As hard as it is to believe, I know for a fact that there are still a few people out there who are waiting for my so-called comeback. It has been promised over and over again, and it's way overdue, but let me just tell you that the wait is almost over, so PLEASE BE PATIENT!

You see, when I started this blog, I had also begun developing my video production company, T•[REC] PRODUCTIONS (pronounced TEE-REC). As time went by, both TarekAgainstTheWorld and T•[REC] grew in popularity, and I got busier and busier. Then came a time where I had to make a choice, and unfortunately for you guys, my attention was refocused on my productions, which is my number one priority. The thing is, my intention was never to stop blogging and sharing my thoughts on the newest beats to leak the streets every week, so I had to come up with a solution. Now, after putting in much thought and planification (and of course dishing out some moolah), I decided to combine my productions with my part-time blogging under one roof. So debuting in the next 2 to 4 weeks, I will be launching T-REC.CA, a blog/media hub based in beautiful Montreal that is going to be all about the Arts & Entertainment universe!

There is no denying that the website will become my tool for marketing purposes, but before anything else, it will be a PERSONAL blog with no other intention than to entertain and keep my visitors and friends up-to-date with what I'm currently bumping in my car, what movies/music/games I'm looking forward to, what is keeping me busy and up late at night, etc.

One thing that I really want to focus on is my passion for MUSIC, and to help me with that, I've recruited some of Montreal's favorite and respected DJs, including Special K, Chris N, Steve Pachaa, with hopefully more to come. The idea for now is to have each DJ extend a Track of the Week to my visitors; a track which they will personally filter to represent their DJ style and persona, a track which is a current favorite of theirs, or a beat which they believe will become a monstrous hit in the near-future. Basically, I want them to think of my blog as a way to showcase their love for MUSIC, and nothing else than that. No promotions, no advertisments; just MUSIC.

This current website (the one that you are on) will expire on September 16th, so I would strongly suggest that you head over to the the temporary T•[REC] PRODUCTIONS website and bookmark it. If you use Facebook, check me out HERE. If you like Vimeo, check me out HERE. For YouTube, check me out right HERE. Follow me on Twitter HERE. Just make sure I can somehow reach you when the website is up and running. I promise it will be worth wait!

Yours truly,
T•[REC]


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Jun 23, 2009

Guess who's bizzack?

What's up errbody! Here I am, chillin' in my backyard, enjoyin' the warm weather in beautiful Montreal, puffin' on a shisha and sippin' on a lil something-something with my crew. Just thought I'd post something to let y'all in on what's going on. Yes, Tarek Against The World is back; I'm not totally settled in yet, but one thing that I can confirm is that I've welcomed a new contributor to the family: James Style. His knowledge of hip-hop and R&B is unmatchable and you can look forward to his posts real soon.

Keep it locked for now!


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LOL, fuck yea. Can't wait...


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"Madcon is made up of Tshawe Baqwa and Yosef Wolde-Mariam. The band originates from Norway, but they have long since been exported all over the world. Madcon quickly established themselves in the Nordic music industry as "everybodys favourite rappers", and they created a remarkable hype supporting for various international superstars like: Destiny's Child, 50 Cent, Alicia Keys, Wu-Tang Clan, Xzibit, Saian Supa Crew, Clipse, Redman, Busta Rhymes + Madcon supported the last official European tour with the legendary Gangstarr."

Madcon - Beggin'
T•[REC] HIGHLY Recommends


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In case you didn't know who Young Money was really all about... now you know!


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The last thing I expected to do when I got up late this Sunday afternoon after a night of partying and late-night chilling was to update my blog, but things have a funny way of unfolding I guess..

Either way, here I am, and although it seems pretty obvious by now that my blog simply is no more, let me just state that the latter statement is only partly true. I don't know what I'm going to do with Tarek Against The World, but I've been hard at work trying to launch my T•[REC] Productions website, and the idea that I have is to combine both, in order for me to have a place to share not only my video productions, but also to keep my visitors up-to-date with the stand-out hip-hop and R&B leaks and releases (along with various other news).

This is why, for example, I didn't update with Drake's mixtape yet, because I simply wanted to keep that for my upcoming website. Now, I'm sure 99% of the hip-hop bloggers and music aficionados have already copped Aubrey Graham's incredible mixtape (read: full-fledged album), but seeing as my boy Leo dropped by to show me some love, I thought I'd take some time to post that shit up and let everyone know how amazing this piece of work is.

If you've been around long enough (although I doubt you have), in July of 2008, when I was taking my first blogging steps, I had posted my first Drake track, back when no one of my entourage had even heard of him. Nowadays, everyone is bangin' his tracks, from my homeboys, to my girl and her girlfriends, my cousin and my lil' brotha, a concrete proof that Drake has blown up, big time. The guy really is something else. At 22 years old, he stands on top of the world, but instead of looking down, he's looking up. With only three mixtapes under his belt, you would think that he still has a lot to prove, but the last thing to have been playing in such heavy rotation in my car and on my laptop was Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III. And with over 8,000 downloads within 2 hours of So Far Gone's release, let's just say that I don't feel so quite alone in saying that.

Very rarely will you find a mixtape/album that flows so naturally from one track to another, leaving you no choice but to sit back and listen to the whole thing from beginning til end. Drake's So Far Gone does exactly that, and if that wasn't enough, takes it to a whole notha' level by actually having you constantly hit the 'Previous' button to repeat (as opposed to the 'Next' button that we all use to skip over tracks that we simply don't feel). This mixtape reaches incredible and very diverse heights, ridiculizing some of the biggest mainstream products and also setting very daunting standards for his debut album. Collaborations include his two partners-in-crime Trey Songz & Lil Wayne, as well as a diverse cast including Peter Bjorn & John, Lloyd, Lykke Li, Santigold, Bun B and Omarion. It's been said that Drake is actually considering re-releasing So Far Gone with 5 new tracks sometimes this month, so we'll just have to wait and see. Either way, Thank Me Later (currently his debut album title) is supposed to be hitting shelves just in time for our late-night, windows-down, Summer cruising.

Get it right HERE!

Stand-out tracks: each and every one of them, but if I'd have to pick, 'Lust For Life', 'Successful', 'NOVEMBER 18TH', 'Little Bit', 'Sooner Than Later'. I'll stop here because I really can't help but feel the urge to name all the tracks. Oh, and word of advice, bang that shit in your car if you can.


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KING OF CLUBS PROMOTIONS were back with their second SPOTLIGHT SATURDAYS event @ LIGHT ULTRACLUB on Dec. 20 2008.

Relive the #1 PARTY of the HOLIDAYS, featuring Montreal's very own DJ SPECIAL K, DJ CHRIS N, and DJ ERIC C.

Hosted by KING OF CLUBS PROMOTIONS.
Videography by T•[REC] PRODUCTIONS.

To download the SONG:
Laurent Wolf - No Stress feat. Eric Carter
I just wanted to share my latest video with all of you in order to show you what I've been busy with. Video editing is very time-consuming and I'm hoping to make a career with this so I really have to hustle and grind to get somewhere. Tell me what y'all think of this one!


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