Films & Documentaries
[Music Video] TYRIQUEORDIE – Episode Three
I’m not even gonna try and explain this one. His PR team thought better of trying too hard to either. Peep game:
Scarborough rapper, TYRIQUEORDIE has returned with the third installment to his ongoing better watched than explained Noisey premiered video saga. Titled ‘Episode 3’, the visual take you from an eclectic assortment of animated videos sourced from corners of the web, seen similarly in his Episode 1 and 2, only this time Ty goes even further. After the first song ‘Kardashian’ transitions into a skit, the second track ‘Club Junipero’ begins and we get the first glimpse of Ty’s face as the video follows him through a hazy club function. The episode concludes with the infectious ‘Just Dance Don’t Die’ which feature’s new animations and a verse from rapper SOHOSWNK.
My advice though? Just hit play, watch and experience!
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[Full Length Documentary] 6IX RISING: Toronto’s Rap Ascendence
Misspelling in the title aside (!), this is long overdue project:
It’s no secret Toronto has recently placed itself amongst North America’s most buzzworthy music cities due to the blockbuster ascents of Drake and the Weeknd. But that attention has also turned the city’s local rap scene into a hyper-competitive, prolific, and highly creative environment where young artists are fighting for attention on the world stage. Noisey’s latest documentary feature is set in the middle of this vibrant scene, to profile some of its most exciting artists who are potentially on the cusp of international success. Featuring Big Lean, CMDWN, Friyie, Jazz Cartier, Pressa and Prime Boys.
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[MP3] The Roots – It Ain’t Fair Feat. Bilal (From The “Detroit” Soundtrack)
Been hearing mixed things on the Detroit movie from a socio-political point of view, but the soundtrack is actually pretty decent: mostly 60’s/Motown (natch) soul and R&B and not just the well-worn, obvious selections à la The Big Chill.
The standout new track on the album though, “It Ain’t Fair” by The Roots and Bilal channelling Curtis Mayfield is an absolute scorcher of a protest soul anthem, perfect for these Black Lives Matter, Trump era times we live in. Seriously, you could write a thesis on this track.
It probably would’ve have happened anyway but hearing it for the first time in the wake of having just watched the current so-called President of the United States advocating, even in a joking manner as he’s now claiming, for more police brutality, had us feeling all the feels. We had to take a moment. Goosebumps (and even a few tears, it’s that powerful) for real. Just mind-blowing brilliance.