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The title of this post pretty much sums it up.. Last Sunday Sept 20, marked history in Toronto once again as the 3rd annual Manifesto Festival took place.
I DJ’d the after party at Revival alongside DJ Hi-Tek (Reflection Eternal) & Skratch Bastid. Special guests 9th Wonder, Jeru The Damaja, Talib Kweli, Rich Kidd, Saukrates, etc. were all in the spot.. It was definitely ‘one of those nights’.  I have a ton of video from this night, which I will edit and post up soon.. In the mean time here are some pics & some of Rich Kidd & Friends’ performance, as well as Reflection Eternal performing at Nathan Phillips Square.

Reflection Eternal Hits the Stage @ MANIFESTO ‘09 from themanifesto.ca on Vimeo.

Rich Kidd & Friends @ The Manifesto Afterparty from Real Frequency on Vimeo.

Jay-Z shut down MSG in NYC last night.. I was playing a party so missed watching the concert live.. Fuse aired Jay-Z’s “Answer the Call” benefit concert live on 9/11 & he definitely pulled out all the stops, giving fans much more than their money’s worth. Guest appearances included Beyoncé, Kanye West, Rihanna, Mary J. Blige, Diddy, John Mayer, Kid Cudi, and more..  helped Hov make it a night to remember.

Watch the monumental show in its entirety below, courtesy of Nahright. Also, big shouts to my dude Neil Armstrong for holding it down as Jay-Z’s official tour DJ!

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So.. I’m making a quick mission to Asia for the weekend.. Gonna be a long few days ahead, but should be fun & I’m excited to check out the clubs in Hong Kong & Shanghai..! I fly out Thurs morning from Toronto & get to Hong Kong Friday evening.  A few hours downtime, and then I’m at M1NT Nightclub in Hong Kong Friday Night.  Unfortunately, I won’t really have time to take in Hong Kong & actually see the city.  Saturday afternoon, I fly from Hong Kong to Shanghai - same drill.. chill out for a few hours & then rock M1NT Nightclub in Shanghai on Saturday Night! Sunday afternoon I fly back to Toronto, and land back at YYZ around Midnight Sunday Night.. Going to take lots of pics & video, time to try out this Flip Cam and see if they are really worth the hype.. Will keep you guys posted! Peace!

Haven’t found time to update the blog/site for a little while; things have been hectic.  History was made today.. Barack Obama - President of The United States of America. I bet if I asked you to repeat that very sentence outloud 2 years ago, you would have laughed.  Is it really time for a new world order?  Time will tell.. Regardless, it is a proud moment for human beings in general, and I’m excited about where we stand, and where we are heading..!

One of my partner’s in crime, and my emcee Sir Lancelot along with DJ Tilt are actually in Washington as I type this.  Mediaphase (site will be up very shortly) booked them for Google’s aferparty for Obama’s Inauguration! It’s only 3 weeks into the year and the squad is already beginning to make history.  We don’t sleep.  You really shouldn’t either..

So as I was saying, we’re just about 3 weeks into the year, and it’s going to be a great ‘09..

This past Thursday I got to re-connect with The Clipse (Malice, Pusha T, DJ Rick Geez).  Last time I was with them was in May of 2007 when I opened their concert here in Toronto.

Almost 2 years later, we met up again..

Last Thursday/Friday was a hectic 40 hours.. It went something like this:

I met up with DJ Rick Geez & Pusha T at the hotel.  We discussed the Bridging The Gap Mixtape movement, and it’s now official - Volume 4 will be Hosted by The Clipse, co-starring N.E.R.D. ! From Toronto, to Virgina, we stay building bridges and crossing borders. Pay attention!


DJ Wristpect x The Clipse - Bridging The Gap V4 Mixtape Coming Soon from DJ Wristpect on Vimeo.

After that, we took Rick Geez to the studio (see: 2 studios.. One of the 1200s at Remix was broken, so we had to relocate to another location) so he could record his mix show which he had to submit to the radio station in Virgina the next day..

Now by the time we got to the 2nd studio in the west end, it was already 11:30pm. He had to record an hour long mix, which brings us to 12.30 am..


