantly caught my ear and when I heard his Carmack-esq ‘Puhmani’ his talent became undeniable. With less than 500 followers on SoundCloud, he may be one of the best slept on producers right now. Taking a break from…

Baauer has to be the most inventive and popular producers operating within the trap realm. That said, a lot of people sleep on his early work. Possibly the most slept on and impressive tracks in his catalog is a remix of Brick + Mortar’s ‘Move to The Ocean’. First and foremost I applaud the artist for taking on such a…

If you’re not familiar with Your Old Droog here’s a quick rundown. Back in June he put out his debut EP. With little information on the artist and nothing but the music to go on, the internet had a field day with rumours swirling that Droog was actually Nas’ alias. Droog let the rumours swell for quite some time before disproving…