Articles by Erin Lowers
LU KALA Is Breaking Barriers as a Black Canadian Pop Star
PUBLISHED Jan 18, 2021
"In Canada, even outside of Canada, I don't think there's a lot of Black pop stars that you can name, especially none that started out as p...
Toronto R&B Singer Savannah Ré Goes from Songwriter to Rising Star
PUBLISHED Dec 3, 2020
Just days before the release of her Opia EP, Savannah Ré was hosting a select group of people around the city of Toronto in a Sprinter van...
DaBaby Tentatively Steps Out of the Box on 'Blame It on Baby'
PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2020
Since the not-so-distant beginning of his career, DaBaby has packed his music with energy, fun, chaos, and unimaginable breath-control. His...
Snotty Nose Rez Kids
Born Deadly
PUBLISHED Apr 10, 2020
Over the past three years, Snotty Nose Rez Kids have made a name for themselves as a First Nations rap duo known for their exciting stage p...
Rochester
Dreams Don't Have Deadlines
PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2020
The elephant in hip-hop culture conversations has always been time. When is it too late to start a career? When is it time to retire? How m...
Naya Ali
Godspeed: Baptism (Prelude)
PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2020
Since first releasing "Ra Ra" in 2017 and following up with her Higher Self EP in 2018, Montreal-based rapper Naya Ali has been slowly expa...
Burd & Keyz Honours His Partner's Legacy and Keeps an Eye on Toronto Up-and-Comers While Building His Producer Buzz
PUBLISHED Mar 31, 2020
Being a Toronto producer has a ring to it in boardrooms today, but ten years ago, it was all about pushing a few dollars into a dream. "M...
Pop Smoke
Meet the Woo 2
PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2020
New York drill may be a new phenomenon in the city that never sleeps, but it surely isn't new. What once started in the streets of Southsid...
