In stores
now is the debut album from Montreal
hip hop royalty Malicious (a.k.a Mr. Malish). The release “Music Starts With M”, is a prodigious attempt
by the unassuming rapper (of Barbadian descent), to not only put Quebec’s burgeoning
English rap scene on the map, but to also put the fun & diversity back into
“the game”.
A one time “undisputed
freestyle king of Montreal”
(who was battling against icons
such as Jeru The Damaja by the age of fifteen) comes full circle with
this epic release. He has been described as having “a pride in wordology, a
talent in verses” The Run-Off
Groove #185 The
talented mc/producer runs the gamut with a mix of street fuelled gems for the
heads, along with club & radio bangers, so much so that in a recent Chart Magazine review, Malicious was
said to have “a maturity, you rarely see
in hip hop nowadays”
Having
written and produced most of the album, Mr Malish, a member of the legendary “Offsides” outfit, really brings it with
tracks like Breakfast (the latest video
which has received heavy rotation on Vibe & medium on Much), Yuk, Hip Hop,
Gameday, Reign, Walk Alone &
Take Me Home. The first two singles
Heavy M-T-L (video featured in the CBC documentary “China’s
Sexual Revolution”, also a Top 5 video on Much Music’s “Rap City”)
& Heatwave are also featured on
the 18 track set.
Additional
production comes from Team Canada, Franky Fat Sak, H2O & City
Parks
Being on
the “grind” is nothing new for
Malicious, who previously had a single release in the US the joint “Take
Off” which was well received in major urban centres such as New York,
Detroit and Chicago. As
a member of “Offsides” he produced
their first single “2def” which received heavy video rotation
on Much Music, MTV Canada
(Top Ten Most requested) and MTV
Asia as well as touring extensively
with the group.
Malish, lists his cousin, the infamous R-Kade
and Prince as his two major inspirations and is presently working on new
material of his own, as well as for upcoming projects in the USA & Europe. Besides checking out
his hip hop reverence the Music Starts With M album, you can check out his
freestyle prowess on the new DJ IV
(Classified) mixtape hosted by Malicious!
“Montreal
hip hop has arrived and its name is Malicious! Turn It Up!” - CONTACT
.
Malicious
on MY SPACE (over 270,000 views & counting): www.myspace.com/mrmalish
Malicious
WEBSITE: www.mrmalish.com
Mixtape Out
Now::
Control the Wind 2;
Brainstorming the 2nd Wind
Mixed by Team Canada
Download here:
http://www.odoublef.com/ControlTheWind2MixTape.zip
Malicious Press and Media
interviews/reviews/features:
- February 2008: This Is Hip Hop – Artist
Spotlight http://kevinnottingham.com/myblog/2008/02/01/artist-spotlight-malicious-2/#more-846 - January 2008: Chart Review http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2008/01/0801.cfm
- January 2008: The Run Off Groove
http://therunoffgroove.blogspot.com/2008/01/run-off-groove-185_09.html
- January 2008: Chart Magazine article
http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2008/01/0406.cfm
- December
2007: Interview/feature on Rap
City (Musique Plus)
- December
2007: China's
sexual Revolution as Seen on CBC's Doc Zone
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ud04SbXyjjE
- December
2007: CBC Radio Interview:
www.odoublef.com/downloads/cbc.mp3
- December 2007: Pulp Mag (Hearing Aid)
http://www.pulpmag.net/hearingaid/hearingaid07/malicious/malicious-dec07.html
- December 2007: Exclaim Album Review
