Working on some new things for my live show with Fokus Productions in Quebec CIty.

What’s this now?

I’ve teamed up with Australian based global swag mag Sneaker Freaker to produce a new Bastid mix. Issue 22 of SF mag has a large feature on Starter clothing, and the mix features music from that era, cut up inna Bastid stylee. 1989-1993. Dope raps.

Out later this month – preorder Issue 22 of Sneaker Freaker Magazine here.

More info soon…

From Winnipeg Free Press:

Gail Asper has a long list of tools on her belt: lawyer, philanthropist, national campaign chair for the Friends of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and now, rapper.

On Thursday morning an unusual video of the prominent Winnipegger began circulating on Facebook and Twitter. In the nearly minute-long clip, Asper stands on the steps of the Manitoba legislature and busts out a rap she says she penned herself.

The folks at the popular Saturday morning program “Day 6″ (with host Brent Bambury) reached out to me to ask if I had heard Gail Asper’s “VoteAnyWay rap”. I hadn’t – here it is:

They asked me if I could do anything with it, and I gave it a shot. Head over to their website to listen to my 2 remixes (bound for the top of the charts), and stream the whole show, or listen to just the final segment of the show below.

Skratch Bastid vs Gail Asper on CBC radio by bastidextras

Happy to see “The Entertainer” on a new website dedicated to DJ and artist mixtapes: MixStream. There’s plenty of good mixes and new music to stream and download, so plug in your speakers and get moving. Simple as that. GO.

So, last week was a crazy one with DJ & performance duties on MuchMusic’s RapCity leading up to Bastid’s BBQ. Bothe were AWESOME, and caught on camera. Some of it, at least.

Here’s a clip filmed in-studio at MuchMusic’s RapCity. I grew up on RapCity and it was definitely an honour to be on the show! I played all the background beats for the hour program and did a little interview and routine. Check it:

Wish I could have rocked longer…

The vibe at Bastid’s BBQ was pretty much exactly what I wanted. People having a good time and DJs playing what they would play in at a BBQ in their own backyard. One of the many sexy Bastid’s BBQ attendees managed to catch this moment on ‘film’ – check out me and DJ Starting From Scratch going back and forth on 4 turntables, freestyling (not rapping, silly):

There are some more pics of Bastid’s BBQ in the previous post and over at Now Magazine. Can’t wait for next year, hope you can reach.

Tonight in Toronto, I’ll be at fellow Bastid’s BBQ performer DJ P-Plus‘ birthday jam @ Revival, along with the guy in the video above, DJ Lissa Monet, Keys & Krates’ DJ Jr. Flo, DJ Ononymous & one special guest. There was some wicked artwork made by Michael Del Mundo. Check my solo and the collage below: