Oodles of O's - De La Soul I Am Legend - Ras Kass & DJ Rhettmatic Talk Rollin' With Kid 'N Play - Kid 'N Play Wack MCs - Del The Funkee Homosapien Do You Believe - Beatnuts Music Man - Masta Ace Flow Joe - Fat Joe Talk Raw - Big Daddy Kane Talk Butcher Shop - Kool G Rap & DJ Polo Flavor of the Month - Black Sheep Atcosaf - CL Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka - Heltah Skeltah Don't Sweat The Technique - Eric B & Rakim Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour Take It Easy - Mad Lion Freaks - Lil' Vicious & Doug E Fresh Ghetto Red Hot - Supercat Sound Bwoy Bureill - Smif 'n Wessun Just Watch - UTFO Mistadobalina - Del The Funkee Homosapien We In There - KRS-One Case of The PTA - Leaders of The New School
We did our annual top 25 songs of the year. The list is as follows, followed by some honourable mentions.
E-Blaze put his new instrumental album out this week, it's free, download it, did I mention it's free; clicky clicky
25 - Massacre Central - Kurupt 24 - Lovely Day - Paradime Talk 23 - Who Dat - J-Cole 22 - I'm On The Rise - 9th prince 21 - Black & Yellow - Wiz Khalifa 20 - Throw Your Hands Up - Freeway & Jake One Talk 19 - Light Show - Pigeon Hole ft. D-Sisive 18 - The Day - Curren$y 17 - Purple Heart Attack - Art Cons 16 - DOA - Spook One 15 - All Out - Alex Dimez 14 - Yaught Club - OG Hindu Kush 13 - What You Know About Rap - Penzo & Slik Jack 12 - Murderface - Murderface 11 - You Don't Know - Underground Realroad 10 - All Good - Rico Blox 9 - My Own Planet - Royce 5'9 8 - Open - Ceas Rock ft. Narcicyst 7 - Project Boy - Joell Ortiz 6 - Exhibit C - Jay Electronica 5 - Nutcracker - N.O.R.E. 4 - Speakers On Blast - Skyzoo 3 - Prevail - Pete Rock, Smif 'n Wessun & Raekwon 2 - Deadly Medley - Black Milk 1 - Just Begun - Reflection Eternal
Here are the tracks worth noting that didn't make the list; Story of My Life - Full Course The Feeling - Sean P I Wish - Yelawolf The Heat - Twista & Raekwon Big Boi
Here's the tracklisting for the E-blaze album;
Also, as it's our last show before Christmas, we finished off with Chuggo's new video for Deck The Halls;
We had Greg Nice (of Nice & Smooth) call in, he's got a new solo album out, check his new video here> 'Get It, Get It'
E-Blaze will have a free instrumental mixtape, album, LP, whatever you call 'em nowadays, coming out December 21st, it's called "For the luv' of it! Vol.1", we'll post up the link when it comes out.
Sometimes I Rhyme Slow - Nice & Smooth Butter Knives - Raekwon Talk Def Jamable - Redman See Me Later - Hindu Kush Bring Me Down - Saigon P.O.W. - Spook One Stormy - Alex Dimez Talk Dark Fantasy - Kanye West Greg Nice interview Don't Understand - Masta Ace ft. Greg Nice Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour Get It, Get It - Greg Nice Fire It Up - Choclair The Narcisyst - The Narcicyst Michael Knight - Curren$y Let My Tape Rock - Pete Rock & Smif n' Wessun Prevail - Pete Rock & Smif 'n Wessun Nutcracker - N.O.R.E. Against The Wall - AG & OC Unbreakable - Shades Of Culture Cheapskate - Sporty Thievz Deck The Halls - Chuggo
We talked about the Montreal Hip-Hop Awards, freestyles were so-so, Greg Nice was supposed to call in but he didn't, he's got a new solo album out.
Dwyck - Gangstarr Ready To Kill - Grand Daddy I.U. Talk Purple Heart - Artcons Tape Rock - Mysonne Say Hello - 950 Plus ft. AG Get It, Get It Talk Michael Knight - Curren$y Talk See Me Later - Hindu Kush Life Is What You Make It - 1982 Stormy - Alex Dimez Summer's Gone - Magnum Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour Dark Fantasy - Kanye West Speakers On Blast - Skyzoo & Illmind Under The Vultures - Malicious My World - Jay Electronica Together Baby - Ghostface Killah You Don't Know - Underground Realroad Golden Era of Rap - Canibus Wake Up show Anthem - King Tech Papermill - Madvillain Piglets - Guilty Simpson Nursery Rhymes - Joell Ortiz 99 Bottles - Slaine Supa Star - Group Home
Flow was flying solo this week so he brought in his bag of vinyl and decided to forego the freestyles for this week.
