The Come Up Show

He’s the godfather of Canadian Hip-Hop; he’s an artist, author, motivational speaker, and actor. I’m humbled to have Maestro Fresh Wes on The Come Up Show Podcast. In our conversation, we spoke about how Toronto had a hard time accepting success, how the city grew up in an era of being a true underdog and the inferiority complex we had to New York and so much more.

Maestro is going to be speaking more about his journey in detail Sunday, September 9th at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection for Acoustic Conversations. He’ll be speaking about his early years in Toronto's hip-hop scene, his longevity in the industry, and his burgeoning acting career. Maestro will also discuss his artistic journey as a Canadian emcee in New York as he worked on his 1994 release Naaah Dis Kid Can't be from Canada?!! The conversation will be followed by a live performance.

There’s also a photo exhibit happening at McMichael that goes until October. It explores the evolution and longevity of Hip-Hop and specifically Canadian hip-hop. The galley is open 7 days a week and there’s even an art bus that takes you from downtown. Check out all the info at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection website.

If you need a ride, there's a bus that will take you from downtown Toronto to the gallery. The McMichael Art Bus travels from downtown Toronto to the gallery for only $15+ general admission. Return bus service to the McMichael leaves from the Scotiabank Contact Photography Festival headquarters parking lot located next to 80 Spadina Avenue (just North of King) at 10:30 am and leaves the McMichael to head back downtown at 3:30 pm. Check out the schedule and info on the website.

What: Acoustic Conversations: Maestro Fresh Wes

Where: McMichael Canadian Art Collection (10365 Islington, Kleinburg). ON L0J 1C0

When: Sunday, Sep 9th @ 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM.

Admission: $20. Get your ticket online at McMichael Website.

Hosted by: Adulis "Chedo" Mokanan

Producers: Jessica Persadie, Chedo.

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This week we talked to rising Toronto R&B artist K. Forest. He's been releasing tracks since 2015, and a year later he was the top Toronto artist on the scene. His song Guidance, with nearly a million plays on Soundcloud, inspired Travis Scott to do his own cover and put it on his album Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight. Forest has an upcoming Canadian tour lined up this fall, make sure you get your tickets!

In this interview, we talked about how Travis Scott heard of him, why he continues to experiment with different sounds, and why he appreciates people who will take the greyhound for him. Play the podcast to hear more.

Acoustic Conversation series takes an in-depth look at the development of the hip hop scene in Toronto and combines live performance. Next event is Sept 9 with Maestro Fresh Wes.

There’s also a photo exhibit happening at McMichael that goes until October. It explores the evolution and longevity of Hip-Hop and specifically Canadian hip-hop. The galley is open 7 days a week and there’s even an art bus that takes you from downtown. Check out all the info at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection website. 

Hosted by: Adulis "Chedo" Mokanan

Producers: Jessica Persadie, Chedo.

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G Milla is an artist from Toronto we’ve been supporting for a while on The Come Up Show. We talked about his project with Teddy Fantum "Hard to Kill" how he goes into “the vault of pain” when it comes to song writing and so much more.

Acoustic Conversation series takes an in-depth look at the development of the hip hop scene in Toronto and combines live performance. Next event is Sept 9 with Maestro Fresh Wes.

There’s also a photo exhibit happening at McMichael that goes until October. It explores the evolution and longevity of Hip-Hop and specifically Canadian hip-hop. The galley is open 7 days a week and there’s even an art bus that takes you from downtown. Check out all the info at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection website. 

Hosted by: Adulis "Chedo" Mokanan

Producers: Jessica Persadie, Chedo.

Each and every Wednesday we’ll be uploading a brand new interview with a guest we feel that you should know about. If you love podcasts subscribe to the options below.

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Our special guest today is an artist, actress, and a pioneer. Michie Mee was the first Canadian MC to sign with a major American Label. She called into our radio show and talked to our host Michael aka Kiv to talk about what it was like a woman in hip-hop, being outcasted for mixing dancehall and Hip-Hop and so much more.

The reason Michie called in was to promote an acoustic conversation that happened at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection north of Toronto. The series takes an in-depth look at the development of the hip hop scene in Toronto and combines live performance. There are a couple more happening, next one is on August 19th with Fresh Kils and Sept 9 with Maestro Fresh Wes.

