Drake is the poster boy of Toronto, although the city's hip-hop scene was thriving long before it became known to his fans as 'The 6ix.' But the Canadian music industry’s history with its homegrown hip-hop talent is long and fraught—this is a look at that relationship.
Plus, the fight for the first Black-owned radio station in Canada, which turns 20 this y ... Show More
Jul 2020
Ep 2: How the mixtape went digital
Even as its popularity grew, hip-hop was ignored by most commercial radio. DJs and artists intervened and underground mixtapes became *the* medium for distributing new music and gaining clout — But then, a raid by the FBI in Atlanta changed hip-hop distribution forever.
Plus, how ... Show More
37m 1s
Nov 2022
KT Gorique: “Je n’fais pas de rap conscient, j’suis consciente de rapper”
Son est flow est aiguisé et son hip hop, à son image, métissé. Ses racines sont en Côte d’Ivoire, la ville où elle vit est en Helvétie. En bientôt six projets, un paquet de contests, de trophées et de concerts, KT Gorique a inscrit la Suisse romande sur la carte du hip hop mondia ... Show More
48m 35s
May 2022
2022 Quarter One Music Recap (Featuring Spike Lou on OndeckTV)
Spike Lou of OndeckTV returns to recap the year of Hip-Hop so far. Everything from the all Hip-Hop Superbowl Halftime Show, Snoop Dogg's acquisition of Death Row, the battle of artists vs streaming platforms, the best albums of the year before diving into what's next to come the ... Show More
1h 52m
Oct 2021
Episode 476 | "3am In Rikers"
Ish makes his return, which the guys discuss throughout the pod. This has been a great year for Hip Hop, as many of the top artists released music this year and, Meek Mill continues that trend with his latest project 'EXPENSIVE PAIN' (13:15). Joe and the crew also discuss Wale's ... Show More
2h 20m