Articles by Luke Fox

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  Classified

  The Phoenix, Toronto ON, February 13

  PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2016

  When "Dylan from Mississauga" takes a running start and propels his body off the edge of the stage, the crowd's collective arms are happy t...

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  2015 Gets Back to Having Fun

  2015 in Lists

  PUBLISHED Jan 14, 2016

  When there is conflict, doubt and misery in our world — and, holy crap, 2015 had its share — we often to turn to music as an escape, a plac...

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  Kardinal Offishall

  Kardi Gras Vol. 1: The Clash

  PUBLISHED Nov 5, 2015

  Kardinal Offishall has described Kardi Gras Vol. 1: The Clash as his "most complete album," and it certainly touches all the bases. There's...

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  Chance the Rapper

  Sound Academy, Toronto ON, October 19

  PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2015

  A good rap show requires just two things from a talented emcee: trying hard and having fun while doing it.   Chicago's Chance the Rapper &#...

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  Salt N Pepa / En Vogue / Maestro Fresh Wes / Fat Joe

  Echo Beach, Toronto ON, September 27

  PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2015

  They wore the jackets. Those customized S-N-P leather 8-ball jackets: yellow, red, black, green and white, bold and baggy, as if snatched...

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  A$AP Rocky / Tyler, The Creator / Danny Brown / Vince Staples

  Echo Beach, Toronto ON, September 25

  PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2015

  Giddy as all get-out, the four girls linked hands so they wouldn't lose each other as they wormed their way through a shoulder-to-shoulder...

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  Jay Rock

  90059

  PUBLISHED Sep 15, 2015

  The first Black Hippy member out the gate is also now the last to drop a studio album after his friend and former hypeman Kendrick Lamar be...

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  Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

  Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON, September 12

  PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2015

  Twenty-two years. That's how long Bone Thugs-N-Harmony have been active, but until Saturday night in Toronto, the innovative rap group had...