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Keeping Up With Toronto: TRIPSIXX Announces ‘Metal Gear Tape’ Project

by Haleema Khan July 17, 2017

written by Haleema Khan

It’s about that time again! Keeping up with Toronto, TRIPSIXX was last seen turning up the scene with his single “Casino”. Now he’s back at it again, announcing a brand new tape called Metal Gear Tape via his Instagram.

“Casino” did numbers and had the hipsters in the city turnt up with its boastful rhymes about flexing on his frenemies letting them know that he pretty much does his own thang. But it is hardly new to him, his project We Own The Knight included some of his best work. He also dropped a mosh-pit anthem “Y-3” featuring his fellow label boss Roy Woods.

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It would be an understatement to say TRIPSIXX is one of the more promising artists on the rise right now. Last year, Hypebeast aptly labeled him the Hood Bryson Tiller & HNHH compared his music to Travi$ Scott and Young Thug.

Look out for his project coming soon. Judging from the timing of this news, probably sooner than later.

July 17, 2017 0 comment

Fashion & Beauty Lifestyle

Roy Woods Shows Off UTU Brand In Latest Editorial

by Haleema Khan July 16, 2017

written by Haleema Khan

Roy Woods‘ brand UTU (which stands for ‘Unlock the Underground’) asserts its relevance in the streetwear world today for the first time with two limited edition t-shirts influenced by the city’s youth culture which originally manifested in the heart of downtown Toronto. The brand’s first offering of contemporary apparel was showcased in a new Roy Woods-focused editorial starring the UTU young boss himself.

Photographer Dragan Andic and stylist illy headed to Diptych Studio in Toronto where Woods was snapped sporting vintage streetwear-focused pieces from brands like OFF-WHITE, Bape, Gucci, Supreme, Stone Island and Roy’s own UTU label. As the OVO crooner preps to drop his debut Album Say Less, Woods is getting the fashion aspect of his movement rolling by tapping into young upcoming underground talent in the city. Peep the full editorial below.

July 16, 2017 0 comment

Music The Latest

Toronto’s DATA-X Captures Future R&B Genre in FRESHMILKLAB 001 mix

by Haleema Khan April 8, 2017

written by Haleema Khan

FRESHMILK LAB is a movement that highlights rare, new and unconventional trends in Fashion, Art & Music. The creative studio provides exposure and a platform for underground artists. “FRESHMILKLAB 001” is the latest offering from the brand. With the multi-talented Odalys at the Creative Director helm (VOGUE, Yeezy Season, i-D, VFILES, The Weeknd, Boiler Room) the studio chose Toronto’s DATA-X to curate their second mix, one that’s sonically in the “Future R&B” genre. No stranger to the sound, he’s played alongside Chase B, Soulection’s Da-P and CYBER69 along with being featured on Hypebeast for his remix work.

To be sure, the mix is filled with rare gems from an underground culture that continues to heavily influence mainstream Hip-Hop, Pop and R&B. Boston’s Che Ecru is first on the mix with “Satisfied,” a fireball of a track with Cardo crushing the instrumental, inevitably setting the mood for a stress-free listening session: Drew Howard & Birthday Boy’s “Benny & Lil’ Ze”and Aidan O’Brien’s unreleased “New Fuzz” form a lush mini-bridge, a nihilistic rev up for a seductive vibe dictated by the rest of the artists that follow: Roy Woods, Derek Wise, Sha Hustle, Majid Jordan, Plaza, TRIPSIXX, Black Atlass and a host of Canadian youth you’ve probably never heard of. Don’t end the mix without a significant other though as seduction takes a sonically deeper turn. Listen above or on Soundcloud.