King Heron - FUNKY FOUR Get Up - TREACHEROUS THREE Talk It"s Magic - THE FEARLESS FOUR It's Yours - T LA ROCK Home Of Hip Hop - GRAND MIXER D.ST. My Adidas - RUN DMC Bassline - MANTRONIX Children's Story - SLICK RICK The Bridge Is Over - BOOGIE DOWN PRODUCTIONS Cold Gettin' Dumb - JUST-ICE Talk - Budda and Rev on the phone Paper Thin - MC LYTE I'm Not Playing - ULTIMATE FORCE Ego Trippin' - ULTRAMAGNETIC MC'S Hawaiian Sophie - JAZ Colors - ICE-T Loe Pesci called in to plug the KOTD battle and show going down on Dec.4th at Koi bar. Me And The Biz - MASTA ACE I Got It Made - SPECIAL ED Drop The Needle - MAESTRO FRESH-WES Tap The Bottle - YOUNG BLACK TEENAGERS Funky For You - NICE & SMOOTH Deep Cover - DR. DRE Terrorbeat - PUBLIC ENEMY Do The Digs Dug? - THE GOATS Come Clean - JERU THE DAMAJA Wrong Side Of The Tracks - THE ARTIFACTS Ghetto Red Hot - SUPER CAT
The Solo Artist;
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Iron Solomon called in, he'll be performing at the Montreal KOTD battle on December 4th at Koi Bar on St.Lawrence blvd. We had Loe Pesci and Slave Free sit in for the freestyles
Buddy - De La Soul Michael Knight - Curren$y Talk That's My Bitch - Kanye West & Jay Z Shiny Suit Theory - Jay Electronica Summer's Gone - Magnum Rule #4081 - Iron Solomon Iron Solomon interview See Me Later - Hindu Kush Talk The Radio - 1982 (Statik Selektah & Termanology) 99 Bottles - Slaine Get It Get It - Greg Nice Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour Zone Of Danger - Big L Together Baby - Ghostface Killah Can You Hear Me - Bad Seed Speakers on Blast - SkyZoo Stormy - Alex Dimez Cups Up - HomeBased The Asthmatic Lover - Narcicyst Pop The Trunk - Yela Wolf Livin' It - Mister E
Next Tuesday, November 23rd, there's a local hip-hop showcase going on, 'Go Deep', at Jello bar 151 Ontario st. e., you can catch Art Cons, Murderface, David Hodges, SRH, Commodore 84, 1990 (Roly), Guapo & Tyco. All for $7, "run and tell that, homeboy".
On December 4th the 1 year anniversary of KOTD in MTL goes down at Koi, featuring performances by Hindu Kush and Iron Solomon. The line up is as follows; Bender & Loe Pesci vs Porich & Kid Twist Tycoon tax vs Scynikal Chuggo vs Mista conspiracy BK vs Lokust CL vs Q Spook One vs Shane Stone
E-Blaze's record store, Goldmine, has unfortunately run into some zoning law issues and won't be opening.
Loe Pesci, Escrol and Bender came in during the last 1/4 of the show.
Playlist time;
Chain Heavy - Kanye West When Will They Shoot? - Ice Cube Talk 80s Baby - Joell Ortiz Grey Alien Suits - Hindu Kush Sucker MCs - Iron Solomon ft. DMC Papermill - Madvillain Talk E-Blaze interview Another Magic Bullet - Boombap Cats The Radio - 1982 (Statik Selectah & Termanology) Remember The Titans - Joe Budden Stormy - Alex Dimez Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour Black Milk set Loe Pesci and Bender interview Frank Stallone - Flight Distance
Make Room - Prince Paul Blah, Blah, Blah - Brother Ali
E-Blaze's record store, Goldmine, will be opening next week on Thursday. We also had 2 Germans sitting in, observing. One is from Dusseldorf and one is from Cologne aka Koln.
Chief Rock sat in for half the freestyles.
South Bronx - Boogie Down Productions Khalila - Mr.Bits Talks Mr.Asthmatic Lover - Narcicyst Trees - Side C Nutcracker - N.O.R.E. Prevail - Pete Rock & Smif'n Wessun Narco Corridos - Ill Bill Talk Yankee Fitted - Bad Black and Yellow - Wiz Khalifa Papermill - Madvillan Keys Open Doors - Clipse Deadly Medley - Black Milk Green - Alex Dimez Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour Punks Jump Up - Brand Nubian Poison - Kool G Rap & DJ Polo Here Come The Lords - Lords of The Underground Passing Me By - Pharcyde 1nce Again (Jackin' For Beats rmx) - A Tribe Called Quest Batterram - Toddy Tee
We had Johnny Illdigger of Boombap Cats, BK One of Artcons, CL of Murderface and Spook One of himself sitting in. Then during the freestyles, Loe Pesci and Sam Osa of Hindu Kush and Narcicyst walked in. We also had E-Blaze in studio, he's still pumping out beats and he's got a new project about to hit; there'll be a record store opening up on Mont Royal, between St.Denis and Drolet. When I say record store, I mean record store, as in those black, 12 inch, round things, the store is called Goldmine.
