When I was preparing for my interview with JD Era and Raekwon, I felt something special is really about to happen with these two teams, (Ice H20 and BMMG). Raekwon has planted the flag in Canada when he set up his Ice H20 office downtown. JD Era being the first signee, you better believe success is the outcome.

You have a very hungry JD Era who has been consistently progressing in his career; the mixtapes, singles, TV appearances on The Score and CBC, you can tell this is only the beginning. So when it was time to do this interview with JD Era and Raekwon, I wanted it to be very clear to the viewers that this is truly history in the making. Not only for JD Era but for Canadian Hip-Hop. Watch this interview and see what happens in the next few years. The Come Up Show proudly presents our interview with JD Era and Raekwon the Chef.

When I’m at the gym I Luv watching the outta shape shorties. I think it’s because the look of determination that envelops their essence is so admirable. Richie Sosa

Imagine being just down the parking lot from the Snoop Dogg concert and you with 10-15 artists from Toronto about to do an interview. Richie Sosa completely ripped the stage opening for Snoop Dogg, most of the London audience most likely didn’t know his music but his presence and personality made him very easy to relate. Especially his vulgar style of telling jokes. I can tell people were asking who is this guy? He’s funny and he can rap. One of the reasons I was proud to interview Richie Sosa, I asked him what people should expect when they follow him on twitter, Sosa shows respect for Drake and talks about Outta Shape shorties. Make sure to also check out our full interview with Sese, Jesse and J Probs and the other homies in this interview.

First I have to say I’m thankful I got the chance to interview Game because I was only granted a media pass for photography and video for his concert at the St.Andrews Hall in Detroit.

I hustled my way backstage and convinced a member of Game team to do an interview. Shout out to whoever his videographer was because he pulled off this interview for me. Being a Game fan for a long time, I was excited to get the chance to interview him. Especially since he couldn’t cross the border last year so we drove all the way to Detroit to be able to cover his show. I had around 5-7 questions prepared and I’m not sure if I caught the Game in a bad mood, or maybe he just doesn’t like interviews but I felt like I got stiffed a little bit. I maintained my composure and kept going with my questions, now when I watch this interview I laugh hard especially at 1:38 in the interview. Check the interview for sure as I try to ask Game about Heavy D, Kendrick Lamar, Toronto and what music means to him.

That’s nothing more I love than doing interviews with artists who are constantly grinding, putting themselves out there, progressing and stand for something real. It’s easy for me and other interviewers to want to cover musicians who have blown up but I find it more meaningful when I’m interviewing an artist on their journey to success.

That’s why I’m excited to present our interview with Vancouver based Hip-Hop artist Sonreal. In the past couple of years he has released countless singles, freestyles, music videos and mixtapes like Where’s Waldo and The Lighyear which you can cop at Sonreal’s website. I caught up with Sonreal in Toronto and he talked to me about his progress, the honesty in his music and why we won’t be moving from Vancouver to Toronto any time soon.

What an amazing interview Ghostface Killah gives us, he talks about the power of music, specifically Hip-Hop, how he conducts his live performance, how the Canadian audiences treated him and his beliefs about God.

If you look at most Top Producer lists of 2011, T-Minus is number one and for good reason. This is the same producer that created hits like DJ Khaled’s I’m On One, Lil Wayne’s She Will, Nicki Minaj’s Moment For Life, Ludacris’ How Low, and he produced four tracks on Drake’s latest album Take Care; Underground Kings, HYFR, We’ll Be Fine, and The Motto.

I’m excited about this interview because I feel that T-Minus is finally starting to get recognition from media outlets but there are many Hip-Hop fans who haven’t put his name, his face, to his production credits. That’s why The Come Up Show is proud to present this interview as we feel that we’re hepling accomplish this goal for T-Minus, even though he might not need it in the near future. T-Minus invited us to his home in Ajax, Ontario which is 20 minutes north of Toronto and in our interview he tells me how Just Blaze’s I Really Mean It and Kanye West Through the wire inspired him to become a producer. T-Minus also describes his creative process, how he feels that Drake is really a great producer, and what’s next for him in 2012 and beyond. We present our first interview of 2012 T-Minus on The Come Up Show.

Name a member of Roc-a-Fella other than Jay-z that is still putting work in? Who is releasing quality music, focused on their grind from the dynasty? I can’t think of too many, except Philadelphia Freeway. In the past few years Freeway signed with indie label Rhymesayers (home to Atmosphere, Brother Ali), he released The Stimulus Package album produced entirely with Jake One, the Statik-Free EP with Statik Selektah and he is currently working on another album titled Diamond In the Ruff.

I caught up with Freeway in Toronto, he told me how stays relevant as an artist, what music means to him, the CNN piece they did on Freeway, how he uses technology to his advantage when most artists are complaining. Another great interview with Freeway check it out on The Come Up Show.

We turn….my show just turns into…if you can picture a concert, mixed with Caribana, mixed with Aerobics, mixed with a fraternity party. Coming to a show is a whole different experience….Kardinal Offishall

All I have to say that it was pleasure to have Kardinal Offishall call in to The Come Up Show. Just listen to this interview with Kardinal and the rest speaks for itself. See you this Thursday Nov 10 @ The Wave. Email me at info(@)thecomeupshow.com to purchase tickets for only 20 bucks.

You might have seen The Airplane Boys open up for Big Sean, J.Cole’s Canadian World Tour, or Snoop Dogg this past summer. The Airplane Boys have also been featured on magazines like The Vibe and blogs like 2 Dope Boyz. It was The Come Up Show’s turn to sit down with these talented artists and we did so at the Snoop Dogg concert in London, Ontario.

I was curious to know what The Airplane Boys approach was to their live performance, since they have opened for legends and current superstars. The Airplane Boys also discuss their influences and how it shaped them as the artists they are today and last but not least they talk about their fans and what they mean to them. If you haven’t already download their latest mixtape Where You’ve Been and make sure to check out the photo gallery of their performance.

by Geoffrey Granka

Noel Cadastre gets happier the harder he works. He crossed paths with Aubrey Graham and Noah Shebib while working at a recording studio in Mississauga. He was the only one willing to work an awkwardly scheduled late shift. Nobody who knew Noel would be surprised he was willing to work a last minute shift. Just as nobody can be all that surprised that he was then asked to go on the road with Drake and 40 to help finish what would become Thank Me Later. A couple million international sales later, he’s very happy these days.

Noel sat down with The Come Up Show to geek about studio gear, the upcoming Take Care, and offer insight to working with one of the biggest artists of the decade so far.

Click below to check out the full interview.

When people ask how my interview was with a certain artist, my most common answer is that they are down to earth, humble, cool, etc. In my interview with Stalley just by watching you can tell how confident, focused, and yes humble he is. We talked about his hometown of Massillion, Ohio, why he chose to align himself with Maybach Music Group, the joy he gets performing as an artist on the come up and much more.

Make sure to also check out a clip we released from this interview about the genre of Intelligent Trunk Music.