Articles by Del F. Cowie

Edo G

After All These Years

PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2014

Boston MC Edo G may have gotten his most attention for his single "Be A Father to Your Child," but he's been a dependable underground stalw...

Beyond the Lights

Gina Prince-Bythewood

PUBLISHED Sep 7, 2014

At first blush, Beyond the Lights might seem like an updated version of The Bodyguard. This is winkingly alluded to in an early scene, but...

Samba

Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano

PUBLISHED Sep 5, 2014

After Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano's The Intouchables went on to become a phenomenon and one of the highest grossing French films of a...

Kimbra

The Golden Echo

PUBLISHED Aug 15, 2014

Despite being prominently featured on one of the most omnipresent and inescapable singles of this decade so far in Gotye's "Somebody I Used...

Dilated Peoples

Directors of Photography

PUBLISHED Aug 8, 2014

"Dilated never left, I'd like to welcome us back," says MC Rakaa (Iriscience) on "Directors," ostensibly the title track from Dilated Peopl...

Common Talks Kanye, Nas, Acting and Working with Chitown Artists on 'Nobody's Smiling'

PUBLISHED Aug 6, 2014

Common recently released his 10th solo album, the Chicago-focused Nobody's Smiling, and the record showcases the rapper taking a new approa...

OVO Fest Day Two with Drake, 50 Cent and G-Unit, Usher, J. Cole, Trey Songz and Lauryn Hill

Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto ON, August 4

PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2014

Before Drake's set started in earnest at the fifth annual OVO Fest, he hugged his mom. She was handed the mic to introduce the show, but so...

OVO Fest Day One with Outkast and YG

Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto ON, August 3

PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2014

Drake's OVO Fest is now in its fifth year, but this was the first year that the festival is a two-day affair. This was initially supposed t...