Category: Rap

End the War on the Holiday Rap Convention

There is a War on the Holiday Rap Convention and we are sick of it. That’s why I have banded together with John Smith, Nestor Wynrush, Lonnie Ce, 3Peat and Cvlt Wvffle to end the insanity. Every year when we report Haters assaults on the traditions of the Holiday Rap Convention, the crazy loons begin… Continue reading End the War on the Holiday Rap Convention

Anyone Who’s Anyone (Will Die)

Last spring I played a show with a group from Winnipeg called Ghost Twin. The two members and I developed a mutual respect for each other, and ended up becoming friends. Ghost Twin are made up of a married couple, both of whom work in film in Winnipeg. Their dancy goth electronica (for lack of… Continue reading Anyone Who’s Anyone (Will Die)

If And Only If

There’s a lot of interesting hip-hop being made in Winnipeg right now. Some of the artists who have been around for a while are returning to form after a lull and are starting to put out music again. Additionally, some younger artists are starting to prove themselves, putting out music that speaks to the new… Continue reading If And Only If

New Magnum KI Album

Magnum KI has a brand new album. And to celebrate we’re having a party on December 19th at the West End Cultural Centre in Winnipeg! Select is very different than the first Magnum KI record. Although the foundation of Ismaila’s rap and raggae vocals over Kutdown’s boom-bap beats remains intact, there’s also plenty of new elements… Continue reading New Magnum KI Album

Introducing: Sugar Pill Gang (Pip Skid, Speed Dial 7, Rob Crooks)

Pip Skid and I have been making quite a bit of music together lately. But Sugar Pill Gang is the first album we’ve built as a team from the ground up. Of course, we didn’t do it by ourselves. Speed Dial 7 raps on it too, not to mention the fact that he co-produced it with… Continue reading Introducing: Sugar Pill Gang (Pip Skid, Speed Dial 7, Rob Crooks)

CKUW and UMFM present: Factor and the Chandeliers “Woke Up Alone” tour, with Pip Skid, Butter Pretzels and Rob Crooks August 31st in Winnipeg

When you you’re living in the Canadian prairies, summer is a mind-fuck. The winter’s are so long, and dark, and cold that the only thing keeping you from falling asleep in the snow and freezing to death is the hope, sometimes surer than others, that summer is coming. But we fantasize about it and idealize… Continue reading CKUW and UMFM present: Factor and the Chandeliers “Woke Up Alone” tour, with Pip Skid, Butter Pretzels and Rob Crooks August 31st in Winnipeg

Mid Summer Update

It’s been a long time, I should’ve left you without a blog post to step to. So here is a little update of what’s going on with me and my mind: Before I put out the Hearts EP, I worked on a lot of other people’s music. It was fun, and at the time seemed… Continue reading Mid Summer Update

Birdapres & Rob Crooks’ New Single “Pump Up the Volume”

        Birdapres and I are different than most rappers you may meet in Winnipeg. We’re both poor men’s intellectuals, with a long reading list of paper backs resting on our bedside tables. Although we are fundamentally influenced by the movement that came out of the Bronx in the 1970s, our musical influences… Continue reading Birdapres & Rob Crooks’ New Single “Pump Up the Volume”