Currently Theology 3 is working towards the Late Summer/Fall 08 release of the new album Airplane Over One Way Streets. This long running, award nominated show features the mixing of DJ Serious and DJ Fase (both of whom have played with TCR favourite Abdominal) as well as hosting by Theology 3 and Planet Pea.
Toronto emcee Theology 3 burst onto the Canadian Hip hop landscape with his first 12″ release, It’s Ovah distributed by Arlington Ave. Entertainment. Having climbed the independent vinyl charts in Toronto and Montreal respectively, the 2000 release gained critical acclaim in Peace and Pound magazine while propelling Theology 3 into soundtrack work (Concrete Wave on OLN), TV appearances (U8tv.com, Much on Demand) and a host of successful showcases in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Buffalo.
Hear more about Theology 3 and check out their show listings here!
Published on
May 28, 2008 in
DJ Music, Featured and Live Music.
Tags: Abdominal, Abs & Fase, Andy Bernstein, Cut Chemist, DJ Fase, DJ Serious, Do Right Music, Echo Songwriting Prize, Elizabeth Shepherd, Escape From The Pigeon Hole, hip-hop, Jazz Cafe, Jurassic 5, Scott C, The Supermarket, Toronto, Young Einstein.
Alright friends, let’s be honest with each other here. Just in case it somehow wasn’t painfully obvious, here’s a big secret from me to you: my knowledge of hip-hop? Sorely, sorely lacking. That being said, today’s profile is of my newest favourite hip hop artist: Abdominal and he’s… awesome! A text from TCR editor to myself stating “Abdominal. Good artist. Canadian?” was enough to get me very curious about this guy. Abdominal? I thought. Yep – Abdominal. When I spoke to the man himself, he had this to say:
‘Abdominal’ came about ‘cuz years ago I was doing 1 of my 1st shows & I lifted my shirt up to wipe the sweat from my face…a random girl in the crowd yelled out, “nice abs!”, & my friends started jokingly calling me Abs afterwards. Kinda just stuck from there.
Abdominal (Andy Bernstein) grew up in Toronto, Ontario where he formed his first rap crew with DJ Serious and Scott C. called Rushholme and right away they started recording tracks. Continue reading ‘Abdominal in profile: a lesson in vocal diversity’