360 Degrees - Grand Puba Khalifa - Mr.Bits Talk I Wish - Yela Wolf & Raekwon Detroit Summer - Invincible & Waajeed P.O.W. - Spook One & BK Million Dollar Charm - Rico Blox Welcome - Black Milk Talk Murderface - Murderface Talk Health Care - Narcicyst Yaught Club - OG Hindu Kush Articulate Conceptions - Artcons Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour Deeper - Boss Sittin' On Chrome - Masta Ace Do you Believe - Beatnuts Ice Cream - Raekwon Brooklyn Hard Rock - Thirstin Howl III New Jack Hustler - Ice-T Deep Cover - Dr.Dre & Snoop Dogg
How You Want It? - Jungle Brothers Premiere Salve - Soulkast Talk Green - Alex Dimez & King Just I Wish - Raekwon & Yelawolf Prevail - Pete Rock & Smif n' Wessun Lil Kid Rap - Rah Digga & Redman Talk D.O.A. - Spook One Health Care - Narcycist Feel That - D-Shade Looongawaited - Invincible Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour as spun by DJ Gizmo DJ Gizmo set
We talked about the Das EFX show that went down last weekend here in Montreal, Rico Blox, Re-Evolution and D-Shade started the night, it was a good night. We had Skyzoo on the phone, check his Myspace and Facebook pages. Here's his most recent video;
Tonight's playlist; Scenario (Young Nation rmx) - A Tribe Called Quest Blast That - Nottz & Black Milk Talk P.O.W. - Spook One & BK Prevail - Pete Rock & Smif n' Wessun Pop The Trunk - Yelawolf Deadly Medley - Black Milk, Royce 5'9 & Elzhi Speakers On Blast - Skyzoo & Illmind Talk Skyzoo interview Detroit Summer - Invincible & Waajeed Run It - Slaine Project Boy - Joell Ortiz All Out - Alex Dimez Golden Era of Rap - Skyzoo Are You Ready - Beatnuts Say Word - Camp Lo Flow Joe - Fat Joe Operation Lockdown - Heltah Skeltah Passing Me By - Pharcyde Jackin' For Beats - Ice Cube Sobb Story - Leaders of the New School Hey Young World - Slick Rick My Adidas - Run DMC Live at The Barbeque - Main Source Shadowboxing - GZA Ice Cream - Raekwon Shimmy Shimmy Ya - Ol' Dirty Bastard Bring The Pain - Method Man 3 Strikes 500 (Stimulated Dummies Bonus Beat) - 3rd Bass
Boomin' System - LL Cool J Nu World - El Da Sensei & The Returners Talk Prevail - Pete Rock & Smif n' Wessun ft. Raekwon LIl Kid Rap - Rah Digga & Redman Return of DST - De La Soul Battle Cry - Joell Ortiz Strep Throat - Narcicyst Talk Smif n' Wessun interview Golden Terra of Rap - Canibus The Day - Curren$y All In One - Reks Late Nite - Murderface Open - Ceas Rock ft. Narcicyst Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour Wrekonize - Smif n' Wessun Two Turntables and a Mic- Black Moon I Ain't Havin' That - Heltah Skeltah Sound Bwoy Bureill - Smif n' Wessun Lucini - Camp Lo I Got Next - KRS ONE I'm Not A Player - Big Pun
We had some people from New Regime clothing in the studio. We also talked about the Royce 5'9 show that went down at the Rialto last weekend.
Roll With The Flava - Flava Unit Sad - Kool G Rap Talk Sucker MCs - Iron Solomon ft. DMC Welcome - Black Milk Battle Cry - Joell Ortiz Prevail - Pete Rock & Smif'n'Wessun Talk New Regime interview This or That - Reks Talk End Of Days - Vinnie Paz ? - Underground Realroad Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour Criminal Minded 2008 - KRS ONE Beats To The Rhyme - Run DMC Wack MCs - Del The Funky Homosapien Case of The PTA - Leaders of the New School Suspended in Time - Group Home Dig It - Coup Strictly Business - EPMD Shimmy Shimmy Ya - Ol' Dirty Bastard Ease Back - Ultramagnetic MCs
Re-Evolution and D-Shade will be Opening for Das EFX on October 17 at Cabaret du Mile End, 5240 Parc, Rico Blox and Sagewondah will also be there.
Men At Work - Kool G Rap & DJ Polo Supa - R.A. The Rugged Man Talk Nu World - El Da Sensei & The Returners Run It - Slaine Soul Brother #1 - Pete Rock & CL Smooth Deadly Medley - Black Milk Talk It's All Good - Rico Blox Story Of My Life - Full Course Yaught Club - Hindu Kush Hamdulillah - Narcicyst Monster MCs - Boombap Cats Left, Right - Northern Lights What You Know About Rap - Cynical Slick & Penzo Gritty Stem Rap Hour Half Hour Hour Freestyle Hour Black & Yellow - Wiz Khalifa Who Me - Skinnyman You Don't Know - Underground Realroad I'm On The Rise - 9th Prince Him Again - D-Shade & A-Pinks Any Man - Re-Evolution Know The Ledge - Eric B & Rakim Chief Rocka - Lords of the Underground J Beez Coming Through Bonus Beats - Jungle Brothers
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
We had Max Cruz in studio, check him out on Myspace and Facebook
The Realness - Group Home I Swear on a Stack of Old Hits - Son of Bazerk Talk Hamdulillah - Narcicyst It's All Good - Rico Blox Wingman - Eye2Eye Yojimbo Complex - Annakyn Slayd Reach - Max Cruz Max Cruz interview Talk Legend of Now - Max Cruz Talk Him Again - D-Shade & A-Pinks The Smash - Cordata, Penzo Gritty Stem & Spesh K Deadly Medley - Black Milk All Out - Alex Dimez Can't Hide The Truth - Nottz Satana - Art Cons Still Living - Blu Rum 13 Open - Ceas Rock & Narcicyst All In One - Reks You Don't Know - Malicious This Is Us - Murderface The Anthem - Wordsmith Left, Right - Northern Lights Donuts On The Dash - OG Hindu Kush Nu World - El Da Sensei & The Returners Like This - D-Sisive Don't Turn Around - Ghettosocks Fired Up - Choclair 1990 - Beat Vandals I Know High - Pocket Kings
The Narcicyst was in studio, he's in a movie that's playing at the Montreal Film Festival, it's called City of Life, he also did the theme song. Narcy also turned us onto SnacksAndShit.com, it's all just stupid quotes from rappers.
Act Like You Know Know - Pete Rock & CL Smooth The Day - Curren$y ft. Mos Def & Jay Electronica Talk The Heat - Twista & Raekwon Deadly Medley - Black Milk Goin' Back - 1982 You Don't Know - Underground Realroad Talk Gone Be There - The Narcicyst Sing Like Bilal - Joell Ortiz That's What We Want - Sean P Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour Mind, Soul and Body - High & Mighty The Choice Is Yours - Black Sheep Freaks - Lil' Vicious Down With The King - Run DMC Words From The Genius - Genius Who Got The Props - Black Moon People In My Hood - Masta Ace Inc. Psycho - Lords of the Underground
We had Nine aka QuiNine on the phone, you know you know who that is.
