It has been said that before an artist can achieve global success he must conquer where he’s from first. Well, if you search “Montreal” or “MTL” on YouTube you’ll see “MTL Stand Up” by Annakin Slayd in the top searches. It seems Annakin Slayd, now a viral sensation whose videos have amassed a million and a half hits, is ready to take on the planet.
Fresh off his hit school pride song “Go Publique (Shoot For the Stars)”, two classic anthems for the NHL's Montreal Canadiens, a cult tribute to the Expos and a European Tour on which he opened for a member of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan, Annakin Slayd is on the verge of securing himself as a top tier Canadian Hip Hop artist. The hockey anthem "Feels Like '93" was hailed by CBC as "an instant classic" after airing on the most popular show in the country, Hockey Night in Canada in 2010. As the song became a veritable YouTube sensation, the video and Annakin himself made appearances on CBC, GLOBAL, CTV & TSN. No one thought he could top “Feels Like ’93” but this past spring Slayd proved he’s not prone to sophomore jinxes. His controversial and irresistibly rousing track “MTL Stand Up” exploded onto YouTube and went viral in minutes. An hour later Annakin was a trending topic on Twitter across Canada. The song racked up 200,000 page views, peaked at #5 on iTunes Canada’s Hip Hop Charts and sold 1100 mp3s in two weeks. During that span “Feel Like ’93” also peaked at #30.
Since his debut single in 2005, Annakin has built a fast growing stable of dedicated fans, lured in by poetic and cinematic reflections on the state of Hip Hop, provocative political and social commentary, throwback pulse pounding beats and melodies that consistently raise the hairs on the back of necks. un-hiphop like musicianship that melded his distinctive style, like a merging of Linkin Park & K-OS.
Featuring international production from Germany, Sweden, France, Russia & Canada plus appearances by rap Legends Inspectah Deck of Wu-Tang and Onyx, “Once More We Survive” is the new album from one of the most unique artists in Canada, Annakin Slayd.
Annakin is also an actor & screenwriter who has appeared in movies with John Cusack, Alexis Bledel & Roy Dupuis and is the lead voice on the Warner Brothers series, "Supernatural: The Anime". His new movie "Happy Slapping" was touted as "ground breaking" by the Hollywood Reporter.
