Rap Archives - A Journal of Musical Things

When did rap come to Canada? This graphic looks at the early years.

Here’s another graphic from Cameron Gordon’s Completely Ignored, this time looking at the early days of rap and hip-hop in

[If you dig into the history of rap, you’ll find more references to Donald Trump that you might expect. The

Back to work? Or are you taking the rest of the week and starting anew Monday? A bit of both?

Damn, I hope I’m this in touch with music when I enter by sunset years. You rock, dude.

Popular music has long been feared by those in power. They’re afraid of the messages and passions that can inculcate

People who can beatbox–i.e. create beats with their mouth–can make some fascinating sounds. This MRI shows what’s happening inside the

This is one of the stranger musical comparisons I’ve run across. I’ve had the pleasure of speaking with and sharing

It was on this day in 1970 that Bobby Orr scored THAT goal, the one with him flying through the

The First Annual Toronto Vinyl Summit is TONIGHT! You’re coming, right? And in other music news for May 9, 2018…

There are just some things that shouldn’t mix. Oil and water. Nitro and glycerine. Tequila and–well, it’s probably not a

Roughly two weeks after the Parkland shooting in Florida, a New York man is facing felony charges after a song

Sam Galet in Conversation with TBP Podcast Ep 003 August 5, 2020
Sam Galet is one of the sponsorship industry’s most successful connectors. Over his 20+ year career, he has been directly involved in leading a number of massive sports, entertainment and lifestyle sponsorships, endorsements and naming rights deals. From an early age, Sam knew what he wanted to achieve in his career and he set his […]
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Dave Krikst in Conversation with TBP Podcast Ep 002 July 29, 2020
Dave Krikst (aka My Man D) is the creative mind behind many of the most memorable shareable off the court or ice moments in Canadian sports over the last 20 years. Throughout his career, starting early on with theScore television network and Rogers Media’s’ FAN 590, and then with Bell Media’s TSN, Dave has established […]
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Launch Day – The Backstage Project Podcast July 23, 2020
Welcome to the launch of The Backstage Project Podcast! I’m Mark Silver, and I’ll be your guide as we weave our way through the history, here and now, and future of the Canadian sports and entertainment landscape. The Backstage Project Podcast takes you on a journey into the sports and entertainment world. We focus on […]
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