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Calgary is about 1,476,598 people with the second-youngest median age in Canada... The urban scene has been heating up the past 4 years thanks to shows like 10@10, Feedback Friday, Vibe n Out, One Big Jam and more... Y-YYC? is dedicated to offer you bite size insight on the talent shaping Calgary's Urban Identity. Please tell us what you think in the comments ~ feel free to download and share if you enjoy em! By YYC Records

23h ago

Most Of It Wasn't Great — DJ Majesti | Y-YYC S5E6

On episode 6 we meet the one and only DJ Majesti (@djmajesti). The Calgary DJ, entrepreneur and actor, share his expertise on the urban scene. His unique name, learning on CDJs, reading a room, the request every DJ hates, AI, copyright, and why Calgary hip-hop needs a dedicate radio station as part of the ecosystem. Find DJ Majesti Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djmajesti/ YYYC — Uncovering Talent Shaping Calgary Urban Identity. A YYC Records show. Chapters 0:00 Cold open: "Those who were great moved away" 0:42 DJ Majesti and Telly, episode six 2:26 How he became DJ Majesti 4:37 Starting out on CDJs in Calgary 6:16 Thrown on the decks at the Whiskey 6:54 Is DJing skill or talent? 9:04 Why DJing still matters 10:53 Born and raised in Calgary 13:07 Working alone, needing community 15:00 Becoming a full-time entrepreneur 18:53 SAIT, Beat Drop and three jobs at once 21:55 DJing or acting? 22:56 "Can you play something better?" 26:32 AI, clubs and how nights out changed 32:40 Copyright and DJs 38:04 How much Calgary hip-hop does he play? 42:41 The Calgary ecosystem 44:51 What Toronto did right 47:07 Why Calgary lost its hip-hop radio 50:50 The Calgary Surge 56:00 Carifest and the Caribbean community 58:37 A conservative city with an underground 1:01:18 The Buzz: rapid fire 1:02:50 From bar boy to the Palace stage 1:06:09 Who to interview next 1:07:54 How to become an actor 1:10:22 How to become a DJ 1:11:58 Why YYC: a secret magic 1:15:32 Where to find DJ Majesti The opinions expressed in these interviews are not necessarily those of YYC Records and its subsidiaries. #YYYC #Calgary #CalgaryHipHop #DJ #Podcast #DJMajesti
Oct 28

I Was Cocky As F**k — Jason WHCalgary | Y-YYC S5E5

... and the run continues!! On this episode, meet Jason (@whcalgary_), the London-born artist, videographer and founder of WH Calgary. Known as one the most controversial figure in the YYC scene, Telly digs to understand more about man behind the entity. Why he doesn't like the word "urban", Calgary slang and the missing hip hop ecosystem, and how WH started in grime. They get into why Jason stepped back from rapping to build artists, how the London and Calgary scenes differ, his new mixtape and WH Volume 2, and what the controversies did to his mental health. It ends with the Buzz rapid-fire round, who to interview next, and why Calgary needs more culture from its own culture. Find Jason Instagram: youtube Y-YYC — Uncovering Talent Shaping Calgary Urban Identity. A YYC Records show. Chapters0:00 Cold open: "How is the English guy coming here...?"0:41 Jason and Telly walk in for episode five1:16 Meet Jason, founder of WH Calgary2:16 Catching up: a break after nearly ten years3:23 Why Jason doesn't like the word "urban"5:18 UK slang, Calgary slang and the missing ecosystem10:18 Who is Jason from WH?11:11 Starting in grime and the road to WH13:31 Lyricism, blunt feedback and pushing artists17:00 Were there interviews in Calgary before WH?21:02 Arriving cocky and wanting to be first23:27 Why Jason stopped rapping25:07 Building artists: Blackstar and 10k streams28:12 Only three projects dropped last year29:35 Hip hop in Calgary: the unplugged controller34:35 Sound bites, full interviews and cancel culture37:52 London vs Calgary: how the scenes differ45:37 New mixtape, WH Volume 2 on pause50:18 How the controversies felt51:30 Hearsay, reputation and mental health1:00:18 Reconnecting and what recognition means1:05:17 2018 vs now: quality and drive1:09:53 The Buzz: rapid fire1:11:07 Who to interview next1:12:27 Why YYC: more culture from our culture1:16:12 Where to find JasonThe opinions expressed in these interviews are not necessarily those of YYC Records and its subsidiaries. #YYYC #Calgary #CalgaryHipHop #Grime #Podcast #WHCalgary
Oct 20

