Articles by Del F. Cowie

Kardinal Offishall

Full Circle

PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2015

Before it was the 6ix, Toronto was the T-dot. While he didn't make up the term, no one contributed more to its popularity than Kardinal Off...

Five Noteworthy Facts You May Not Know About Kardinal Offishall

PUBLISHED Oct 21, 2015

Kardinal Offishall has been a Canadian hip-hop mainstay for almost 20 years. His irrefutable mic skills and West Indian influences, as well...

Beasts of No Nation

Cary Fukunaga

PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2015

Based on the novel by Nigerian author Uzodinma Iweala, Beasts of No Nation is an impressive film that distinguishes itself through its atte...

Little Simz

The Fame Monster

PUBLISHED Sep 25, 2015

UK MC Little Simz has released a slew of free music via stellar mixtapes like Blank Canvas, E.D.G.E. and her Age 101 series in collaboratio...

Little Simz Talks Fame, Acting and Resisting Genre Labels

PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2015

Little Simz's rise over the past couple of years has been nothing short of impressive. The 21-year-old North London MC demonstrated her lyr...

Little Simz

A Curious Tale of Trials + Persons

PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2015

One of the first things North London MC Little Simz says on A Curious Tale of Trials + Persons is that she's a "king." As someone who has o...

Dâm-Funk

Invite the Light

PUBLISHED Sep 2, 2015

It's been six years since Dâm-Funk last released a solo record, but it feels like he's hasn't really been away that long. That's because si...

Method Man

The Meth Lab

PUBLISHED Sep 2, 2015

While it's billed as a Method Man solo album, The Meth Lab is ostensibly an album on which Method Man prominently features his crew. After...