Listen-Download Audio + more from A NIGHT OF HIP-HOP in Waterloo (ONESELF Record Release Party) @ UP Lounge 05.29.25 featuring live performances by Michie Mee, Thrust OG, DJ Ron Nelson and Righteous.
Making A Canadian Hip Hop Scene
Big people in our music industry speak at York University Student Centre about their influencer factors; how they helped make the T.O. music scene.
Romain Virgo Switch You On
Jamaica’s young singing sensation Romain Virgo is featured in this VP Records Meet & Greet in Toronto 11-09-23.
Funk Festival Impact Award
I was deeply honoured to receive this prestigious Impact Award 2023 from the Toronto Funk, Soul and R&B Music Festival at Lee’s Palace. My first real, really, and I think I passed the test…read more
Hip-hop 50 CBC The National
The National celebrates Hip-hop turning 50 with host Juanita Taylor and myself 08.06.23. Lots of really cool archived footage of T.O. Hip-hop shown during this interview.
Indie Week Panel
Let’s talk about our Hip-hop scene, an online discussion for Indie Music Week, 11/08/23.
The Great Canadian Roadtrip #49/250
All-star writer Tom Macinnes features Canada’s own Maestro Fresh Wes in this story also paying homage to the works of DJ Ron Nelson and CKLN Radio in the rise of Maestro’s successful career.
Black Life Untold Stories
The CBC ‘Northern Beats’ Episode – the Documentary on Hip-hop where pioneers like Ron Nelson, Maestro Fresh Wes, and Michie Mee, tell the story of the music.
The Q with CBC's Tom Power
I underestimated how large the CBC audience is, the many who listen toTom Power. It was truly an honour.02-26-23.
Big City Small World
CBC’s Errol Nazareth interviews Ron Nelson about the Fantastic Voyage Program and the 50th birthday of Hip-hop.
CP24 and the big 50
Hip-hop was celebrating it’s 50th birthday and it was also the 40th anniversary of the Fantastic Voyage Program. CP-24 decided to have a chat with me about what it all means.
Lyrical Force Radio Interview
Listen to this January 2023 online radio interview with Righteous aka Lyrical Force. I was glad to get some publicity when my album wasn’t making as much noise as it should.
Canadian Break Dance Awards
Glad for this award yes, but this was a night of great fun, fantastic stories and of course, dancing and breaking and popping and locking, with my old school music as the inspiration.
2022
Scarborough Walk of Fame
I was extremely honoured to receive a star on Scarborough’s Walk of Fame. See pics from the ceremony and cool videos too.
Drop The Needle
If you haven’t seen this documentary movie yet, do yourself a favour and go check it. You can also check out the DJ Ron Nelson unreleased out-takes from Drop The Needle, right here.
FLOW 98.7 Morning Flava
Red and I had good chemistry which made good entertaining early morning radio on Flow. They played tracks from my album too, which was brave. I enjoyed the experience, peek the show.
Before The Six
This was a fun meeting and conversation with myself featured as the headline speaker at the T.O. Reference Library..
Word is Bond Radio Interview
Listen to one of my first online radio interviews after launching my first single from 40 Years Too Late, Rap Music.
Northern Touch Tom Macinnes
Tom took the same Ryerson Radio-TV Course as me. Read some of the most colourful writing about me in years, very flattering and ego-stroking. Thanks Tom Macinnes for your beautiful words.
Sound Chat Destruction and Disorder
These guys got a hold of my song and featured it on their online radio program because of it’s lyrical relevance. Hear what they had to say, and what happened after I called in the show live.
Redefining Archives
The older you get, the more we wish we kept artifacts and memorabilia from our past. Now that Hip-hop has turned 50, what evidence have you preserved as your most precious memories and timelines of this great music?
2021
JUNO Shout-out from Kardinal
It was more than just nice, but historical to sit back and watch this when Kardinal unexpectedly shouted me out (and others) at the very start of the JUNO’s 2021 tribute to Hip-hop. Thanks Kardi – you didn’t have to do it but you did!
2020
Starting From Scratch Pioneers
I talked with DJ Starting From Scratch for about 2 hours online on IG about this and that during Pandemic tines in 2020 when online broadcasting became envogue.
2019
Ryerson Wall of Fame
So happy to be on the Ryerson Wall of Fame, I received this honour in 2019 and only then did I begin to see the true value of my work, dedication and accomplishments…read more
2018
Ryerson University Magazine
Ryerson Magazine did what they were supposed to do and because of the Ryerson Wall of Fame induction, followed up with this interesting article about myself and the Fantastic Voyage Program.
2017
NOW's Oral History of Concert Hall
The Ron Nelson Productions and Toronto Concert Hall (Masonic Temple) relationship will be forever remembered if you’re a Hip-hop fan from the 80’s and 90’s generation…
I Was There Canadian Hip-hop Architects
Thursday March 30th, 2017 @ Revival, 783 College Street, 10 PM – 11 PM – Celebrating DJ Ron Nelson and the Fantastic Voyage Program.
CA Rumble with Irish and Chin
Check out my very cool interview with Chin from USA Irish and Chin team. The two of us had good chemistry when working together, the best from Canada and the best from the USA.
Our Toronto My Legacy
Thanks to CBC and Our Toronto for recognizing our Canadian Hip-hop history. I did this interview in 2017, but the scary thing to me is that it seems like it was only yesterday…
Toronto Mike'd Episode 271
In this 271st episode, Mike chats with DJ Ron Nelson about his Fantastic Voyage show on CKLN. Mike did a great interview with me, made me feel comfortable then fired some tricky questions.
Canadian Music Week Summit
Honestly too much time has gone by for me to remember any detailed hilights from this 2017 Canadian Music Week Social Music Summit at The Sheridan Toronto, but so many big peeps were on this panel, just not a lot of photo evidence to show from it.
2016
Boi-1Da at IMSTA FESTA
I was proud to sit with Drake’s Grammy Award winning producer and keynote speaker Matthew Samuels AKA Boi-1Da at the #IMSTA FESTA inside Ryerson 10.15.16. A class act and talented as f%#k, by best interview skills tested here.
2011
Pioneer Stylus Awards
I was very proud to receive this award. The attendance at Queen Elizabeths Theatre was awesome, and I was feeling good on this night. (05-31-11)
Big up Citizen Kane. The Toronto Sun, represented by all-star journalist Errol Nazareth was covering my Monster Jams in May 1997 when other journalists were keyed in on pop and rock.
1994
B.L.A.C Music Hall of Fame
Gotta thank Farley Flex, Norman Otis Richmond and Milton Blake (RIP) for this one., I was glad to receive this award, one of the firsts that mattered in my early career.
1991
Building From Basement
in 1991, Errol Nazareth writes about the Toronto Hip-hop scene and talks to DJ Ron Nelson about his Apache Studios and such…
Can Canadian Hip-hop break out?
In 1996, two Canadian Hip-hop experts discuss whether Canada will ever produce a bona fide Rap star.
1985
T.O. Star Rap's Funky Thunder
This may be the first magazine or newspaper article spotlighting DJ Ron Nelson and the CKLN Fantastic Voyage Program. The famous photo from this article is also credited to Chris!