Articles by Del F. Cowie
GoldLink Talks Rick Rubin, "Future Bounce" and the Sound of DC
PUBLISHED Nov 20, 2015
Washington, DC rapper GoldLink has just released his debut album And After That, We Didn't Talk on Soulection. It's an extension of his cri...
GoldLink
And After That, We Didn't Talk
PUBLISHED Nov 6, 2015
When GoldLink first emerged with The God Complex, the often introspective and insightful lyricism was slightly overshadowed by the fixation...
Kardinal Offishall
Full Circle
PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2015
Before it was the 6ix, Toronto was the T-dot. While he didn't make up the term, no one contributed more to its popularity than Kardinal Off...
Five Noteworthy Facts You May Not Know About Kardinal Offishall
PUBLISHED Oct 21, 2015
Kardinal Offishall has been a Canadian hip-hop mainstay for almost 20 years. His irrefutable mic skills and West Indian influences, as well...
Beasts of No Nation
Cary Fukunaga
PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2015
Based on the novel by Nigerian author Uzodinma Iweala, Beasts of No Nation is an impressive film that distinguishes itself through its atte...
Little Simz
The Fame Monster
PUBLISHED Sep 25, 2015
UK MC Little Simz has released a slew of free music via stellar mixtapes like Blank Canvas, E.D.G.E. and her Age 101 series in collaboratio...
​Little Simz Talks Fame, Acting and Resisting Genre Labels
PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2015
Little Simz's rise over the past couple of years has been nothing short of impressive. The 21-year-old North London MC demonstrated her lyr...
Little Simz
A Curious Tale of Trials + Persons
PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2015
One of the first things North London MC Little Simz says on A Curious Tale of Trials + Persons is that she's a "king." As someone who has o...