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Stripes - All Out War [Official Video]

STRIPES HIP HOP - All Out War from Tiburon Films Inc. on Vimeo.

Stripes - All Out War [Official Video]

GateKeeper is coming soon... Artist: Stripes Cinematography: Tiburon Films Inc Production: Rhyme Asylum Editing: Stripes/Steve Van Diest I just stayed up 24 hours straight to get this video out.... A few other really late nights went into the making of this production. I am very happy how everything turned out - looks dope! (I hope you feel the same). I have been working extremely hard on bringing the best product to the marketplace with my "Gatekeeper" project - sit tight, it is coming... (I feel like this is Edmonton's "Detox" or something because of how many times I say this... lol) In the meantime, you have this newest visual from me to tie you over, as well check out all my other visuals from these past 10 or so months. Click right here to give them a look! There are a few social media icons below this post, please feel free to give them a like and share with the platforms you are on!  Thank-you for your continued support! -Stripes

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Stripes - All Out War [Official Video]

STRIPES HIP HOP - All Out War from Tiburon Films Inc. on Vimeo.

Stripes - All Out War [Official Video]

GateKeeper is coming soon... Artist: Stripes Cinematography: Tiburon Films Inc Production: Rhyme Asylum Editing: Stripes/Steve Van Diest I just stayed up 24 hours straight to get this video out.... A few other really late nights went into the making of this production. I am very happy how everything turned out - looks dope! (I hope you feel the same). I have been working extremely hard on bringing the best product to the marketplace with my "Gatekeeper" project - sit tight, it is coming... (I feel like this is Edmonton's "Detox" or something because of how many times I say this... lol) In the meantime, you have this newest visual from me to tie you over, as well check out all my other visuals from these past 10 or so months. Click right here to give them a look! There are a few social media icons below this post, please feel free to give them a like and share with the platforms you are on!  Thank-you for your continued support! -Stripes

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Tom MacDonald - "2 Litre" ft. Brevner & Stevie Ross [Official Video]

Tom MacDonald - "2 Litre" ft. Brevner & Stevie Ross [Official Video]

Alright, so here is another release from my friends across the province.  The #bsharp team is at it again, with the release of "2 Litre." Stevie Ross x Matt Brevner make their features in this great visual form of artwork.  I personally quite enjoyed the song.  The video concept is set in an underground fight venue, where bets are being placed on different fighters - a nice little "bloodsport" story line which was appeasing to the eye, keeping the audience engaged!   "fuck all that boombap and underground" was probably my favorite line from the entire song.  Me and Tom have been known to have some great "debates" on the matter. hahaha Funny cause Im an underground artist. But I feel the love!  I thoroughly enjoyed the video, and am I fan of what these boys are putting out there! Some great Canadian talent on the come up!   If you would like to check out more of these artists work, check the links below: Stevie Ross Matt Brevner Tom MacDonald

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Shady XV Cypher

SHADY XV CYPHER

This honestly, needs no explaining.  It's Slaughterhouse and Shady killing it...  The intention of the Cypher is to promote the upcoming Shady XV album.  It's a little different because of straight acapella, but I like the concept! Everyone went to work. 

Who do you think had the best verse?!  Comment below.

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Stripes - UNO [Official Video]

UNO-Stripes [DIRECTED BY Steve van Diest] from Tiburon Films Inc. on Vimeo.

Stripes - UNO [Official Video]

GATEKEEPER Coming Soon.

Artist - Stripes Female Actress - Danielle Stephenson Production Company- Tiburon Films Inc Cinematography / Director - Steve van Diest  Editing - Steve van Diest

Many many many late nights were spent creating this little masterpiece.  I haven't had that much fun on a set in a very long time. Things like this make me remember why I remember love creating music/visual arts so much!  Want to give a nice big shoutout to Danielle Stephenson on this one for being such a great actor!  Shoutout to Steve Van Diest, for being a beast on the lense.  This is an older song I wanted to pay tribute to my fallen homie Ja Uno on... It was around a year ago now when he passed. It also fits the "Halloween" theme. The full version of this track, has a few other features on it which, you will have to wait and see! Consider this your introduction to "The Gatekeeper"  Thank-you for the continued support.  There are a few social icons below this video, give it a share and a like! 

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Stripes - UNO [Official Video]

UNO-Stripes [DIRECTED BY Steve van Diest] from Tiburon Films Inc. on Vimeo.

Stripes - UNO [Official Video]

GATEKEEPER Coming Soon.

