East Toronto
Scarborough
aka Scarlem, Scarbz, The East
Toronto's largest and most diverse borough — Caribbean, Tamil, Filipino, Chinese and South Asian communities layered across decades. 'Scarlem' is worn as a badge, and Kardinal Offishall's early records are effectively its founding documents.
Artists from here
Local vocabulary
- scarlemBlend of 'Scarborough' and 'Harlem'. Used with pride to describe rougher parts of Scarborough.+2171
- line 1The TTC's Yonge-University subway line — the yellow one that loops from Finch to Vaughan through downtown.+970
- the rocketNickname for the TTC (Toronto Transit Commission), from its 'Ride the Rocket' campaign.+93
- nyamTo eat, usually hungrily. Borrowed from Jamaican Patois and used casually across the 6ix.+457
- yardieA Jamaican person or someone tied to Jamaican culture. Used both descriptively and as slang.+476