D-Block

D Block officilaly launched in 03 comin' from the underground rap game but ever since then, they been keepin' their tracks true to hip hop ever since. D Block has three members: Styles P, Jadakiss, and Sheek Louch. Each of these artists bring their own unique style to the group and when this three headed beast is together on a track its bound to wreak havoc. D-Block has beef with 50 and his G-unit gang and you'll always her em dissin thru their tracks.

They started out in Yonkers, New York when they were in high school callin' themselves "The Bomb Squad". Together they deliver fierce lyrics and they've been known to rap about what's goin on with the street life accurately as they were livin' it. The later changed their name to "The Warlocks" and then finally "The LOX" which is known as D-Block today. LOX stands for Living Off eXperience which is what they rap about to keep their music real.

Take a real listen to feel it in the air and maybe even take a look at a few of their other tracks and you'll get a feel of how real D-Block is.

NAS

Nasty Nas is a name everyone's heard, Nas has been rappin since 91 and he's goin at it 20 years later. He's from Queensbridge, New York and isn't the first from his family either, his father was also a musician for the kind of jazz, Olu Dara. At one point in his life he decided to join a group The Firm but only released one album with them called Illmatic in 93.

Nas dropped out of school in the eighth grade but if you take a look at him today, you can only say that he's a successful artist. He began writin' rhymes since he was nine and his rhymes styll kill it today. His albums are always a true product of hip hop and he's tryna bring hip hop back. He keeps his raps street and most people have hear NY state of mind by nas but check out these other tracks by him as well. His creativity and ability to put rhymes together keeps his tracks deep and real, far from all that mainstream bullshit. If you close your eyes and jus listen to Project windows you can imagine everything he's talkin about and that's just a true example of his creativity comin' to life.

A few years ago Nas was in a huge dispute with jay z, both of these artists went at it for a while through tracks constantly dissing each other. However, they both later peaced it out in a radio station in NYC. Nas has a determined mind as he's constantly releasing albums when he gets a chance, his latest album was relased in 2010 and everyone's heard of it as "Distant Relatives", it's an collaboration with nas and damian marley. He's also workin' on another album right now with  other people incudin RZA and Dr. Dre just to mention a few. His music is powerful and keeps hip hop afloat.

Canibus

Germaine Williams AKA Can-I-Bus. Canibus is a true lyrical murderer, his vocabulary is what attracts many listeners he has talked a lot about how he has vocabulary which no one has. However, his vocabulary got him to the top in the mid 90's but these days the majority dislike him cause his lyrics are to extensive. His lyrics are what truly amaze everyone, he doesn't use any normal words that most artists do, he has the ability to go into and explain his own lyrics through his songs, which is quite complex, and time consuming.

Canibus hasn't been rappin' properly since the end of 2009 cause he believes that most people don't understand his lyrics; he's just been releasing few things, and it is true as many comments and votes say his vocabulary doesn't make sense.

Canibus has had beef with several artists, the main one being Eminem, even though Eminem is an amazing artist and all, but sometimes even the greatest get owned lyrically, check this track out by Canibus he's dissing Eminem - if your one of those listeners that don't give a shyt about the lyrics don't listen to this, cause his vocabulary is off the hook

Canibus has even been enlisted in the army in 2002 because he wanted to do somethin different than what he's been doin in his teens do give a little definition to his life. He's a true lyrical genius as he puts words together in such a complex way that its almost impossible to compete.

You Got Beef?

Phong Nguyen AKA Chuckie Akenz is one of the very few rappers who have been recognized around his hood of Jane and Finch. Akenz is a Vietnamese rapper who moved into Finch at a young age and basically grew up there, he has a few close hommies such as Burnz who he also brings into his tracks.

Akenz spits about what's real and true in his life; he doesn't talk about being rich or having cars and shyt he just spits about he is going to achieve his goals one day. Akenz has been through several robberies, fights, brawls, drug deals etc..... and therefore, has had so much experience and knows what he's talking about in his rhymes unlike most other rappers.

This hood chin been keepin Toronto rap alive along with Camo and since we're from Canada as most of you are we wanna keep you updated on local talent that stays true to hip hop. 

Is Drake the real Toronto rapper?

Most people, even people who live in Toronto  haven't heard of Gangis Khan AKA Camoflauge. This rapper is from Scarborough, he reps his town in most of his tracks, but his flow and lyrics are something which need to be paid close attention too. Camoflauge's way of words are amazing as he brings in different ways of killing people, but more importantly he talks about his life and Toronto and how it has impacted his life, how he goes through the stuggle. Camo reps Toronto much more than Drake, but isn't recognized by the majority.

Camo just like most rappers disses other rappers who aren't on his level but claim they are, he also talks shyt about rappers such as Wayne in few tracks. He may not be in the mainstream, but he is recognized by many true hip hop listeners, since he knows how to keep the game real.

Gotta admit that Drake's gone big and he had some hood respect as a rapper comin out of Toronto when he first started but he quickly mixed in with mainstream "hip hop" which shouldn't even be called hip hop. Now, he's barely even a rapper and you listen to true Hip Hop then you'll know what I'm talkin about. Camoflouge has been keepin Toronto bangin' in the speakers with legit hip hop beats.

In those 2 tracks he reps Toronto hard, if you want a deeper look into his lyrical capabilites then be prepared for some dirty lyrics.

X Gon' Give It To Ya

DMX also known as just the X is a rapper whose currently in Arizona jail, but will be released this November. He's been rappin' since the 1990's and was quite famous, just a few years ago he was sued by his ex-wife which affected his overall respect. He's been caught with several possessions of Marijuana, and illegal weapons.

X has many hit singles, the two most known ones are "Where the Hood At?" and "Lord Give Me A Sign," these songs have been released over the past decade, but play in many hoods until today. DMX bin bangin' for a while, his voice just pumps you up and gets you ready to scrap; DMX isn't just a rapper he also takes part in many films. DMX bin' in movies like Never Die Alone, and Last Hour. 

He's a real hood nigga and he's a veteran to the rap industry and people that know rap, know DMX.

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DETOX?

Detox is going to be the third album by Dre. This album was supposed to be released in 2002, then 2003 but after that Dre has just been loafting in a way, and hasn't come out with a final product yet; however, few of his tracks have been leaked and released into the media. Some of the songs which have been leaked aren't comepletely officially going to be on Detox.

Aftermath is a huge record label which consists of very famous artists, Dre had initially planned to release the album in December of 2010, but had once again postphoned it due to his busy schedule with other projects such has Relapse. Dre's known for his work and art in beats, which is why most rappers try to work with him, and this just interfered with his overall Detox project causing it to be postphoned.

The part which makes many fans sad is that Detox is going to be Dre's last studio album, but he'll still be working on other artists work such as 50, Em, The Game and Slaughterhouse. Many rappers have been mentioning that Detox has been completed, and that it will be releasing soon while other say Dre is just waiting to select the tracks; Snoop also mentions that the wait on Detox is worth it, since it's something that has been worked on for many years. Rappers such as The Game have been talkin' about Detox since 2005, and have been promoting it for year, checkout his new album Purp & Patron you'll here him give a shout out to it atleast 5 times.