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There is a growing debate on the definition of real hip hop, but this time not underground versus mainstream but real hip hop versus the new rising sub-genre hipster rap. Apparently people have a problem with this new genre because the artists have a lack of knowledge about what they rap about; for example, the [...]

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I happen to be on a blog the other day titled “Smarten Up Nas” (pretty good blog), and it got me really thinking, what is really wrong with the Rap Legend. This is not a critique on his lyrics or music catalogue but his decisions in the music business.
What makes me question Mr. Jones is [...]

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I love Toronto’s specialized events, the music is usually good, and there are a lot of good looking people (no homo) as opposed to just clubs were anybody can walk in wearing a collar or a dress. Specialized events, if you are new to term, are parties that are one offs that usually incorporate a [...]

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When ever I’m walk past an open space boutique, I often ask myself if this whole street wear thing is just smoke and mirrors. There use to be a time when street wear graphic t-shirts where made by grass-root clothing companies and where going for 20 dollars a pop, but now that same t-shirt would [...]

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I use to love hip hop growing up, but now not so much. I know that same old “it isn’t real anymore” excuse is getting tired but frankly that is exactly what it is. Along with that, the genre is lacking creativity, originality and uniqueness which has turned the whole thing into a bore.

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In this great city of Toronto we have a lot of two things; clothing lines and rappers. I personally love art and I try to keep as fresh as possible within my budget so clothing lines is what I attract to mostly. Luckily with our very diverse city, we have a great selection of unique [...]

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I am a big fan of movies, and not just the escapism aspect of it, but the whole artistic expression thing. This factor of my enjoyment makes me a natural critic of films and with that being said, sitting down and watching a horrible movie usually feels like the coldest part of hell.

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The music business is very unique and dynamic industry which sometimes makes it hard for individuals and companies to adapt and change with the trends. The basis of the industry is as follows; record labels try to anticipate the growing trends and try to use artists with there music which relates to that trend to [...]

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The other day I was watching MTV news and they were talking about a social network called second life and how virtual banks in this network where having some closures due to the real-live recession that is taking place in America. That got me thinking; have social networks gone too far and if they have [...]

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I was watching a special on television the other day which was discussing celebrities and how people are so addicted to this phenomenon. There was a statement made in this segment that made me wonder. The statement was that instead of individuals proclaiming their goal career that they would like to achieve in the entertainment [...]

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