"Calgary is the next Toronto" - Kindé | Y-YYC S05E4

Let's meet with Kindé (@kindemusic), a Calgary R&B and soul singer-songwriter, to talk about winning three awards for one music video, getting nominated at the YYC Music Awards, finding her voice in the church choir, growing up the youngest in a Nigerian household, her writing process and the art of repetition, the story behind "Inner peace", her new song "Subtleberry Lies" featuring Saint Heston, and why Calgary could be the next Toronto. Find Kindé: Instagram: @kindemusic Music: search "Kindé" or "kindemusic" on Spotify Apple Music YouTube Amplify Co. (Kindé -branding business on IG): Mentioned in this episode The site she used to send her music video to film festivals: https://filmfreeway.com/festivals (FilmFreeway, How to write songs youtube: https://youtube.com/@htws?si=aIUqjvX06WmeBQWF Calgary Artists to checkSaint Heston⁠, ⁠Nate Lesco⁠, ⁠Shea Michael⁠, ⁠K-Riz⁠, 3verseyyc Y-YYC — Uncovering Talent Shaping Calgary Artistic Identity. A YYC Records show. Chapters 0:00 Cold open: where were you when you wrote that song? 0:38 Kindé and Telly walk in for episode four 1:48 Three awards for one music video 2:33 FilmFreeway: how to get your music video into festivals 3:38 Nominated at the YYC Music Awards 6:31 Finding her voice, and the church choir 11:08 The youngest, and the only girl, in a Nigerian household 16:04 The first song she recorded: Hanging On 17:03 Two TikToks, gaming and rugby 22:18 Her writing process and the art of repetition 24:13 Learning songwriting from YouTube 26:53 Inner peace, and the story behind the song 30:59 The power of words 37:38 Top 5,000 in the world 38:21 Subtleberry Lies, featuring Saint Heston 41:46 Making the music video 43:18 Shout-out to the people behind the mix 44:17 Performing in Banff 46:49 The Buzz: rapid fire 50:24 Nigeria, R&B, soul and Afro fusion 51:38 Why YYC? Calgary as the next Toronto 52:39 Amplify Co. 53:23 Where to find Kindé The opinions expressed in these interviews are not necessarily those of YYC Records and its subsidiaries. #YYYC #Calgary #CalgaryMusic #RnB #Podcast #Kindé
Oct 13

Be the Person You Want to Become — Estedon | Y-YYC S5E3

Telly sits down with Estedon (@estedon.hustle), a Calgary artist and entrepreneur. They cover a wide rage of subject from the origin of his artist name, growing up between Colombia, the US and Canada, to how the 2008 housing crash that shaped his hustle mindset. Estedon also shares how the Cypher Club community carried him through 2020, the jump from Hip Hop Certified to Hustle Media, his new EP and the songs "Calling" and "Lord's Prayer" after losing it all in 2022 and finding grace and so much more.Follow Estedon &YYCR on IG: @estedon.hustle @yycrecordsYYYC — Uncovering Talent Shaping Calgary Urban Identity. A YYC Records show.Chapters0:00 Cold open: the formula that works in Calgary0:42 Estedon walks in for episode three2:05 Colombia, New Jersey, and his earliest memory4:22 Esteban Sound to Estedon: where the name comes from7:12 From Hip Hop Certified to the Hustle ecosystem9:12 Cypher Club and the community that carried him through 202010:05 Coming to the US, and the 2008 housing crash12:48 The move to Canada14:04 University in small-town Wyoming and South Dakota17:05 What's next for Hustle Media19:18 Is Calgary big enough? Market size and why artists leave21:03 North Carolina, J. Cole, Steph Curry, and ambition23:23 Running a label at 1425:02 The new EP, out August 1526:19 "Calling": choosing your passion over the bag30:58 "Lord's Prayer", and a Sunday sermon34:57 2022: a court case, an eviction, and debt36:19 Why he got into precious metals39:03 Grace and spirituality41:14 Restarting, and why there's a season five42:26 Hustle the Markets and Hustle Merch45:15 Calgary Cypher, and shout-out to Zoe48:08 The formula that works in Calgary50:29 The Buzz — rapid fire51:31 Alcove, and keeping Buzz 403 going52:16 Why should people pay attention to Calgary?53:48 Where to find EstedonThe opinions expressed in these interviews are not necessarily those of YYC Records and its subsidiaries.#YYYC #Calgary #CalgaryHipHop #Podcast #Estedon
Oct 6

