Live Canadian Rap

This is our archive of classic Canadian Hip Hop performances.

Live Canadian Rap

Lonesome Charlies

Edmonton, The Rev (2001). Lonesome Charlies consisted of emcee Vizion (who went by I-Tel at the time) and a crew of bboys, one of whom also did backups and played the melodica.

Live Canadian Rap

Frek Sho – “Patience”

Live from Edmonton (2002), a slightly different version of Frek Sho’s 1996 classic single “Patience” (Ismaila flipped his lyrics, Kutdown is on the cuts and there’s no Gumball or Sunil).

Live Canadian Rap

Buck 65 – “Square Two (Songs 1 & 2)”

Edmonton, (2002). Buck 65 video from his album Square. Buck did well to put up with a 2 ft mic cord, smoke machine, and the drunk heckler who was going off all night.

Live Canadian Rap

Your Brother In My Back Pack – “Seasons”

Saskatoon, Airliner Dance Hall (2001). Your Brother In My Back Pack, featuring members The Gumshoe Strut & Yy from their Milch & Allegra EP, with John Smith doing backups and DJ Hunnicutt on the one-and-twos.