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....

Maestro Fresh Wes Celebrates 25 Years of “Symphony In Effect”

The godfather of Canadian hip-hop #MaestroFreshWes and friends celebrated the 25th anniversary of his groundbreaking career on Saturday September 21st at Massey Hall in Toronto as part of the 7th annual Manifesto Festival. The landmark concert included performance from his JUNO Award winning debut album "Symphony In Effect" as well tracks off his 2013 collaborative album "Orchestrated Noise". Maestro celebrated with special guests including Kardinal Offishall, K-OS, Classified, Divine Brown, and more...

Read more and watch performance from the celebration and a throwback video...

Public Enemy Hypes the Crowd at the Sound Academy

Sunday night veteran rappers #PublicEnemy performed in Toronto at the Sound Academy. The hip hop legends did not begin their set until well after 10:30pm (preceded by a DJ who spun fittingly old-school hip hop), but totally brought their A-games and gave the crowd its proverbial "money's worth," something Chuck D promised himself.

Watch video of Maestro Frest Wes with choice words for Toronto Mayor Rob Ford inside...