Articles by Del F. Cowie

Grandmaster Flash

PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2009

Along with DJ Kool Herc and Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Flash is one of the the three founding pioneers of hip-hop culture. His trailblaz...

Book

Rhymes With Art

PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2009

Is hip-hop dead? Is it even an art form? Perhaps the most refreshing thing about Adam Bradley's Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip-Hop is t...

Big Daddy Kane

PUBLISHED Mar 26, 2009

Big Daddy Kane's impact on hip-hop culture is incalculable. It would be impressive to only note that Kane recorded certified classics such...

Various

Dillanthology 1: Dilla's Productions for Various Artists

PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2009

In the years since the death of J. Dilla in 2006, countless tributes and dedications to the influential Detroit producer, particularly in F...

Raphael Saadiq

Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto ON March 16

PUBLISHED Mar 17, 2009

If the so-called retro-soul movement of the past few years induces you to roll your eyes as more have jumped on the bandwagon, Raphael Saad...

K'naan

The Beautiful Struggle

PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2009

You would be hard pressed to find a more apt descriptor for K'naan than his own name. K'naan means traveller and it could apply to any numb...

PPP's Home Audio System

PUBLISHED Jan 22, 2009

The group formerly known as Platinum Pied Pipers may have shortened their name, but it's no sign they are scaling down - PPP are going for...

Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan

Gerald K. Barclay

PUBLISHED Nov 25, 2008

The story of how Staten Island’s Wu-Tang Clan managed to virtually overtake the rap game in the mid-’90s is truly one of the most compellin...