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A beautiful sunny Toronto day. An eclectic lineup of local and international talent. A simple, open atmosphere – colourful streamers and balloons, like a backyard party. Tweens and millenials and middle-aged men in casual cutoffs. It was…’time’ for the second running installment of Time Festival. Let’s explore, in chronological order…Time Festival 2015 @ Fort York If “Sunny day” was a…

The camo. The skin. The glow sticks. Walking down the desert valley road that is Polson Street towards Sound Academy shortly after 10:30pm, there was no doubt that I was heading into a rave of the drum & bass persuasion. This walk, however, was shrouded in dark meaning: Muzik, the venue where Destiny’s 22nd Anniversary Party was originally billed to be…

Aside from cryptic tweets about life and all its mysteries, Jaden Smith can put down on the mic as he’s proven before. This time with a member of Willow’s collective and Mr. Carmack on the beat, Jaden Smith assists Téo masterful flow and rhymes with a guest verse. Peep the track below and catch the meaning of the ‘Pleiadian Message’. [soundcloud…

TroyBoi just blessed the net with another excellent track. ‘Moon Gardens’ is a magical musical adventure that makes you feel like you’re walking through a hedge maze using the moon’s light to guide you. Troy has definitely become a master of his craft and it shines through with every track including this one. Check it out below. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/219491201″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]

Surprise! Literally out of nowhere rhyme slayer Talib Kweli dropped a free album with a few friends. The 11 track freebie features rappers like Styles P and Ab-Soul with production from Kaytranada and Alchemist. Fuck The Money is really Kweli flexing skill and showcasing some of his Javotti Media homies. Upon first listen, its clear that Kweli hasn’t missed a…

This Friday we’re bringing you more heat to turn up to. Featuring 15 tracks, this weeks playlist is packed with bangers from Grandtheft, Shadow Sable (Sable’s alter ego), SALVA and Goshfather and Jinco with 1DAFUL. You’ll also hear a new banger from D’Maduro featuring Tropkillaz that takes you on a ride with dancehall and trap vibes. Check out the full…

With Giraffage on the come up, Fool’s Gold Records recruited a bunch of producers to remix their artists latest effort. With that, comes a bunch of new and fresh remixes including a remix the track ‘Tell Me’ by GTA. Featuring a new spin on the already beautiful melodies of the original, GTA take this track to the next level with a fusion…

With Dr. Dre dropping his first album in 16 years, we felt it was only right to revisit a track from the good doctor. But if you like music, chances are you’ve heard most of Dre’s acclaimed hits. So rather than running back to one of the classic joints we decided to look back to this San Holo remix of…

The way we consume popular (recorded) music traditionally has been in a very single-serving type of way. It used to be that labels would look for a band or artist with a ‘hit’. A song that was marketable, had mass appeal and was catchy enough to motivate listeners to purchase an entire album if nothing else, just for that one…