Category Archives: Reviews

Bonfire from Age Like Astronauts

new video leaked – Pigeon Hole's Bonfire from Age Like Astronauts After years as members of the west coast hip hop collective Sweatshop Union, Pigeon Hole release the… After years as members of the west coast hip hop collective Sweatshop …

Certainly worth the wait

"certainly worth the wait. A great, scratchy early 90's sound and braggadocios raps." – Pigeon Hole Oh hip hop, you lovable scamp, I was beginning to wonder if our two-decade plus love-affair might be… Oh hip hop, you lovable scamp, …

By Hook or By Crook

Dirty Circus – Alive & Well | Trillionaire$ – By Hook or By Crook Besides the Rascalz and Swollen Members, there’s never been another B.C. rap crew to achieve the longevity and commercial success of Sweatshop Union, which this summer …

Golden ratio of rhymes

"golden ratio of rhymes, beats and content." – Alive & Well An album many years in the making, this debut album from Sweatshop Union’s Metty The Dertmerchant an… An album many years in the making, this debut album from Sweatshop …

On a mission to explode

"on a mission to explode the boundaries of hip-hop." – Pigeon Hole Though their band name might suggest otherwise, Marmalade and Dusty Melo—known to their grandmothers… Though their band name might suggest otherwise, Marmalade and Dusty Melo—known to their grandmothers …

new video leaked – Dirty Circus

new video leaked – Dirty Circus' Where I'm At from Alive & Well Sweatshop Union's Dirty Circus – Where I'm At – Feat. Chin Injeti off the album "ALIVE & WELL"

Clever and pun-laden rhymes

"clever and pun-laden rhymes over lax sample-based breaks and hooks." – Piegon Hole It’s a damn good thing that Dusty Melo and Marmalade’s Ma’s and Pa’s didn’t buy into Tipper Gore’s 1985 explicit lyrics “protectionist” syndication. Instead, they decided to …

Pigeon Hole & Sweatshop Union live in concert

Pigeon Hole & Sweatshop Union live in concert For the past 10 years, Sweatshop Union has been a hip-hop force in Canada, but its success as a large group has overshadowed the groups that came together to make up the …

Focused more on their craft

"focused more on their craft than their attitude." I had forgotten about Sweatshop Union. Even though I had been a fan of their music, after 12th grade… I had forgotten about Sweatshop Union. Even though I had been a fan …

Alive & Well

Metty the Dertmerchant interview | Dirty Circus: Alive & Well Metty the Dirtmerchant (Dirty Circus) Interview Author: Pedro 'DJ Complejo' Hernandez Q: First off, who is Dirty Circus and how do you guys differ from Sweatshop Union as a whole? …

Strongest material to date

"their strongest material to date" – The Bill Murray EP Sweatshop Union have been a staple on the Canadian Hip Hop scene for the last 10 years. A collective made up of several different groups they came together because of …

Bill Murray #1 in Canadian hip hop!

Bill Murray #1 in Canadian hip hop 3 weeks in a row! Sweatshop Union The Bill Murray EP Urbnet Deezuz Ammmo Maintain One Voice D-Sisive Jonestown Jimmy Go Bye Bye Urbnet Zion I & The Grouch Heroes In The Healing …

The Bill Murray EP is solid from start to finish

"The Bill Murray EP is solid from start to finish. another hip hop masterpiece in the name of Canadian hip hop." Today’s hip hop world seems to be overrun by auto tuners that over-produce songs written and perform… Today’s hip …