Articles by Erin Lowers

Prezident Jeff Brings Gospel, Highlife and Hard Work to Bear on Toronto's Sound

PUBLISHED Nov 7, 2018

Quiet, humble and hard-working are all words that could describe 28-year-old, Toronto-raised, Brampton-based producer Prezident Jeff, but h...

Shad

A Short Story About a War

PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2018

Over the years, Canada has come to know Shad as a bubbly MC whose wordplay edges on comedy, with messaging that serves as both a story and...

"Collision" Featuring Lil Berete, Ebhoni, the Sorority, Pilla B, Yasmine

Red Bull Music Festival, Toronto ON, October 25

PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2018

The Toronto Red Bull Music Festival has kept us on our toes for the past seven days, but for their final night, they brought the newest voi...

Shad Tried to Be Positive but Fear Dominates 'A Short Story About a War'

PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2018

With a new baby, a new season of hosting duties for Netflix's Hip-Hop Evolution and his new album, A Short Story About a War, set to drop t...

Lil Wayne

Tha Carter V

PUBLISHED Oct 3, 2018

Since the release of Tha Carter IV in 2011, Lil Wayne has left fans clinging on to any hope that the quintessential rap series would contin...

Devontée Reveals His 'Head Gone' Journey From Jamaica to Toronto, via Some NBA MVPs

PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2018

For the better part of the past three years, Toronto rapper Devontée has taken his movement and inclusive messaging of "WOE (Working On Exc...

NUE

u met me at a strange time

PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2018

Over the course of a year and some change, Toronto rapper NUE went from an artist with a few singles and mixtapes under his belt to a major...

Sean Leon

Sean Leon (The Death Of)

PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2018

Originally released as a single 32-minute track, better described as a audio experience, Toronto rapper Sean Leon surprised fans once more...