NEW MUSIC: Ashanti Ft. Beenie Man - First Real Love

Sultry singer @ashanti will be dropping her fifth studio studio March 4th, entitled BraveHeart, and to set the pace the first single off the album has been released "First Real Love" with a little help from Dancehall star Beenie Man.

Take a listen, it's nice.....

New Music: Dan-E-O Immortal EP and Inevitable Album

@Daneo10 is an artist not to be slept on, if anything he is breathing life into Hip Hop with his recent releases of 'Immortal' EP and full-length album 'Inevitable'. The Emcee and actor born and raised in Toronto of Spanish and Jamaican descent, lives and breathes Hip Hop music since the age of 13, and the culture means so much to the veteran MC he even wrote a letter to confess his everlasting love in the 1996 classic Dear Hip Hop which launched Dan-E-O's career.

Although Dan-E-O's latest releases are solo projects, he meshes well with other artists, and has worked with many including Choclair, Maestro Fresh Wes, Rascalz, Wio-K, and Kardinal Offishall just to name a few....Collective projects are also notable in his work. One of the stand out groups coming out of Canada is Monolith - the group released the EP 'The Lone Awaited' in 1998; and currently Dan-E-O is working as part of a duo group partnering with fellow MC Promise, together known as Perfeck Strangers.

Read more, listen to Dan-E-O's latest tracks and purchase links for Immortal and Inevitable after the jump...

NEW MUSIC: Andreena - 'Terminator'

The talented Andreena has released the visuals for a single off her latest album Naked and the track does not disappoint. The lyrics for the single Terminator is clearly about betrayal of love, and delivered in a smoothed out fashion expressing human emotions; however the video is edgy as homeboy who plays the 'cheater' got death with at the end of the video, which was directed by 'The Russian'.

Read more and check the video for Terminator inside....

NEW RELEASE: Glenn Lewis New Album 'Moment of Truth'

His latest album represents what he does best @BeingGlennLewis and giving the people what they want to hear - it's been a while! Toronto's own RnB crooner Glenn Lewis is back with a new album 'Moment of Truth' which was released October 15th, and Lewis has put in his efforts to bring back the essence of the RnB sound, that has taken twists and turns over the years in a direction unfavorable to some music lovers, and with his forth album he is getting attention and praise with the first single off Moment of Truth - "Can't Say Love".

Read more and listen to Glenn Lewis -"Can't Say Love" and "All My Love" featuring Melanie Fiona.

NEW MUSIC: Lil' Kim - "Dead Gal Walking" + Lil' Kim's New Video "Looks Like Money"

@LilKim the 'Queen Bee' herself welcomed Halloween with the release of  "Dead Gal Walking" which has a dancehall and street vibes; and the 3 times platinum selling artist describes the track by saying "It's a very strong, serious record, but at the same time, feel-good....There's a lot of things that can turn you into a dead girl or dead man walking, and nobody wants to be that" she told MTV News, and adds "So, I guess my message is don't become a dead girl or dead man walking...Live your life right".

The track will be on Kim's upcoming mixtape which was push back and now Hard Core 2K13 is due out November 29th.

Check out "Dead Gal Walking", and Lil Kim's latest video, plus and her recent perform with Kendrick Lamar at the Barclay Center....

NEW MUSIC: Michie Mee ft. JD Era - 'Stand Right Beside Him'

Earlier this year, self proclaimed 'Bad Gyal' who is the first lady of Hip Hop in Canada @MichieBadGyalMe heated up the dancehall charts with the track "Bad Gyal Bubble" letting everyone know she hasn't gone any where, including those standing in her lane, and with the release of Michie's latest track, that is clear. JD Era is featured on "Stand Right Beside Him" produced by Snaz, the track is delivered in Ms. Jamaican Funk dancehall signature style as she acknowledges the good men out here, and it's important to stand firm and support him as his queen.

For me, the visuals captures the workout and on-going conditioning it takes for both sides in a relationship to keep it strong, with the male boxers sparring in the ring, with Michie Mee looking on and working it out herself. The video is directed by Dubplate Films

Check it!

NEW MUSIC: Big Sean - Control (HOF) ft. Kendrick Lamar & Jay Electronica

IT'S ON! Some may have heard by now, the electrical current that has bored a hold in the hip hop musical landscape; that being MC #KendrickLamar, in what I would consider injecting one of the elements and essence of what it means to be an MC in hip hop culture. There is a lot of buzz coming from hip hop fans in social media, and hip hop artists alike surrounding Kendrick's featured verse on Big Sean's track 'Control' (HOF) which also features Jay Electronica. The track did not make it onto to Big Sean's latest album; but Hot 97 's Funkmaster Flex premiered the track yesterday and has since been all the talk. Why? KL is not only letting everyone know in his lyrics that he is the best, he telling his fellow comrades that he is stepping his game up and they need to do the same if the even want to compete! KL calls out names of other rappers on 'Control', not in a diss sense, but acknowledging the new school, naming J. Cole, Wale (who response in Rolling Out), A$AP Rocky, Drake, Meek Mill, Pusha T and others; knowing they are talented HOWEVER need to step-it-up because rapping about strip clubs - strippers and money ain't gonna cut it! Also, because the game is whacked up right now, Lamar went ahead and claimed not only the west coast, but New York City as well!

