FFA NEWS

Luigi "City" Fidelia has always been someone we look up to at FFA. By constantly working on his craft and showing it in every release, City embodies everything we strive for here at Far From Average. Since returning to Ottawa, he has taken it upon himself to truly elevate the culture of our fine city. The level of creativity that stems from his home studio, "The Real House of Ensemble," sets a new standard for recording artists working out of Ottawa. His commitment couldn't be deterred as he handled putting together the space through this Pandemic caused by COVID-19. How thankful we are for his hard work as we now have this staple creative space to flourish from the heart of the downtown core. 

Today we would like to take some time to congratulate City Fidelia on his newly appointed position of Program Director for CHUO 89.1FM. For those who don't know, CHUO 89.1FM is a community-based campus radio station located right here in Ottawa. The station itself pride's itself on playing what they want, not simply one genre of music or whats popular at the time. We are beyond confident that City Fidelia will have a massive impact on the radio station and provide a platform to showcase local creatives.

Tune in to City's newest release titled "Legacy" featuring Ottawa based Artist Hueso. One of our favourite songs from Hueso as he reveals a darker, more raw tone with his voice to show his versatility from his previous R&B releases. The hometown hero City Fidelia shows exactly what he's made of with a powerful and lyrically sound verse to solidify this single. We are looking forward to seeing what else these two bring to the table in the upcoming months. Congratulations on an amazing first release of the year!

First single of the year for Black Iri$h! To start the year off we have a new tune from Black Iri$h and Ottawa artist Airborn. Things are constantly changing in the new world of today and some days, life doesn't feel real. We hope everyone can relate when they hear Airborn's catchy chorus. Iri$h comes in strong with his verse and the two both show up with the delivery. This is a collaboration we would like to see again in the future.

Keep an eye out for the music video, Black Iri$h had Ottawa's own 3FiftyCo film the video back in December 2020!

After delivering Space Drip 2, iRI$h & Nickeal have just released some quality visuals for their first single off the tape. They seem to be enjoying some fresh air at a cottage, with the help of some A1 kush.

Edited by Nash Browin, and filmed by Bait James from the FFA team.

If you're looking for a new wave of hip hop, you’ll need to meet two of my favourite artists right now. Newagehip aka Hippie & Dashype!

Newagehip

Photo taken by @matkyazze

Newagehip aka Hippie received his first shot at the Capcity showdown back in December, 2014. He was offered a spot in the competition after dropping freestyles at a bush party in Embrun. Since then Hip has performed over 70 shows in the city of Ottawa. Opening for artists such as MGK at Algonquin Commons, Freddie Gibbs at Babylon Nightclub, & Comethazine at the Bourbon Room!

A big turning point was when Hip crossed paths with Kyazze & Black Irish in 2015 after opening for Jazz Cartier at Ritual Nightclub with Swift Crew. Kyazze & Hip have since thrown countless parties & shows all over the city and Hip never throws a show without his partner Dashype.

Photo taken by @ericstone.co

Presently Das & Hip have been spending the year off performing, and have been stacking up music in the studio. The goal is to start dropping a song a week. 

Dashype

Photo taken by @scottyv__

Ottawa artist Yung Heat has jumped the scale with his newest song featuring Eros North and the Ottawa Mayor himself, City Fidelia. 

Originally born in Scarborough but now considered an Ottawa Native. Yung Heat has been involved in the music game for the past 8 years. He started making mixes and mashups for two years which then transitioned to producing.

This song would be a club banger if that were a thing in 2020, but for all my gym lovers, this one's for you. 

Written and Performed by DasHype & NewAgeHip. Produced by Ottawa/Montreal producer Trench Foot. Directed and edited by the members of Far From Average Inc.

Socials

Das Hype : https://www.instagram.com/dashype/

NewAgeHip: https://www.instagram.com/stonerwithfreetime/

Trench Foot: https://www.instagram.com/trenchfootaudio/

Far From Average Members

Matt Kyazze: https://www.instagram.com/mattkyazze

James Wrinn: https://www.instagram.com/baitjames/

Scott Vanasse: https://www.instagram.com/scottyv__/

Eric Stone: https://www.instagram.com/ericstone.co/

FFA: https://www.instagram.com/hashtagffa/

Black Iri$h and Nickeal are back with another collaboration. The boys released Space Drip 2 this past Friday, November 13th, 2020. 

This photo was taken by @fidspics

Iri$h and Nickeal have really stepped their music up since the first Space Drip tape. They have both improved their vocals and most importantly their bars. An FFA favourite, is track number four, titled "Play Pretend". The chemistry between the two speaks for itself!

This photo was taken by @fidspics

Luckily for us Black Iri$h doesn't sleep, you can expect a new music video from him very soon. Filmed and edited by the homies from 3fiftyco, all done inside Lenz Studio. Located here in Ottawa, Canada.

This photo was taken by @fidspics