Rick Geez (Clipse’s DJ) Live in the Mix from DJ Wristpect on Vimeo.

Now in the midst of all this running around, I still had my club night in Guelph at Van Gogh’s going on.. The homies Tilt & Illiment were holding things down up there, but Lancelot and I still needed to go up and play our set before the night was over.. This is another 45 minute drive from Downtown Toronto lol

After dropping Rick Geez off back at the hotel after making sure he got his mixshow recorded, we made our way to Guelph.. We finally arrived there at 1.45am, and hopped straight on the tables!  It was a takeover, even though it was a short set, the vibe was crazy - lights on at 2.30 am and no one leaving the club till 3 am type of vibe. I love those nights..!  We are out there every Thursday at Van Gogh’s 2nd Floor - $2.50 drinks & $100 Grey Goose. Come through.

By the time I got home it was 5 am.. 4 1/2 hours later I was up and on the way to Seneca College to do a sound check. Famous was opening The Clipse show (they had two shows in one day, an early and a late night at Circa), and I was DJ’ing his set.  Ran into Malice, Pusha, Ab-Liva there once again:


The Clipse @ Seneca College ‘Hot Damn’ from DJ Wristpect on Vimeo.

After that it was off to Livestock, where they were promoting their new Play Cloths line:

While kicking it at Livestock, Kid Cudi passed through as well.. He’s a real humble dude & hopefully I will be able to bang out a mixtape with him around summer time.. Here are some more photos courtesy of PhotoWill:

Straight after that it was off to another out of town club gig in Waterloo.. Got home at 5am again.. 4 1/2 hours of sleep every 48 hours. That’s how it goes sometimes.. Till next time.. Peace!

Big shout’s to two of the nicest emcees from the city of Toronto. Check for both on the ‘Bridging the Gap’ series under the mixtapes section.

Track’s crazy!! Black Milk murdered the beat..! Watch for the sample at 1.51..!!

TONA FEAT. PROMISE - GOT MILK [PRODUCED BY BLACK MILK] - DOWNLOAD

HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone! Hope you guys all had a safe and fun time on New Years Eve where ever you ended up. Thank you to everyone who partied with us at GOSSIP for the NBA Celebrity Soiree - the vibe was crazy..! The Toronto Raptors & Denver Nuggets were definitely in the building; my man Carmello Anthony from the Nuggets hosted my 2nd set and there is a possibility of an Allstar Mixtape in the works.. Not a bad way to start of the year!

Once again, I wanna say THANKS to everyone.. ‘08 was a crazy year for me; I got to open concerts & shows for Nas, Mos Def, Just Blaze, Little Brother, EPMD etc., toured Canada & The United States, playing parties at The Playboy Mansion, in LA, Vegas, as well as private parties for Usher, John Legend, etc!!

I’m going to be working overtime to make sure this year is even better.. I have lot’s planned and tons in store!!

Thanks to everyone who has been down since day one, and to all of the recent supporters as well. To name everyone is next to impossible, so I’m going to avoid doing so for the sake of most likely leaving out names.. But a big, big thanks to everyone - if you have helped or supported me in anyway, it does NOT go unappreciated.. Trust!

So it’s a New Year.. Let’s go..!! Here’s what’s up for ‘09 so far as far as clubs, radio & tours go!

Jan 3 - D’Luxe VIP Lounge inside The Guvernment
Jan 5 - The Kid Famous’ Mixtape ‘365 Days Later’
Jan 6 - Niagara Falls w/ The Kid Famous
Jan 8 - ‘Redefinition Radio Show’ Podcast
Jan 8 - Entourage Thursdays @ Van Gogh’s
Jan 10 - D’Luxe VIP Lounge inside The Guvernment
Jan 13 - Scratchlab DJ Institute
Jan 15 - ‘Redefinition Radio Show’ Podcast
Jan 15 - Entourage Thursdays @ Van Gogh’s
Jan 16 - Vault Nightclub [Waterloo]
Jan 17 - D’Luxe VIP Lounge inside The Guvernment
Jan 20 - Scratchlab DJ Institute
Jan 21 - The Barking Frog [London]
Jan 22 - ‘Redefinition Radio Show’ Podcast
Jan 22 - Entourage Thursdays @ Van Gogh’s [Guelph]
Jan 23 - Elements [Kitchener]
Jan 24 - D’Luxe VIP Lounge inside The Guvernment
Jan 27 - Scratchlab DJ Institute
Jan 29 - ‘Redefinition Radio Show’ Podcast
Jan 29 - Entourage Thursdays @ Van Gogh’s [Guelph]
Jan 30 - Hi-Fi Club [Winnipeg]
Jan 31 - D’Luxe VIP Lounge inside The Guvernment

