Northern Dial Artist Profile

black-i

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Black-I was a Toronto hip-hop MC and dancer who emerged from the city's 1990s underground scene. A former backup dancer for Maestro Fresh Wes, he appeared on the landmark Canadian compilation Rap Essentials Volume One and later alongside Maestro and Ghetto Concept. Quintessential from Maestro's Built to Last and Ghetto Concept's Westend Story are his two Northern Dial library credits.