“CBC Hip Hop Summit” Celebrates 25 Years of Canadian Hip Hop
ARCHIVED – Original Date: April 2011. Based upon the foundation and success of the T-Dot Pioneers Exhibit, (see the Post here… ) Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC) held a Hip-Hop Summit April 1-3, 2011 with a live recorded show commemorating the genres history, hosted in the Glenn Gould Studio within the CBC building in Toronto. The […]
“First Rap JUNO” (technically) goes to Get Loose Crew alum.
ARCHIVED – Original date: 1991. Former Get Loose Crew member MC B (Carl Badwa) achieves music industry success with a JUNO award for “Best R&B/Soul Recording of the Year” for his “Dance to the Music“. Badwa changed his moniker from “MC B” to B-Kool and joined Simply Majestic as a feature act […]
“Breakin’ up” Get Loose Crew disbands
ARCHIVED – Original Date 1989. PARTING WAYS The Get Loose Crew disbands in the fall of 1989. Members of the group decide not to follow up on their debut release in March 1988 and pursue other opportunities. DJ JEL (Chris Jackson aka Chris “Got Rocks”) follow on TWITTER Chris Jackson (DJ Jel) departs the group […]