Ultra Magnus is going to be playing a pair of back-to-back shows in Toronto on September 20 and 21, 2024. The first is for the album release party for two albums from The Mighty Rhino, and the rest of the bill includes B1 the Architect, Skizza, and of course, The Mighty Rhino. The following night is the release party for Es & Shark’s Reflections album featuring a bigger line-up of performers, including The Legend Adam Bomb, the Sons of Boom Bap All-Stars (Mark Jordan, B1 the Architect, Skizza, Thronethief, The Mighty Rhino and Ultra Magnus), Es & Shark, and a producer showcase. Take note: both are early shows!
Skratch Bastid is returning home to Halifax, NS with his Bastid’s BBQ event on September 7, 2024, and Tachichi & LXVNDR will be joining a stacked bill of performers that also includes Jorun Bombay and Skratch Bastid. There’s also a breaking battle showcase and delicious food! What? What? Win! Win!
Mickey O’Brien’s second single from Post Cards is dropping on Sept 3, and we would love if you pre-saved it on you favourite streaming service. You can do that here.
The Dirty Sample drops the first single from his upcoming beat tape Beats to Murder Rappers To.
“The Darkness” is the first single from The Dirty Sample’s sequel to his dark and deadly beat tape, Beats To Murder Rappers To, released last year. The series blends banging boom bap and b-movie aesthetics for a perfect soundtrack to the Halloween season. “The Darkness” serves as an homage to carnival mad houses – its mirrored walls, trap doors, ghouls, and murderers. With a backdrop of heavy drums, bass synths, and eerie/airy effects, it’s easy to imagine your most hated rapper trapped in this house, going mad, and falling to their death through a candle-lit trap door onto a bed of broken glass. This is only the first beat treat of three leading to the release of Beats To Murder Rappers 2 on Halloween.
Mickey O’Brien is about to embark on the first stretch of his Post Cards Tour by hitting up 11 Canadian cities from one coast to the other. Copies of the EP will be available on vinyl and in a special CD package far in advance of the official release on September 20.
Here’s the flyer with all the tour dates, and below it are the links to the Facebook event page for each show.
The vinyl has arrived! In time for Mickey’s Post Cards tour… and in plenty of time for the release date on September 20! This one is a beauty on Coke Bottle Clear vinyl with the EP on the a-side and all of the instrumentals on the b-side.
“‘Ikigai’ not only highlights [Mickey O’Brien’s] musical versatility but also underscores his commitment to meaningful storytelling through his art.” – Folded Waffle
Coverage and a brief review of Mickey O’Brien’s “Ikigai” by Folded Waffle…
