Articles by Thomas Quinlan

The Battle of the Beat Makers: The Documentary

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

The Battle of the Beat Makers, a beat making competition based in Toronto and held at various times throughout the year, has hot, up-and-co...

Black.White

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

Black.White, Ice Cube’s reality TV project, draws equal inspiration from the Saturday Night Live skit where Eddie Murphy dons white make-up...

Igor Amokian

My Circuit Bent Mini EP

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

From the label that houses sci-fi nerd-core rappers Rhyme Mutilator and Megalynk 3, and noise-loving producers Chris Wild and Master Cylind...

Intricate Minds

To The Letter

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

While the obvious draw to this Intricate Minds twelve-inch is the production by Stones Throw star Oh No on "To the Letter,” it actually end...

Motion Man

Pablito's Way

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

Sure Gift of Gab threatens to outshine Motion Man on his own album with the Blackalicious front-man’s guest appearance on "One Time For You...

Ginsberg's Inkling

The Halfpenny Marvel

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

If Buck 65 had never turned his back on hip-hop and remained independent, I imagine this is somewhat how he would sound today. A Maritime t...

Red Menace

UnAmerican Activities

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

Aside from the highly successful Dope Poet Society, Toronto isn’t really known for its political rap, but that doesn’t stop the Red Menace...

Factor/Various

Famous Nights and Empty Days

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

The hardest working producer in Canadian hip-hop right now has got to be Factor. It seems like his last compilation of tracks produced by h...