Interview by: Martin Bauman The past several months have been monumental for
Classified. After winning the Juno Award for "Rap Record of the Year" in April - marking his first Juno win after seven previous nominations - the Enfield, Nova Scotia emcee/producer's success streak has continued, earning not only a Gold-selling record, but also a quadruple - yes,
quadruple - Platinum-selling record. (It's worth mentioning that the latter also gives Classified the distinction of having the highest-selling Canadian hip-hop song of
all time.) Yet, despite all of his increased success, the
Atlantic signee remains as down-to-earth - and driven - as ever, quick to credit others who've influenced him over the years. The Come Up Show caught up with Classified to discuss "Inner Ninja" going quadruple Platinum, what he's learned from Maestro Fresh Wes, his thoughts on the keys to success, and much more.
Read the full interview after the jump.
It's day three of our Canadian Music Week podcast series on The Come Up Show Podcast. If you haven't heard yet, we’re dropping a brand new podcast every day this week in celebration of the recent music festival. Yesterday, we brought you an interview with Toronto’s Airplane Boys. Today, Chedo catches up with Mike Boyd and his brother Classified. Listen below and read what Chedo had to say about the interview after the jump. Subscribe on iTunes: https://bit.ly/TCUSiTunes
We're excited to present another addition to The Come Up Show Podcast series: #ThrowBackThursdays. Every other Thursday, when we're not dropping a new podcast, we'll be going back in the vault and bringing you some of our timeless interviews from the past - including rare interviews that were never released. For each episode, DJ Chedo will be joining the podcast to tell the story behind the interviews, whether it's running across town at 3 a.m. or driving from London to Toronto in an hour and 15 minutes. As always, we promise it'll be entertaining.
For our first edition of #ThrowBackThursdays, we're bringing you Shad's interview with Classified and the Halflife crew: Mic Boyd, J-Bru, and DJ IV. Check it out below, and if you haven't already, make sure you subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. Subscribe on iTunes: 
Kayo Guevarra has big news. The Halflife/EMI artist has a mixtape on the way titled The Escape Movement, which will be his first full project since signing with EMI. Kayo also announced that he will be joining Snoop Dogg for several tour dates in Alberta, from July 12th-18th. For more on the St. Lucian-born, Canada-based artist, check out 
One of my favourite up-and-coming artists right now, Kayo Guevarra, recently dropped the visuals for his single "1 Night". The St. Lucian-born, Canada-based artist was recently nominated along with Classified and Jim Cuddy for Much Vibe Hip-Hop Video of the Year, for