Canadian Hip-Hop (Official Thread)

[Teddy C.D.]

You guys are fucking awesome. I might start a Canadian Rappers series on T.R.O.Y., and you're all getting your deserved props.

You've inspired me!

I think it's appropriate because I was born in Toronto. And I'll be first to admit my Canadian hip-hop knowledge isn't where it should be, so hopefully this gives me a chance to learn. Thanks all.

[Teddy C.D.]

Sup all. Here's the initial introductory piece for my (our) new Canadian Hip-Hop Series on TROY:

http://philaflava.blogspot.com/2010/03/ ... eries.html

Best believe I'm going to be getting a lot of good shit from here, and you're all getting your deserved props. Thanks guys. Any other suggestions or rarities you guys might have, please feel free to drop them here. Much appreciated.

[moves]

thank you!

[kartman]

dopenessssss
thanks a lot for all the uploads!!!

[ScholarWenis]

this is a shot in the dark but does anyone have this:

Freaks Of Reality - Chi Litchi Latchi Lo or anything by Zoomalactics??

also anyone remember these cats out of ottawa?

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[kotep]

zoomalactics was the shit.....very good friends of mine......family....nick knox that posted on here was in the group....let me see if there still exists an y old tapes

[kotep]

zoomalactics was the shit.....very good friends of mine......family....nick knox that posted on here was in the group....let me see if there still exists an y old tapes


i got a 12inch of the freaks of reality somewhere but i need to dig it out

[cenzi]

I had to share this remix.

REMIX:

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ORIGINAL:
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[odium-LSC]

@ thread.

[kartman]

check these two albums, they're not from the 90's but definately have a golden era flavor

corrupted nostalgia self titled ep/album
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OZGR7XCH


main offenders - depth perception
http://rapidshare.com/files/134391891/M ... 7-gnvr.zip

[aREAL]

anyone got any hoodtop madness? they're from canada ain't they?

[Mindbender Futurama]

Canada is dope

[kevin beacham]

my fav canadian rapper ever was k-force, he never had an album if im right , trax on maestros albums and kishs' i think thats it, id heard 1 other song on the radio in toronto once but never tracked it down, he was maddd illl!!!.

Yeah, I always hoped for more from K4ce. He was ill. I got a chance to meet and hang out with him thru my connection with Maestro. He moved to the US and was working at Select Records for a while. Not sure what happened to him after that.

[kevin beacham]

VA-Cold_Front_Rap_Compilation-1991-Z3K3
http://www.sendspace.com/file/jqdstq

1. CIUT 89.5 - Master Plan Show Spot (0:16)
2. Maestro Fresh Wes - Black Tie Affair (4:24)
3. Base Poet - When I Went To Buy Milk (4:30)
4. Sweet Ebony - With This (5:09)
5. Dream Warriors - 12 Sided Dice (4:24)
6. Large Professor - CKLN 88.1 Power Move Show Spot (0:32)
7. Main Source - Atom (2:56)
8. Sonyalive - I'm Coming Into Conciousness (3:35)
9. CIUT 89.5 - Master Plan Show Spot (0:11)
10. Kish - Jim Class (4:43)
11. R & R - Having A Good Day (4:42)
12. Nu Black Nation - Soul Vibration (5:21)
13. CHRY 105.5 - Jam Factor Spot (0:14)
14. KGB - Letters Of Three (4:12)
15. Top Secret - Stupid (4:15)
16. Fresh B - This Is For The Record (4:56)
17. CKLN 88.1 - Oblivion Express Spot (0:19)

I had not heard this since I had a dubbed tape of it back in the 90's, it was great to hear it again, some dope stuff on here that has aged well.

I got this on vinyl from when I got back when it first dropped. I've always thought it was dope. My fav joint (besides the Main Source) is the Fresh B track....although i think it sounds like a lost Stezo song. Does anyone have any info on him? Did he do anything else?

[kevin beacham]

OK, my candian connects can anyone hook me with:

Son Of Soul-This Is Son of Soul Mix CD
Maestro Fresh Wes-Built to Last

thanx!

[kevin beacham]

also, did these Redlife songs ever get released:

The Nights' Young
Justice
The Borough
Homicide
Enemy Spies
Train Tracks
Current Affair
Confusion
4Scope feat Ghetto Concept

[Andyman187]

Here's a dope forgotten about Canadian gem.

Maximum Definitive - Jungle Man.mp3 - 5.44MB (1992)

All I had was a VHS rip of this video off of Rap City, and I converted it into an mp3 until I could find an actual copy of it. Some years later in College I had an interview with a guy named Click but I didn't get the position. Again a few years later I was listening to the Real Freq's - Differently Still Guy Podcast and they had Click on there as the guest. From listening to that Episode I learned Click was actually part of Maximum Definitive and I believe they were from Edmonton (correct me if I'm wrong) but I always thought they were a Toronto Group. Anyway I got back in touch with Click and asked him what was up with Maximum Definitive and if they ever released Jungle Man as I loved that track and had been searching for it a decade plus! He later got back to me and told me they only released a limited cassette single, and hooked me up with the tape rip of Jungle Man which I present to y'all. Enjoy!

