Hip-Hop
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Know Your History: Episode 5 – Rap is Born
Welcome to Know Your History, your monthly dose of hip-hop knowledge. This is the transcript of the fifth installment of the show. If you haven’t been with us for the previous four, you can download each episode for free or stream them with the player at the bottom of the posts. You can also read…
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Down With Webster Interview Concludes
Chase: “So, Down With Webster, what’s behind that? Where did the name come from?” Cam: “ A bunch of twelve year-olds-” Pat: “Trying to make a name at the end of band class. We were at Tyler’s house after our first rehearsal, if you want to call it that. I guess we took a break…
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Still Down With Webster
We’re continuing our coverage of the Down With Webster interview we did for DOPEfm at The CNE. Listen to it with the player at the bottom of the post, download it for free, or read it below. Enjoy! Chase: “My first exposure to Down With Webster was the ‘Rich Girl$’ video on the Much Music…
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Down With Webster Interview
Last month, I had the honour and privilege to sit down with a few of the members of Down With Webster before they rocked the bandshell at the CNE. This is the transcript of that interview. Hopefully you listened to it on DOPEfm this weekend, but just in case you missed the show, you can…
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Femininity in Hip-Hop is Here!
This video is really cool. I love how Mala Reignz breaks a lot of the stereotypes of female emcees. She is feminine in this video without having to be seductively dressed or suggestive. That is quite refreshing to see. Many female rappers are presented in such a way as to be merely eye candy for…
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Brother Ali Autograph
Brother Ali is one of my all-time favourite rappers. I first blogged about him last year just before this album came out. I can’t believe that I actually got to meet him. He was a really cool, down to earth guy. It was quite an honour to interview him for the radio too. If you…
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Know Your History – 16 Bars
Welcome to “Know Your History.” Your monthly dose of hip-hop knowledge. This is a transcript of the fourth episode. If you’ve missed the previous three, please click on the “Hip-Hop History” tab above to download all of the episodes of the show and to read the transcripts as well. Download Know Your History: Episode 4 –…
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Females Are Killing It
In a recent interview, I asked Eternia why there aren’t more women in rap. This is what she had to say, “I don’t believe that there is actually a lack of females in hip-hop. I think there’s a lack of coverage, oftentimes. I think that getting ourselves out there with multiple full-length albums, there is…
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Muneshine Interview
I was really excited to go to the Shad / D-sisive / Ngajuana concert last month. I had already interviewed everyone on the bill that night but the D-sisive interview I did was nearly ten years ago and it was for the university newspaper. I was really looking forward to interviewing him again for the DOPEfm…
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Give The Roots Their Due
So I’m rolling in the car with a friend who is not a fan of rap music. My MP3 player is hooked up to the car stereo and we’re listening to some country music. Tim McGraw’s Southern Voice is an amazing album. Love it! Anyway, she feels like listening to something else and starts scrolling…