6ix Rising
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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 | November 16, 2017 |
Running time | 77 min. |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
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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]
Background[]
The 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. A&R 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 of the topics included in the documentary include Pressa's postponed rise due to legal issues, Friyie getting a lucky break from Floyd Mayweather and 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[]
- 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[]
- 1 Non-speaking appearance
References[]
- ^ "6IX RISING - Title Sequence / Art Direction". www.behance.net.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Friyie Is Envisioning Greatness for Himself and For His Neighbourhood". www.vice.com.
- ^ 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[]
- 6ix Rising at IMDb
- English-language films
- 2017 films
- Documentary films about the media
- Documentary films about hip hop music and musicians
- Canadian films
- Canadian documentary films
- 2017 documentary films
- Documentary films about music and musicians
- Canadian hip hop films
- Documentary films about Black Canadians