In support of his latest album Ambition Washington DC rapper Wale made a stop in Toronto to perform for an enthusiastic crowd at the phoenix concert theatre on January 20th 2012. With a number one album and a second chance in the hip hop after releasing a disappointing debut album Wale gave Toronto fans a reason to cheer for the one time underdog. For those who may not know the story, Wale started out being signed to industry heavy weight Interscope records with much buzz surrounding his debut. All the cards seemed to be in place from him being on the cover of XXl magazines freshman class 2009, having crazy blog-sphere buzz, an acclaimed mixtape series, industry co- signs and a Lady gaga hook for the first single the expectations were high for the DC native to make an impact out the gate. Hip hop was bustling with a new generation of artists emerging with wale at the top of the list along with Drake and kid Cudi as the new school generation rapping about emotions and showing vulnerability in their music. Major co-signs came from raps royalty giving the MC’s the torch to carry for hip hop in the coming years. Drake went on to become a mega star and Cudi carved out his own lane with solid debut creating an allegiance of new stoner fans. The same however, didn’t work out Wale, Attention Deficit dropped with disappointing numbers and like that the buzz and allegiance from fans and a major label backing disappeared leaving many to believe he could never come back after such a disappointing debut.

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We released our interview with Sonreal earlier this week make sure to check it out. Our photographer #ShotbyDrew Presents yet another amazing set of photos of Sonreal during our interview. As usual just click gallery at the top to check out our all photos on The Come Up Show.

Less than a month ago our photography Drew aka #ShotbyDrew got to cover the Rick Ross concert in Toronto. Rozay looks like he definitely rocked the Sound Academy!! Drew as usual got some amazing photos, you can see the set list, the crowd, Rozay titties and much more LOL, just KIDDING!

After looking at these photos I was thinking Rick Ross wouldn’t be as popular if he was skinny….random thought I know but you think we would love him as much if he weighed 150 pounds? Could he say “I’m the biggest BOSS” with the same demeanour? HA okay just enjoy these photos and as always check out the photo gallery for more amazing photography.

Hailing from Seattle known mostly for Ken Griffey JR’s glory days on the Seattle mariners and the prodigious space needle, Seattle is not explicitly known for breeding MC’s and hip hop like New York or LA. What others might view as an impediment to mainstream stardom, I think it adds a special element to Macklemore as an MC and performer. Having been to a few hip-hop shows with performers from across the globe I can say I’m all too familiar with rappers from more prominent regions performing with a sense of entitlement and giving less than a 100 percent because they happen to be from a notable city.

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You might have seen Part. 1 of our interview with Freeway earlier this year, it was about how he got stopped at the Canadian border. The full interview will be out today at 12pm today. Here is the photo gallery from the concert in Toronto make sure to subscribe to The Come Up Show TV to watch the interview as soon its public. Much love once again to our homie #shotbydrew for the dope photography.

With over nine studio albums to his credit and noteworthy guest verses all over Wu-Tang’s catalogue of music, Ghostface killah arguably the most prolific emcee of the nine man crew touched down to Toronto’s Sound Academy on December 2. Presented by Union events, Ghostface Killah was there to rip the stage and re-introduce himself to his Canadian fans as a part of his cross country Canada tour.

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This was a first time attending seeing Game in concert, in Detroit and what a pleasure it was. It was only one day before the concert we were notified by Livenation that we had media passes to attend Game’s concert at St. Andrews Hall. The Come Up Show photographer Drew is a huge fan of Game (Top 5) and I was escatic to attend this show with him. I do want to give a shout out to the Detroit hustlers out there especially the man who made us believe we were donating to the Kid Rock Foundation. He gave us 2 Wendy’s gift card supposedly worth 50 bucks and we found out later they weren’t even activated!!

The show was in the basement of the St. Andrews hall which is called The Shelter and according to Drew, Eminem’s first show was in this venue. Game literally raped this show, he came out spitting Kendrick’s verse on The City which is featured on Game’s R.E.D. album. He performed his classics from The Documentary and overall a great selection of songs spanning his career. The part I was most impressed with is when he chugged half a grey goose bottle in literally 2 minutes and he spit 5-6 minute acapella non-stop!!! Definitely an entertaining show and I recommend you check out Game next time he’s in town. Check out the photography that was shot by Drew and video footage is coming soon!!

Droppin’ Knowledge, Friday night at the Rivoli, was a hip-hop show in its purest form. 3 dope acts, an entertaining master of ceremonies, a great resident DJ, and a fun-loving, packed crowd all for the low price of $15. Continue to the full post to read the review and see the full photo gallery.

Since our AMAZING interview with The Airplane Boys is premiering in less than 24 hours, I decided to share the photo gallery of their performance at the Snoop Dogg concert. I swear we work with the best photographers from Drew aka Andrew Stephenson to Danielle Da Silva, I’m happy to have met these talented photographers and watch their progress with every picture.

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Make sure to read the review of The Smokers Club Tour 2011, what an AMAZING show this was. I’m still in shock from Method Man’s set. Photography by Danielle Da Silva make sure to check out more galleries on The Come Up Show.

The Weeknd Tent Party was a perfect way to end homecoming. If you ask me what I thought about Abel’s performance, I was impressed on how well his voice carried over. Almost always the recorded version of a song sounds better than performing live in front of thousands but that wasn’t the case with Abel. His voice had power and range that kept the ladies screaming.

Our photographer Danielle Da Silva managed to snap a few photos check them out and let us know what you thought of the show.