Ashwin Tumne (ashwin@visgen.com)
Mon, 28 Jun 1999 11:05:43 -0400 (EDT)
June 23, 1999
for immediate release
CKLN 88.1 FM, R.I.C.E. Maguhzine & CHRY 105.5 FM present
ILL-A-MENTAL
hip-hop: assault of the underground
featuring:
SLUM VILLAGE, THE HIGH & MIGHTY,
DJ CRAZE, BAHAMADIA, & many, many more
While the music we know as rap has been breaking sales records all over the
world and names like Puff Daddy, Jay-Z, Master P and Nas have become
synonymous with pop culture, there is a vanguard movement in Hip-Hop that
is quietly leading a charge back to the roots of the culture. It is this
movement that will steady Hip-Hop when mainstream media loses interest in
all things "jiggy". Having already spawned artists like Mos Def & Talib
Kweli, the "underground" (for lack of a better term) has dedicated itself
to the appreciation and upliftment of Hip-Hop as a culture (the MC, the
DJ, Graf & the B-Boy). Beginning July 14th, Toronto's Comfort Zone will
play host to some of the best underground Hip-Hop in the world, artists
from New York and the rest of America paired with Toronto's best MCs, DJs
and B-Boys. The schedule for the first installment of
Ill-a-mental is as follows:
July 14 SLUM VILLAGE (A&M), w/ Da Grassroots, Mastermind
& DJ Serious
July 21 THE HIGH & MIGHTY (Rawkus), w/ D-Sisive, Unknown Misery
& DJ Grouch
July 28 BAHAMADIA (Rawkus), w/ Mathematik, Frankentein ,
Mastermind & DJ Musiklee Inzane
August 04 tba
August 11 DJ CRAZE-DMC World Champ, w/ Turntable Monkz,
Mastermind& G-Force
The second installment of Ill-a-mental , August 18 - September 01, will be
announced on July 14. Individual press releases will be issued for each
date.
ILL-A-MENTAL
Wednesdays (beginning July 14th)
The Comfort Zone (486 Spadina Ave @ College)
These are All-Ages shows
Admission is $10.00 at door only (no advance tickets)
Please add the above to your event listings
for more information: Jonathan Ramos @ R.E.M.G. - 416.538.4430
KOLAKUBEentertainment CLASSIC
Upcoming:
>ITF Toronto DJ Battle feat. Roc Raida & Mista Sinista - July 15th - Reverb
>Jurassic 5, Dilated Peoples & The Beat Junkies - August 16th - Reverb
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