[aREAL]

Here's a dope forgotten about Canadian gem.

Maximum Definitive - Jungle Man.mp3 - 5.44MB (1992)

All I had was a VHS rip of this video off of Rap City, and I converted it into an mp3 until I could find an actual copy of it. Some years later in College I had an interview with a guy named Click but I didn't get the position. Again a few years later I was listening to the Real Freq's - Differently Still Guy Podcast and they had Click on there as the guest. From listening to that Episode I learned Click was actually part of Maximum Definitive and I believe they were from Edmonton (correct me if I'm wrong) but I always thought they were a Toronto Group. Anyway I got back in touch with Click and asked him what was up with Maximum Definitive and if they ever released Jungle Man as I loved that track and had been searching for it a decade plus! He later got back to me and told me they only released a limited cassette single, and hooked me up with the tape rip of Jungle Man which I present to y'all. Enjoy!

Dope track man, thanks for the information too. Makes it even better! Major props!

[LSW]

Does anyone have any material from Marz Apocalypse, Trench or Benny Blanco (Parkland Records) ? There is a lot of old bangers from them that are nearly impossible to find right now. Let me know. Thanks

[HeRBaN LyRiX]

One of my favorite Canadian HiP HoP groups would have to be Scarborough`s Citizen Kane, consisting of emcees Spade & Kane. When asked about their name this is what they said in a 2004 interview from HipHopCanada.com (you can read it here)...

"The name just like represents - it`s an oxymoron, it`s like you`re Citizen, you`re law-abiding, you`re Kane, you`re a sinner, you know what I mean? So basically we were trying to get something that represents the balance that you have to go through in Life, you have to be law-abiding but you kind of have to be badג€¦I just thought of it and then we saw the movie and we went with that whole movie theme stuff..."

I think that may be why I really DiG their music, because they kick that true to Life shit that I can relate to. First heard their music on a good ol` college HiP HoP radio show back in around `97-`98, believe it was El Karam`s "One 4 All" on 89.1 FM (Loved that show! BiG Up Karam wherever you`re at now~a~days), the trackS were "Lost Angles" & "Reality `N` Facts" (I`m gon` have to DiG them up for y`all) off the Treehouse Records released "The Epic EP", which was produced by ERF Productions & K-Cut (formerly from Main Source). The EP itself was nominated as `Best HiP HoP Album or EP` at the Canadian Urban Music Awards in 1998. A year later they dropped their debut album "Deliverance" produced by Sleepwalkaz Productions, also a Treehouse Records release & it was nominated for `Best Rap Recording` at the 2000 Juno Awards...

Citizen Kane dropped their first single back in `95 titled "Soul Survivor" & it was featured on the "It`s All Good" compilation (I`m actually lookin` for that joint myself). What`s also DoPe is back in 2000 The National Film Board of Canada produced a Rapumentary directed by Alison Duke featuring Citizen Kane titled "Raisin` Kane". This film was awarded best Canadian documentary at the Reel World Film Festival & won the HBO Best Documentary award in New York`s Urban World Film Festival. The film takeS you on the journey along with Citizen Kane into the world of independent HiP HoP as they release their first album "Deliverance". Anyway, that`s enough ramblin` from me....LoL, this album is great HiP HoP music (my opinion of course:), if ya like rugged beats & meaningful lyrics with some replay value do ya`self a favor & check it out...





Citizen Kane - Deliverance
Label: Treehouse Records
Released: 1999




1. Intro
2. Deliverance
3. Soldier Story
4. Monopoly Money
5. Interlude
6. Gambler
7. INI {ft. Califate}
8. Yancy
9. Graffiti Knights
10. Remembrance Day
11. Who The Fuck?
12. Interlude #2
13. Tech Blows
14. Ice Niggaz
15. Interlude #3
16. In Da Cut
17. Confrontations
18. Eavesdroppin`




N`JoY...

[HeRBaN LyRiX]

Gotta be honest & say at first I only copped this back in `97 because I had seen the video for "Artical" featuring Phife (A Tribe Called Quest) & Chip-Fu (Fu-Schnickens) & was simply lovin` the track. Couldn`t find a 12 Inch or CD single at the time so I just copped the album, was glad I did though simply for the fact that it also has two KRS-One features. I`m a BiG KRS-One fan so it was a nice bonus for me....LoL, anyways this joint in my opinion wasn`t a disappointment. Of course I`m more partial to the the Reggae/HiP HoP influenced tracks like "Artical", "Scatter" & "Lyrical Shot" but the rest of the album`s vibe is nice as well...

