Articles by Erin Lowers

Friyie

ANF: Ain't Nothing Free

PUBLISHED Apr 2, 2019

Since Floyd Mayweather's Money Team first heard of Friyie's 2016 single of the same name, the Jane and Finch artist has been weaving his wa...

Leikeli47 / Yung Baby Tate

Velvet Underground, Toronto ON, March 25

PUBLISHED Mar 26, 2019

There was no shortage of makeshift paisley-printed balaclavas last night at the Velvet Underground, but there was only one that mattered: B...

Little Simz

GREY Area

PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2019

GREY Area, as the title suggests, is far from the theatrics of a black and white world, but lays in the complexities of everything in betwe...

NAV

Brown Boy

PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2019

As NAV prepares to release his forthcoming album, Bad Habits (executive produced by the Weeknd), the XO Records co-founder thought it was t...

Maestro Fresh Wes

Champagne Campaign

PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2019

As Maestro Fresh Wes's Symphony in Effect approaches its 30th anniversary, the Canadian living legend wants to remind you that he's still c...

Breaking Down Solange's 'When I Get Home' In Her Own Words

PUBLISHED Mar 13, 2019

"I don't know who John Wayne is, I don't know what his story is," a white cowboy boot-wearing Solange Knowles laughs following an Apple Mus...

2 Chainz

Rap or Go to the League

PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2019

When 2 Chainz transformed his hoop dreams at Alabama State University into a rap career, there were only two options: become a successful r...

Solange

When I Get Home

PUBLISHED Mar 5, 2019

When Solange released the critically acclaimed A Seat At The Table in 2016, she didn't ask for permission to take a seat, but she was criti...