Return of The Crooklyn Dodgers - Crooklyn Dodgers Million Dollar Charm - Rico Blox Talk Sing Like Bilal - Joell Ortiz Knowledge Reigns Supreme - KRS One & True Master The Incredible - Skyzoo, Torae & Curt@ins Best Rapper Alive - Nine Nine Interview Bare Witness - Slum Village Trouble Shooters - DJ Muggs & Ill Bill Nutcracker - Nore Goin' Back - 1982 Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour Murderface - Murderface Body Rock - Mos Def, Q-Tip & Tash Flamboyant - Big L Straight Out The Sewer - Das Efx Mind, Soul & Body - High & Mighty Swing - Camp Lo Quality Control pt.2 - Jurassic 5
We had Underground Realroad and Skin Deep in studio. We also talked about last weekends Under Pressure festival, despite a little rain on Sunday, the event was a success, unfortunately a lot of people missed a good J-Live show and a great showing by DJ Rob Swift. The Saturday outdoor performances could've had a better showing too.
Soul Brother #1 - Pete Rock & CL Smooth Still Hold The Title - Ea$y Money Talk Goin' Back - 1982 Nutcracker - Nore You Don't Know - Underground Realroad Talk Light Up - Nine Addicted - Malicious & Troy Dunnit Talk Cult Assassin - Ill Bill Say It Like It Really It Is - Public Enemy Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour Guillotine Rap -Da Circle Masacre Central - Kurupt Shimmy Shimmy Y'All - Ol' Dirty Bastard ATLiens - Outkast Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka - Heltah Skeltah Sittin' On Chrome - Masta Ace Steppin' To The AM - 3rd Bass Liva At The BBQ - Main Source Hey Young World - Slick Rick Wutcha Want - Nine
We talked about last Sundays Public Enemy show and this weekends Under Pressure festival, Saturday at Peace Park on St.Laurent between Rene Levesque and Ste.Catherine, Sunday goes down behind Foufounes Electriques, 87 Ste.Catherine, a couple blocks east of St.Laurent. Skate, break, music and graffiti, outdoors is free, rain or shine.
Lyrics To Go - A Tribe Called Quest Cinderfella - Dana Dane Talk Case Of The PTA - -Leaders Of The New School Doin' Our Own Dang - Jungle Brothers Don't Sweat The Technique - Eric B & Rakim Doowutchyalike - Digital Underground Talk Downtown Swinga '98 - MOP Dwick - Gang Starr Fakin' Jax - I'N'I Watch The Sound - Fat Joe, Diamond D & Grand Puba Fortified Live - Blackstar Fudge Pudge - Organized Konfusion The Funkiest - Funkdoobiest Funkin' Lesson - X-Clan Funky Technician - Lord Finesse Girls I Got 'Em Locked - Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud CL freestyle session Gettin' Funky - Kid and Play Flow's Raggarap set thing
Under Pressure is coming up on August 14th & 15th, by now I hope you're a little familiar, if not, check the site, also be sure to check the night show, the flyer is right above.
Know The Ledge - Eric B & Rakim Nutcracker - Nore Talk You Wouldn't Believe - Blacastan How Dare You - Black Milk Move The Ground - Stallz Good Times/Hood Times - Flip The Myk Talk Funky Times - Something Good Talk Say It Like It Really Is - Pubic Enemy Flyin High - Heather B Wake Up Show Anthem - King Tech Late Nite - Murderface City Playgrounds - Reflection Eternal Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour Goin' Back - TermanologyListen Up - EPMD Mecca & The Ox - Vastaire Dr.Greenthumb - Cypress Hill Light Show - Pigeon Hole Bare Witness - Slum Village LA to JFK - Gotham Green and Quickie Mart Embassada - King Jus 1nce Again(Jackin' For Beats rmx) - A Tribe Called Quest Jackin For Beats - Ice Cube The 900 Number - Mark The 45 King
Next week Orion will be playing at Owl's Head with Shades of Culture, here's the Facebook event page and the official sites page. The Narcicyst is opening for Public Enemy at Club Soda on August 8th. Under Pressure is going down on August 14th & 15th.
That's The Joint - Funky 4 +1 Now - Verbal Kent Talk Say It Like It Really Is - Public Enemy Spit Six - Big Shug How Dare You - Black Milk My Own Planet - Royce Da 5'9 Talk Follow Us - Big Boi Talk Fatwa - Narcycist Hustle On - Omar Offendum How Many MCs - Black Moon Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour DJ Cosmos Public Enemy set DJ Cosmo Public Enemy Grand Verbalizer - X-Clan Strong Island - JVC Force Fudge Pudge - Organized Konfusion
We talked about last week's happenings, including Just For Laughs' Nasty Show and a show that Revolution played at. Rock The Bells is going down in L.A., San Fran, DC and NY but not Toronto.
Funky Technician - Lord Finesse Let Em Know - Bun B Talk Aim At Building - Patrick Bateman The Score - The Fugees Straight Street - Omar Offendum Talk Game Change - Gotham Green & Quickie Mart Watchu Know About Rap - Penzo Gritty & Cynical Slick Fired Up - Choclair Wake Up Show Anthem - King Tech & Locksmith Late Nite - Murderface Hip-Hop - Dead Prez To & Fro - Markit & Jus Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour Thugathon - Statik Selektah Crush - Sporadic My World - Jay Electronica Streets Is Watching - Jay-Z Flows previously compiled mix
Large Professor - Main Source Wake Up Show Anthem - Sway & Tech Cult Assassin - DJ Muggs & Ill Bill How Dare You - Black Milk CTD - Rakaa Fired up - Choclair & C4 C4 interview Yaught Club - OG Hindu Kush C.O.N.C.E.P.T. interview This Is Us - C.O.N.C.E.P.T. ft. Redrum Strangers - Reflection Eternal ft. Bun B Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour We Can Get Down - A Tribe Called Quest Bio Weapons - New World Side Order Bucktown - Smif-n-Wessun Everything is Heltah Skeltah - Heltah Skeltah C.O.N.C.E.P.T. freestyle spit B-Boy Document - High & Mighty Wack MCs - Dell The Funkee Homosapien I Like It -Grand Puba
No post for last week but we had comedian Lavell Crawford on the phone, he's playing at Just for Laughs in Montreal in July, multiple shows, multiple showcases, multiple venues, go to the Just For Laughs site for the breakdown at hahaha.com
We also had Murderface, OG Hindu Kush and Justice sit in for the freestyles.