Artist - Stripes Female Actress - Danielle Stephenson Production Company- Tiburon Films Inc Cinematography / Director - Steve van Diest  Editing - Steve van Diest

Many many many late nights were spent creating this little masterpiece.  I haven't had that much fun on a set in a very long time. Things like this make me remember why I remember love creating music/visual arts so much!  Want to give a nice big shoutout to Danielle Stephenson on this one for being such a great actor!  Shoutout to Steve Van Diest, for being a beast on the lense.  This is an older song I wanted to pay tribute to my fallen homie Ja Uno on... It was around a year ago now when he passed. It also fits the "Halloween" theme. The full version of this track, has a few other features on it which, you will have to wait and see! Consider this your introduction to "The Gatekeeper"  Thank-you for the continued support.  There are a few social icons below this video, give it a share and a like! 

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New Video - Stripes UNO [preview]

OCT 31 / 14 - UNO Preview

I have been working very hard these past few weeks building my new GateKeeper album, and on October 31 / 2014, some of that hard-work will be available for viewing right here!  UNO is an older song of mine which I decided to create a visual for, in order to pay homage to my fallen friend Ja Uno. Ja passed away 1 year ago, and was one of the dopest producers coming out of the Underground in Canada before his unfortunate passing late 2013... I got a few more bangers waiting to be released with him on the production, and I cannot wait!  Steve Van Diest on the lense and production, automatically making this one of the premier videos coming from Edmonton... You will not be disappointed with the visuals of this record. Full steam ahead, October 31 / 2014.  Join in on building the hype, give this a share! 

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DoomSquad Monthly Cypher - ft BrothersGrim

New DoomSquad Cypher - August 2014

Well, the big homies Doomsquad are back at it again with another rendition of their monthly cypher series. You can check out more of them right here. There's not too much to say about this, the music speaks for itself. It's dope to see my old crew back together again lacing tracks together...   

In case you don't know

Doomsquad consists of Trippz, 9Livez, & Kryple - the crew was formed to keep the memory of the late Blacklisted alive among other reasons. (rip) BrothersGrim consists of real life brothers Komrade & Pat Grim.  Along with Pilzbury, Sonik, K-Blitz, Habe, & myself (Stripes), these two crews were apart of the late Edmonton/Western Canadian supergroup GrimEmpire. (rip) haha If you ever hear any artist in the city refer to "Fallen Empire" or "The Fallen Empire," they are talking about the separation of the powerful, yet short lived group!  The last time these 5 have been on the same track together was over 2 years ago on one of the "Future Volume" mixtapes. If you are interested in hearing what it sounded like, click this link RIGHT HERE to be check it out!  We all look forward to what both of these groups are bringing to the table.  Big congrats to Kryple who is on a Canadian wide tour for the month of September with Merkules. 

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Edmonton HipHop Beef

Edmonton HipHop Beef

Cursive vs Deffine - Rome Angel - Sonik - Troublez & more....

It seems Edmonton HipHop is picking up a little excitement these past few weeks...  We got a beef ladies and gentleman!  I first want to state I am neutral the either parties, this is strictly an unbiased recap of everything that is going down with the Cursive vs THE ENTIRE YEG HIPHOP SCENE saga... Sonik, Deffine, Troublez, Rome... and I think the list goes on. I honestly do not know what Cursive did to bring this down on him, I am not personally in the loop with everything that has transpired leading up to this.  I have a few inclinations as to what happened, but it is neither the time nor my place to air any of them out.  The purpose of this post is to keep you up to speed as to what is happening with these events in case you missed any of the action.  Lets Begin! 

ROUND 1: Deffine Kicks It Off

ROUND 1: Cursive Responds

ROUND 1 - RECAP

For myself, Deffine came hardbody on the initial diss. It was a solid record all around as far as a diss joint goes. Deffine uses skits, personals, and solid bars to kick it off. Where Cursive wins points with me, the photoshop image of Deffine, CRACKED ME UP - he won points right off the top with that! Im looking at it right now, and laughing.  He also wins points with me coming back the next day with his response. 

