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Prism Prize Video: Classified ft. Tory Lanez - Cold Love

The 2019 Prism Prize for Best Canadian Music Video was awarded to Kevan Funk, for his clip for Belle Game’s Low. We will continue to profile noteworthy Canadian videos, including this one from the East Coast's biggest hip-hop star.

Prism Prize Video: Classified ft. Tory Lanez - Cold Love

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The 2019 Prism Prize for Best Canadian Music Video was awarded to Kevan Funk, for his clip for Belle Game’s Low. We will continue to profile noteworthy Canadian videos, including this one from the East Coast's biggest hip-hop star.


Classified ft. Tory Lanez - Cold Love

Nova Scotia native Classified, is known as the chief ambassador for Eastern Canada’s hip-hop music scene, one that is typically thin on rap. When he was 15, he started using his father’s band equipment and began writing. His career since has brought platinum sales and multiple awards.

In an interview, Classified said, “I always have fun songs on my albums, but I also like to have something that’s important to talk about, to think about.”

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This haunting video is filled with street shots and masked characters roaming the city. Toronto star Tory Lanez lends his vocals to the hook on the track. The video has notched an impressive 307K  YouTube views

Credits.

Director -  Mike Boyd.

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Executive of the Week: Justin West of Secret City Records on the Secrets of Independent Music Success​
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Executive of the Week: Justin West of Secret City Records on the Secrets of Independent Music Success​

The man behind one of Canada's most successful indie labels talks about the late-blooming success of French-language streaming record-holder Patrick Watson, why he builds long-term relationships with artists, and why it's important for the indie sector to work together.

Justin West is a leader and advocate in Canada’s independent music scene, but he didn’t plan it out that way. When he started his record label Secret City Records in Montreal in the mid-2000s, it was out of necessity. He had met an artist he loved and wanted to build a career with, and the label was a means to do it. That artist was Patrick Watson, and 20 years later he — and Secret City — are more successful than ever.

West — a multiple time Billboard Canada Power Player – leads one of the biggest indie labels in Canada while also advocating for the sector on multiple boards both locally and internationally. When we speak to him for this Executive of the Week interview, he’s just returned from Banff for the National Summit on Artificial Intelligence and Culture, and is a central figure in discussions around the Online Streaming Act and collective negotiations with online streaming platforms.

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