Hip Hop Canada Review

Jon B - Beat Diarya (independent)
By: Thomas Quinlan

Splitting his time between Edmonton, AB and his new home in Toronto, producer Jon B attempts to expose his skills behind the boards to a larger audience with Beat Diarya, a collection of remixes, warps, …

Discorder Magazine Review

Disregard the juvenile title that is Beat Diarya--producer Jon b (a.k.a. Jonathan Balazs) has already come up with his fair share of clever titles in the past, including "Get Ripped and Try Dying" on his eponymous Hardly Novices featuring Max Prime. It turns out that …

CREAM MAGAZINE INTERVIEW

Beat Diarya is a remix album. Can you explain why you chose these tracks and guests?

Beat Diarya was a way to experiment, showcase my production skills and get my stuff out there. All the rappers on there are were guys with a lot of skill and people I wanted to work …

Ugsmag album review

Is the famous 1990's R&B singer back to resurrect Tupac for another hit single? Apparently not; this is a different Jon B altogether, one who is actually a pretty dope producer from Edmonton. There definitely is some resurrecting going on here though, as this is a remix …

Exclaim!

Edmonton producer Jon b presents his beat-making skills with this compilation of remixes, warps and original songs. A little under half of the album falls into the first category: standard issue remixes of underground hip-hop classics, as well as Busta Rhymes's "Woo …

Maaad Love from Hero Hill!

Edmonton hip hop does not let me down. Hip Hop from the rest of Canada however, does. Here I am just sitting around waiting to tell the world about your excellence, and yet you continue to snub me. Especially you Saskatchewan, how long are you going to ignore me, hiding …

Love in The Eyeopener

When Jon B describes his Diarya (dy-UH-rEE-UH) he says it's "spastic, bumping, retarded, and awesome." But just before I start feeling sorry for his roommates he tells me more about Beat Diarya, his latest project- a compilation of rap tracks he produced that features …

General Praise

Mix of local hip-hop and film references is labour of love

It's the perfect mix for a laid-back house party: tight rhymes laid over funky beats -- wait, is that from the Merchant of Venice?
Beat Diarya doesn't sound quite like anything you might have heard before, …