Come to IC Square and experience the "Metamorphosis of Hip Hop" with award winning music artist Plex, brought to you by the African Latino Society, Native American Studies, and OSEMA.Come to IC Square and experience the "Metamorphosis of Hip Hop" with award winning music artist Plex, brought to you by the African Latino Society, Native American Studies, and OSEMA.
Plex (aka Doug Bedard) is an award winning Native American (Ojibwe) hip-hop artist and producer originally from Edmonton, Alberta. He now makes his in Toronto where he runs New Leaf Entertainment, an independent record label. He has been emceeing and composing musicfor 15 years, has a number of acting credits to his name and was the producerand host of the award winning national radio program "The Plex Show" for two years.
Plex released his debut solo album Brainstorm in April 2009 introducing a new sound to the Hip Hop genre. His provocative lyrics and unique instrumentation continue to wow audiences across North America and have garnered him international and critical acclaim. Tracks from Brainstorm can be heard on over 75 internet-radio stations across the US as well as the Canadian College Radio Charts.
Editors Pick – What CD Baby has to say:
20 tracks deep and packed with social commentary, abstract production, and jab-filled lyrical gymnastics, the debut from this Canadian MC is not to be taken lightly. While the beats bounce, resulting in a mood that is often ostensibly propulsive but also mellow, the rhymes stay on message, tackling subjects both global and local. "The Way It Should Be" rides a scrappy guitar riff and a vintage bass groove, featuring lyrics that come hard at politics, war, and religion. It's heady stuff, but he doesn't get ahead of himself. The rhymes are well-plotted, and even though the topics are a bit grandiose, it just works to make the urgency of the words that much more apparent. "Better Days" brings in the synths, questions the state of modern music, and lays out the need for a change. It's one of the many calls to action on this CD, and one of the many well executed points of focus. Prepare yourself for some motivation in motion. And some fun.
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