Read more and listen to 'Control' inside....

NEW MUSIC: Lindo P - 'Trayvon Martin Tribute'

Toronto artist @iamtheLindoP (Lindo P) released his tribute track a few months back, dedicated to fallen teenager #TrayvonMartin; who's story and name will now be a part of American history. Lindo P who is active in the dancehall and club scene in Toronto, is a former member of hip-hop artist collective out of Scarborough, Ontario 'Black Jays', who intro themselves in the 1990's - the group included Kardinal Offishall, Solitair, Estelle, Nina Sky, and more.

Lindo P's tribute track has no formal song title; simply dedicating the track to Trayvon Martin and other young black men (Travares McGill, Oscar Grant, Sean Bell, and Aaron Campbell to name a few) who were also killed; and in the eyes of many seeing injustice as a reflection on these lives taken away and also largely on the unfair treatment of African Americans in the United States within the U.S. justice system.

Lindo P's tribute contains sample of hip hop heavy weight  BDP (Boogie Down Productions) 'Jack Of Spades'.

Check it....

NEW MUSIC: Toronto Producer 'WondaGurl' Receives Production Credit On Jay-Z's New Album MCHG

@WondaGurlBeats is breaking ground by appearing on Jay-Z's latest released album as a producer, along side mega-producers Timbaland, Swiss Beatz, and Pharrell Williams...Being she is only 16-years-old, being she is from Brampton, Ontario (T-Dot stand up), being she is young, humble and talented.

Ebony Oshynrinde who goes by her artist name 'WondaGurl' just completed the 11th grade, also just completed her first major production credit on the highly anticipated Jay-Z album Magna Carta Holy Grial for the track 'Crown', which was release digitally today. Wondergurl tells The Toronto Star newspaper... "It's a really good feeling. I want to show young people that they can do it. Anybody can be successful. It doesn't matter where you're from."

Read more on this amazing artist, watch Wondagurl compete at 'Battle of the Beats' and watch her interview with CHRY 105.5FM radio inside....

NEW MUSIC: Eddie Murphy ft. Snoop Lion - 'Redlight'

We know reggae music is one of most influential music in the world, for very good reason, (I'm not saying that just because of my Jamaican background), the music embraces everyone; with it's rhythms and messages; which recently influenced well-known hip-hop artist Snoop Dog, who now goes by the name Snoop Lion - signifying his musical cross-over to reggae music, and spiritual transformation to rastafari culture. Snoop has enlisted a major Hollywood star known for his multi-talents which includes singing, but who knew legendary comedian Eddie Murphy could belt out a reggae tune!?

Check the music video for Eddie Murphy ft. Snoop Lion -"Redlight".....

VIDEO: Lauryn Hill And Her Children Perform Onstage + New Track "Neurotic Society"

Despite numerous letters of support from family, friends and business associates that included Stevie Wonder and Alicia Keys to the judge in the tax case surrounding Lauryn Hill, in which she has paid off over $950,000 towards tax liabilities; the judge was unaffected, and Ms. Hill has been sentence to three months in jail, three months of house arrest, and nine months of supervised released, and is schedule to begin July 8th.

In the mist of her legal woes, Lauryn Hill has recently signed a deal with Sony Music and released a new track earlier this month entitle "Neurotic Society" and will be releasing more music in the coming months. Which is a positive sign Ms. Hill is pushing beyond the odds, and another indication of that is Lauryn's performance last week at The Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York; where four of her six children joined her onstage to entertain the crowd.

Lauryn celebrates her 38th b-day today! Happy Birthday Lauryn!

Watch the video of the performance inside and check the track 'Neurotic Society'....

New Music: Raekwon ft. JD Era - "Whatever Baby"

Toronto's very own JD Era is featured on Raekwon's latest joint "Whatever Baby" (which has a sample of Soul crooner Maxwell) and the track is the follow up to The Chef's 'Lost Jewlry' EP. This track is a gear up for the release of 'F.I.L.A.' which is reportedly out in June. Listen to Raekwon "Whatever Baby" ft. JD Era  inside...

New Music: Drake - "5AM in Toronto" + Drake Will Narrate for Kentucky Wildcats Documentary

Drake's side-kick and main producer Noah "40" Shebib released a new track via twitter earlier today entitled '5AM in Toronto'. On this track Drake is going hard, bussin' shots at his haters and biters. 5AM in Toronto is produced by Boi-1da and is somewhat of a follow-up to his freestyle '9AM in Dallas', which maybe included on Drake's next album to be released later in the year.

Listen to the track inside, plus details on Drizzy's up-coming narration for NCAA basketball documentary.

