More Recession Music

The first time I heard of Edmonton MC Cadence Weapon, I was in Toronto recording a radio segment about the Rock Paper Scissors World Championships (scroll to the bottom of this page if you want to hear why I have since opted to stick with the written word). I went into the awesome Sam the Record Man store to check out the Canadian hip-hop section, realizing that I liked Kardinall Offishall and Swollen Members but didn’t really know any other Canadian rappers. I picked up Cadence’s debut, Breaking Kayfabe, and was glad I did. It was innovative, witty, and reminded me of the type of music that first got me into “underground” artists. The videogame references also had nostalgic appeal. It got some spins in my iPod for a few months and then I sort of forgot about Cadence (and Canada in general—no offense).

Anyway, looks like he dropped another album last spring that should be worth checking out. In the meantime, hit the jump to check out his highly topical “Real Estate” video, a hilarious send-up of sleazy broker ads. In fact, it seems that all this dude’s videos are humorous. Maybe Tom Green and Strange Brew weren’t anomalies after all!