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Ritchie Acheampong (born April 28, 1987), better known as Rich Kidd, is a Canadian hip hop recording artist, record producer and film/video director from Toronto, Ontario. He is a two-time nominee for the Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year as a solo artist, garnering nominations at the Juno Awards of 2013 for The Closers and at the Juno ...
This category is intended for rappers from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Pages in category "Rappers from Toronto" The following 76 pages are in this category, out of 76 total.
Dimarjio Antonio Jenkins (July 23, 1998 – May 26, 2020), better known by his stage name Houdini, was a Canadian rapper from Toronto, Ontario. He first gained recognition from his certified gold single "Late Nights" which contained vocal features from Burna Bandz and was released in 2017. This was followed by the singles "Myself" and "Backseat".
Choclair – hip hop musician; Ping Chong – contemporary theatre director; Olivia Chow – 66th Mayor of Toronto, Former New Democratic Party Member of Parliament, former Toronto city councillor; George Chuvalo – boxer; Jerry Ciccoritti – film, TV, and theatre director; Casey Cizikas – NHL player
The second-generation descendants of these immigrants significantly contributed to embedding Toronto's distinctive slang and accent into the city's culture. [19] Faced with limited economic opportunities within their communities, these children of the initial immigrant influx turned to creative outlets like rap music, fashion, and athletics for both expression and livelihood. [20]
Alongside Prime Boys, they first attracted local attention from Toronto's St. Lawrence with numerous freestyles and mixtapes dropped in 2014. Prime Boys most prominent member at this time, Jimmy Prime, gained the group considerable attention for coining the nickname "The Six" for Toronto, a term that has been taken global by rappers such as Drake.
On October 4, 2014, Mustafa published "Rabba" with the Toronto-based artist collective Halal Gang. Members included Mustafa (aka Mustafa the Poet), Puffy L’z, Mo-G, Safe, and Smoke Dawg. As member of Canadian hip hop collective Halal Gang, he starred in a number of music videos, including the single "Feel" by Safe released in October 2016. [5]
Shane Lee Lindstrom (born February 11, 1994), known professionally as Murda Beatz, is a Canadian record producer from Ontario.Working predominantly in hip hop and trap music, he has produced hit songs and albums for various musical acts since 2011.