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The representation of raw organic hiphop: manifestations are ample. Every hiphop head will have provided his/her very own representation of the art and sub-culture. Mic-Key Boston and producer John Wholetrain opted to work with El Da Sensei and set out from their Harlem Headquarters in Hamilton Heights to rapid transit their way to Newark and touch base […]
October 23, 2012
Mickey Boston and XEptional met in 2011, the rest is what you hear today. By age 15, the young prodigy was well on his way to crafting a gift for musicality and hiphop. By age 16 he was to produce “Tonka Truck Beat Down” which became the boombap success that it was in May 2012. […]
October 18, 2012
JOURNEYMEN HIPHOP http://journeymen.ca/ Founded in 2011, Journeymen hiphop was architect by producer John Wholetrain. What you need to know is on a need to know basis. Queens emcee Melo Malo and Mickey Boston Kovaks drop the bars mathematical hardbody. Tha Cultivator and the silent madman drop the bars on Wholetrain productions bringing a product that […]
June 1, 2012
Mickey Boston – Swag & Hard Knocks (produced by XEptional) Mickey Boston reached out to young prodigy producer XEptional to have the beat on “Swag & Hard Knocks” which was what inspired the writing of the track. In truth, had the beat not been produced by XEptional the track itself would have never been […]
April 15, 2012
Do you remember Colin Farrell in 2002s “Phone Booth” as he frantically struggles at a Braodway payphone? That was a while ago. In fact even Bollywood came out with its own rendition of the same film. In any event, I always remembered the phone booth as Clark Kent‘s closet – I always found the concept […]
April 14, 2012
She Asked, What should I do to marry a rich guy? Are women Gold diggers? That is seriously a dumb question to ask because it generalizes all women into one basket. In truth, I personally don’t think so, but I know a gold digger when I see one just like I recognize my own shadow […]
January 15, 2012
2011 was another big year in Montreal hip-hop with a plethora of albums dropping. Amongst these, Hindu Kush dropped a solid album alongside my homie D-Shade, my brother Preach Ankobia, my extended family Alquimia Verbal and of course my very own friend and DJ, Mr. Conn-Shawnery. Moreover, beyond this, 2011 brought about compilations of the […]
December 28, 2011
Cpl. Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan was just fourteen years old when 9/11 happened. Residing in New Jersey, Khan waiting to be of age to finally serve the United States and head out to Iraq where he passed away in Baquba. This was the photograph that Mickey Boston crossed published in The New Yorker that prompted […]
December 23, 2011
December 17th, 2011 is a date that states that it is rather “safe” to say that the war in Iraq has “officially ended.” While some say that there was anything between 103 000 and 116 000 civilian deaths, truth be told, it is very likely this figure is a bit more higher. As I write […]
August 25, 2011
“They Say HipHop” is a track written and performed by Mickey Boston, Regimental Oneton and DJ Conn Shawnery. Recorded at studio Conn-Soul, Montreal, “They Say HipHop” was supported by CKUT‘s WEFUNK as DJ Static and Professor Groove played it on their rotation as well as shared the video clip. By consequence of WEFUNK Radio‘s support, […]
June 7, 2011
An Encounter with Deep of the 2 Hungry Brothers. Mickey Boston (Big Brosky Bidallz) first crossed the 2 Hungry Bros. back in the day after having thoroughly listened to and enjoyed their previous works. In 2006 as he browsed through the crates of what was then a hip-hop oasis, Fat Beats—and thank you Fat Beats […]
June 4, 2011
Anarchist hip-hop duo Test Their Logik and Mickey Boston touched base to record their single “Money” at DJ Conn-Shaenery’s crib-studio in Montreal’s Plateau district. Big Brosky crossed Test Their Logik while performing just before them at Montreal’s Beats Against the Beast show in March of March of 2011. “Money” is a track about money. Undeniably, […]
June 2, 2011
bin Laden this. bin Laden that. Indeed, there are many conspiracy theories and theorists out there. Truth be told, the “bin Laden” assassinated by the US, was the real bin Laden, or rather was it? “Assassinated” is the key word here, reports have been consistent with “bin Laden” being executed at foot of one of […]
April 18, 2011
Colonialism brings with it the effacement of the culture, identity and heritage of the colonized. Moreover, Foucauldian conceits aside, despite such a givens, after crossing the photography of Rebecca Fudala, I also came to realization that capitalism itself can also contribute to the effacement of a culture’s art and tradition by means of running smaller […]
April 12, 2011
eL Seed and I met a while ago. We actually crossed over an upcoming Montreal show being done at Sino Shop on the East side of the city. I saw the flyer and immediately hit Seed up. We met a day later in which I brought my calligraphy sketches and shared them with him on […]
April 12, 2011
As mentioned in previous articles, Palestinian fair trade products are widely available in Montreal however, the questions arise: are they worth it and where can one purchase them? To make a long story short, it is best to actually give a thorough and just review of these products before anything. Do these products give you […]
April 11, 2011
Olives, olives and more olives. There are so many wonderful things that can be made from olives and Big Brosky is not talking about cuisine nor rhymes. Chef Brosky and olives do go way back. There is no denying the fact that I love hip-hop and I do love olives and there is no doubt […]
March 17, 2011
Sunday March 13th, 2011 was the fifteenth edition of Tadamon‘s! Artists Against Apartheid concert series. In essence, fifteen is a fantastic number; it is not fourteen and it is not sixteen. Fifteen is a number that stands on its own and for those new to the series it is rather undeniable that they have missed […]
March 6, 2011
Africa…Africa: beautiful, motherland, hungry, educated, walking, exploited, hurt, neglected, diverse. There have been many visions for Africa over the past six centuries and if one were to pop in Nas and Damian Marley‘s latest album, one may hear and listen to so many things said and told about a continent pillaged over and over again […]
March 1, 2011
Oil and Gas. Blood diamonds and cocaine. In essence, the list goes on from underground black market small weapons to WMDs. There is no denying that numerous multinationals are guilty when it comes to their dealings with dictators, some of whom were either installed by meticulous planning on the part of both the United and […]
May 9, 2013
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