T.O. Spotlight: Prisca Kase

@PriscaKase is a Pop and R&B artist who discovered her love of music and singing from an early age while living Paris, France where she was born and raised by her parents who were active singers in choirs. Prisca moved to Toronto, Ontario at the age of three where she now resides, and is making moves in the music industry from early - the 18 year old songstress already is learning how to adjust in order to benefit as an artist in industry. The aspiring vocalist stopped by the CHRY studio couple months ago to debut her single with Kassiopia Entertainment 'What You Wanna Do' featuring reggae artist Sizzla Kalonji. Although P. Kase recognizes herself as a pop/ r&b artist, she says that any music that feels good to her she will vibe with, and that also influences her song writing. Listen to Prisca Kase interview with Jennifer Joy on CHRY and the tracks 'Victim' and 'What You Wanna Do' featuring. Sizzla inside....

New Music: Jon B - 'Settle Down Type'

Look who's bazzack! Rnb crooner Jon B, and it sounds like he has not missed a beat after busting on the scene in 1995 with his certified platinum debut album, Bonafide, and has now released a new track "Settle Down Type" that recently hit the net. Now, this is a welcome surprise for those that are wondering "what happened to RnB?"...as music today has definitely taken a turn; but Jon B reminds us what it's all about, as he sings about a lady who has caught his eye and ponders the thought of settling down in this hazy, mid-drift, smoothed out track.

Listen to Jon B's latest track "Settle Down Type" inside...

New Video: Mya - 'Mr. Incredible'

With the release of the visuals for "Take Him Out" a few months ago, @MISSMYA has now release another video off her 'K.I.S.S.' album entitled "Mr. Incredible" after fans voted it their favorite track off the album. It has been reported Mya has handled her latest project K.I.S.S. out of her own pocket, and some were very critical of the appearance for the video "Take Him Out" as it was not flashy enough for their taste and did not have a hundred dancers behind her. I for one on the other hand enjoyed the video for it's simplicity and being able to focus on the artist, message in the lyrics, and HER dancing. The video for "Mr. Incredible" directed by Derek Brown was also nicely done, taking Mya back to the 70's with a vintage vibe and look, while she looked glam rockin' a 'fro'.

Check Mya's video for "Mr. Incredible" inside....

NEW MUSIC: James Brown & 2Pac - 'Unchained' [Django Soundtrack]

The upcoming Quentin Tarantino film #Django Unchained is due out December 25th, and stars Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, and Christoph Waltz; also the much talked about soundtrack and the lead track "Unchained" adds to the excitment which features two late greats in music James Brown and Tupac Shakur. This track is a mash up with  2Pac's hook from "Untouchable" on top of 'The Godfather's' "The Payback" -  mixed by Tupac's engineer Claudio Cueni.

Check out something old but completely new collabo "Unchained" inisde.  The soundtrack is due December 18th.

NEW MUSIC: Classified - 'Anything Goes' ft. Saukrates & Skratch Bastid

Hip Hop MC @Classified is still pushing out music for his fans and new ears, and here is a recent track along side Saukrates and Skratch Bastid "Anyting Goes". In an article with SOHH the Nova Scotian artist says..."There's a line in the song that says ["I love hip-hop, but f*ck rap."] I'm like an old school dude. I come from like '90s, raw hip-hop, whatever you want to call it...For me, hip-hop is the cause for the DJ, the MC, it's not just the rap aspect of everything. Rap is the Flo Ridas, the crossover stuff that just has nothing to do with hip-hop, it's just the rap aspect of it. To regular folks, hip-hop is rap, and I think my mind frame is different than the how regular person thinks nowadays." Read the full article here, and check the music video for "Anything Goes" inside....

T.O. Spotlight: Sstyles - 'Rush The Radio - #Vartist Movement' [Mixtape]



#Sstyles is a 24 year old multi-talented artist out of Toronto, Ontario who has just released his second mix-tape which offers a variety of 'styles' which prompts the title '#Vartist Movement - Rush The Radio'  available now and you can listen before you buy at Amazon. Sstyles describes the term 'Vartist' as a music artist that does various genres, which represents who he is as an artist. With tracks like "Exterior Pepper" and "Energy" the influences of his Caribbean background and RnB style are present. Sstyles joined Jennifer Joy for an interview recently, on CHRY 105.5 FM where he explained more about why he represents the various sounds which is a reflection of his Trinidadian culture, and Toronto as a whole.

Read more, listen to our full interview with Sstyles, and watch his video featuring Dudsymil "T Dot We Go Hard" all inside...

NEW MUSIC: Snoop Lion - 'Here Comes The King' ft. Angela Hunte

By now, most have heard of @SnoopDogg tranformation to #SnoopLion and his new sounds on the track 'La La La'. The West Coast rapper has sold over 30 million albums worldwide, and taps into his Rastafarian side on the Major Lazer-produced track, the second single “Here Comes The King” featuring Angela Hunte off of his upcoming album, Reincarnated, which follows the documentary of the same title, which debuted Sept. 7 at the Toronto International Film Festival.

In an interview Snoop said “Anytime the spirit calls you, you gotta know that it's serious and it's real....When the spirit called me, it told me to find something that was connected towards the Bob Marley's spirit. Because I've always said that I was Bob Marley reincarnated.” *Interesting*

Check out Snoop Lion “Here Comes The King” featuring Angela Hunte inside...