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[Review] TIFF x Manifesto Present All Is By My Side

[Review] TIFF x Manifesto Present All Is By My Side

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Share Normally I’m not a fan of biopics; they’re either too chronological for my taste or worthy of being a made-for-TV movie at best. However, growing up listening to my father go on and

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Manifesto Presents: The Sacred Seven Gallery

Manifesto Presents: The Sacred Seven Gallery

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Share Just in time for the leaves to start falling, Toronto’s 7th annual Manifesto Festival of Community and Culture will be taking off later this month from the 19th – 22nd. The festival highlights

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[EVENT REVIEW] DOWNTOWN PAINT @ BROCKTON COLLECTIVE

[EVENT REVIEW] DOWNTOWN PAINT @ BROCKTON COLLECTIVE

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Share   For her second solo exhibit as an artist, Raquel Da Silva hosted her latest project “Hoop Dreams” showcasing custom painted basketball backboards alongside various other vibrant and expressive paintings. Located at the

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Hip-Hop Turns 40

Hip-Hop Turns 40

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Share Keeping in line with representing our woman in hip-hop, it would only be fair to give a throwback to the royalty that is Queen Latifah in blowing out the candles to celebrate Hip-hop’s

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Plaitwrights CD Release Party @ The Drake

Plaitwrights CD Release Party @ The Drake

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Share Seeing as I hadn’t written a review in a minute (summer school had me on lockdown) the Plaitwrights CD release party was my first escape from the library all summer. Located at Toronto’s

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[VIDEO] Exact Change Project – Ya Gotta Have Heart

[VIDEO] Exact Change Project – Ya Gotta Have Heart

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Share Ya Gotta Have Heart is the 3rd official single from Exact Change Project‘s debut album, “Escape Capsule.” Luge’s live piano samples vibe seamlessly with Formula J’s introspective view of life growing up in

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[EVENT] 1st Contact Concert

[EVENT] 1st Contact Concert

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Share A phenomenal line-up of female artists including Zaki Ibrahim, Tanika Charles, Saidah Baba Talibah, Lal, Motion, and DJ’s Mel Boogie and L’Oqenz will be performing at Toronto’s Mod Club on June 3rd to raise funds

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[EVENT] REMINDER: D’Angelo @ Sound Academy in Toronto

[EVENT] REMINDER: D’Angelo @ Sound Academy in Toronto

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Share In just over a week, and a few failed concerts before, D’Angelo is finally coming to town! Next Friday (May 31st), the beautiful R&B crooner will take stage at the Sound Academy courtesy

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[EVENT] Performing Diaspora Conference: The History of Urban Music in Toronto

[EVENT] Performing Diaspora Conference: The History of Urban Music in Toronto

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Share The Performing Diaspora 2013 Organizing Committee will host the first public history event of its kind, when it showcases the scholarship of budding Canadian Hip Hop academics alongside the oral histories of Toronto’s

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SNKRBST – Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Joe Budden, Underachievers, Vinny Chase & More!

SNKRBST – Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Joe Budden, Underachievers, Vinny Chase & More!

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Share Holistic Global Sneaker Platform Now Accessible Worldwide NEW YORK – May 7, 2013 – Snkrbst (pr. Sneaker Beast), an online and pop-up marketplace for all things sneaker just launched today. Hatched from the

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