Articles by Del F. Cowie

Various

Dillanthology Vol. 2: Dilla's Remixes for Various Artists

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2009

Part of the reason J. Dilla was unknown to so many music lovers before his death was his elusive musical nature. Slum Village, the only gro...

Solitair (Ft. Richie Sosa and Melanie Durrant)

"Dreams"

PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2009

Solitair has been a mainstay of the Toronto hip-hop scene for over a decade, through his long association with Kardinal Offishall. Most not...

Karriem Riggins

"Soul On Top"

PUBLISHED Jun 17, 2009

If you've seen Common perform live or caught a Stones Throw show with Madlib over the past couple of years, then you are probably familiar...

King Reign

"The Audacity of Hope"

PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2009

Although it's been circulating since Barack Obama's inauguration earlier in the year, veteran Toronto MC King Reign's powerful oratory miss...

Nicolay

"Nautilus (A Tribute to Bob James)"

PUBLISHED May 29, 2009

Along with James Brown's "Funky Drummer," Melvin Blisss's "Synthetic Substitution" and the Honeydrippers' "Impeach the President," "Nautil...

Honey Jam Continues to Spread Its Wings

PUBLISHED May 26, 2009

Over the years, Honey Jam, the all-female Canadian talent showcase, has been responsible for providing a launching pad for some of the coun...

Ruling the Decks

PUBLISHED May 24, 2009

Recognizing, supporting and developing the Canadian DJ industry is the stated modus operandi of the Stylus Spinfest, a "DJ festival" happen...

Jazmine Sullivan

"Jump Off"

PUBLISHED May 22, 2009

When 22-year-old Jazmine Sullivan surfaced with her debut single "Need You Bad" last year, she was presented as a brand new Missy Elliott p...