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MuchVibe Best Rap Video (MMVA Award)
The MuchMusic Video Awards presented an annual award for Best Rap Video from 1990 to 2018. After 2002, the award was branded as MuchVibe Best Rap Video, for MuchMusic's urban music spinoff channel. Winners and nominees References {{MuchMusic Video Awards MuchMusic Video Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MuchMusic Video Awards
The iHeartRadio MMVAs were an annual awards show broadcast on Much to honour the year's best music videos that was last held in 2018. Originally debuting in 1990 as the Canadian Music Video Awards, the awards were renamed in 1995 to the MuchMusic Video Awards, reflecting the original (1984–2013) "MuchMusic" name of the Much channel. In 2016, the show was rebranded under the iHeartRadio banner after Much's parent company, Bell Media, reached a licensing agreement with iHeartMedia. In 2018, the show's full name was officially dropped. In 2019, six years after changing the name of MuchMusic to Much, and having reduced its music video programming to just one hour daily (''Much Retro Lunch''), the ceremony was not held, citing supposed scheduling conflicts with other events occurring in Toronto. Bell Media made no further announcements, and the MMVAs no longer exist, like all music programming on Much (''Much Retro Lunch'' was dropped in 2020), with the August 2018 IHeartRadio MM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingston Whig-Standard
''The Kingston Whig-Standard'' is a newspaper in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It is published five days a week, from Tuesday to Saturday. It publishes a mix of community, national and international news and is currently owned by Postmedia. It has . The Saturday edition of ''The Whig'' features a life and entertainment section, which includes a travel section, restaurant reviews, a section for kids and colour comics. History The ''British Whig'' was founded in 1834 by Edward John Barker (1799–1884) on Kingston's Bagot Street between Brock and Princess... Barker was born in Islington, a suburb of London, on New Year's Eve, 1799, emigrating to South Carolina as a child before coming to Canada in December 1832. Barker served a short naval career, appointed as surgeon's mate on the sloop Racehorse in 1819. The next decade of his life was said to be spent as a doctor in the London district of East Smithfield, though his work may have been closer to that of an apothecary. In 1821, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michie Mee
Michelle McCullock (born November 1, 1970), better known by her stage name Michie Mee, is a Canadian rapper and actress. Canada's first notable female MC, she is considered a national hip-hop pioneer. Early life and career McCullock was born in Kingston, Jamaica, later moving to Toronto, Ontario at a young age, and was raised in the city's Jane Street area, as well as the Jane and Finch neighbourhood. She began performing professionally at age 14. _Michie_Mee.html" ;"title="Biography > Michie Mee">Biography > Michie Mee''Allmusic''. Accessed on April 25, 2010. In 1985, during a concert in Toronto, Boogie Down Productions introduced her to the audience and she performed on stage. Michie Mee later teamed up with DJ L.A. Luv (Phillip Gayle) and formed the duo Michie Mee and L.A. Luv.Artist: Michie Mee & L.A. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On Wit Da Show
"On wit da Show" (also known as "On wid da Show") is a hip-hop song by Kardinal Offishall. It was the only single from his debut album ''Eye & I''. The song also appears on his second album, '' Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1''. The original version of the song was released in 1996 as a B-side of " Naughty Dread". In 1997 Kardinal recorded a remix of the original, which was released as a single.Ready to reload - Kardinal Offishall drops his debut album Eye Weekly. Accessed on December 23, 2008. Music video In the , Kardinal Offishall is shown rapping at a house party. The video was in regular rotation on < ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infinite (rapper)
Desmond Francis, better known by his stage name Infinite, is a Canadian rapper, best known for his contributions to the '' Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike'' soundtrack, and as a member of hip hop group Ghetto Concept. Raised in the Rexdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Infinite is the youngest of three brothers. He began his career as a DJ for Ghetto Concept, debuting as a rapper on the group's 1994 single "E-Z on tha Motion", which won a Juno Award for Best Rap Recording. The music video for "E-Z on tha Motion" aired on BET and ''Video Music Box'', gaining the group an American audience. The following year, one of his brothers were murdered, which led to Infinite leaving the group at the height of their success. In 1996, Ghetto Concept released the single "Much Love", which was Infinite's final appearance with the group. In 1997, Infinite began a solo career and started a record label, Lockdown Entertainment, with his brother Cain. That year, he released his first single "Gotta Get M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghetto Concept
Ghetto Concept is a Canadian hip-hop duo from Toronto, Ontario, composed of Kwajo Cinqo and Dolo. Infinite, who is currently a solo artist, is a former member of the group. History Kwajo Cinqo (Kwajo Boateng) and Dolo (Lowell Frazer) formed Ghetto Concept in 1992, hailing from the Rexdale and Lawrence Heights neighbourhoods of Toronto. Infinite (Desmond Francis) also joined the group as their DJ and eventually contributed to its music as a rapper. Their first single "Certified" was released in 1993 by independent label Groove-a-Lot Records. In 1994, they released their second single "E-Z On Tha Motion". "Certified" and "E-Z On Tha Motion" would go on to win the group Juno Awards in 1995 and 1996 respectively. 1995 also marked the departure of Infinite from the group, who, following the murder of his brother, pursued a solo career as a musician afterward. He would be known in later years for contributing vocals to the soundtrack of the video game '' Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterloo Region Record
