Winner of the Francouvertes in 2018, La F has established itself among the rising forces of keb rap. We can expect a big year in 2020 promises to be a bif year for this Montreal band, and La F has several surprises in store for us in the near future. For starters, Thibault de Castelbajac (Jah Maaz), Thomas Thivierge (Mantisse) and Justin Boisclair (Bkay) launch their album Citadelle on the 7ième Ciel label, an opus concocted with help from beatmakers Oclaz, BLVDR and Bnjmn.Lloyd.
Club Soda
Like the 51tr4p Fr4p50 mixtape, Tizzo’s song “On fouette” was released in the spring of 2018, and won a SOCAN award in June 2019. The expression on fouette, by the way, magnifies the ambitions of Tizzo and his Afro-Montreal buddies, who didn’t have it easy before making a name for themselves in local hip hop. All involved in the crafting of this authentic jam, Tizzo (Teddy Laguerre), Shreez (Shawn Volcy), Soft (Marc Casseus) and 4590’z (Vladimir Methelus) were joint winners of the SOCAN prize. The fast and assured ascent of Tizzo and his gang has just begun, and the next step is scheduled to take place at Club Soda, as part of the Run It Fest event. Tizzo, Shreez and Soft will be on stage, along with other colleagues from the keb rap community — Kay Bandz, Soubillz, TK, Mike Shabb, Kevin Na$h, and DJ Crowd.