It’s a T.dot Thing
[Event] TOMORROW in Toronto: Screening & One-on-One interview w/ Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancey
Wasn’t gonna go to this but I’ve never seen the Suite for Ma Dukes film and it’s a holiday long weekend so why not? Anyone else going? Here’s the science:
Screening and One on One Interview
with Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancey
Monday February 21 2011
at
Innis Town Hall
2 Sussex Ave. (South of Bloor via St. George)
Toronto, ON
Door Open at 1pm
Screening 2pm SHARP!
$15 paid at the door only
CLICK HERE for more details on Facebook.
Previously on The Kitchen:
– J. Dilla’s Mom, Ma Dukes On Her Son Growing Up & the Dilla Foundation [Video]
– J Dilla – Still Shining (2006 Documentary by B. Kyle) [Video]
[MP3] Melanie Durrant – Loved
MP3 Download: Melanie Durrant – Loved (Prod. Slakah The Beatchild) by Evolvedmediagroup
Produced by Kitchen fave and T.dot local, Slakah the Beatchild….
[Music Video] Corey Niles – WorldWide
One of the up-and-coming MC’s from the new Toronto hip-hop scene. Radio-friendly I guess but kind of generic-sounding and very Drake-ish to my ears, but he’s the nephew of an old acquaintance from junior high school in the old ‘hood who posted it on his facebook page so why wouldn’t I support??
Bonus:
MP3 Download: Corey Niles ft. Rochester – Ready To Fly (Casino Remix) by CasinoEnt
Connect with Corey Niles – twitter | facebook | website
[News Article] Toronto Star on Where the Rap Game Begins in Toronto…
Because we can only keep looking back for so long. Ultimately you always have to keep moving forward (says the blogger quoting the two month old article!). From a December article by Steve Russell on where to see live underground hip-hip in Toronto:
“Drake didn’t come from out of nowhere. Toronto’s hip-hop heart beats loud at low-profile shows
In hip-hop, the underground scene is, and always has been, the great filter between the wannabes and the truly skilled. It’s here that rappers are shaped or broken. Sure, money can buy you studio time, but it can’t help you develop lyrical chops. Fame can get you signed to a major label, but it can’t teach you how to rock a show. While an emcee with designs on stardom must nowadays prove him or herself on both the cyber and street levels, the most important proving grounds remain those in front of a hungry but skeptical crowd of hip-hoppers. Make it there, and you just might make it anywhere.
Indeed, Canadian hip hop’s household names didn’t earn their stripes in bed. They had to learn — the hard way — just how and what to feed a crowd. “You don’t go from smacking T-ball homers to facing a 100-mile-an-hour fastball,” explains hip-hop journalist Luke Fox, author of the recent Ice-T Shot Me in the Face & Eleven Other Stories About Rap Music. “Drake, Kardinal, Saukrates, K’naan and the rest — all these guys played tiny Toronto venues before making the big leagues. The value of a rapper honing his or her live chops in the underground scene can’t be overstated.””
CLICK HERE to read the full article.
Shout to the homegirl, Tonika on getting a shout in the article for her Sound Battle Royale showcase battles. but they shoulda included DJ Scuff‘s excellent Local Sounds hip-hop showcase/parties on the map below too:
[Video] Make Some Noise: A 1994 Canadian Hip Hop Documentary (FULL movie)
While we’re in a T.dot nostalgia state of mind, this is a documentary directed by Andrew Munger on the Toronto underground hip-hop scene featuring appearances by Ghetto Concept, Thrust, a youthful Mos Def, Dan-E-O, Wio-K, Jelleestone, Maestro Fresh Wes manager (and ‘Canadian Idol’ judge!), Farley Flex and others. I gotta carve out an hour to really get into this properly.
Related:
– Read an interview with director, Munger at USGMag HERE
[via TRF yet again!]
#DK11: The album, This One Goes To Eleven… OUT NOW
