MC BLESS – Live concert footage
Wu Tang Killer Bee NYC rapper Remedy, invited Montreal MC Bless Platinumberg to do one of his short tracks on stage with him at the Canadian Music Week, before Killah Priest, Raekwon, and others.
According to MC BLESS’s MYSPACE page: Montreal born Bless, has spent almost his entire life surrounded by music whether it was break dancing by age 8 or demoing songs in studio at 12. At the young age of 26 he has become one of the most highly respected artists in Canadian hip hop today.
By the time he was 16, Bless was already garnering a reputation as being a battle MC who stood toe to toe with anyone, appearing on radio shows and jumping on any stage with an open mic. It wasn’t too long until he headed to New York, where a few good connections lead him to doing tracks with such industry heavy weights as Limp bizkit and Rahiem(Grandmaster Flash). But it was at the famed Rock Steady Crews 25th Anniversary where a chance meeting with the legendary Guru of Gangstarr led to him being discovered and inducted to the world famous Gangstarr foundation. Bless toured as Gurus hype man and got to see the world.
Upon their return he began work on his debut 12inch for Gurus Ill Kid imprint, which was famed for classics by Bahamida and Group Home. The result was Talkin to Me which featured Guru and is still considered an underground classic. Bless then decided it was time to take things into his own hands and started Platinumberg ent. The labels first release was Platinumberg: The Movement (DKD Group/EMI) a compilation featuring Afu-Ra, Mr. Wiggles (Rock Steady Crew), Guru, as well as Platinumberg artists T.F.S. and Dexter D.
The album received critical acclaim in 2003, “This is the most important rap CD to emerge from Canada” – Montreal Gazette. The albums 3 singles (My Time, Against The Grain and What Ya Gon Do), all 3 peaked on MuchMusic Rapcitys top 5. My time was also featured in ESPNs football drama Playmakers. In 2005 Bless then released his second album The Book of Bless which featured Rah Digga of Flipmode, Cappadonna of Wu-Tang, JR Writer of Dipset, Planet Asia and Tony Touch. He toured the album extensively, with Obie Trice,Beatnuts, De La Soul, Gangstarr and Lloyd Banks( G unit) playing sold out venues across the country. Followed by a mix tape hosted by Clinton Sparks which featured exclusive tracks with Twista, Tupac and many more!
Bless then once again made history by being the first Canadian artist to have his own character in a Def Jam video game – Def Jam Fight for New York which has sold over 3,000,000 copies world wide. Features Bless alongside hip-hops biggest stars and also has two of his songs on the soundtrack.
After all of this, Bless took a step back from music. Feeling creatively restricted by the current state of hip hop he began to craft a new sound fusing electro/rock and hip hop. Bless’ up coming album, The Day After is very different from what he has done in the past. By mixing up tempo electronic beats with infectious melody and hard hitting rhymes he created a lane all of his own