Who's Gonna Take The Weight - Gangstarr Lovely Day - Paradime Talk How Dare You - Black Milk The Last Arabs - ft. Omar Offendum - The Narcicyst Yaught Club - Hindu Kush Late Nite - Murderface Talk Tom Green interview Raw - Big Daddy Kane Intergalactic - Beastie Boys Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour That's The Joint - Black Eyed Peas Woo Hah!! - Busta Rhymes Hand On The Pump - Cypress Hill The Funkiest - Funkdoobiest Lucini - Camp Lo It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop - Dead Prez Serious (Ceereeus BDP rmx) - Steady B Doowutchyalike - Digital Underground
We had Red Dredd, Narcicyst, Omar Offendum and Justice (from Northern Lights) in studio and Evil Dee on the phone, who'll be performing at HOHM in MTL on Friday June 25th. Narcicyst will be performing with D-Shade, Omar Offendum, Budda Blaze and others, for free, as part of the Jazz Fest, on Monday June 28th, 10pm. Red Dredd is promoting Questlove at the Balroom Bar on Wednesday June 30th. Justice is doing his thing, battling and what not.
How You Want It - Jungle Brothers Know The Legend - Grand Agent Talk Strangers - Reflection Eternal Massacre Central - Kurupt Lock It Down - Slum Village Fired Up - Hezekiah Evil Dee Interview Left, Right (Masterbeater rmx) - Northern Lights Justice, Narcicyst & Omar Offendum interviews Grey Alien Suits - OG Hindu Kush Hustle On - Omar Offendum Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour Red Dredd set
Best Kept Secret - Diamond D Lock It Down - Slum Village Talk Yankee Fitted - Bad Seed ft. Talib Kweli & Mims Massacre Central - Kurupt Light Show - Pigeon Hole ft. D-Sisive A.G. The Magnificent - A.G. Talk Wicked - Ice Cube 10 Bricks - Raekwon Say Goodnight - Reks Gritty Grimy - Penzo Gritty & Cordata Buck 'Em Down - Black Moon Road To Riches - Raekwon & Mobb Deep Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour General Patton - Big Boi I Can't Live Without My Radio - LL Cool J Raw - Big Daddy Kane Hello - Eminem Liquid Swords - Gza Music Man - Masta Ace M.E.T.H.O.D. Man - Method Man I Gotcha Open - Black Moon The Bridge - MC Shan
Evil Dee will be playing June 25th at HOHM 4445 St.Laurent
Critical Hype spun the freestyles and for the last half hour.
Lucini - Camp Lo General Patton - Big Boi Talk Welcome to the Terrordome - Public Enemy As We Enter - Damian Marley & Nas Spotlight - C4 ft. D-Shade, Justice & Sagi Ghost of Christopher Wallace - Jay Electonica Yojimbo Complex - Annakyn Slayd In This World - Reflection Eternal Bottom Feeders - Smut Peddlers Talk Monster MCs (Masterbeater rmx) - Boombap Cats Ridiculous - DJ JS-1 ft. OC & Pharoahe Monch Glow Skulls - BK & Re-Evolution The Feeling - Buckshot & Sean Price Take It To The Streets - JR & PH7 Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour Critical Hype set and interview Revolution set
Boomin' System - LL Cool J Let Me Tell You - Sean Price Talk As We Enter - Damian Marley & Nas Ghost of Christopher Wallace - Jay Electonica The Architect - Blacastan Night People - Statik Selekah ft. Freeway My Own Planet - Royce da 5'9 ft.Big Sean Talk Motown 25 - Elzhi ft. Royce 5'9 Talk Murderface - Murderface No Limit Poker - King Majestic Embassada - King Jus Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour some songs were played here, don't ask me which ones
Ego Trippin' - De La Soul That's What We Want - Sean Price & Big Twin Talk Left, Right (Masterbeater rmx) - Northern Lights Asthmatic Lover - Narcycist Classless - Jimmy Power & Slaine Papermill - Madvillain Night People ft. Freeway - Statik Selektah My Own Planet ft. Big Sean - Royce da 5'9 Talk Narcycist interview Grey Alien Suits - OG Hindu Kush It's Funny - Eternia & Moss I Will Rise - 9th Prince ft. RZA The Ghost of Christopher Wallace - Jay Electronica Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour Shame In Your Game - Beastie Boys Fudge Pudge - Organized Konfusion Gucci Time - Schooly D I Like It - Grand Puba Fortified Live - Black Star The Revolution 2010 -Re-Evolution Night of the Living Baseheads (Anti High Blood Pressure Mix) - Public Enemy
Last week, the Montreal Mirror released their Best Of Montreal yearly issue, CKUT (our host station) came in as 2nd best radio station and our little show, Off The Hook, placed as 5th best radio show. Thank you to all who voted for us.
We had Ill Bill call in, he'll be playing at the Belmont in Montreal on May 26, with Boston's own Special Teamz.
We also had Click call in to talk about the Stylus DJ awards. Here's the Facebook page for the event that he was talking about.
Cracked Lips, BK and Johnny Illdigger were in studio. Check out 2 battles going on this weekend, in MTL.
