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By definition, the word gentrification describes the process of renewing and rebuilding by infusing the affluent, or middle-class, into a deteriorating urban area, thereby displacing its own residents. Such is the case of Toronto’s Regent Park, where, since 2005 residents have been slowly ushered out of their dwellings to make way for the “New Toronto” order, like Tory Lanez would say.

Keeping things rolling, once again LahGic and Bluu are back with episode five of The Curb. The duo discusses the idea of witnessing your own funeral, the evolution of video game consoles, classic hip-hop albums turning 20 years old and the deeper implications of Stacy Dash’s comments on segregation/inclusion in the entertainment world as a result of #OscarsSoWhite.

On this special edition of The Curb podcast, hosts Lahgic and Bluu sit down with Nicole Nurse, CEO and founder of Black Leopard Public Relations on Valentine’s Day to discuss the ‘most romantic day of the year’. Is Valentine’s Day just another marketing cash grab? Is McDonald’s a good enough dinner choice to take your special someone?

The sweltering and unrelenting heat of the beautiful twin island republic of Trinidad and Tobago juxtaposed itself as the backdrop of my Super Bowl…

There are only a few rappers that motivate me. The list is fairly short. That’s not to say that rappers not mentioned aren’t in…

On this episode of The Curb, Bluu and Lahgic wax poetic about their out of country exploits, Canada’s commitment to Syrian refugees, the controversy of Spike Lee’s upcoming Chiraq flick and sending the Avengers after ISIS.