Articles by Erin Lowers

Director X

On Thin Ice

PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2016

For Director X, a revered music video director who grew up in Brampton, ON, the story of his first feature film Across the Line parallels s...

A$AP Ferg

Always Strive and Prosper

PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2016

Having already released a top ten album and sold out shows across the world, A$AP Ferg isn't new to the spotlight. However, unlike his prev...

Kool Keith Talks New 'Features Magnetic' LP, MF Doom Collab, and Bitter, Old Rappers

PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2016

With a career that spans over 30 years, Kool Keith is not just a veteran in the hip-hop industry, but also a pioneer of its wild rebellion...

Across The Line

Directed by Director X

PUBLISHED Apr 7, 2016

Canada's history is vast and complex when it comes to the black diaspora, but no province has a more fascinating history than that of Nova...

Drake

King In the North

PUBLISHED Mar 29, 2016

Whether you call him Drizzy Drake, the Boy, 6 God, Do Right and Kill Everything or one of the several adopted names he's cooked up, Drake h...

Five Noteworthy Facts You May Not Know About Drake

PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2016

It's hard to believe that it's already been 10 years since Drake first stepped onto the Canadian hip-hop landscape following the release of...

Big Lean Is Ready to Launch

PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2016

There are moments in Toronto's hip-hop scene that seem to be driven by half-hearted co-signs and the need for attention, but for Parma Cour...

Anderson .Paak

Wave Rider

PUBLISHED Feb 24, 2016

For most of his life, Oxnard, CA native Anderson .Paak — the son of a soon-to-be incarcerated father and a Korean immigrant mother, who cam...