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TO STATE OF MIND .COM - Sharing Toronto's Hip-Hop, Neighbourhoods, Politics and Culture: In the gym with T.O.'s best hoopers... The new Elite1 Pro Development League
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Sunday, July 26, 2009. In the gym with T.O.'s best hoopers. The new Elite1 Pro Development League. Ain't nothin' left for us but hoop dreams and hood tournaments/Thug coaches, whassup/Sittin' on the bench/Either that or rap." -Nas, "We Will Survive," 1999. After the game, which the Black Squad won, I speak with Mike Kennedy about his involvement in the league. He no longer plays professionally, but instead trains players through his camps and his DVD series, Complete Athletics. For sure it's the best com...
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TO STATE OF MIND .COM - Sharing Toronto's Hip-Hop, Neighbourhoods, Politics and Culture: 2oolman & Scorsese Interview - Originally published on HipHopCanada.com in March 2008
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Monday, December 05, 2005. 2oolman and Scorsese Interview - Originally published on HipHopCanada.com in March 2008. Originally published on HipHopCanada.com in March 2008. But I defy you to question the quality of 2oolman’s sound or the bite of Scorsese’s rhymes. Their chemistry and work ethic is no joke either, as the duo have finished three songs already this afternoon in just a couple of hours. 8220;In one sitting, we sat here and banged out thirteen songs,” Sese says of a past recording session...
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TO STATE OF MIND .COM - Sharing Toronto's Hip-Hop, Neighbourhoods, Politics and Culture: On the Road to Riches.... Rapper/Producer Rich Kidd's Journey from the Bottom of the Can
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Wednesday, September 09, 2009. On the Road to Riches. Rapper/Producer Rich Kidd's Journey from the Bottom of the Can. The other day I was listening to my favourite radio show, Flow 93.5's OTA Live, and co-host Ty Harper said that one cannot claim to be following what's going on in Toronto hip-hop if they don't have Rich Kidd's new We On Some Rich Kidd Sh*t 3. Mixtape. Considering that a staggering eight tracks. Album was mixed back in 2006. You only started making beats about four or five years ago. ...
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TO STATE OF MIND .COM - Sharing Toronto's Hip-Hop, Neighbourhoods, Politics and Culture: Blue Jay Fitteds: Style, or Something Bigger?
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Thursday, March 27, 2014. Blue Jay Fitteds: Style, or Something Bigger? I originally posted this article way back in September 2009 under the title "A New Era in T.O. style." Nearly five years later, the thought that young Black Torontonians would shun Blue Jays caps feels foreign, but do we still struggle with our civic hip-hop identity? I got my Air Force Ones/My Blue Jay fitted/Brings back memories of when Joe Carter hit it." -Jack Flawless, "Blue Jay Fitted.". Toronto artist L. is best known for ...
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TO STATE OF MIND .COM - Sharing Toronto's Hip-Hop, Neighbourhoods, Politics and Culture: The Smugglaz... Exporting Jane and Finch Hip-Hop
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Thursday, February 18, 2010. The Smugglaz. Exporting Jane and Finch Hip-Hop. They made their name in the streets first, going by the name N.V.G. and traveling to battles in Rexdale and Scarborough and recording with veterans Infinite, Frankie Payne and a young Mayhem Morearty. They appeared on Rocstone's single and video "Norpo" and met successful T.O. artists Kardinal Offishall, Saukrates and K-os at concerts around the city. They're now promoting their upcoming album Revenge Is Street.
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TO STATE OF MIND .COM - Sharing Toronto's Hip-Hop, Neighbourhoods, Politics and Culture: ABOUT
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TO STATE OF MIND first appeared as a personal blog in 2005, chronicling one young black male Torontonian’s quest to be somebody. TOstateofmind.com launched in 2009 with the mission of telling the untold stories of Toronto’s hip-hop community. Now TO STATE OF MIND .COM has returned to its humble blogging roots, with the mission of sharing Toronto's hip-hop, neighbourhoods, politics and culture with the world. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Poetry x Short Stories x e-Books.
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TO STATE OF MIND .COM - Sharing Toronto's Hip-Hop, Neighbourhoods, Politics and Culture: Hip-Hop and the Juno Awards
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Thursday, July 07, 2011. Hip-Hop and the Juno Awards. I wrote this article waaay back for my blog on MySpace. MySpace! Thought I'd add it to the Classics I've been throwing up on the revamped TO STATE OF MIND .COM. Enjoy! Rappers' distaste for awards shows is nothing new. American artists from Ol' Dirty Bastard ("Wu-Tang is for the children! To Kanye West ("Pamela Anderson was in it! Have staged live- and somewhat embarrassing award show protests. But do the Junos still hold weight with the artists?