Feb 3 - Scratchlab DJ Institute
Feb 5 - ‘Redefinition Radio Show’ Podcast
Feb 5 - Entourage Thursdays @ Van Gogh’s [Guelph]
Feb 6 - Good & Plenty @ Empire w/ P-Plus
Feb 7 - D’Luxe VIP Lounge inside The Guvernment
Feb 10 - Scratchlab DJ Institute
Feb 12 - ‘Redefinition Radio Show’ Podcast
Feb 12 - Entourage Thursdays @ Van Gogh’s [Guelph]
Feb 13 - Love & Lust Pt. 2 @ Empire w/ P-Plus
Feb 13 - Pink Tape Vol 2 Release Party
Feb 14 - D’Luxe VIP Lounge inside The Guvernment
Feb 17 - Scratchlab DJ Institute
Feb 19 - ‘Redefinition Radio Show’ Podcast
Feb 19 - Entourage Thursdays @ Van Gogh’s [Guelph]
Feb 20 - TBD [Montreal]
Feb 21 - D’Luxe VIP Lounge inside The Guvernment

*Western Canada Tour Pt. 3
Feb 24 - Savage Beagle [Whistler]
Feb 25 - Felicita’s [University of Victoria]
Feb 26 - ‘Redefinition Radio Show’ Podcast
Feb 26 - Tonic Nightclub [Vancouver]
Feb 27 - ‘Hunt FM Radio Appearance’
Feb 27 - Shine Nightclub [Vancouver]
Feb 28 - Gossip Nightclub [Vancouver]
Mar 01 - Opus On 8th [Calgary]

That’s where you can find me on the club/radio side of things during the 1st quarter of ‘09.

On top of that, I have a lot of mixtapes to hit you with once again! Last year I brought you mixtapes with the legendary AZ, another Bridging The Gap Series w/Little Brother, a tape with super producer Just Blaze, a Slow Jams & Classic Soul Mixtape, mixtapes with JD Era, the official mixtape for the Rock The Bells Festival, and more..!

This year look out for projects such as: Bridging The Gap TO-VA w/ The Clipse, Entourage w/ Jester, Party Life V2 w/ DJ Tilt, and some rock & electro projects as well..!!

Also, look out for the new website/blog launching within the month, and the site launch for my new-media & communications firm, Mediaphase Inc!

Got work to do,
I’m out!
Peace!

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL
‘08 was great.. Thank you ALL for the support.

NYE 2009
NBA CELEBRITY SOIREE @ GOSSIP RESTAURANT & LOUNGE on the Waterfront!
(50 Prince Edward Island Crescent, CNE Grounds, Toronto)
“Toronto’s Premiere 23+ Event For The Grown & Sexy Crowd”

Facebook Event

Music By:
Wristpect - Ill Kidz - Tilt - Wikked

Playing:
A Mix of Everything from Old School & Classics, to House, Reggae, Hip Hop, Electro & R&B!

Hosted By:
Celebrity Guests from The Toronto Raptors & Denver Nuggets
alongside MC Sir Lancelot & Ricochet from The Ill Kidz

Dresscode: Chic & Sexy
Gents: 23+ Preferred
Ladies: 21+ Preferred

With that said, wherever it is you end up on New Years Eve I hope you are all safe, with close friends & loved ones, and that you have a great time.  Here’s all the best to everyone; your support throughout this past year has been overwhelming! Let’s make it a bigger 2009..! Cheers!