Tag: Hip hop

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Lil Nas X opens up about his quest for self-love and acceptance in new documentary

September 21, 2023

This year’s TIFF goers got an intimate look at the rapper’s journey through fame and acceptance in new documentary, Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero

An illustration from The Continuist's "Hall of Mirrors" issue

The Continuist brings together feelings of the past year in their new zine and album

February 26, 2021

The Continuist's latest issue "Hall of Mirrors" puts feelings of 2020 into a zine and accompanying album

A man using his laptop sitting on the hood of a fancy sports car on Gould St. There is a bong at his feet and dollar bills around him.

Ryerson rapper finally blows up after dropping Soundcloud in Zoom chat

October 20, 2020

J-Pott$ is the next big thing y'all

Elise Mariah Armstrong-Peart smiling with and embracing Daniel Caesar.

Q&A: Meet the Ryerson student touring the globe with Daniel Caesar

October 29, 2019

Elise Mariah Armstrong-Peart is a backup vocalist on Caesar's "Case Study 01: Tour"

Artist Spotlight: Joyia mixes house music with R&B, jazz and hip hop

Kassandra Nunes solidified her dark R&B sound during her early years at Ryerson

Eye Playlist: An alternative to the lo-fi chill beats study mix

February 20, 2019

A playlist to get you through your end-of-reading-week-panic-induced studying

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Black in Ryerson radio: CKLN’s hip-hop radio show

February 6, 2019

Ryerson was once home to the first hip-hop station in Canada, and a cultural hub for Black artists

Name a more iconic rapper, we’ll wait. PHOTO: PREMILA D’SA

The best of Ryerson’s SoundCloud scene

January 22, 2019

Home to some of the best media programs in the country, Ryerson’s got a lot of talent. Peter Ash takes a deep dive into music streaming platform Soundcloud to find the best of the best.

Urban Hip Hop Union hosts second annual Devo event

October 2, 2017

The second annual event DEVO hosted by Ryerson’s Urban Hip-Hop Union was a collection of performances by freestyle rappers, R&B singers and break dancers all wanting a quick moment in the spotlight

Photo of Ron Nelson in the Rogers Communication Centre.

Roots of Canadian hip hop can be traced back to Ryerson

In 1983, The Fantastic Voyage was born as an underground hip-hop radio show, hosted by then-RTA student Ron Nelson. Now, Nelson's coming back to campus with I Was There

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Live from the Archives: reaLije

November 16, 2016

reaLije, a hip-hop rapper and artist brings a bit of his freestyle into the archive room

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Video: DEVO celebrates hip hop at Ryerson

October 19, 2016

Watch some of the cool shit that went down in Lake Devo