Articles by Del F. Cowie

J. Period & K'naan featuring Kardinal Offishall, Steele & Baja

"Belly Full"

PUBLISHED Aug 27, 2009

K'naan recorded much of his second album Troubadour at Bob Marley's legendary Tuff Gong studios. But on this recently released new track he...

Hip Hop's Global Reach

PUBLISHED Aug 24, 2009

The validity of hip-hop culture has been entrenched by reams of critical analysis and Dalton Higgins' book Hip Hop World adds a fresh voice...

Jay-Z

Beyond <i>Reasonable Doubt</i>

PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2009

Despite the fact that he's Beyonce's husband, a former CEO of Def Jam Records and a part owner of the New Jersey Nets, the most valuable an...

Slum Village

"Actin' Normal"

PUBLISHED Aug 17, 2009

The death of Slum Village MC Baatin on August 1 was an unexpected and sobering shock. Baatin along with J. Dilla (then known as Jay Dee) an...

The Lytics

"Big City Soundgirl"

PUBLISHED Aug 7, 2009

Blessed with infectious energy, refreshing honesty and prodigious youthful talent, Winnipeg's the Lytics are rightfully pricking up some ea...

Sarah Linhares

"Step Up"

PUBLISHED Jul 29, 2009

Montreal native Sarah Linhares will be dropping her debut album later this year, but as an appetizer she has prepared her digital-only Mess...

Georgia Anne Muldrow's Family Ties

PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2009

When Georgia Anne Muldrow dropped Olesi: Fragments of an Earth on Stones Throw three years ago, it unveiled a one-woman creative threat. No...

Dudley Perkins

Holy Smokes

PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2009

When the off-key singing of Dudley Perkins started off as the alter-ego of MC Declaime, it seemed like the listening audience was on the en...