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📱🔊 PRESS PLAY: Cee drops FX-heavy visual for "Net Neutral" 🔊 💻

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📱🔊 PRESS PLAY: Cee drops FX-heavy visual for "Net Neutral" 🔊 💻

Back in December, Cee dropped his 12th single of 2017, "Net Neutral". Once again helmed by Notion, soulful harmonies provided the backdrop for Cee's timely bars, touching on the recent Net Neutrality repeal, social media addiction and cryptocurrency, all contributing to an appropriate year-end wrap up.

Now Cee has teamed up with King Richard yet again for the FX and message-heavy visuals, shot in Montreal.

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🍺🔊 PRESS PLAY: Cee gets dope and dank on the "Hazy" Remix 🔊 🍻

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🍺🔊 PRESS PLAY: Cee gets dope and dank on the "Hazy" Remix 🔊 🍻

After a recent trip to Los Angeles where Cee finally connected with long-time internet homie Teo Hunter of LA-based craft beer experience entity Dope & DankTeo had the idea to do a remix to the craft beer-soaked "Hazy" to make it even more dope, and of course, dank. Teo brought in Fort Worth, Texas's J/o/e, a "Brewed Up" craft beer fan and MC, and even dropped a verse himself, to create a fun remix that turned the beer elements up further than any rap song since "BrewHeads".

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🙏 🔊 PRESS PLAY: Cee connects with Oakland MC for collab LP 🔊🙏

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🙏 🔊 PRESS PLAY: Cee connects with Oakland MC for collab LP 🔊🙏

Produced by Po3 and Sophia Lucero, "What Do You Believe In?" preceeded the work on the album and is a fitting introduction to the forthcoming group effort. A rootsy guitar lick (courtesy of Noa Bourke) kicks off the track, leading to a sparse, earthy bass-fuelled hook with Po3's conscious chant, while the MCs - including Cee's brother Notion - trade introspective verses about the state of the world as they see it.

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❤️ 🔊 PRESS PLAY: FIRST EVER TMF VLOG! 🔊 ❤️

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❤️ 🔊 PRESS PLAY: FIRST EVER TMF VLOG! 🔊 ❤️

Last week on Friday April 28th, Notion released his debut album "Heart On My Sleeve" to the world, and to celebrate, we threw a party to end all parties. Well, even if the cops weren't called, it was still lit AF, as the kids say.

We connected with the guys at Laylow in Toronto, a Hip Hop-themed bar and nanobrewery to brew a beer - a super juicy, fruity North East IPA called "Hops On My Sleeve" - just for the event at their super dope spot, and we invited a guestlist of our favourite people in the industry in Toronto. In a first for TMFwe vlogged the whole thing. Check how it all went down below, and buy/stream the album!

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🌙 🔊 PRESS PLAY: So good we had to do a Remix 🔊🌙

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🌙 🔊 PRESS PLAY: So good we had to do a Remix 🔊🌙

Cee drafted his brother Notion (MC/Producer/Engineer) and Singer/MC Natasha Marie alongside Emile, and the four artists combined their energies to give the cut a refresh for 2017. Cee goes in and delivers some new wisdom while Natasha channels a sultry Aaliyah on the hook, Emile carries smooth and conscious yet hard hitting bars with Notion wrapping things up with his signature flow switch-ups and wordplay.

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🙌 🔊 PRESS PLAY: Notion's debut album is on the way with "Holdin' Hands" 🔊🙌

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🙌 🔊 PRESS PLAY: Notion's debut album is on the way with "Holdin' Hands" 🔊🙌

Initially released in late 2015 as a teaser, lead single, "Holdin' Hands" grabs you as soon as the snare hits with its heart-wrenching sample and Notion's personal, introspective lyrics where he tracks his musical journey and professes his gratitude for his fam and his supporters. Crafted by production team DiazSima based out of Budapest, Hungary, the slick video - expertly shot + chopped by King Richard and tirelessly directed + produced by Andrew Cameron - sees Notion deliver his passionate lyrics alongside his brother Cee with support from the 701 Squad b-boy crew.

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🙌 🔊 PRESS PLAY: If Marilyn Manson did trap music... 🔊🙌

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🙌 🔊 PRESS PLAY: If Marilyn Manson did trap music... 🔊🙌

Cee is kicking off 2017 with the first single from his new monthly series. "Meta" is nightmare trap; rolling hi-hats, eerie synths, vocal stabs and a drawling BPM that allows Cee to breathe as he casually delivers topical word association, with dark, creepy, Marilyn Manson-esque visuals to match courtesy of King Richard. Notion and newcomer Ben Tramer expertly laced the haunting soundscape; they'll be providing the sonic canvas for many of Cee's singles this year.

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 🙌 🔊 PRESS PLAY: 'Snares & Soul': The Beat Tape 🔊🙌

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🙌 🔊 PRESS PLAY: 'Snares & Soul': The Beat Tape 🔊🙌

"Snares & Soul" encompasses 11 soulful, sample-heavy beats, perfectly sequenced to take the listener on a moody almost-30 minute journey through Notion's recent catalogue. Some of these are the very same productions that were showcased on the super popular vlogs, and they showcase Notion's innate affinity for samples. The tape can be enjoyed as a standalone project, or as a playground for singers and MCs looking for their next hit.

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PRESS PLAY: Notion spreads a new Infection

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PRESS PLAY: Notion spreads a new Infection

To hold the people over until the album drops, Notion returns with a heavy hitting brand new single "Infected". Produced by Saskatchewan's Rayne Drop, the haunting vocal sample, eerie keys and tough drums provide the soundscape as Notion rains bars for almost 3 minutes straight. One of the few remaining true lyricists, the MC let's the people know where he's been at and what's to come:

"I show love, so we talking 'bout the latter / it's mind over matter, MC over rapper, Notion"

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PRESS PLAY: Sons Of Boombap

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PRESS PLAY: Sons Of Boombap

Cee and Notion are no stranger to creating a movement, and recently they have been part of a burgeoning new collective, the Sons of Boombap. Consisting of almost 70 members across the globe, the fellas aim to preserve the classic '90s Hip Hop sound throughout their releases.

The first of which, a two part mixtape entitled 'The Past Is The Future', dropped recently and features a bunch of appearances from both Notion and Cee.

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LISTEN: Music to make you #BeBetter

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LISTEN: Music to make you #BeBetter

This EP marks a return to form for the Aussie MC/entrepreneur, as he explores both the dark and light elements of his psyche - from the uplifting title track to the dedication to his lady on "KeepMyBabyWarrrm", from reflections on his 420 enthusiasm on "UsedToBeHiiigh" to exploring the gender injustices on "MansWorrrld" with Montreal legend D-Shade, from celebrating life on "LoveLoveYalll" with brother Notion to a deeply introspective moment on "AmaliiiaRodrigues". SVNTY6's moving production is steeped in soul samples and is most certainly some of his best work to date, ranging from hopeful and optimistic to melancholy and reflective.

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SUNDAY SOUND: Notion releases soul-drenched single "Holdin' Hands"

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SUNDAY SOUND: Notion releases soul-drenched single "Holdin' Hands"

The lead single, "Holdin' Hands", grabs you as soon as the snare hits with its heart-wrenching sample and Notion's personal, introspective lyrics where he tracks his musical journey and professes his gratitude for his fam and his supporters. Crafted by production team DiazSima based out of Budapest, Hungary, the single conveniently drops on Notion's birthday (November 8th) as a gift to both himself and fans of real, conscious Hip Hop.

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