Torae – On The Clock with FLüD (Video)
Mutual supporters since day one, FLüD watches caught up with Torae for their “On The Clock with FlüD” series. Here Tor discusses shooting the video to “What It Sound Like” in Thailand, the craziest thing he’s seen in New York & the “Off The Record” docuseries. Big shouts to Doug, Mel, Henry & Blue.
5 Questions With Torae
The Industry Cosign’s head honcho Big Ced caught up with Torae for their infamous 5 Questions. See how Tor answered what he’d do differently if anything, what the future holds for him, his style of writing & more HERE or after the jump.
Torae Talks With UK’s TheBluMile.com
With every passing day, Torae’s international presence continues to grow. This time East London’s The Blu Mile chops it up with Tor about his musical influences, dream collaborations & Hurricane Sandy. Check the interview HERE or after the jump.
Torae Interviews With HipHopRec.com
Even though Hurricane Sandy kept Torae from being able to perform in Italy, his Italian fan base is still keeping up with his every move. HipHopRec.com caught up with Da Young Veteran to discuss coming up in Coney Island, Brooklyn, working with DJ Premier on For The Record & his appearance on Per La Mia Gente with Marco Polo, Bassi Maestro & Ghemon. Check it out HERE.
Torae Pledges NY Knicks For Life
Former NY Knick John Starks & Torae
In celebration of the NBA season beginning this week, SOHH.com tipped things off with your favorite rappers boasting about their top teams. Our own Torae defends rocking with the New York Knicks over his borough’s Brooklyn Nets. Read it HERE.
Torae Talks A3C With NQM
NQM traveled down to Atlanta at A3C and they caught up with Torae at the New Era “Meet & Greet”. They chopped it up about Tor’s latest EP, “Off The Record,” his favorite track “Journey Pt II and more. Torae also talks about wanting to work with Just Blaze, Erick Sermon as well as Marsha Ambrosius and Chaka Chan. Lastly, Torae talks about his next project and “dream project”. Shouts to Junie & Ace.
Torae’s A3C Schedule
For the fourth consecutive year Team Torae will be trooping down to the dirty south for the A3C Festival in Atlanta. This time in addition to Tor’s rapping & hosting duties he’s added panel speaking to his repertoire. Check the flyer for times & dates to catch Torae while he’s in town. Peace.
— Team Torae
Torae x BKBS (Interview)
“Hello, Brooklyn” is an interview series here at BrooklynBullshit that sets out to profile various Brooklyn residents – who are these people that live in this glorious borough of ours? What do they do? Where do they live? How does Brooklyn look through their eyes? Meet your neighbors and learn about various things happening in Brooklyn…and to start off the series, we turned to Coney Island native Torae, a well-respected Hip Hop artist who many know through his various works released over the years.
Read the interview HERE.
Off The Record docuseries Episode 5 “Thank You”
In the final episode of rapper Torae’s “Off The Record” docu-series, his debut album is finally complete and Torae is back on the road to the A3C Festival in Atlanta, GA to rock the stage and do a live listening session for his album, For The Record. A who’s who is in attendance and the reception from the press, supporters and colleagues is fully supportive.
Back in BK, Tor goes on a media blitz hitting DJ Tony Touch’s Toca Tuesdays, Live From HeadQcourterz w/ DJ Premier, and The Halftime Show with DJ Eclipse. After that is his Boston show and instore at UGHH, and his Brooklyn instore at the Fat Beats pop-up store.
Tor then heads to Europe where he finishes out the year and asks the question…is it all worth it? The finale episode of Off The Record, will definitely answer that question and more. Guest appearances include DJ Eclipse, DJ Tony Touch, DJ Premier, Sha Stimuli, Masta Ace & more.
Music by: Eric G.
Directed by: Mike Quigley
Off The Record drops 8.28 and is available for pre-order; For The Record can be purchased in stores and online now.
Off The Record docuseries Episode 4 “Only Way”
Now in the final stretch – and with a deadline to meet – Torae hits the road to Norfolk, VA to work with producer Nottz. After interviewing with DJ Bee of 103 Jamz and finishing the track “Thank You”, he drives to Bright Lady Studios in North Carolina to record with 9th Wonder, Khrysis, E. Jones, Fatin and the rest of The Soul Council. Upon his return to NYC, he heads back to the studio to finish the title single “For The Record” with DJ Premier and to get the album mixed and mastered. With all the travel and marathon studio sessions, will he get the hit song he’s looking for? Will the album be completed in time? For The Record is due soon, and with no more money, and even less time, Torae is in the race to the finish line.
Directed by: Mike Quigley
Music by: Eric G.
