6IX RISING: Toronto’s Rap Ascendence (pronounced six rising) is a Canadian documentary film about the hip hop culture in Canada.[1] The film was directed by Shawney Cohen and released on November 16, 2017.[2] It was distributed by Vice Media's online channel Noisey and made in collaboration with Nicolas Girard and Rafael Ruiz for Worship Studio.[3][4]
| 6ix Rising | |
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 Promotional poster featuring Pressa | |
| Directed by | Shawney Cohen |
| Produced by | Lauren Sing Jade Smith Patric McGuire (Executive) Tania Natscheff (Executive) Gregory Jones (Executive) |
| Starring | Big Lean Castro Guapo Fiji Friyie Pressa Jazz Cartier Jimmy Prime Jay Whiss Andre Bryam Sunny Diamonds Keith Bell Dukey Dukez |
| Cinematography | Norman Wong, Chris Wardle |
| Edited by | Navin Harrilal |
| Music by | Stephen Dranitsaris |
| Distributed by | Noisey |
Release date |
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Running time | 77 min. |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| External videos | |
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 "6IX RISING" on YouTube |
Background
editThe documentary showcases the rising hip hop scene of Toronto, after the blockbuster success of Drake and The Weeknd.[5] The film analyses the attention on how the success of these artists has turned the city's local rap scene into a hyper-competitive, and creative environment where young artists are competing for attention on the world stage. Artists and repertoire manager Lucas Prince, was involved with connecting the documentary makers with artists from Toronto to participate in the film.[6] It was listed at number 3 in Now's Top Five Black Films to watch in 2018.[7]
The film was premiered to a limited audience at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema on the day of release.[8] It also had a limited screening at the Maria A. Shchuka Library on February 9, 2018 and at the Toronto Reference Library on February 28, 2018, which were both presented by Noisey.[9][10] All photo animations for the film were done by Nicolas Girard and Rafael Ruiz for Worship Studio.[11] Some topics in the documentary include; Pressa's postponed rise due to legal issues, Friyie getting a lucky break from Floyd Mayweather Jr. & how Jimmy Prime reflects on coining the term '6ix' for Toronto.[12][13] It was noted for providing an in-depth look into the Toronto's diverse and competitive hip hop culture scene.[14]
Cast
edit- All artist appear as their respective stage name.
- Big Lean
- Castro Guapo (CMDWN)[15]
- Fiji (CMDWN)
- Friyie[16]
- Pressa[17]
- Jazz Cartier
- Jimmy Prime[18]
- Jay Whiss
- Sick PPL
- Andre Bryam
- Sunny Diamonds
- Keith Bell
- Dukey Dukez
- Drake
- Roy Woods1
- Floyd Mayweather Jr.1
Notes
edit- 1 Non-speaking appearance
References
edit- ^ "6IX RISING - Title Sequence / Art Direction". www.behance.net. July 2019.
- ^ "Streaming in Canada on Amazon Prime Video, Crave and Netflix [November 4 to 10]". MobileSyrup. November 9, 2019.
- ^ Staff, Noisey Canada (November 21, 2017). "Watch '6IX RISING,' Our Definitive Look at Toronto's Rap Scene".
- ^ "Vice Doc: 6IX RISING: Toronto's Rap Ascendence". That Eric Alper. November 25, 2017.
- ^ "6IX RISING: Toronto's Rap Ascendance (Full Length Documentary)". YouTube. 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- ^ "Top A&R's & Executives To Look Out For in 2021". Sidedoor Magazine.
- ^ Rattan, Chris (February 23, 2018). "Five Black films (other than Black Panther) to watch in 2018".
- ^ "6IX RISING". Hot Docs.
- ^ "6ix Rising: Toronto's Rap Ascendence on February 09,2018". Toronto.com.
- ^ "6ix Rising Film Screenings". torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com.
- ^ "Vice '6ix Rising'". Working Not Working.
- ^ "6Ix Rising: Inside The World Of Rap In Toronto". NOW Magazine. February 13, 2018. Archived from the original on March 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ "Jazz Cartier, Press, CMDWN and more featured in Noisey's new documentary; 6IX RISING". CanCultur. February 13, 2018.e
- ^ "Noisey's 6ix Rising features Jazz Cartier, Pressa & more". HipHopCanada. December 5, 2017.
- ^ "CMDWN and Lil Wop's "Hit & Run" Unites America and Canada Through Hip-Hop". www.vice.com. 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Friyie Is Envisioning Greatness for Himself and For His Neighbourhood". www.vice.com. 20 November 2017.
- ^ Whittle-Olivieri, Nathan (July 15, 2020). "Pressa pairs Sleepy Hallow and Sheff G for new single, "Head Tap"". EARMILK.
- ^ "Jimmy Prime Drops New Single 'Trust Nobody'". Sidedoor Magazine.
External links
edit- 6ix Rising at IMDb