ROUND 2: Deffine Strikes Again

ROUND 2: Sonik & Rome Angel Go In

ROUND 2: Cursive Responds 

ROUND 2 - Recap

Deffine came with that photoshop image of Cursive, and I nearly lost it...  It took what Cursive did, and one up'd it - which was hilarious. Completely crack up! I first saw it and didn't believe it... I was drinking water, and spit it up - thinking to myself "woooo"  Deffine wins points with that one.  If you are unaware, Cursive had an emergency surgery a day or so after he released his Round 1 diss back to Deffine. I am not certain exactly what happened, but one of his lungs collapsed...  Hence the name of Deffines diss "Till Your Lungs Collapse" I hope homie is legit alright, and his lungs are working/surgery went well. Never want anyone to get hurt/injured. Health is always #1.  Regardless of hiphop beef, I never want to see anyone get physically injured.  In between responses, there was a barrage of memes created of a picture Cursive posted on his instagram, that got flipped against him of him on a hospital bed. Deffine had Troublez of Pysch Ward Kids on the track as well. I guess that crew has a beef they wanted to air out, and took the opportunity to do so with Deffine. In comes Sonik/Rome.  At the end of Cursive's first joint, he says something about Soniks first born daughter - this is the reasoning behind Sonik's diss track.  As for Rome Angel going in, I have no idea where that comes from...  The skit for Sonik/Romes track had be cracking up. It was almost too much.  Cursive came back with an almost Dizaster vs Arcane response, where Dizaster pulls out the papers saying Arcane purchased his bars from Caustic... Cursive screenshot text messages between him and Deffine.  I still do not know what to make of this, does it negate everything Deffine has said, or does it make Cursive look like he gave up and went that route.  Once again, this is an unbiased review of what is going on. I am neutral to both parties and am merely putting this beef all in one place.  Who do you think is ahead/winning.  Will Cursive come back with another track to rebuttal Sonik/Rome?!  I guess time will only tell.     

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Squad Tour Edmonton - Recap

KOTD Squad Tour - Edmonton - Recap

KOTD Squad Tour Edmonton Recap from Stripes on Vimeo.

The event was dope! Everything went down without a hitch, other than Double A knocking over the lights at the end...... (awkward)... The big homie Kryple of Doomsquad held it down and really did a great job organizing this event.  Big shoutout to Papa Phill, Greg Wright, and the whole crew over at The Studio Music Foundation. There are too many names to name to thank for bringing this to the city, but you know who you are, so thank-you.  Every battler came correct, prepared, and put on a good show for the audience. There was not one battler who I would say had a faulty performance... a few slips here and there, and overall an A+ all around. For myself, the battler of the night goes to the big homie Sly! I think it is safe to say that he was an underdog on the card, but came correct - impressed not only the judges, but won the fans over as well. There was also an 8 man freestyle battle to kick the night off, and the winner got to face Charron, which in my opinion is a loss waiting to happen, for Charron could arguably be named the top freestyle battler globally right now...? I have no idea who faced him, but I heard they got eaten up!  On-top of that, Scott Jackson, one of Canadas' premier beatboxers blessed us with his presence on stage as well.  It was really great to see the city come together to support the community, more specifically to support the Canadian battle scene out west. KOTD is the premier battling stage currently in the world; hosting events that bring thousands in attendance in larger markets. Out in the prairies/mid-western provinces, the draws aren't as large - but they are impactful, and Friday night proved it.  It was also really awesome to catch up with the big homie Gully TK, and of course dope seeing Organik. From having conversations with them, I know that the entire squad takes what they do very seriously, and we all wish them the very best out here in Edmonton as they continue to tour the country and spread their brand. It is truly a grassroots movement that started in a fields/alleyways/parking lots - and has grown to viewership in the millions. I want to give a quick congrats to them for the achievements they have made thus far. 

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Stripes - Banana Street [Official Video]

Stripes - Banana Street - Official Video

Here we have the official visuals for the newest road in Stripes custom built city.  This track has been dubbed "Banana Street" - probably cause it is just THAT crazy. There is not too much to say about the joint itself.  It was shot by NathanReid Photography - up and coming photographer in the Edmonton hiphop community - and self edited by myself. I hope you all enjoy. I am very excited for what is coming, and what has transpired in these last few months - I've been able to turn some heads as I continue to create the Gatekeeper project... Keep your eye out for more visuals comnig from myself, as well the Gatekeeper album  (release date TBA) Like - Comment - SHARE - use the social media below to spread this around! 

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Stripes - Banana Street [Teaser]

Stripes - Banana Street - Teaser

I have been working hard these past weeks, on both my upcoming "Gatekeeper" project (full length LP), as well I am creating my own city! Apparently I am building a list of roads, if you have not noticed, and they are in the form of 2:00 minute long videos. (If you are curious as to what the rest of my city looks like, click here) Set to release July 13/2014 - you will be exclusively able to travel along "Banana Street." I believe the promo video above speaks for itself...... I will end it like this - I look forward to releasing what I am bringing to the table, and I thank you all for your continued support.  Stay tuned.  As well, feel free to share the above video/this blog post/or the photo below to help create a buzz for what I am about to drop.  All I can tell you, is that this next video is something very different - I think you will enjoy. 

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Dizaster Punches Math Hoffa

Dizaster Punches Math Hoffa @ BOLA5

If you are a fan of battle rap, I am most definitely certain you will know who Math Hoffa & Dizaster are. Arguably the upper echelon of emcees in the battle rap community. (I said arguably b/c diz is on his decline). If you are unaware of the history here, I will briefly fill you in:

Math Hoffa sucker punched an emcee he was battling named "Dose." Circa 2007 (roughly).

A few years pass, and now he sucker punches legendary battle rapper "Serius Jones" @ URLs Summer Madness 3 in summer/fall 2013.