There's KOTD, Saturday May 22nd at Lambi, featuring; Bender (MTL DIV) Vs Aftershock (TOR DIV) Justice Mcfly (MTL DIV) Vs Mike Flamez (GT Midwest) Scynikal (MTL DIV) Vs Mischief (TOR DIV) CHUGGO (MTL DIV) VS OZ (TOR DIV) B.K. (MTL DIV) VS Dose (TOR DIV) Spook-one (MTL DIV) Vs Pete CL (MTL DIV) VS Mista (TOR DIV) Maximus (HALIFAX) Vs BeauTox (TOR DIV)
And Battle Mania, Sunday May 23rd at Foufounes, with teams; -PRES ONE, SCANDALE, PEISAN, HOLYMEL -CHRONOS, PG, LEXXIK, J BEN LAD -DEF KILLER, MISTER T, RAWAN, L'ESCROC -ONE TAKE, REZ, MOONEY, TEEF -SCYNIKAL, BK, CRACKED LIPS, LOE PESCI -DAN P, HERB GREEN, KINO, L'INSOLENT
Playlist time;
The Predator - Ice Cube Who Dat - J-Cole Talk Society is Brainwashed - Ill Bill Choose Your Side ft. Bun B - La Coka Nostra Cult Leader - Non-Phixion This is Brooklyn ft. Ill Bill - Brooklyn Academy Ill Bill interview Click interview I Will Rise - 9th Prince Freaknastyshit - Cordata Harder - Malicious Beautiful - Masta Ace Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour O.G. Original Gangster - Ice-T Not Gonna Be Able To Do IT - Double XX Posse Gorilla - C.E.B. Watch The Sound - Fat Joe How About Some Hardcore - M.O.P. Diary of a Madman - Gravediggaz
360 Degrees - Grand Puba No Limit Poker - King Magnetic Talk Grey Alien Suits - OG Hindu Kush All Out - Alex Dimez The Dice Life - Blacastan New York - AZ Staircase To Stage - Jehst ft. J-Zone Talk Ghetto Like - Masta Ace DJ Cosmo set Half Hour Rap Hour Freestyle Hour Wutcha Want - Nine Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers - Crooklyn Dodgers Code of the Streets - Gang Starr Say Word - Camp Lo The Funkiest - Funkdoobiest
Life's A Bitch - Nas ft. AZ Night People - Statik Selektah Talk E-Blaze interview Against The Wall - OC & AG The Dice Life - Blacastan City Playgrounds - Reflection Eternal I'm Ill - AZ Talk To The Top - Anonamyss ft. Masta Ace AZ interview Loe Pesci interview Left, Right (Masterbeater rmx) - Northern Lights Rap Hour Half Hour Hour Freestyle Hour Incredible - Short Shane Don Smooth's AZ set
Someday - DJ KO Get Lifted - Keith Murray Talk Left, Right - Northern Lights (Masterbeater rmx) Dangerous MCs - Redman & Method Man Not Fooling Around - Penzo Gritty Stem & Verbal The Reserves - CNN & Raekwon Set It - Necro Cyanide Poetry - 9th Prince Talk Rico Blox interview Blind Ambition - Rico Blox & R-Kade Talk Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour 33% God - Beastie Boys Putting Shame in Your Game - Beastie Boys Ebonics - Big L Mathematics - Mos Def Stakes is High - De La Soul Sound Bwoy Burriell - Smif 'n Wessun Hoody On - Mr. Wellz
Sufficed to say this week's news is the unfortunate passing of Guru.
In Memory Of - Gang Starr It's On - 9thMatic Talk I'm Ill - AZ I'm On The Rize - 9th Prince & RZA I Saw Her Walking From Far - Vision Murderface - Murderface Talk Click, Bang - Diaz Brothers Embassada - King Jus Above The Clouds - Gang Starr Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour Take It Personal - Gang Starr The Legacy - Group Home ft. Guru Home - The Kreators (Edo G, Guru, Big Shug, Akrobatik & Krumbsnatcha) The Militia - Guru, Big Shug & Freddie Foxx Conflict - Masta Ace ft. Guru Just To Get Rap - Gang Starr Patti Dooke - De La Soul
We had Strada in studio and Wordsmith on the phone. We also had BK and Cracked Lips in studio. We talked about the Who's Got Next song contest
Stylus Group is now accepting submissions for the next big artist to make noise for 2010. Bands should submit their best unreleased song for a chance to appear on the "Who’s Got Next?" CD Compilation and an opportunity to perform at the Stylus VIP DJ BBQ. A minimum of 15 songs will be handpicked by Stylus DJ Awards nominated DJs, and the best song will be offered distribution with HHCdigital/E1. The Stylus DJ Awards & Stylus SpinFest is taking place in Toronto May 29th to May 31st.
