table { font-size: 10pt;} Ever since music has been able to be distributed to music lovers, there has been HMV. Established in 1921 in London, England, HMV has been dealing with tunes and has become a trusted source for entertainment for just about everything to keep you locked into the...

table { font-size: 10pt;}Universal Studios Home Entertainment launched its new DVD and Blu Ray in style. The Green Zone movie starring Matt Damon, if you haven't peeped it yet, is a very tactical and strategic military flick with a lot of fast action and a lot of bloodshed, and...

The sounds of steel pan music filled the streets of Toronto on July 15 to mark the launch of the 43rd annual Scotiabank Caribana festival. Since its start in 1967, as a way of the Caribbean community giving back to Canada in celebration of its centennial, the festival continues...

  Putting the heavy summer heat to good use, the folks at Warner Bros. threw an Ancient Greece-themed event along the lakeshore to launch their new home entertainment product line, complete with togas and fake torches and lots of hummus. The lynchpin release was the DVD/Blu-ray of this year's...

If you haven't heard about The Random Humans, expect to hear from them in the months to come. Fresh out of Vancouver, The Random Humans are a hip-hop duo that consists of Deception (Chase Hummel) and Bear (Noah Bellavance). Their recently released EP is a small imprint the two...

Still recovering from a cold that he caught from a recent show in New York, 32-year-old Slip n' Slide recording artist Danny Boy sits with his pastor during his interview.Still stationed in Atlanta, Georgia, a lot has changed for the man who got signed to Death Row Records at...

D.O. has years of experience under his belt and has made a difference in many youth's lives. Going on many school and nation wide tours, D.O. has proven that he is here to stay and aims to make an impact across the world. Enter D.O.'s Stay Driven tour:  WHAT...

It's not an exaggeration to think of the gaming industry as one with habitual short-term memory.  It's a medium where a videogame could be the topic of conversation for one year and still be completely absent from the discussion the next. So it's no small feat when a franchise...

Hip-hop has quite the gift, Signif The Gift in fact. Signif is a very versatile, poetic and all around dope emcee. Her recently released album, The Transition, has been getting a lot of attention and garnering many fans around the world. We were able to pick her brain for...

This year's ReelWorld Film Festival had more than its share of short films, music videos and full-length movies. After screening quite a few of the offerings we bring you this in-depth recap:Twenty minutes may not seem like a lot of time. But if anything, the collection of short films...

You find yourself speeding through the final lap. You can see a wide open road with a finishing line that entices you to abandon all caution in favour of the inevitable first place finish. The distant sounds of roaring engines scream from the rear while your colossal equipped muscle...

It's rational to believe that one of the major reasons videogames garner such a wide appeal, is driven from a certain familiarity to the playground games we all used to participate in as kids.  Online first person shooters were nothing more than digitized cops and robbers sessions and traversing...

What happens when you cross b-boys with the seventies? Slakah answers this in his upcoming video for "B-Boy Beef". "I'm a big fan of the seventies honestly, just because it's a time when everything was in such an interesting place creatively," Slakah the Beatchild said about his video while...

Coming straight from Milwaukee is one of the better known and more seasoned emcees, Dana Coppafeel. With his knowledge of the game and the years he has put in, we decided to talk with Dana about Milwaukee hip-hop as well as his newest album.WHAT'S THE HIP-HOP SCENE LIKE IN...

The auditorium was filled with cheers and laughter as two single black females were escorted by shirtless males to the stage with Beyoncé's "Single Ladies" playing in the background. Single Black Female, written by playwright Lisa B. Thompson and directed by Martin Damien Wilkins, premiered for the first time...

Todd Angkasuwan. The name probably doesn't ring a bell. Now think about these videos: Styles P. feat. Swizz Beatz "Blow Ya Mind", Sheek Louch "Good Love", Snoop Dogg "Staxxx In My Jeans" or most recently Soulja Boy Tell 'Em "2 Milli". Well the person behind these videos is one,...

It's the end of winter and not a creature's been stirring, except for one mouse. Pikachu and his furry little friends have returned with the updated remakes of Pokémon Gold and Silver and kids and grown folks alike from all over the world are clamoring for the games. In...

For 10 years, giving Canada a voice in the world of film has been the focus of Tonya Lee Williams, founder of the ReelWorld Film Festival and a long-time cast member of "The Young and the Restless". Last Thursday, at the launch of the decade-old film festival, Williams mingled...

He brought the flava in Undercover Brother. He brought the pimp in Deuce Bigalow, Male Gigalo. And on Saturday night Eddie Griffin brought the jokes to The Toronto Centre for the Arts. Far from politically correct, but highly political, Griffin kept it real as he broke down education, health...

The party that covers the rooftop of one of Lake Shore Boulevard West's luxurious condos seems just a little more raucous than the average Hollywood affair. It's probably 'cause this party, a video set actually, has been two years in the making.Guilty Crime Productions' (GCP) headman J.B. recorded the...

Playing host to this year's Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics was a great thing for Canada. Another positive point about the Olympic games was the fact that a lot of homegrown performers were able to showcase their talent during the ceremonies. God Made Me Funky was one of the said...

When Tim Burton and Johnny Depp work together they definitely create nothing less than magic. They attempted to accomplish the same goal in the movie, Alice In Wonderland. Before you head to the movies assuming this is a simple remake of the book, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, there are...

On a busy press day, complete with the usual interviews, photo shoot and meetings, Lyfe Jennings is feeling good about just that, life. The Ohio-native has been through a lot of "crazy stuff" as he puts it. He's served 10 years in prison, a time he credits to blossoming...

The hip-hop community has joined relief efforts in support of Haiti in light of a shocking earthquake on January 12, 2010 that has left its capital, Port-au-Prince, in disarray. These efforts are led by Grammy award winning rapper and producer Wyclef Jean, founder of the Yele Haiti Foundation.A fellow...

The rest of the day's conversations are quickly forgotten when you get into it with the legendary Buckshot. He's stern, but relaxed. He's intense, yet humorous. He's overcome with opinions and isn't afraid to let you know them. It's apparent he takes great pride in his cultural and business...

The cold, grey morning did little to curb the enthusiasm of nearly 200 youth attending Queen's Park on Nov. 27.Local Democracy Week (LDW) made its way to Toronto this year. Put together by DiverseCity Fellows, a year-long learning-by-doing leadership program to develop potential leaders for Toronto, the event aimed...

The first ever United Black Students Conference definitely sparked a fuse for change and stood as a moment in history. Black intellectuals and students came together to discuss social and cultural issues and to take in knowledge that can affect tomorrow.The three-day conference, which ran from November 20 to...

As fans poured in, the energy built steadily. The excitement could be felt in every corner of the venue as the wait for Kid Cudi began. The crowd assembled and the DJ spun classic hip-hop records. T-Rexxx of 1 Love T.O. hopped on stage to address the crowd. Once...

 Omarion: The Legacy Webisode (Part One) Omarion releases his first of many webisodes taking us through the his career with B2K, and into his solo career in later webisodes. So far I'm really finding it really interesting and can't wait to check out more.Also be sure to purchase his upcoming album...

It seems like not that long ago when Toronto was abuzz with controversy over the proposal of the city's first Africentric School. Although the Africentric School was part of four new alternative schools in Toronto that opened this fall, its proposal was a testy subject from inception. Critics feared...