With smash singles like Africa, Yalla Habibi, and so many more. Karl Wolf and I discuss about his journey to success, what it’s like for a Lebanese artist in the music industry and what music means to him.
Red Bull Thre3Style is an innovative concept that gives highly skilled DJs a platform to battle, perform, gain notoriety and express themselves in a party atmosphere. Unlike other DJ battles that are based on more technical aspects, this is a creative and unique format that seeks to find the DJ that has best perfected the true art of how to rock the party. Each DJ needs to deliver a 15 minute set that incorporates a minimum of three genres of music.
A panel of music industry judges selected the winners based on track selection, creativity, mixing skills, stage presence and crowd reaction.
Each night is ended with a special headlining performance from Canadian DJ legend Skratch Bastid.
The winner of the Canadian National Final will earn a trip to play at the World Final in Paris, France in December 2010, and compete against winners from 13 countries to be crowned the first Global Red Bull Thre3Style Champion. This is truly international as the competition will go through countries such as Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador, France, Japan, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States.
The Come Up Show team had lots of fun at this event, we witnessed some great DJ’s. From DJ B Nutz who brought out a CHAIN SAW in the middle of his set to DJ Bounce who sported a Michael Jackson jacket.
This is M-Kutz set, the DJ who won the London challenge.
Justin “Dynamic” Gunderson has enough energy to power a fleet of hybrid cars, enough soul to raise a church roof, and enough music in his blood to contaminate the average man.
It began in Ottawa, Ontario. Dynamic wasn’t rapping then, but he would listen to “Flawless” another local emcee. Within a month the light-skinned 16-year-old began writing his own rhymes — rhymes he remembers as being really bad at first. Gradually, they started to get better as Dynamic put down the pen and began composing out loud, without writing anything down.
Now, when it’s time to write, he can do that or he can sit down, open his mind and and in no time line after line of socially conscious, well-crafted rhymes comes spilling forth, something he attributes largely to what he calls a “connection with God.”
Since then, he has written hundreds of tracks, with lines like “When you ride, you better devour the mileage, ‘Cause they’ll kill you if they know you got some powerful knowledge, or They cant kill everyone off like Tupac so they don’t, they give us AIDS, SARS and flu shots, and It doesn’t matter if your black or white but if youre mixed it matters cause then theres no KKK or Black Panthers.
“We were on a real roll at one point — we thought we were going to get famous,” he said, laughing. “But then the realities of business set in.”
So he learned to play ball. That first EP sold 1000 copies, 700 of which they sold on the streets on Canada Day, his first real experience with Guerilla marketing. From there he recorded the Broken Mix Tape which sold 200 copies, the NuStyle Mix Tape which sold 1000 copies, and then the I Ain’t Got Much Mix Tape with
Dialekt, which sold 700 copiesWithin 15 months, Dynamic had seen four musical projects through to completion, sold almost 3000 copies of his work and produced Ottawa’s first hip hop DVD series, Hold it Down which sold over 500 copies in its first month on the streets alone.
Dynamic is currently living in Toronto, On. and focusing on school, radio, television, film and music. Like every verse he writes and every chorus he perfects, these projects have come together so seamlessly it’s as though they’re meant to happen. But where the real magic happens for him is onstage. “This is where I thrive,” he says, “with a mic in my hand onstage, there’s nothing like it.” Dynamic will certainly keep writing and producing while cultivating his gift for taking a beat and putting just the right touch on it, and whittling a track down to its purest form without breaking a sweat.
This is what impressed about Dynamic.
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In 2008 Angerville released the album “Rebellion” on iTunes. After the buzz they had created with the “Anger Management” EP and their first mixtape “This Hits For Free” the Toronto based Rap group knew they had alot to live up to. The album was produced entirely by Gamshooter and featured the #1 Rap city video and TIMA nominated track “Dear Dad”.
Here is what the critics had to say about it:
“Sometimes it seems like Toronto has an endless supply of street rappers emulating the American formula, so it’s refreshing when a group like Angerville comes along to represent the T-dot properly. While Angerville rappers Fortunato and Conscious Thought are still spitting raps from a street perspective, there’s obviously thought and care put into their lyrics.”
Thomas Quinlan, Exclaim Magazine (March 1, 2008)
“Angerville on the otherhand just makes rap from the heart – it tends to be a hardcore, thugged out heart at times – but still they basically make hip-hop about their life and circumstances. In the end, Angerville’s rap sounds more like the hardcore NY street hop that dominated the 1990s than the Classifieds and DL Incognitos of the world. That’s no slight to either Classified or DL as I enjoy them both, but if you like your rap hardcore and banging you’d do well to check out Angerville.