Live Nigga Rap - Nas It's Funny rmx - Eternia & Moss Talk Samsonite Man - Fashawn Disturbed - Blame 1 & Exile Just Begun - Reflection Eternal ft. J Cole Murderface - Murderface Monster MCs (Masterbeater rmx)- Boombap Cats As The Art Fades Away - Wordsmith Talk Wordsmith & Strada One Thing - Narcycist Talk All Out - Alex Dimez Throw Your Hands Up - Freeway & Jake One Royal Flush - Outkast It's All Good - Rico Blox Half Hour Rap Hour Freestyle Hour More or Less - Shine Say Word - Camp Lo Don't Sweat The Technique - Eric B & Rakim The Funkiest - Funkdoobiest I Like It - Grand Puba Glaciers Of Ice - Raekwon Hand on the Pump - Cypress Hill
Flow (that's me) was in Vegas last week and in case you didn't realize, it was April Fool's so, no, I didn't marry an escort. Here's a pic of some of my Vegas action;
Stray Bullet - Organized Konfusion Project Boy - Joell Ortiz Talk The Architect - Blacastan What You Know About Rap - Penzo Gritty and Cynical Slik Exhibit B - Mos Def Crown Jewel - Brother Ali Talk Brother Ali interview Here's a link to download the Brother Ali interview The Score - Fashawn All Out - Alex Dimez Murderface - Murderface Iraqnaphobia - Narcycist Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour Fasawn interview Here's a link to download the Fashawn interview Check The Rhime - A Tribe Called Quest Holly Dish interview Know The Ledge - Eric B & Rakim Sound Bombing - Dilated Peoples & Tash Stakes is High - De La Soul
Method Man - What The Blood Clot SideC Ft Loe Pesci - Trees Talk 9thmatic - its on Shades Of Culture - unbreakable Marco polo rusty juxx - tske money the champion - inspectah deck Sporty thievz - even cheaper talk talk Wu Massacre - Madina Murderface - murderface Reflection eternal - in this world VTV - Mone Drugs Guns Stillz - Mic position freestyles Rev set Camp Lo - Luchini Craig G - Droppin' Science Channel Live - Mad Izm Channel Live - Reprogram Eric B and Rakim - I ain't no joke Public enemy - Black steel in the hour of chaos High and Mighty - Mind Soul and body
I think we got it all!
Rev
PS
No Flow did not Quit the show, APRIL FOOLS you Fools
Lethal Brainz Blo - Heltah Skeltah Throw Your Handz Up - Freeway & Jake One Talk Sleepwalker - Malicious In This World - Reflection Eternal Champion - Inspectah Deck What You Know About Rap - Penzo Gritty and Cynical Slik Him Again - D-Shade & A Pinks Rearview - Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx Talk Marco Polo interview DJ Cosmo interview 100 Bars - Rico Blox Over Freestyle - Royce da 5'9 Monster MCs (Masterbeater rmx) - Boombap Cats Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour DJ Cosmo set
Budda wrapped up his Toronto trip and also talked about the "It's Theo3" remix contest that was hosted on HipHopCanada.com, in which a local, Shash'U, took 2nd place. Check out the results here.
Sally Got a One Track Mind - Diamond D Champion - Inspectah Deck Talk Nobody - Marco Polo & Rusty Juxx What You Know About Rap - Penzo Gritty and Cynical Slick Just Begun - Reflection Eternal ft. Jay Electronica Talk Shash'U interview We also had Flip The Myk and Stallz in studio to drop their new CDs It's Theo rmx by Shash'U - Theo3 Good Times/Hood Times - Flip The Myk ft Illah Man Extra Shit - Stallz My Hood - Mic Geronimo Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour Spun by Shash'U Shash'U and Jerms finished up the show
It's a Demo - Kool G Rap & DJ Polo Just Begun - Reflection Eternal ft. Jay Electronica Talk The Feeling - Buckshot & Sean P Reprogram - Channel Live Never Lose Touch - Defari Everything is Heltah Skeltah - Heltah Skeltah Mathematics - Mos Def Talk Underground Realroad interview Slave To Da Game - Underground Realroad Sound Bwoy Bureill - Smif 'n Wessun Watcha Want - Nine My Kinda Nigga - Heather B & M.O.P. The 101 - Underground Realroad ft. Hindu Kush, Fame & JS Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour I Got A Man - Positive K Dwyck - Gangstarr I Like It - Grand Puba Body Rock - Mos Def, Tash & Q-Tip Itsowezee - De La Soul The Light - Pharoahe Monch Say Word - Camp Lo
Guru's quote for this week should be "the news of my death has been greatly exaggerated". But that's not to say there is no bad news, apparently he had a major heart attack and was in a coma, he had surgery and is his current status is not clear.
Comin' For Datazz - Gangstarr One Thing - Narcycist Talk Murderface - Murderface Warning Track - Nick Javas 100 Bars - Rico Blox Talk Can't Escape - Random Humans Talk Gangstarr mix by Budda Blaze Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour Brothers Ain't Shit - Roxanne Shante Sparky's Turn - Sparky D Bang Zoom - Roxanne Shante I Got An Attitude - Antoinette Jamaican Funk - Michie Mee Deeper - Boss Afro Puffs - Lady of Rage
Budda's out this week. Some west coast people were supposed to call but they didn't.
Bonita Applebum - A Tribe Called Quest Monster MCs (Masterbeater rmx) - Boombap Cats Talk Gender Bender ft.Eternia - JJ Brown I'm On The Rize - 9th Prince & RZA New Money - Royce 5'9 I'll Face Any Man - Genius Vampires Talk Can't Escape - Random Humans Gucci Time - Schoolly D Watch the Sound - Fat Joe ft. Diamond D & Grand Puba Slam - Onyx Beats to the Rhyme - Run DMC Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour Flow's 'Fast Rap' set; Kool Moe Dee - I Go to Work Transformers - L.O.N.S Ain't it Good To You - Ultramagnetic MCs Originators - Jaz-O ft. Jay-Z Raw rmx - Big Daddy Kane Let Your Backbone Slide - Maestro Fresh Wes Lung Collapse - Percee P & Ekim
In studio we had Psynlangwage, Logic Johnson, BK & CL.
