Articles by Erin Lowers

In the Studio with Drake/Eminem Collaborator Matthew Burnett

PUBLISHED Nov 14, 2017

Years before Toronto producer and musician Matthew Burnett started playing music, he was already vibing out in the womb. "My very first int...

Leikeli47 Celebrates Black Feminism and Empowerment From Behind a Mask on 'Wash & Set'

PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2017

There's a lot to be said about Brooklyn-born artist Leikeli47, but for fans, it may not all be said at once. Since her first single, "Miss...

Leikeli47

Wash & Set

PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2017

Since her first single, "Miss America," back in 2012, Leikeli47 has enveloped herself in a cloak of anonymity, revealing bits and pieces of...

Drake, Big Sean Beatsmith FrancisGotHeat Is Toronto's Next Big Producer

PUBLISHED Aug 29, 2017

"After that first beat I made — I mean, it's horrible, but I've listened to it hundreds of times — I thought, 'This is what I want to do fo...

OVO Fest

Budweiser Stage, Toronto ON, August 7

PUBLISHED Aug 8, 2017

"I called 19 companies to build me a CN Tower and they all said no… until the 20th one," Drake said after descending from the (alleged) mil...

WizKid

Sounds From the Other Side

PUBLISHED Jul 21, 2017

Although most of North America only recently became familiar of WizKid through his remix single "Ojuelegba," featuring grime artist Skepta...

​Big Boi

The Time Lord

PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2017

The scene is New York, the 1995 Source Awards; the crowd is booing, local artists are upset and the coastal beef between East (New York) an...

Big Boi

Boomiverse

PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2017

With each solo release, Big Boi seems to shed light on a new sound he's discovered or concept he's developed, bringing a fresh take to his...