Music has an extraordinary power to heal. Whether writing songs or listening to them, something indescribable about the process touches and transforms us. Just ask Saskatoon's
Dayda Banks, whose very career is testament to music's power to change. The Saskatchewan emcee behind
Roy Meets World experienced it firsthand nearly five years ago in a particularly low place - more on that later. Since that moment and in the process of finding his voice as an artist, he's experienced an impressive amount of success, opening for the likes of Pusha T, Fabolous, Jadakiss, Machine Gun Kelly, and R.A. the Rugged Man. Read the full feature after the jump.
Name: Mitch Roy
Hometown: Saskatoon, SK
Influences: "I grew up listening to lots of Slug, Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, Eminem, Hieroglyphics, Zion I, Classified, and Sweatshop Union among plenty of others. Lately I've been listening to lots of artists like Logic, Watsky, Kid Cudi, Anilyst, Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore, Sam Lachow, Mac Miller, Childish Gambino, the list goes on and on. I love the storytellers, you know?"
Sounds Like: Soulful beats and honest, straightforward lyricism.
Latest Release: Roy Meets World Must-Listen Track: "Bring Boots" and
"Thanataphobia" Download "Bring Boots" on Dayda Banks'
Roy Meets World.
Sweatshop Union - The Bill Murray EP [2011: Urbnet] British Columbia's collective of heavy hitting MCs known as Sweatshop Union are back again with their new EP, Bill Murray. Sweatshop Union are known for their ability to complement each other lyrically, as well as project their own manner of intelligent rap over uptempo beats. Since their first formed in 2000, their fifth release is once jam packed with rhymes that are both conscious and fun.
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