There’s also a photo exhibit happening at McMichael that goes until October. It explores the evolution and longevity of Hip-Hop and specifically Canadian hip-hop. The galley is open 7 days a week and there’s even an art bus that takes you from downtown. Check out all the info at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection website. 

Hosted by: Adulis "Chedo" Mokanan

Producers: Jessica Persadie, Chedo.

Each and every Wednesday we’ll be uploading a brand new interview with a guest we feel that you should know about. If you love podcasts subscribe to the options below.

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You know when you discover a new artist and you’re all excited to share the music with your friends? That is how I feel about Khadijah Lopez, a Toronto artist who has a very promising future. The song I currently have on repeat is “alluvit” from her EP "Paradigm". In our conversation, we talked about how most creatives take things personally, how she changed her perspective on being ready before her big shot and why it’s actually stressful that Toronto has so much hidden talent. 

Hosted by: Adulis "Chedo" Mokanan

Producers: Jessica Persadie, Lidia Abraha, Chedo.

Photography by: Harrison Haines

Each and every Wednesday we’ll be uploading a brand new interview with a guest we feel that you should know about. If you love podcasts subscribe to the options below.

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Our special guest this week on The Come Up Show Podcast is an artist from Montreal named Kris the $pirit. I was introduced to his music initially through the group The Posterz, I clearly remember watching the video for The Bass Song and I was hooked. When I got the opportunity to do music programming for Manifesto Festival, I booked The Posterz to perform at Yonge and Dundas Square in 2015.

Kris was back in Toronto during NXNE and he’s got a new project out titled “Spirit Mode Vol.1” and from our conversation, this is just the beginning of a lot more music to come. We talked about why the youth don’t mess with anything, why it’s important to live life, get outside and experience things to make good art and so much more.

Hosted by: Adulis "Chedo" Mokanan

Producers: Jessica Persadie, Lidia Abraha, Chedo.

Photography by: Mac Downey

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My special guest today is the artist Nate Husser, he’s ⅓ of the group called The Posterz, he’s from Montreal and performed at NXNE here in Toronto. I love the setting of this interview because it reminds me of when I first started doing interviews, with my portable recorder, anywhere and everywhere, I caught up with Husser on the west end of Toronto. We did his interview in his car, in a parking lot, we talked about how disrespect is inspiring Husser, how he learned about not having regret’s starting at the age of 5 and so much more.

Hosted by: Adulis "Chedo" Mokanan

Producers: Jessica Persadie, Lidia Abraha, Chedo.

Photography by: Mac Downey

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Meet the man who planted the seed for grime music in Toronto: Tre Mission. Tre is a Toronto MC/ Producer who has made songs with grime legends such as Skepta and JME. Tre tells us it was a bumpy road before he dedicated himself to grime music, the importance of uprooting yourself, and how he expects to get paid for his art.

Hosted by: Adulis "Chedo" Mokanan

Producers: Jessica Persadie, Lidia Abraha, Chedo.

Photography by: Harrison Haines

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This week on The Come Up Show Podcast we talked to FrancisGotHeat. He is a producer from Toronto who has production credits with local talents like Roy Wood$ and Anders. He has also worked with Ab-Soul, Bryson Tiller, Isaiah Rashad and produced "4422" on Drake’s More Life featuring Sampha.

Francis also told us the challenges of convincing his parents to let him pursue music, learning to be patient, and so much more.

Hosted by: Adulis "Chedo" Mokanan

Producers: Jessica Persadie, Lidia Abraha, Chedo.

Photography by: Curtis Huynh

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Kayo joined us this week on The Come Up Show Podcast to talk about his new release Winter in St. Lucia, how he took control of his image, and what keeps him going. Play the podcast to hear more.

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Hosted by: Adulis "Chedo" Mokanan

Producers: Jessica Persadie, Lidia Abraha, Chedo.

Photography by: Harrison Haines

Each and every Wednesday we’ll be uploading a brand new interview with a guest we feel that you should know about. If you love podcasts subscribe to the options below.

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