Toronto rap, Toronto gear and Toronto support. When combined, nothing can top it.

Almost 800 Toronto hip-hop heads crowded into the MOD Club last Friday night for the Naturally Born Strangers concert and pop-up shop to hear recently released collaborative music from Toronto’s own Rich Kidd, Tona and Adam Bomb, while copping clothes from the new line of Legends League gear.

“It’s a concept for all of us, it’s a celebration for all of us. It’s been two years in the making, the album started to be recorded in 2011 and for us to do a pop-up shop on a different level than we’re used to, we’re always trying to push that.” – Bryan Espiritu

Bryan Espiritu, the founder and creative director of Legends League, says that the project has been in the works for some time and that Friday was a celebration of completion.

“I’m a really big fan of all the acts involved, Rich Kidd, Adam and Tona. I’ve been a fan of them forever,” he says, with a bottle of Jameson in hand, amidst the chaos of the pop-up shop.

“It’s a concept for all of us, it’s a celebration for all of us. It’s been two years in the making, the album started to be recorded in 2011 and for us to do a pop-up shop on a different level than we’re used to, we’re always trying to push that, for Legends League as a brand and for us as a city to prove that this type of thing is possible.”

Point proven.

The crowd surfing, water throwing, mask-wearing, real hip-hop event was a sneak peek at what’s to come if Toronto hip-hop heads continue to show love for the talent that thrives among them.

Words By. Samantha O’Connor + Photos By. Janelle Scott-Johnson

By taking in her nickname, One Woman Army, it’s easy to understand the grind of Urbanology Magazine's Samantha O’Connor. Over the past two years with the magazine, she has positioned herself in the heart of Toronto’s urban music scene. She has interviewed the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, DJ Drama, Ciara, Tech N9ne, Machine Gun Kelly and Melanie Fiona, and reviewed live shows from artists such as Jay Z, Kanye West, Lauryn Hill, Juicy J, Wiz Khalifa and Action Bronson, to name a few. With a passion for the culture and helping build the future of the Toronto hip-hop community, she is the visionary behind Samantics, one of the original columns featured on UrbanologyMag.com.

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