Lick a Shot - Cypress Hill Click Bang - Diaz Bros. Talk Brain Tumors - Bekay Just Begun - Reflection Eternal The Man - Metazon ft. Kev Brown (Johnny Illdigger mix) Rearview - Marco Polo & Rusty Juxx Talk Givin' It The Push - Psynlangwage ft. Kaigen Smokey Sunset - Sporadic It's Theo - Theology 3 Mathematics - Mos Def Nowadayz - Jaylib Double Trouble - Styles P & Green Lantern Anything - Malicious Him Again - D-Shade & A-Pinks Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour Monster MCs (Brownie Beats rmx) - Boombap Cats Warrior's Drum - King Just Fuck Compton - Tim Dog Ghetto Red Hot - Supercat Terrorbeat - Public Enemy How Many MCs? - Black Moon (into overtime) Burn The Flag - The Goats Cold Gettin' Dumb Boomin' System - LL Cool J U Know What Time It Is - Grandmaster Flash My adidas - Run DMC Children's Story - Slick Rick Me and The Biz - Masta Ace & Biz Markie The Bridge is Over - Boogie Down Productions Buddy - De La Soul
Producers, don't forget to check out the Theology 3 rmx contest @Hip Hop Canada
Get Funky - The Beatnuts 100 Bars - Rico Blox Talk Cheapskate - Sporty Thievz Come Around - Statik Selektah Exhibit C - Jay Electronica Talk It's Theo - Theology 3 Above the Clouds - Gangstarr Brain Tumors - Bekay Monster MCs - Boombap Cats Pablo Dough - Green Lantern ft. Styles P Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour Him Again - D-Shade ft. A-Pinks
Flow's Black History Month Mix; Raise the Flag - X-Clan Drop the Bomb - Brand Nubian Black is Black - Jungle Brothers Erase Racism - Kool G Rap & DJ Polo What is a Man?/The Master - The Watts Prophets Anger in the Nation -Pete Rock & CL Smooth Revolution of the Mind - Ultimate Force Black and Proud - Intelligent Hoodlum
We were out last week because we were at the GZA show, Logic Johnson held it down on the radio for us, freestyles and all. In studio we had a Ammo in studio, he's a writer from France, where he works with Abcdrduson and also with Juice magazine magazine out of Germany. We also had DJ Crytical Hype in studio, his Freeway mixtape (yes, I still calll it a mixtape!) is coming soon, he's playing at Circus on the 19th. Check out Hip-Hop Canada's "It's Theo 3" remix contest.
Cold World - GZA Best in the World - Bun B & Static Selectah Talk Mic It - Young Malay Him Again - D-Shade & A Pinks I'm On The Rize - 9th Prince & RZA Exhibit C - Jay Electronica We All - Showbiz ft. O.C. & A.G. Talk Welcome Back - Black Rob & Phenom Murder One - Fred the Godson Best Ever - Fred the Godson Be Easy - Math Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour Dj Crytical Hype set
We were supposed to talk to GZA and Green Lantern but nobody wound up calling, no big shock there. We talked to a young local beat maker, check him out at his Myspace
Upcoming shows; Thursday 21 January; Green Lantern and Empire Isis will be playing at Living on St.Laurent. Saturday 23 January; Masta Ace and Edo G will be playing at Underworld on Ste.Catherine. Wednesday 27 January; Gza, D-Shade and Re-Evolution will be playing at Foufounes Electriques on Ste.Catherine
The INC Ride - Masta Ace INC. I'm On The Rise - The Ninth Prince Talk Him Again - D-Shade & A Pinks Exhibit B (Mos Def mix) - Jay Electronica Smokey Sunset - Sporadic Best Of Times ft. Phonte - Strong Arm Steady Talk Amazin' - KRS-One & Buckshot Pass The Dutchy - Theology 3 Best in the World - Bun B and Statik Selektah Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour I Gotta Get Down - Casual Got That Thing - KC The Rookie Heads or Tails - Looptroop Don Smooth's GZA set
We had Odario from Grand Analog on the phone, they'll be at the Green Room in Montreal this Friday. We also had Psynlangwage drop by the studio to drop their new track.
If It Ain't Rough It Right - Pete Rock and CL Smooth Come Around - Statik Selektah talk Sniper Elite - Doom Exhibit C - Jay Electronica Just Begun - Reflection Eternal Triple Homocide - Jojo Pelligrino ft. Sean P I Wanna Rock - Snoop Dogg talk Odario from Grand Analog interview Psynlangwage interview We Dem Ah Chat Bout - Psynlangwage Poor Boy - Shaun Boothe Hands Up - Lethal & Pharoahe Monch Oh Really - KRS One & Buckshot Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour Dirty - Cella Dwellas Lightworks - J Dilla H.O.S.T.Y.L.E. - Screwball Ign'ant - Al Shid Spark - Souls of Mischief Day One - D.I.T.C. Biochemical Equation - Think Different The Return - Self Scientific
Orion is stateside makin' moves. Budda talked about his trip to Jamaica. We had Masterbeater in studio, hit him up if you're an MTL performer.
Hell's Wind Staff - GZA Just Begun ft. Jay Electronica - Reflection Eternal Talk Triple Homocide - Jojo Pelligrino Pre-Exxecution - Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx Respect Tha God - Drip Drop The Man - Metazon ft. Kev Brown (Johnny Illdigger mix) Unauthorized Biography of Sean Combs - Shaun Boothe Talk Exhibit C - Jay Electronica All Out - Alex Dimez Street Wars - Vinnie Paz ft.Clipse For Your Sorrows - Big Boi ft.George Clinton Dinner Time - Royce da 5'9 Rap Hour Half Hour Freestyle Hour MTL pt.2 remix - Penzo Gritty Syem ft. D-Shade Deck The Halls - Chuggo Got Hungry - Obie Trice Lafleur Leflah Eshkoshkah - Heltah Sketah & OGC (Fab 5) Dwyck - Gangstarr Don't Sweat The Technique - Eric B & Rakim Chief Rocka - Lords of the Underground Ya' Playin' Yaself - Jeru The Damaja 1-900 number - Mark the 45 King
Off the Hook Radio has been broadcasting on CKUT 90.3 in Montreal for 20ish years, Wednesday nights from midnight to 2am, with a live call-in freestyle half hour at 1am. We've won 'Best Radio Show in Montreal' 4 years, as voted by the reading public of the now defunct Montreal Mirror.