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POLARIS 2019 LONG LIST I am honoured (and fully fucking elated) to announce that I made the 2019 Polaris Music Prize #LongList for THE STEAL CITY EP // biggest thanks to the journalists/jurors that got behind the project.. and an even bigger thanks to the homies JohnP, I.Khan and Fyhlox for the beats, and Cee Reality for tracking and mixing the beast // this album was released last year, as part of a fundraising effort for the #EastHamiltonRentStrike and my Hamilton Tenants Solidarity Network peoples. It was a $5/donation download off Bandcamp with all proceeds going to the Rent Strike. The project was really special to me. Inspired by the badassery of the Hamilton tenants we were organizing with.. and the ongoing ransacking and gentrification of my beloved Hamilton.. the writing kinda just fell outta me, in a big glorious chunk. Where I usually take YEARS to write a record.. this one was just kinda already there, waiting to be said. Definitely one of the most important pieces of art I've ever been part of. I am soooo happy to see this work acknowledged and celebrated like this // Check out the project here, and drop a donation if you can. All proceeds go to HTSN and community based Hamilton tenant organizing efforts *fist up emoji* |
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BEFORE & AFTERMATH TA-fuckn-DA.!! HERE IT IS PEOPLES.!! MY NEW ALBUM.!! "Before & Aftermath" // check the link below to the Strange Famous page.. there's new flicks, a 7" order and full digital album download + some kind words from legendary underground rap OG Sage Francis & my new Strange Famous Records fam. Click it. Share it. Have a look-see. And pretty pleeeeez.. COP DAT.. STAT.!! This beast has been over 2 years in the making. And is, I do believe, my best work to date. 12 tracks. All the beats by the big homie SUPA83. All the cuts by my brother !Kryme Won. Record and mixed by Scott Peacock at Catherine North Studios. Mastered by Noah Mintz at Lacquer Channel Mastering. Artwork by my new pal Pat Jensen from the Strange Famous fam. Please visit the Strange Famous site for more infos: www.strangefamousrecords.com/news/leereed/ |
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THE STEAL CITY EP I been busy working on tenant organizing the past while, with my peoples from the Hamilton Tenants Solidarity Network. On May 1st, a Rent Strike was declared at the Stoney Creek Towers in the east end of the city - as working class tenants, facing unaffordable rent increases, organized to withhold rent, to collectively protest the hikes, and to fight the displacement from their homes and community . The city's movers n shakers celebrate the new 'Hamilton renaissance' and fawn over every shiny new over-priced boutique and eatery that opens.. but, for the majority of Hamiltonians, the downtown has become an unaffordable hellhole, for yuppies and food tourists.. a living, breathing, developer-boner stroking real-estate ad.. that eats homes and neighbours and shits out empty EcDev slogans. Tired of the booster-boy bullshit. And inspired by the working class badassery of the East Hamilton Rent Strikers.. I wrote and recorded this 5-song anti-gentrification tirade, THE STEAL CITY EP, to help raise some cash for the Rent Strike defense fund. I generally give my music away pretty freely.. but, for this one, PLEASE.. click on the Bandcamp link, and throw down some support for this important struggle! FIST UP! |