I also DiG tracks like "Murderer" & "Looking For Love", which was also featured as the last track on `97's "Booty Call Soundtrack". This kat isn`t the Canadian~Shaggy, dude definitely brings his own vibe. Whitey Don`s a T~DoT [Toronto]~based DJ & singer with an uncanny knowledge of Reggae music & master of it`s dialect. In the early `90's he was the lead singer of Culture Shock, at the time one of Canada`s premier Reggae bands....






Whitey Don - Whitey Don
Label: Jive Records/ BMG Music
Released: 1997



1. Big Bomb-Bomb
2. Love Me Do [DJ Version]
3. Trickster
4. Artical [Original Posse Mix] {ft. Phife & Chip-Fu}
5. Scatter {ft. KRS-One}
6. Who`s Knocking?
7. Murderer
8. Slow Wine
9. Lyrical Shot (Artical Pt. 2) {ft. KRS-One, Mad Lion & Shelley Thunder}
10. Satisfaction
11. Looking For Love
12. Baby Mother Cry
13. Collie Man






N`JoY...

[ral278]

also, did these Redlife songs ever get released:

The Nights' Young
Justice
The Borough
Homicide
Enemy Spies
Train Tracks
Current Affair
Confusion
4Scope feat Ghetto Concept

not sure bout the others but "the night's young" was on the record I reviewed here:
http://indie-cratez.blogspot.com/2010/0 ... upped.html

[ral278]

Does anyone have any material from Marz Apocalypse, Trench or Benny Blanco (Parkland Records) ? There is a lot of old bangers from them that are nearly impossible to find right now. Let me know. Thanks

this is the only 12" I got from Marz (http://indie-cratez.blogspot.com/2007/0 ... lypse.html). need to check my ext.-HD and see if I got the tracks there so I can re-up them...

[LSW]

Thats a sick Bloq. I've been checkin that from time. Thanks for looking for those tracks man. Appreciate it. Let me know if you find them.

[The Source]

For all you old heads, you'll probaly get the same satisfaction I did when I first saw these the other day.
Shouts to DJ Law for letting me go thru his tapes and document this stuff after months of harrassment!

HDV gettin down at Electric Circus in 1990
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http://northsidehiphop.ca/audio/class...
This StreetBeat, Break'N Out record is one of the earliest known hip hop compilations in Canada. Released in 1987, Break' N Out featured tracks by Rumble & Strong, Michie Mee & L.A. Luv and the R & B duo Street Beat. A quick glance at the credits listed on the back of the record highlights the contributions of soundcrews such as Chic Dynasty and TKO, while also shouting out the Fantastic Voyage radio showג€”all elements critical to the emergence and success of Canadian hip hop. The artists on this compilation were all managed by Ivan Berry, who would go on to manage the Dream Warriors and launch the highly successful Rap Essentials compilations from 1994-2001 that gave a new generation of emcees a chance to shine.

This compilation features two tracks from the duo Rumble & Strong, "What Other Emcees Sound Like" and " Strong Will Survive". Rumble & Strong were the two remaining members of a crew called T.O. Vice, one of the first emcee crews in Toronto to record their rhymes on vinyl. The Michie Mee & L.A. Luv tracks included on this record were "Elements of Style" and "Run for Cover". The hybrid toasting and rapping on "Elements of Style" included an introduction by KRS-One in which he bigs up Michie as the "Cultural Representative of Canada". Importantly, all the tracks by Rumble & Strong and Michie Mee & L.A. Luv were produced by Scott L.A. Rock and KRS-One. This record is said to be the last record Scott LA Rock produced before his untimely passing.


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[kotep]

i have been lookin for that Scott La Rock produced StreetBeat, Break'N Out record for YEAAARS


PLEASE tell me someone has it or has even seen it ripped......piece of forgotten history right there......need the whole thing!!

[kartman]

i've been looking for citizen kane's "deliverance" album (cd format) for a couple of years now, if anybody has it and is wiling to sell, or if anybody knows where i can get an original copy, please let me know.

i checked their myspace page, but the album is only available for digital download over there

[kotep]

http://livingunderwater.wordpress.com/

[Architek]

I accidentally discovered this one and the fact is:
WTF??? How could i 've missed this?

Bomb Shelta Asssociation - the rebirth [1998]

http://rapidshare.com/files/43177594/dj ... .part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/43179960/dj ... .part2.rar

Definitely should check it if you haven't. Props to beastwick.blogspot.com



(P.S. I tried a search to find out if it's already been posted into some other topic but shit's chaotic - i just got dizzy. Sorry if it has.)

[moves]

yup albums dope i havnt upped anything for a sec, got married , shit was hectic now its calmin down. ill get back to it soon, got tons more shit to up on the blog.