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MIMS Forgotten Treasures
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Forgotten Treasure: Shades of Culture “Mindstate” (1998)

So I went to the 2nd edition of the Montreal Hip Hop Awards last night and found myself feeling pretty confused about the Montreal Hip Hop scene. It seems we all have our own definition of what Hip Hop is, which is to be expect...
by MF Gold
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MIMS Future Classics
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Future Classic: Dead Obies “Collation vol.1″

Dead Obies you’re killing me! I honestly can’t even listen to anything else since I coped this free album on bandcamp this Saturday morning. I’m talking the kind of album that you immediately transfer to your iphone, ipod...
by MF Gold
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Video Dig: Fela Kuti Interview extract from film Konkombe

“Yes if you are in England, the music can be an instrument of enjoyment. You can sing about love, you can sing about whom you’re going to bed with next! But in my own environment, my society is under developing because of a...
by MF Gold
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Future Classic: Loe Pesci “DMT with Joe Rogan”

They don’t call him the King for nothing. Loe Pesci is an acclaimed King of the Dot Battle MC, one half of the Hip-Hop duo OG Hindu Kush, a Montreal Swag promoter, and of course a sick solo artist! Just over two weeks ago he ...
by MF Gold
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MIMS Forgotten Treasures
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Forgotten Treasure: A Tribe Called Quest “Bonita Applebum” (1990)

Well actually I don’t really think I can say that ‘Bonita Applebum’ is forgotten treasure cause anyone who’s anyone in the hip-hop world has this track on replay every couple of months but after going to Phife’s show ...
by MF Gold
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Video Digs
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Black Glovez ‘La Cypher’ ft. Aiza (Video)

Fun Fact: Lauryn Hill was 20yrs old when The Fugees’ The Score dropped. That really puts the idea of ‘young’ in perspective cause let’s be real those were definitely not some juvenile lyrics that she brought to the tabl...
by MF Gold
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Video Digs
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Monk.E & Sola “Voir ton Soul” Production by Kenlo (Video)

Montreal you don’t stop! Seriously I’m getting artistic seizures from all the treasures coming out of this city. Monk.E, the well-known Montreal visual artist and MC just dropped an amazing new video “Voir ton soul” pro...
by MF Gold
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MIMS Future Classics
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Future Classic: Krystale & Kaytradamus “Sweet Tooth”

Krystale hit my radar near the end of last year being a part of huge wave of female vocalists from Montreal bringing crazy flavor to the game. I was instantly hooked on her raspy voice that resembles none but, cause of the hard...
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Video Digs
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Shakka “Take Our Time” (Video Dig)

Oh Snap! This guy is my first official musical crush of the New Year. Shakka’s track “Take Our Time” is an amazing remix of J Dilla’s epic “So Far to Go”. The beat, the lyrics, the video, his voice, his adorable fac...
by MF Gold
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