"Calgary Urban scene in its Infancy?!" D.O.M of DnD | Y-YYC S5E2

On this episode, meet with D.O.M of DnD (@dndeerecordsmmxx), a Calgary rapper who has been writing for a decade. They cover wide range of topicsThe origin of his artist name, growing up in French immersion, learning to write on beat during COVID, mental health, autism and the songs that pulled him back. From a the J. Cole album debate to the Calgary artists he follows or losing his voice on stage at Ship Hop and whether Drake writes his own lyrics, learn more from the eager up and coming artist. is Calgary's hip hop scene is still in its infancy? Follow D.O.M of DnD: @dndeerecordsmmxx — YYYC — Uncovering Talent Shaping Calgary Urban Identity. A YYC Records show. Chapters 0:00 Cold open: does Drake write his own lyrics? 0:33 D.O.M of DnD walks in for episode two 1:29 How D.O.M of DnD got his name 2:27 Born and raised in Calgary, and St. Mary's French immersion 2:55 Speaking French on camera, and code-switching in Calgary 4:28 Havoc, Krizz Kalico, and how beat-feature packs actually work 11:23 COVID, r/makinghiphop, and learning to write on beat 14:59 Mental health, autism, and the songs that helped him back 21:33 "Devil Z", and the cursed Nissan from Wangan Midnight 23:42 Writer's block, and the J. Cole album debate — Born Sinner vs. The Fall Off 27:36 Calgary artists he follows: Finesse, Halfcut, and Tribe Beats 30:14 Ship Hop, losing his voice, and learning stage presence at 3rd Verse 33:39 The Buzz — rapid fire 36:00 Does Drake write his own lyrics? The Quentin Miller debate 37:45 Passing the baton to Estedon of Hustle Media 38:29 Why Calgary's hip hop scene is still in its infancy 39:38 Fresh Out the Trap, the open mic for Calgary's new school 40:17 Where to find D.O.M of DnD, and the Splinter Faction feature. The opinions expressed in these interviews are not necessarily those of YYC Records and its subsidiaries. #YYYC #Calgary #CalgaryHipHop #Podcast #Rap
Sep 29

It's All Reps — Matt Bates on Music, AI and Running | YYYC S5E1

YYYC is back for Season 5. our host, Telly B., sits down with Matt Bates (@mattbatesofficial). With the talented, young Calgary producer, singer-songwriter, they talk about learning piano at five, whether music theory still matters now that AI can make songs, who owns a song made with AI, making his first album in a Vancouver basement, three beats a day until it became routine, quitting drinking and smoking, running the Calgary marathon, and why nobody is the best.Follow Matt bates on Youtube and IG: @mattbatesofficialYYYC (Why YYC?) — Uncovering Talent Shaping Calgary Urban Identity. A YYC Records show.Chapters0:00 Back after a few years2:28 Piano at five, and the sheet music he wanted to throw away4:14 Is music theory still worth learning now AI exists7:27 How he describes his own sound9:47 The fear — a million tracks that sound the same10:38 Who owns a song made with AI11:48 The first album, made in a Vancouver basement14:00 Three beats a day until it became routine14:47 Taking a break without losing the skill18:03 Why he left Vancouver and came back to Calgary21:21 Writer's block, and the grass you actually water23:32 Sit at a table with no phone26:17 The attention economy against your own time28:56 Seventy beats, and the Calgary marathon32:13 Why he quit drinking and smoking34:28 Running to empty the mind palace36:13 "Hang With the Stars", shot in a blizzard38:28 Nobody is the best — "idiots all the way up"44:16 Reciter or composer47:41 Going to college for mixing49:06 The Buzz — rapid fire52:29 Calgary in ten years54:19 What's next, and where to find himThe opinions expressed in these interviews are not necessarily those of YYC Records and its subsidiaries.#YYYC #Calgary #CalgaryMusic #Podcast #MusicProducer
11/12/2020

S4E3 - Twizzie Ramos, Why YYC?

Get bite sized insight on the talent shaping Calgary's Urban Identity... On episode 3 we meet with Unique Genre Bending Artist Twizzie Ramos (IG:@twizzie_ramos). We learn more about how his love for anime influenced his music and creativity, what good came out the pandemic for indy artist like him, where his love from disco, punk , Hip-Hop, Pop stems from and much, much more. Enjoy, Please subscribe if you do :) Brought to you by YYC Records (IG:@yycrecords) #YYCR #YYYC #Calgary #Urban #Identity
10/03/2020

S4E2 - DIOSKRT, Why YYC?

Get bite sized insight on the talent shaping Calgary's Urban Identity... On episode 2 we meet with upcoming super group DIOSKRT (IG:@dioskrt). We learn more about what make this group so unique. From Mariah Carey to Green Day, to pizza and no more mountain Dew, uncover and enjoy the one and only DIOSKRT. Please subscribe if you do :) Brought to you by YYC Records (IG:@yycrecords) #YYCR #YYYC #Calgary #Urban #Identity

Calgary is about 1,476,598 people with the second-youngest median age in Canada... The urban scene has been heating up the past 4 years thanks to shows like 10@10, Feedback Friday, Vibe n Out, One Big Jam and more... Y-YYC? is dedicated to offer you bite size insight on the talent shaping Calgary's Urban Identity. Please tell us what you think in the comments ~ feel free to download and share if you enjoy em! By YYC Records

Creator

Telly Bamba
Years Active

2017 - 2026
Episodes

35
Rating

Explicit
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