The ''Waterloo Region Record'' (formerly ''The Record'') is the daily newspaper covering Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada, including the cities of Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge, as well as the surrounding area. Since December 1998, the ''Record'' has been published by Metroland Media Group, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation. On May 26, 2020, Torstar, agreed to be acquired by NordStar Capital, a private investment firm; the deal was expected to close by year end. History The ''Record'' traces its history back to the founding of the ''Daily News'', first published on February 9, 1878, by former Methodist preacher Peter Moyer at a printing press located at King and Ontario streets in Berlin (now Kitchener). This would be the city's first daily newspaper, and Canada's first bilingual daily as it was supplemented with a full page of German news for the first eight months of its life. In 1896, at the time of Moyer's death, three newspapers existed in the city of Berlin: the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Touch
"Northern Touch" is a Canadian hip hop single, which was released in 1998 by Rascalz in collaboration with Checkmate, Kardinal Offishall, Thrust and Choclair. It is one of the most important individual songs in the history of Canadian hip hop, which almost singlehandedly transformed the genre from a largely ignored underground movement into a viable commercial endeavour. Matt Galloway, "Canadian hip hop gets the Northern Touch", '' NOW'', June 4, 1998. The participating artists have also been collectively credited in later coverage as Northern Touch All-Stars. Background At the end of the 1980s and beginning of the 1990s, several Canadian hip hop musicians, including Maestro Fresh Wes, Devon and Dream Warriors, had significant chart hits, but there were to be difficult years ahead. Milestone Radio applied to the CRTC for an urban music station in Toronto in 1990, which would have been Canada's first radio station devoted to that format, but was denied in favour of a country musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Checkmate (rapper)
Checkmate is a Canadian rapper from Vancouver,"Checkmate: Welcome to the Game". ''Saskatoon Star-Phoenix'', December 20, 2001. best known as one of the collaborating artists on Rascalz' influential 1998 single "Northern Touch". He was also a Juno Award nominee for Rap Recording of the Year for his single "R.A.W." at the Juno Awards of 2003. History Checkmate recorded over 200 underground tracks before appearing on "Northern Touch", including the singles "Signs of War", "The Longshot" and "Bait & Switch (Money & Music)". He then compiled some of those songs for the 2001 album ''Welcome to the Game'', which was released on Double Up Records. "R.A.W." was released as a standalone non-album single the following year, and garnered Checkmate his Juno Award nomination in 2003. He has made several solo recordings after "R.A.W.", and was a featured collaborator on other artists' singles. Checkmate produced the compilation "Game Related" and released it through Natural Game Records in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kardinal Offishall
Jason Drew Harrow (born May 11, 1976), better known by his stage name Kardinal Offishall (), is a Canadian rapper, record producer, DJ, and record executive. Often credited as Canada's " hip hop ambassador", he is regarded as one of the country's best hip hop producers, and is best known for his distinctive reggae and dancehall-influenced style of hip hop. _Biography.html" ;"title="Kardinal Offishall > Biography">Kardinal Offishall > BiographyAllMusic. Accessed on October 24, 2012. A native of Toronto, Offishall began his career in the city's mid-1990s underground hip hop scene, as a member of The Circle.Kardinal Offishall making waves Jam! Music. Accessed on October 22, 2012. He released several independent [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thrust (rapper)
Christopher France (born July 8, 1976), better known by his stage name Thrust, is a Canadian rapper from Toronto, Ontario. He is most known for his appearance on the Rascalz' 1998 single "Northern Touch," which also features Kardinal Offishall, Choclair, and Checkmate. He was also featured on the pop band soulDecision's biggest hit " Faded". Thrust has taught an Artist Series at the Harris Institute of Music in Toronto. Discography *''Past, Present, Future'' (1996) *''The Chosen Are Few'' (2001)Golding, Kori (September 11, 2001)Thrust – The Chosen Are Few, '' Chart''. Retrieved June 15, 2011 See also *Canadian hip hop *”Northern Touch "Northern Touch" is a Canadian hip hop single, which was released in 1998 by Rascalz in collaboration with Checkmate, Kardinal Offishall, Thrust and Choclair. It is one of the most important individual songs in the history of Canadian hip hop, wh ...” References External linksTalking Canadian rap history in this video feature with vet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scales Empire
Scales Empire was a Canadian hip hop band from Montreal, Quebec, active in the mid-1990s. Although they released only one known recording, "Bright Lights, Big City" on Beat Factory's 1996 compilation album '' Rap Essentials Volume One'', the song was a Juno Award nominee for Best Rap Recording at the Juno Awards of 1997. The group consisted of rapper Kandu and producer T-Wyze. In addition to its Juno Award nomination, "Bright Lights, Big City" also received a MuchMusic Video Award nomination for Best Rap Video at the 1997 MMVAs.Andrew Flynn, "MuchMusic taps Bush, Blur". ''Calgary Herald The ''Calgary Herald'' is a daily newspaper published in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Publication began in 1883 as ''The Calgary Herald, Mining and Ranche Advocate, and General Advertiser''. It is owned by the Postmedia Network. History ''The C ...'', August 23, 1997. References Canadian hip hop groups Musical groups from Montreal {{Canada-band-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |