Raoul Juneja, Author at NOW Toronto

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Malik Al Nasir’s continuing spoken word legacy

February 3, 2016

HUSTLERS CONVENTION (Mike Todd). 96 minutes. Screens Saturday at Harbourfront Centre's Kuumba Festival. See more info here. For those unfamiliar with hip-hop’s roots, it’s not...

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>>> Album of the week: Classified

January 13, 2016

If starting out as a Canadian hip-hop musician in the mid-90s isn't enough of an underdog story, Halifax emcee Classified also grew up far from...

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>>> Pusha T

January 6, 2016

Few musicians can boast a career that includes being signed to Pharrell's and then Kanye's labels, picking up a Grammy nomination for Justin Timberlake's debut...

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Jadakiss

December 2, 2015

A hip-hop conversation starter has made its way into pop culture of late - who are the top rappers, past or present? - thanks to...

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Jeezy

November 18, 2015

Jeezy - Church In These StreetsUniversalIt must be a balancing act for an originator of trap music to now be one of rap's loudest political...

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Jeezy

November 18, 2015

It must be a balancing act for an originator of trap music to now be one of rap's loudest political voices, but Jeezy makes sure...

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>>> J Dilla

November 11, 2015

Imagine 41 undiscovered works of J.S. Bach being released to the world. To hip-hop enthusiasts (in specific) and music aficionados (in general), Dillatronic is close...

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Stretch and Bobbito: How hip-hop music got heard before it hit the mainstream

November 3, 2015

STRETCH AND BOBBITO: RADIO THAT CHANGED LIVES (Bobbito Garcia). 98 minutes. Opens Thursday. See listing. It sounds like a music industry fairy tale: A half...

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Kardinal Offishall is back

October 28, 2015

After Maestro Fresh-Wes and Michie Mee gave America their first taste of Canadian urban music in the 80s and 90s, Kardinal Offishall paved the way...

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Shirley Manson and Co. deliver big at the Phoenix

October 27, 2015

GARBAGE at the Phoenix, Monday, October 26. Rating: NNNN Even Marty McFly might not have known what year it was when Garbage took the stage....

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>>> The Game

October 21, 2015

Ten years before the release of the blockbuster film Straight Outta Compton, a young Compton emcee sporting an Eazy-E tattoo and N.W.A. chain brought hard-hitting...

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The Underachievers

October 14, 2015

The Underachievers - Evermore: The Art Of DualityBrainfeederIn the 90s, a group hailing from hip-hop's birthplace of New York City, particularly Brooklyn, would be held...