Cee, is an emcee from Australia living in Canada, The Movement Fam’s Cee (MC/manager) and Alaiz’s Dr. MaD (producer/DJ) have an interesting story. They worked together via a chain of connections beginning with KevinNottingham.com back in 2009, without ever actually speaking. But when Cee moved to Montreal in 2012, the two finally connected in person. MaD made some beats with Cee in mind, and what was supposed to be just a brief collab quickly escalated into a full-scale EP entitled ‘Steps To The Peak’.
This project is an eight track love letter to the city of Montreal. It was entirely written, produced, recorded, shot and designed in the 514, with the exception of Notion’s mixing and mastering in Toronto. Dr. MaD’s production is enveloped in the art of sampling, with old Soul and Jazz tunes brought to life by his deft chops, dipping them in Hip Hop on the way out. Cee used this sonic landscape to tell real life stories about his experiences in Canada – leaving his home country of Australia to pursue a dream in the great wide north, the tumultuous move to Montreal, dealings with immigration, and his regular battles with fear, doubt and negative energy. Ultimately, it’s a story of two artists connecting through the love of music in order to express their ‘amour’ for the city, the country and the culture of Hip Hop.
‘Steps To The Peak’ is available for FREE download via Cee’s Bandcamp page below after dropping on Friday September 13th 2013
https://ceetmf.bandcamp.com/album/steps-to-the-peak
You can also catch the video for the first single from the project, ‘When The Chips Are Down’ here
hiphoplifeandtimes 