Guest Appearances: DJ Premier, Nottz, DJ Bee, 9th Wonder, Khrysis, E.Jones, Fatin, Rapsody, Young Guru, J57 & Rich Ahee.
Off The Record drops 8.28 and is available for pre-order; For The Record can be purchased in stores and online now.
Off The Record docuseries Episode 3 “You Ready”
Watch episode 3 HERE.
So now it’s time to make the album. The creative piece is key, but there’s also a business aspect that can sometimes go ignored. In episode 3, Torae meets with his business and creative consultants to answer the following questions: How do we build buzz? What producers will take us to the next level? What deal should we go with for distribution? Finally; we follow him into the studio as he records with Large Professor and we finally see how “Norbert” came to be.
Guest Appearances: Large Professor, Combat Jack, Dallas Penn, 9th Wonder, Soul Khan, J57, Amber Ravenel and Lena Kasambalides.
Off The Record drops 8.28 and is available for pre-order; For The Record can be purchased in stores and online now.
Off The Record docuseries Episode 2 “What It Sound Like”
Episode 2 traces Torae’s journey as an MC, starting as a young kid with a maxed out credit card on a self- pressed vinyl single, which lead to his work with The Coalescence and breakout singles “Click” and “Get It Done” with Skyzoo and DJ Premier. Reeling from the support and new fan base he established, he then signed to Duck Down Records where he released the critically acclaimed joint effort “Double Barrel” with producer Marco Polo. The stage is now set for what is next to come: the recording of his debut solo album. With bills to pay and a family to feed, Tor knows he can’t live on props alone; with this album it’s make or break.
Episode 2 features appearances by DJ Premier, Skyzoo, Marco Polo, DJ Eclipse, Rich Ahee, and Noah Friedman of Duckdown Records. You can view Episode 2 HERE.
Off The Record docuseries Episode 1 “Alive”
In the first episode of Torae’s docu-series “Off The Record”, Torae, his mother and childhood friends, discuss his life growing up in the Coney Island area of Brooklyn, personal challenges he encountered as a kid, his introduction to Hip-Hop and his first live show. The Urban Daily will debut an episode every Wednesday in August. You can view Episode 1 HERE.
Torae x iHipHop Interview
iHipHop.com caught up with Coney Island’s own Torae at the Rock Steady Crew’s 35th Anniversary show in Lincoln Park, NJ to discuss a variety of topics. In this exclusive interview Torae talks about the generation gap in New York Hip-Hop, getting respect from the older generation of MCs, his upcoming EP “Off The Record,” whether he prefers 9th Wonder or Khrysis on the boards, and who he’d like to collaborate with.
Torae Talks SXSW With Fuse TV
While out during SXSW in Austin Texas, Esteban & Fuse TV caught up with Torae to discuss his thoughts on major label acts invading SXSW. They also discussed the success of the For The Record music video. Hit the jump to catch Torae & Holla performing For The Record at the HipHopDX show.
Torae x Badperm Interview
The lovely Zoi of Badpermdotcom made her way out to the Brooklyn portion of the “For The Record” video shoot to catch up with Torae & get the lowdown on the concept of the video, what it was like working on the album & his thoughts on where New York’s current place is in hip-hop.
Torae x Bad-Perm.com at A3C
Bad-perm.com speaks with Torae about the release of his upcoming album “For The Record” down in Atlanta during A3C.
Reebok Classics Presents: Lauryn Hill
Reebok says:
“While the world has certainly changed since 1998, The Miseduction of Lauryn Hill is as relevant then as it is now. We sat down with Lauryn to find out exactly what that album meant to her while she was making it and why it went on to become a classic.”
Nas on The Making of Illmatic w/Fuse.tv
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I’ve been riding around to Illmatic for the last week. Easily one of THEE BEST hip hop LP’s ever made.
Torae Hosts BHF 2011
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@Torae hosts the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival for the second year in a row and got BET Digital to provide a glimpse behind the scenes. Features headliner Q-Tip along with Kanye West & Busta Rhymes and interviews with Rah Digga, Nitty Scott, MC, Homeboy Sandman & more.
Torae on BET’s “The Corner” (Video)
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Shot this in Harlem at Blackstar Video over a year ago with Skyzoo, Esso, Donny Goines & Poca. Just wanted to have it up here for all that missed it. Shouts to BET Digital & Jomo Davis for having me on. We got some big things planned for the very near future. Also big shouts to the lovely Dana Brewington…
Young Guru x LRG True Heads
Guru speaks on how he started engineering, the importance of being around other talents & why going with a major label isn’t all that important.
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