While all of this transpired, Math and Diz were smack talking eachother. Sending threats that when they battled, Diz wouldn't hit him... etc etc.

So, now that you know the gist of the situation/background, let's dive into what transpired afterwards, and the ramifications of such actions. It has always been almost a "no-no" or "taboo" to have physical contact during a rap battle. Personally, I remember coming up in a time where even if you bumped the guy on his chest, you were disqualified... Main reason being, sometimes these battles get very personal, and anger/emotions may at times get the best of someone - and what may finally trigger a violent retaliation is a bump on the chest/tap on the shoulder/arm around the neck/yelling in ears/getting WAY to personal up in the grill... etc. With all that being said, over a period of time, it has become acceptable for people to start touching each-other, for whatever reason, during battles.  ie: pocket checks, Daylit to Pesci, Arcane boob grab... list goes on. 

It has now turned into a case, where it seems, violence on stage has now become accepted! If you want to fight, do it in the back alley on your own time.  If you want to battle, do it on stage in the proper setting.  Mixing the two is a bad look for the sport to gain international mainstream buzz & advancing the scene as a whole.  Take UFC for example - when it was abunch of mooks fighting eachother with no rules - they had no money/no fans/no following - take the primitive days of the UFC and polish it to a professional level with rules/weight classes etc... You have now built an empire. These fights that are happening in the scene are hurting the chances of this industry to really make that mainstream media push. Take for instance the Total Slaughter Event that is coming:

 "Just had a potential sponsor cancel a meeting that I've been trying to set for months. Sure it won't be the last sponsor 2 do that this week"

This is Dizasters response via twitter, so far publicized, regarding the incident:

 “I squared off with math and dropped him after all the commotion, if he lies his bitch......i fired on him he fell &i landed a gang of punches...Somone has the footage i fucked his ass up nobody was helping me....they saw that shit pussy ass bitchea..,he fuckin dared me i aint a bitch...Footage will come soon i fuckin dropped him and pounded him on the floor solo on everything i love...Hes been doin this to me for 3 years , im sorry i cudnt take it anymore he mentally fucked with me for years...He kept saying u wont do shit i dare u i dare u..,fuck u then u win some u lose some…”

What are your thoughts on the incident? Was it necessary? Is this a good look or a bad look for the league in general? How does this affect each battlers career? Is it positive or negative?  Leave your responses in the comment section below! I would like to hear from you! 

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Mr.Mac - LeeAns Sxn

I know I haven't been posting these past couple weeks.  I actually broke my ankle, and it has given me such trouble - literally spending so much time out of the studio/lab/booth/officespace etc... and spending it literally sitting in waiting rooms at doctor offices. (shoot me in the face!) I've been 2 months stuck in a cast, it's literally going to be the end of me...  Regardless of that, this past month has been a wild adventure.  More dope music coming - Ps: the big homie Apathy from AOTP was in town last night, and I was privileged enough to meet up with him!  I will put up that story tomorrow (so stay tuned). But for now, I want to take the story back to one of my buddies: My friend Mr.Mac has been going HAM these past couple weeks. Check out the new Mixtape of his named "LeeAns Son"  I'll give you the link to where you can pick up the album by clicking on the image at the bottom of this post.  The guy is making big things happen by sitting on kitchen counters rapping not giving an eff. I talk to Tom on a regular basis, and things are moving along very well for him - honestly keep a look out as to what he is doing, cause it is only matter of time where you will see him under the big spotlight.  Also, he got a tattoo on his forehead, there is no going back for him... 

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Mr.Mac - LeeAns Sxn

I know I haven't been posting these past couple weeks.  I actually broke my ankle, and it has given me such trouble - literally spending so much time out of the studio/lab/booth/officespace etc... and spending it literally sitting in waiting rooms at doctor offices. (shoot me in the face!) I've been 2 months stuck in a cast, it's literally going to be the end of me...  Regardless of that, this past month has been a wild adventure.  More dope music coming - Ps: the big homie Apathy from AOTP was in town last night, and I was privileged enough to meet up with him!  I will put up that story tomorrow (so stay tuned). But for now, I want to take the story back to one of my buddies: My friend Mr.Mac has been going HAM these past couple weeks. Check out the new Mixtape of his named "LeeAns Son"  I'll give you the link to where you can pick up the album by clicking on the image at the bottom of this post.  The guy is making big things happen by sitting on kitchen counters rapping not giving an eff. I talk to Tom on a regular basis, and things are moving along very well for him - honestly keep a look out as to what he is doing, cause it is only matter of time where you will see him under the big spotlight.  Also, he got a tattoo on his forehead, there is no going back for him... 

Give this a share below on social media, and let's spread some quality music around from a Canadian making it happen. #bsharp on the come up.  Stay tuned for tomorrows update on the Apathy Show!