[Event] Urban Music Week at The Toronto Urban Music Festival (TUMF)

Another T.dot event already under way and continuing this weekend worth your attention is spearheaded by a good acquaintance of mine, Phil Vassell from Word magazine:

“The Toronto Urban Music Festival (TUMF) has created Urban Music Week, celebrating Urban Music, Urban Arts and Urban Music Industry Conference. TUMF is presented by WORD Magazine. It continues to showcase the best in urban music and culture since 1997.

Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Jill Scott, Bilal, K-OS, Pharoahe Monch, Slum Village, Divine Brown, Dwele, Jully Black, Jaguar Wright, Melanie Durrant, Gary Beals, Michie Mee, Royce Da 5’9, J Live, Butta Babees, Eternia, Masia One, Citizen Kane, Saukrates, El Da Sensei, Wordsworth, Dan-e-o, Jeff Hendrick, Dwayne Morgan, Rochester, J-Diggs, Cali, Ayah are among the many talented performers who have taken the stage at TUMF over the years.

Toronto Urban Music Festival Incorporated is a non-profit organization dedicated to showcasing the best in Canadian and international urban music and multidisciplinary talent and providing professional developmental opportunities via conference workshops, seminars and master classes.

WORD Magazine, the soul of urban culture, is the presenting sponsor of the Toronto Urban Music Festival. WORD is now in its 15th year of publication and is available free of charge in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Vancouver, Southern Ontario, and other select cities.”

CLICK HERE for more details.

[Event] TOMORROW in Toronto: Ultimate MC Freestyle Battle (Toronto Semi-Finals)

Don’t know much about this but saw it over at Ty & Rez’s:

FrameBlender, Stylus, CP Records, AUX TV Present:

ULTIMATE MC
TORONTO SEMI-FINAL

8 MC’s – 1 on 1 Battle – Freestyle Off The Top

Canada’s Biggest MC Battle Purse $5000 & Record Deal with CP Records!

Featuring Performance from Celebrity Judge:
ROYCE 5′9 (Shady Records)

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 25TH 2011
Lee’s Palace 529 Bloor Street West

Hosted by Bishop Brigante
Celebrity Judges: ROYCE 5’9 / Organik (King of the Dot) / Cash (CP Records)

DJs: DJ Law & Musiklee Inzane

$10 Tickets $15 Doors

Tickets available at: Play De Record, Soundscapes, Slinky (MOOG) or Ticket Picket

Doors Open 8pm. Battle Starts 10pm

Presented by Manifesto

Hit the jump for the back of the flyer with more details.

Ultimate MC Freestyle Battle – twitter | facebook | website

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[MP3] D-Sisive – Jonestown 2: Jimmy Go Bye Bye (FREE Album)

D-Sisive – Jonestown 2: Jimmy Go Bye Bye by urbnet

From D-Sisive:

“Hello friends.

My new album, Jonestown 2.Jimmy Go Bye Bye, is finally here. It’s the album I’ve always wanted to make. Instead of contrived quotes and a list of the past years achievements, I’d rather thank the people who helped make this album the masterpiece that it is. I apologize for using such an arrogant adjective, but that’s how I feel about this LP, therefore I retract my apology. 😉

If it weren’t for Muneshine, Darryl & Janusz (Urbnet), Timbuktu, Ghettosocks, Norman Krates, Adam Bomb, Lil’ Jaz and Pink Eyes, Jonestown 2 would not be. Two failed release dates and a number of re-writes were the results of insecurity, developed from the response received from my last LP, Vaudeville. It held me back from releasing this project. I felt I lost it.

Then I wrote ‘If I Live To See Tomorrow’. The single that brought everyone back that I lost with Vaudeville. Muneshine and I hit the studio, and the people I mentioned above bent over backwards to help me create this record.

This isn’t much of a press release. It also isn’t a reach for pity.

“Take Jonestown, take it all…Take my catalogue, I don’t want your cash : Just listen to the songs..That’s all I ask : I’m tired of writing for the walls…” – ‘If I Live To See Tomorrow’

Derek”

The souncloud player above has formatted the album as one long track which is great if you have the time to listen to the album like that. Wanna be able skip track-to-track though? Hit the jump for the bandcamp player.

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[Video] Freestyle Cypher on CKLN 88.1’s ‘Mixtape Massacre’ Radio Show (2.5.11)

Featuring freestyles from Smash Brovaz, Thrust, Tona, Rich Kidd and 4th Pyramid. CLICK HERE for more info.

CKLN still needs your help to avoid being permanently shut down by the CRTC. CLICK HERE for info on that situation.

Previously on The Kitchen:

– The ‘Final’ Shows for CKLN’s ‘Mixtape Massacre’ and Flow 93.5′s ‘The Real Frequency’

– Mixtape Massacre 2.12.11 (The Real Frequency Show x The Powermove Show Back To The Future Edition)

[Mixtape] DJ Scuffs presents Hip Hop Forever

“Considered to be the most influential era in Hip Hop history, Toronto’s DJ Scuffs brings all of the greatest 90′s rap singles together in one 80-minute ultimate mixtape Hip Hop Forever.”

MP3 Download: HIP HOP FOREVER by DJSCUFFS.COM

Connect with DJ Scuffs – twitter | website

[via TOFlo.com]