http://www.exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid1=117&csid2=865&fid1=28974
- December 2007: 33 Mag: http://www.33mag.com/webtv.php#channel=34&show=439
- November 2007: Montreal Mirror Album Review:
http://www.montrealmirror.com/2007/110107/disc.html
- November 2007: Artist Spotlight – This is
Hip Hop
http://kevinnottingham.com/myblog/2007/11/01/artist-spotlight-malicious/
- October
2007: Interview/feature on Rap
City (Much Music/Much
Vibe)
- October 2007: Artist Highlight – Vancouver Hip Hop
http://www.vanhiphop.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid
- ALLSKOOL.COM - http://www.allskool.com/dj%20modesty/maliciousinterview.htm
- Music OVER Business – June 2007
- AMG Showbiz - http://www.amgshowbiz.com/cms/library/view_announcement_soba_2.php?ID_page=4
- Pass Da Mic TV - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWVHJ4rEPQE
-
Juice DVD
-
Hip Hop Canada
- http://www.hiphopcanada.com/_site/entertainment/interviews/ent_int348.php
-
Musique Plus “The
making of “Heavy M-T-L” video”
-
Much Music “ The
making of “HeatWave” video
-
Influence
Magazine
-
Vens Magazine
-
CH TV “Soul Call”
-
Montreal Mirror
-
C.R.U.E. TV
-
Big Apple TV
-
The Spin TV (Rochester/ N.Y)
-
Four 1 Six dvd
magazine
-
HHNlive.com
-
Swagg News
HIGHLIGHTS
2008
S.O.B.A. (Sound of
Blackness Awards)
Best English Hip-Hop
Artist or Group of the Year (Nomination)
Anglophone Revelation
of the Year (Nominees)
2007
inDiscover.net
Favourite Artist/Band
Website Of The Year (Nominees)
- Ariane Moffatt : arianemoffatt.com
- Ember Swift : emberswift.com
- Emm Gryner : emmgryner.com
- Malicious : mrmalish.com
- Melissa McClelland : melissamcclelland.com
S.O.B.A. (Sound of
Blackness Awards)
Best Anglophone Video
of the Year (Nominees)
-
Malicious – Heavy M-T-L
-
K-OS – Sunday Morning
-
Keshia Chante – Been
Gone
-
Kardinal Offishall – Last Standing Soldier
-
Classified – Find Out
S.O.B.A. (Sound of
Blackness Awards)
Anglophone Revelation
of the Year (Nominees)
-
Malicious
-
Addictiv
-
Kim Richardson
-
Karl Wolf
-
Jennifer Meade
S.O.B.A. (Sound of
Blackness Awards)
Best Anglophone Video
of the Year (Winner)
MALICIOUS (hip hop artist) *Heavy
M-T-L*- directed by RT/235 Films
Opened up for Obie Trice, in Saint John, New Brunswick
(April ’07)
GALA MU 2007
Meilleur Single (Nominees)
-
Turn
Your Head Around – Assemblee ft.
Dupuis
-
Le coeur
de Mtl – SP, Cobna, Radical
-
Lucy’s
Ballad – Sagacite ft. Nazbrock
-
Heavy M-T-L – Malicious
-
Le feu –
Daniel Russo Garrido
-
Le beat
a – Tibi Anodajay ft. Raoul Duguay
Meilleur
Mixtape (Nominees)
-
Moi et Moi – Imposs
-
On nettoie ca – Baxter Dexter
-
Stop, look & Listen – Manifest
-
L’Heure du drame – Nuit Blanche
-
Control The Wind – Malicious
Meilleur
Video (Nominees)
-
L’empreinte de Manu militari (Kartel Film)
-
Le coeur de Mtl (Extremelounge)
-
Heavy M-T-L (RT!)
-
Nebuloso (Kartel Film)
2007 Toronto Exclusive Magazine
Awards (nominations)
MUSIC – Hip
Hop (Provincial)
Provincial Best Hip Hop Song “'Heatwave” - Nomination
Provincial Best Hip Hop Music Video
“Heatwave” - Winner
Provincial Best Male Hip Hop Artist
- Winner
Provincial Best Up and Coming Hip
Hop Producer - Winner
Provincial Best Hip Hop Web Site - Winner
October 16th
2007 “Music Starts With M” released on-line: itunes
October 30th
2007 – “Music Starts With M” #1 CIUT Radio Hip Hop Charts
December 04th
2007 “Music Starts With M” In Stores
Check him
out @ www.mrmalish.com
or
drop by www.myspace.com/mrmalish
For further info please
contact Jeanne Ridao at Aires Entertainment:
416-703-7946 or airesent@rogers.com
