Toronto's Top 5 Hip Hop Radio Shows

Community radio has been from the very beginning - the driving force and outlet for urban music in Toronto, and more so, plays non-commercial music as a whole. To get access to the latest in the world of Hip Hop coming out south of the border in the U.S.A. in its raw form at the time, thousands of people across Canada and abroad tuned in (if they could pick up a signal) to hip hop shows supported by community radio stations, primarily based in University campuses within the Toronto area. The most prominent hip hop show launched in 1983 was aired on CKLN-FM 88.1 within Ryerson University  - was The Fantastic Voyage, hosted by Ron Nelson (@djronnelson)....The program aired every Saturday from 12p - 4p and is said 500,000 listeners tuned in each week.

Read more on the iconic Hip Hop radio show that started it all, and the top 5 shows on the air waves today out of Toronto for your dose of hip hop music....

The Fantastic Voyage was a staple for hip hop disciples, as the show not only played music not heard on commercial radio, but also was the classroom and stage that helped to promoted the unheard talents coming out of the city and the country; and leading the charge was the now champions Michie Mee and Maestro Fresh-Wes. The show played a major role in building a bridge with U.S. artists, one of the first radio stations to play KRS-1 - Boogie Down Productions "The Bridge Is Over" before it was released on vinyl was on The Fantastic Voyage show.

Fast forward to 2014, and there are numerous hip hop shows to tune into - still situated on community radio stations such as CHRY 105.5 FM and CIUT 89.5 FM, and with the various options today which radio show is the best in the city representing hip hop and hip hop music coming out of the city, further more Canada. Well, blogTO has complied a list of the Top 5 Hip Hop Radio Shows in Toronto, for those in search of his or hers hip hop fix still being delivered on the radio dial.

You will notice the shows listed are on-air in the evenings, and I myself tend to tune into radio during morning to daytime hours, and now that 'The Real Morning Rush' show is no longer on the air waves of CHRY, I catch the Drill Squad on CIUT, the core of the show is hip hop but they tend to mix it up a bit with other genres of urban music.

blogTO - Top 5 Hip Hop Radio Shows in Toronto:

Stylistik Endeavors - CUIT 89.5 FM..... Fridays 8pm - 10pm

Back Road Radio - CHRY 105.5 FM.....Mondays 6pm - 8pm

Higher Ground - CUIT 89.5 FM.....Thursdays 8pm -10pm

Stolen Moments - CIUT 89.5 FM.....Tuesdays 3pm - 5pm

MasterPlan Show - CIUT 89.5 FM.....Saturdays 8pm - 10pm