Two days, two
nights, two banging tracks. This past summer, Crossword and MC
FÜBB (The Cypher, H3/Hip Hop Headz) took a road trip from Toronto to
Chicago. While the main focus of the trip was to bring Toronto-based
event The Cypher down to the windy city, the two emcees also
linked up with studio engineer John Randle at JDR
Sounds. The first recording session went so well
that FÜBB and Cross came
back the next day to lay out another track. The end result: the Toronto artists
banged out two joints with Chicago artists they'd never met prior.
The products of their collaborations are unleashed in Toronto 2
Chicago (aka #TO2CHI), a hard-hitting double single release that
bridges the distance between artists in the two great cities in the name of
creating high quality hip hop music. The two track release features Chicago
emcee Cada Bug and Toronto's DJ Nef-You on
"Casey Anthony," a high-octane track with a murderous beat
produced by TO's Justunlimited. Producer/emcee Shake
LaBomba rapped on and provided beat for "Not Impressed,”
on which all three artists spit diverse flows over a 6/8 timing instrumental
(an atypical meter for hip hop music).
In a musical
era where monotony and lacklustre quality are commonplace, Toronto 2
Chicago raises the bar by infusing a fresh dose of creative
production, original lyricism, distinctive flows and raw hip hop flavour for
astute listeners worldwide.
Artists: Crossword
and MC FÜBB
Project: “Toronto
2 Chicago” (#TO2CHI) – Double Single Release
Recorded by
John Randle at JDR Sounds (@JAYRAN20).
Mixed and
mastered by Phame at GameTyme Studio (@PhameOne).
Project cover
art design by Olivia Allen (@liv_allen).
THE CYPHER
TO2CHI Road-Trip Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuG9Yvi8PEg
Artist
Information:
Crossword: Emcee, band member,
journalist, promoter and connector are all titles by which Crossword is known.
A lyricist serious with his craft since the age of 13, the Iranian-Canadian
entered the scene determined to establish his presence. He began by planning
concerts at landmark Toronto venues such as Lula Lounge, The Drake Hotel, and
the Silver Dollar Room. Having performed alongside Chali 2na and recorded on
production by Rich Kidd (Drake, Kardinal Offishall, Andreena Mill), P.So The
Earth Tone King (NYC, AOK, 2dopeboyz) and Juno nominee Fresh Kils (D-Sisive,
The Extremities), Crossword's career is just taking off. This past September,
his band, the Vibonics, released their debut self-titled EP, and he is now
working on two solo projects - The Eclectic mixtape, and
the Different Light EP.
MC FÜBB: Rapping since the age of
15, MC FÜBB (pronounced "emcee foob") began taking his career as
a hip hop MC seriously after graduating from the University of Toronto in the
spring of 2009. In Sept. 2009 he dropped his debut EP Foundations which
is available for global digital distribution, and followed up with his
mixtape Blue Collar Worker in May 2010. He founded a hip hop
community called Hip Hop Headz (H3) with which he started the
event THE CYPHER, where MCs/rappers come out to showcase their talents and
skills. In combination with his fellow H3 members, THE
CYPHER has grown to become a staple hip hop event in Toronto, one
which FÜBB hosts and freestyles at monthly. His first full length
LP In the Face of No Agreement, a collaboration with Brampton producer Noyz, was
released in April 2011 under his self-owned label Revolutionary Times
Records (RTR). Whether laying down his poetic, intelligent, and intricate
verses in the booth or just freestyling in a cypher, MC FÜBB brings a
level of intensity and skill to be reckoned with in the world of hip hop.
Cada Bug: Cycada Alexander,
known by the stage name “Cada Bug” is a hip-hop artist born in Chicago, IL
and raised in the near west suburb of Bellwood. Born June 10, 1990, Cada Bug
began rapping at the age of 15 with two other teenagers who formed the group
R.N.C. To date he has recorded over 200 tracks with plenty of hits and 1
mixtape! Cada Bug attended Clark Atlanta University for three years
where his networking skills were perfected and he got a chance to work with
artists from all over the country, underground and mainstream. Now he lives in
Chicago & has a mixtape appropriately titled "A Bug's Life" with
over 25,000 downloads that can be found here ---> http://omg.ly/i9HL
Shake LaBomba: Kelvin
"Big Shake LaBomba" Wallace from Bellwood IL. Music producer, song
writer and performer – “passion for the art” is the best way to describe him.
The Chicagoland area is big and through that big city Big Shake has covered
much ground producing, performing, and killing tracks. In the middle of all
that he put out his first underground LP entitled, "BIG MAN ON
CAMPUS," which is a 17 song hip hop musical. “The best has yet to come,”
says the big guy as he continues to work with other talented artists as well as
develop his own work. “More work, more progress is the key.”
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