Articles by Del F. Cowie

Polyrhythm Addicts

Break Glass

PUBLISHED May 22, 2007

Back in 1999 when DJ Spinna, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Apani and Mr. Complex dropped the stellar Rhyme Related EP, they could stake a claim, based o...

Agile

PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2007

As you descend the stairs into Agile’s Nuthouse basement studio in Markham, Ontario, just north of Scarborough, the first thing that catche...

Chris Lowe

Black Life 2: The Next Thing Smokin'

PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2007

According to Mims’ recent hit, "This Is Why I’m Hot,” he’s apparently putting "New York on his back.” The fact that he intones these words...

Moss

Ghostface Killah - Slum Village - Obie Trice

PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2007

Just north of Toronto’s Annex neighbourhood is the Lost & Found record store. When asked to profile his workspace, Moss chose this location...

Lanu

This Is My Home

PUBLISHED Mar 26, 2007

While the origins of the broken beat sound are generally traced to West London, it’s a sound that has obviously transcended those borders,...

Brassmunk

Fewturistic

PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2007

Brassmunk have always possessed a collective ethos that evokes old school hip-hop. Often passing the mic like a hot potato on their 2003 Da...

Consequence

Don't Quit Your Day Job

PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2007

As both a cousin of A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip and the protégé of Kanye West, Consequence has the blessing and curse of an identity crisi...

Grand Daddy I.U.

PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2007

Grand Daddy I.U. faced the unenviable task of being an obscure figure to even the most ardent of underground hip-hop fans. Undeterred, he k...