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Karriem Riggins
KARRIEM RIGGINS (DJ set) with MYMANHENRI and DJ TAKTIKS at Wrongbar (1279 Queen West), Friday (February 22), doors 9:30 pm. $10-$13. EB, MA, PDR. See... -
Toro y Moi
TORO Y MOI with Wild Belle and Dog Bite at Lee’s Palace (529 Bloor West), Sunday (February 17), doors 8 pm, $20. HS, RT, SS,... -
T.I. – Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head
Rating: NNN Despite his family man imagery and relative crossover success, T.I.'s image is still linked to his nefarious come-up. This is due in part... -
Lady Gaga
LADY GAGA at the Air Canada Centre. February 8, 2013. Rating: NNN Two years ago to the weekend, Lady Gaga made one of her more... -
Ratking – Wiki93 EP
RATKING play Parts & Labour Tuesday (February 12). See listings. Rating: NNNN One of my favourite lyrics of 2012 was from Wikispeaks, a hard-breathing, underground... -
Chief Keef – Finally Rich
Rating: NN It's unfortunate that the narrative surrounding Chief Keef is bigger than Finally Rich, the record containing the haranguing street single I Don't Like... -
A$AP Rocky – Long. Live. A$AP
Rating: NNN Just a few years ago it would have been difficult for a still-emerging major label rap artist to get away with what A$AP... -
Angel Haze
ANGEL HAZE at YES YES Y’ALL NEW YEARS EVE, Monday (Dec. 31), Annex Wreckroom (794 Bathurst St.), 10 p.m., $15 advance ($20 at the door).... -
Big Boi – Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors
Rating: NNN Outkast are one of rap's best, so it's comforting to know that the group's slow dismantlement hasn't rendered rappers André 3000 and Big... -
Riff Raff
RIFF RAFF and THUGLI at the Hoxton. Thursday, December 6. Rating: N Last night, Riff Raff returned to Toronto for the second time in six... -
Alicia Keys – Girl On Fire
Rating: NN Alicia Keys's debut single, Fallin', was vital and heartbreaking, but as piano-and-pathos became her template, the music crept closer to commercially passable and... -
Rich Kidd and Sonreal
Rich Kidd and Sonreal at The Rivoli, Saturday, December 1. Rating: NNN Rich Kidd should be more famous. Through a rugged and idiosyncratic self-produced mixtape... -
Heems – Wild Water Kingdom
Rating: NNN Wild Water Kingdom is the second full-length mixtape from Himanshu Kumar Suri, aka Heems, the quick-witted, incisive Das Racist lead rapper who wilfully... -
Esthero – Everything Is Expensive
Rating: NN Before the Weeknd, there was Esthero. The Toronto singer was a forerunner of the space-filled, hip-hop-indebted soul being made by a gaggle of... -
Action Bronson – Rare Chandeliers
Rating: NNNN With every release, Action Bronson rewrites his personal mythos. During his two-year career he's gone from a wisecracking, heavy-lidded foodie (2011's Bon Appetite......
