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More Or Les

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About Me

With two albums, North American and European touring under his belt, MC, Producer and DJ More Or Les is a Hip Hop triple threat. Voted no. 8 in both NOW Magazine’s Top 10 Toronto Artists of 2006 and Exclaim! Magazine’s Top 10 Hip Hop Artists of 2006, More Or Les “has some of the best beats of the year, with rhymes coming together to form a super-clever, charismatic MC persona.”More Or Les dished out another healthy serving of his trademark socially conscious alternative to materialistic “thug rap” with his album The Truth About Rap in 2006 between European and Canadian touring engagements with The Herbaliser. Featured on the supergroup’s album "Same As It Never Was" on two songs - Game, Set & Match, and Words (bonus track), More or Les connected with The Herbaliser over three shows (Toronto, Ottawa & Montreal) on their 2005 Canadian tour, a week-long gig in London, UK in November 05 and European & Canadian tours July & October of 2006.More Or Les toured two editions of his debut album I only stop for the Red Ants between 2003 and 2005. A critical success, Red Ants also generated an embarrassment of new performance and recording opportunities. In addition to IOSFTRA and The Truth About Rap, Les can be found emceeing on tracks by the UK’s Bryn “Dusty” Griffiths, Toronto’s Rhymicru, SJ the Wordburglar and Mindbender, and West Coasters Ndidi Cascade, Green TaRA and Dragon Fli Empire. (For complete credits, please visit www.moreorles.ca/discs.)IOSFTRA also generated a video, A Little Too Much Weed, produced by Soft Citizen (dir.: Matt Eastman) in 2004. The video earned a coveted screening at The 2004 NEXT Festival, honoring the year’s most innovative international videos and was aired on Book TV but was ultimately deemed too controversial for MuchMusic. Today it enjoys viral popularity on YouTube.More Or Les’ decade-long performance career has included such highlights as Pop Montreal with Killa-Jewel and Fresh Kils, Wavelength’s 7th Anniversary, Canadian appearances with the 2005 & 2004 Vans Warped Tour, opening for Eyedea & Abilities, a tour of Eastern Canada with SJ the Wordburglar, appearances at The Second City, Style In Progress at Dundas Square, a trip to each coast with the Perpetual Motion Roadshow, many local clubs around Toronto, not to mention the 2003 World Cycling Championships, the Canadian National Exhibition and busking on the streets.With “crates steeped deep in hip hop history,” Les sometimes DJs at Toronto’s monthly classic Hip Hop celebration, Never Forgive Action and hosts newly-introduced Karaoke à la Rap in Montreal with Tashish and Moonstarr. He was the resident DJ at Toronto’s most influential underground hip hop showcase, In Divine Style, which ran weekly from 2001-2006 as well as spinning at Much Vibe’s Xposed Tour, Milk, and Hot Times.VIDEOS:More Or Les live at Pop Montreal! With DJ Killa Jewel and Fresh Kils from the album: The Truth About Rap Music Video: A Little Too Much Weed Dir.: Matt Eastman from the album: I only stop for the Red AntsMore Or Les live with The Herbaliser!Recorded in Toronto:

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Member Since: 9/9/2005
Band Website: moreorles.ca/
Influences: Brunch! Del the Funky Homosapien, MF Doom, GangStarr, EPMD, Masta Ace, Special Ed, Maestro Fresh Wes, A Tribe Called Quest, Mr. Lif, Das Efx, SJ the Wordburglar, the Beatnuts and most rap music from 1982 - 1994.
Sounds Like: Del the Funky Homosapien, A Tribe Called Quest, Mr. Lif
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

I hit 800 mofo's!

Big up's to all my Friends, but especially Hair Docta who, with the click of a mouse became my 800th friend! (and all she had to do was wait several weeks for me to catch up on my outstanding Friend R...
Posted by More Or Les on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:53:00 PST

My favourite hermaprhodite...

...is of no consequence. I only used that title to get your attention. The real blog is:My New Year's Resolution.Here it is:I promise to write blogs a lot more often in '07 than I did in '06.And, oh y...
Posted by More Or Les on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 09:30:00 PST

Lyte - Rhymes? Heavy. Video? Well&

A friend put me on to this music video (Go to MEDIA and then click the WONDER YEARS video) to let me know that MC Lyte not only still raps (dope), she still looks tiiight. But alas, I was more concern...
Posted by More Or Les on Sun, 09 Jul 2006 07:39:00 PST

The M's are dope!

Props go hands down to Minneapolis and Milwaukee for being cool midwest cities with cool people! And cool brunch! photos of my touring & eating experiences will be on www.moreorles.ca and flickr in th...
Posted by More Or Les on Sun, 18 Jun 2006 02:47:00 PST

MY ALBUM IS READY.....

...are you?! Okay, okay. Admittedly, that was just about the corniest shit I could ever write, but I hear that future Dads always say something silly. That's what I feel like, yo - a man in the loung...
Posted by More Or Les on Tue, 09 May 2006 01:14:00 PST

LL Cool J says "watch your wallet, son"

LL Cool J and Nas were among a recent panel of emcees and financial experts talking about rap fans taking "financial responsibility" for themselves. Rap? Financial responsibility? Mama said save you...
Posted by More Or Les on Mon, 24 Apr 2006 08:53:00 PST

the complexties of dancing to Spank Rock

"White girls shake it 'til my dick turn racist!"This is the line that finally started to slow down the otherwise hype, mostly-white audience at the Spank Rock show Sat. night (Apr. 15) in Toronto at t...
Posted by More Or Les on Sun, 16 Apr 2006 01:56:00 PST

Three 6 Mafia winning an Oscar...and the taste in my face

In the week after The Three 6 Mafia won an Oscar for their song "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp," a sour taste appeared in my mouth. I don't know if it's the subject matter of the song, the happiness w...
Posted by More Or Les on Tue, 21 Mar 2006 07:46:00 PST

The side of CMW you don't hear about

While I had some fun this past weekend getting (unexpectedly) involved with Canadian Music Week, I have also heard this other pain-in-the-ass side of things. Not the first time and unfortunately, not ...
Posted by More Or Les on Thu, 09 Mar 2006 07:44:00 PST

a mash-up I dare someone to create

The other day at my day job, the folks next door were playing R.Kelly so loud, I noticed that it was mixing perfectly with the LAL track I was listening to - singing in the same key and everything. ...
Posted by More Or Les on Mon, 09 Jan 2006 03:52:00 PST