Articles by Del F. Cowie

Omar

The Man

PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2013

It's been 23 years since Omar Lye-Fook set the UK on its head with jazzy single "There's Nothing Like This," kick-starting a career as a ma...

Skratch Bastid Talks His Ongoing Shad Collaboration and "Special Guest MC" at BBQ Event

PUBLISHED Jun 14, 2013

Earlier this week, Nova Scotia-bred DJ Skratch Bastid, along with acclaimed Vancouver-based MC Shad, dropped a collaborative EP The Spring...

The White Mandingos

The Ghetto Is Tryna Kill Me

PUBLISHED Jun 11, 2013

Composed of veteran MC Murs, legendary Bad Brains bassist Daryl Jenifer and renowned co-founder of the influential Ego Trip magazine, Sacha...

Shad & Skratch Bastid

The Spring Up

PUBLISHED Jun 11, 2013

While we wait for Shad to deliver an official follow-up to the critically-acclaimed, Polaris Prize-shortlisted TSOL, he's tiding us over wi...

Ugly Heroes

Ugly Heroes

PUBLISHED May 28, 2013

Fresh off producing collaborative albums with fellow Detroit resident MC Guilty Simpson and revered veteran O.C., Apollo Brown keeps up his...

Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge

Twelve Reasons to Die

PUBLISHED Apr 12, 2013

Ghostface Killah's rep for vivid, cinematic street narratives is well established, but in recent years the potency of his gritty yarns has...

Papoose

Nacirema Dream

PUBLISHED Apr 12, 2013

At one point in time, armed with a record deal worth over a million dollars, Brooklyn, NY MC Papoose was heralded as the future of NYC stre...

Jessie Ware Addresses Big Pun Controversy, Sets Sights on Disclosure Collaboration and Sophomore Album

PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2013

UK singer Jessie Ware has been touring heavily in support of her critically acclaimed and Mercury Prize-shortlisted Devotion album in recen...