Music Vibes: 7 of 10 Lyric Vibes: 7 of 10 TOTAL Vibes: 7 of 10″
Pedro “DJ Complejo” Hernandez, Rapreviews.com (Dec 9, 2008)
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This is the first song they sent me and I have been a fan since then.
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What: Laura G album and video release party.
Where: Exhale Lounge Corner of Richmond and King.
When: March 27, Doors open at 9 and Show starts at 10 pm.
Tickets: $10 at the door.
Laura G has just announced the release of her new album, ” I AM”, signified with a red carpet event. Proceeds from the album sales will be going to March of dimes. In tandem, Laura will be debuting her premier music video produced by Wreckless Crew Productions.
Opening out the night will be local sensations Orlando Valencia and Bascrom Kiri.
With a sophisticated twist on modern live events, this evening is shaping up to be an affair to remember.
What: Sum-01- Oh No She Didn’t EP
Where: Sum-01 Website and you can also listen to the complete EP on Bandcamp and at NYC Stylz 394 Richmond Street.
Genre: Hip-Hop
Here is a little background on Sum-01.
I recommend checking out Sum-01 on The Come Up Show.
RED BULL THRE3STYLE INVADES LONDON, ON
Time to get the party started and ignite clubgoers across Canada fifteen minutes at a time. Red Bull Thre3style is preparing for rotation around the country, giving each DJ their fifteen minutes of fame. Hitting 10 cities across Canada, Red Bull Thre3Style will feature 8 of the best local DJs throwing down their best party sets followed by a special performance from Canadian DJ legend Skratch Bastid with the first show touching down in Vancouver at the Commodore Ballroom on January 28th, 2010.
The industry’s top talent – music writers, musicians, promoters, bloggers and headlining DJ’s will judge the DJs and evaluate each performer based on creativity, track selection, skills, stage presence, and audience response. The winner of each stop will move on to the National Final set to take place in Toronto on Saturday, March 13, 2010 as part of Canadian Music Week. The winner of the Canadian National Final will earn a trip to play at the World Final in Paris, France in December 2010, and compete against winners from 13 countries to be crowned the first Global Red Bull Thre3Style Champion.
What: RED BULL THRE3STYLE. A 10-City Hunt for Canada’s Best Party Rocker DJ
When: FRIDAY MARCH 5TH, 2010
Where: Up on Carling, 153 Carling Street.
Tickets: Online or go to the facebook event to purchase from a promoter.
Line up: DJ Skratch Bastid, DJ Bounce, BNutz, Ayo D, DJ Soundbwoy, Kempers, DJ Chase
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I was very excited to interview Shad once I found out he would be in our hometown. We talked about the new album, the people who inspire him, and we obviously caught his performance. Ch-check it out, brought to you by The Come Up Show and in association with L DOT ONLINE.
Shad K: London’s Prince of Hip Hop
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For those of you unfamiliar with Shad, consider checking out the main page of his website where he showcases his sickening ability to freestyle for a recorded 6 minutes. Raised in London Ontario, Shad was born in Kenya to parents of Rwandan descent; and, in a few short years he has cemented himself as one of Canada’s best hip-hop artists (‘artist’ is used deliberately). His profound and conscientious lyrics mesmerize his audiences, as they are educated on Shad’s perspective of social issues that are relevant to us all. Listening to Shad’s lyrics, themes relating to religion, love, greed, racism, and many other characteristics of the human condition are all brilliantly balanced by two central components of his character, spontaneity and humour.
Shad’s debut album When This Is Over (2005), was a self-made, self-financed venture, financed with the $17,500 he won from Kitchener-Waterloo’s 91.5 The Beat’s Rhythm of the Future talent competition. When This Is Over achieved broad appeal and respect, while receiving a sold amount of support from the grassroots hip-hop community throughout Canada. Following the success of his 2005 album, Shad signed with Black Box Recordings in 2007 and released his second album The Old Prince, which received much critical acclaim. The Old Prince (a clever play on words) is a thoughtful and thought provoking look into Shad’s perspective of various social issues. Shortly after its release, The Old Prince received a Juno nomination for Rap Recording of the Year and was nominated for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize.
The future is very bright for this talented artist, who currently attends Simon Fraser University, where he is completing his Masters Degree. Recently, Shad gained some notable recognition from Kanye West when West posted Shad’s music video, for his song ‘Compromise’ (The Old Prince, 2007), on West’s blog. We can only hope that Shad continues to produce conscientious music that seeks to inspire, educate, and uplift.
The Come Up Show’s DJ Chedo had the opportunity to interview Shad while he was in London (scheduled to perform at Call The Office). They discussed his next album, due out in May, his ambitions and the people that inspire him. To find out whom, check out the interview below.
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