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daniel met up with Danny Sheahan of Northern Touch on VIBE105.5 to talk about tea room and joncro! give it a listen <3
♫ Rascalz x “Northern Touch” x CBC Music.
Members of Rascalz, as well as Kardinal Offishall, Checkmate, Thrust, and Choclair got together to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their hit (the act was billed as the Northern Touch All-Stars) and performed an electric set of the artists’ best-known songs at the 2018 CBC Music Festival.
One last post before Canada Day ends since I’m watching the CBC Music Festival special and they just showed their performance, which I was at and it was the best thing.
This is the most iconic song in Canadian hip hop. Drake ain’t got shit on Northern Touch. Fight me.
Song: "Northern Touch" Artist: Rascalz
Endorsed by Ennis Esmer
"'Northern Touch' felt like breaking new ground. It was the first time I heard that kind of playful, ambitious muscle flex on a Canadian rap song. It was polished. It was populist. (The sample was already well worn due to EPMD and DMX, but DJ Kemo did it best) and It felt GOOD. It was a bi-coastal high-five in the wake of the Biggie and Tupac murders. It was fun hip-hop you could be proud of. It was our 'Step Into a World' if you will. Just to see you smile and enjoy yourself, indeed."
See all of 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever on CBCMusic.ca
FLASHBACK: WHAT'S CONSIDERED TO BE CANADA'S BESY HIPHOP VIDEO
What launched the career of film-director then known as: Little X
He's now known as just X... Clearly he isn't so little anymore, with a filmography from Jay-Z to Justin Beiber
Check out this video by Canadian hip-hop pioneers, Rascalz.
Rascalz, "Northern Touch"
Rascalz ft Kardinal Offishall, Thrust, Checkmate, Choclair - Northern Touch
Rascalz’s hit single Northern Touch still notorious after 15 years - The Globe and Mail