Articles by Del F. Cowie

Tiye Phoenix

Half Woman/Half Amazin'

PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2009

Tiye Phoenix may not be an instantly recognizable name to many but if you've ever heard her rhyme, you're not likely to forget her. Phoenix...

Solitair

YYZ-T1: The Prelease

PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2009

Solitair is one of Toronto's most established hip-hop veterans. As a member of the Circle crew, which boasted Choclair, Saukrates and Kardi...

Melanie Fiona

<i>WQST Presents: Melanie Fiona Meets the Illadelphonics</i>

PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2009

Word surfaced sometime last month that Toronto-raised R&B singer Melanie Fiona, who has been creating a bit of a buzz with her "Give It 2 M...

Georgia Anne Muldrow

"E.S.P."

PUBLISHED Jul 9, 2009

While the forthcoming Umsindo will ostensibly be Georgia Anne Muldrow's official sophomore release since 2006's Olesi: Fragments of an Eart...

Rock the Bells

Molson Canadian Amphitheatre, Toronto ON July 5

PUBLISHED Jul 7, 2009

In many ways, the Toronto stop of the 2009 Rock the Bells tour served to validate the city's increasing significance in the hip-hop realm....

Dwele

"Human Nature" (MJ Tribute)

PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2009

It goes without saying that Michael Jackson's death has left a void in the world of popular music. The one positive, if one is to be taken...

The Force of <b>Sa-Ra Creative Partners</b>

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2009

"We're the only thing that can be compared to Funkadelic in this new era, in this new shit," says Om'Mas Keith of the Sa-Ra Creative Partne...

J Dilla

Jay Stay Paid

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2009

Culled from unreleased beats from J. Dilla's old floppy disks, beat vaults and early hospital stays, Jay Stay Paid does little to dim the p...