Canada doesn't get a lot of attention when it comes to hip-hop, this is especially true outside of Toronto and it's neighboring cities. Montreal had some good artists both English/French, but were never really able to penetrate markets outside of Quebec. Obscure Disorder put out a small but...
I still think hip-hop has a future. The industry exploited it to death and killed off most of the good main stream hip-hop, BUT, there's still a healthy underground making some amazing music. It might not find it's way through the mainstream, but it's out there.
Also, I don't believe that...
There's a lot of good indy hip-hop, but the mainstream is seriously lacking. The good thing is that there's a lot of young guys who draw inspiration from hip-hop's past and blend it with new flavour. Still some hope, even if it's a glimmer.
The Raidermen are among the many groups who put out a handful of records in the 90's, but the highlight of this track is the producer Charlamagne. In the 90's he produced a lot of great tracks for Mister Voodoo, Natural Elements and a bunch of others. His work got noticed, because he started...