6ix Rising

6IX RISING: Toronto’s Rap Ascendence (pronounced six rising) is a Canadian documentary film about the hip hop culture in Canada.[1] The film was directed by Shawney Cohen and released on November 16, 2017.[2] It was distributed by Vice Media's online channel Noisey and made in collaboration with Nicolas Girard and Rafael Ruiz for Worship Studio.[3][4]

6ix Rising
Promotional poster featuring Pressa
Directed byShawney Cohen
Produced byLauren Sing
Jade Smith
Patric McGuire (Executive)
Tania Natscheff (Executive)
Gregory Jones (Executive)
StarringBig Lean
Castro Guapo
Fiji
Friyie
Pressa
Jazz Cartier
Jimmy Prime
Jay Whiss
Andre Bryam
Sunny Diamonds
Keith Bell
Dukey Dukez
Music byStephen Dranitsaris
CinematographyNorman Wong, Chris Wardle
Edited byNavin Harrilal
Distributed byNoisey
Release date
November 16, 2017
Running time
77 min.
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
External video
"6IX RISING" on YouTube

Background

The documentary showcases the rising hip hop scene of Toronto, after the blockbuster success of Drake and The Weeknd.[5] The film analyses the attention on how the success of these artists has turned the city's local rap scene into a hyper-competitive, and creative environment where young artists are competing for attention on the world stage. A&R manager Lucas Prince, was involved with connecting the documentary makers with artists from Toronto to participate in the film.[6] It was listed at number 3 in Now's Top Five Black Films to watch in 2018.[7]

The film was premiered to a limited audience at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema on the day of release.[8] It also had a limited screening at the Maria A. Shchuka Library on February 9, 2018 and at the Toronto Reference Library on February 28, 2018, which were both presented by Noisey.[9][10] All photo animations for the film were done by Nicolas Girard and Rafael Ruiz for Worship Studio.[11] Some of the topics included in the documentary include Pressa's postponed rise due to legal issues, Friyie getting a lucky break from Floyd Mayweather and how Jimmy Prime reflects on coining the term '6ix' for Toronto.[12][13] It was noted for providing an in-depth look into the Toronto's diverse and competitive hip hop culture scene.[14]

Cast
All artist appear as their respective stage name.

Notes
1 Non-speaking appearance

References
  1. "6IX RISING - Title Sequence / Art Direction". www.behance.net.
  2. "Streaming in Canada on Amazon Prime Video, Crave and Netflix [November 4 to 10]". MobileSyrup. November 9, 2019.
  3. Staff, Noisey Canada (November 21, 2017). "Watch '6IX RISING,' Our Definitive Look at Toronto's Rap Scene".
  4. "Vice Doc: 6IX RISING: Toronto's Rap Ascendence". That Eric Alper. November 25, 2017.
  5. "6IX RISING: Toronto's Rap Ascendance (Full Length Documentary)". YouTube. 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  6. "Top A&R's & Executives To Look Out For in 2021". Sidedoor Magazine.
  7. Rattan, Chris (February 23, 2018). "Five Black films (other than Black Panther) to watch in 2018".
  8. "6IX RISING". Hot Docs.
  9. "6ix Rising: Toronto's Rap Ascendence on February 09,2018". Toronto.com.
  10. "6ix Rising Film Screenings". torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com.
  11. "Vice '6ix Rising'". Working Not Working.
  12. "6Ix Rising: Inside The World Of Rap In Toronto". NOW Magazine. February 13, 2018.
  13. "Jazz Cartier, Press, CMDWN and more featured in Noisey's new documentary; 6IX RISING". CanCultur. February 13, 2018.e
  14. "Noisey's 6ix Rising features Jazz Cartier, Pressa & more". HipHopCanada. December 5, 2017.
  15. "CMDWN and Lil Wop's "Hit & Run" Unites America and Canada Through Hip-Hop". www.vice.com.
  16. "Friyie Is Envisioning Greatness for Himself and For His Neighbourhood". www.vice.com.
  17. Whittle-Olivieri, Nathan (July 15, 2020). "Pressa pairs Sleepy Hallow and Sheff G for new single, "Head Tap"". EARMILK.
  18. "Jimmy Prime Drops New Single 'Trust Nobody'". Sidedoor Magazine.
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