Articles by Luke Fox

The Roots

Band of Brothers

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2010

The history of the Roots is rife with the themes of collaboration, improvisation and experimentation ― hallmarks of a vintage jazz en...

Marco Polo Working Overtime with New Solo LP, Toronto Beat Showcase and Scarface, Pharoahe Monch Collaborations

PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2010

If Toronto-born, New York-based hip-hop producer Marco Polo were to take the rest of 2010 off, the rap world would understand. In Ma...

Brother Ali

PUBLISHED May 23, 2010

Brother Ali is arguably the hardest-working live rapper working today. If you aren't familiar with his rhyming stories by now ― tales...

B.o.B

The Adventures of Bobby Ray

PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2010

"Isn't it a little early in B.o.B's career for him to be straying away from raps?" This question, raised by a blogger, is directed at the m...

Brother Ali Hits the Studio with Jake One

PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2010

Rap artist Brother Ali is still touring North America in support of his 2009 opus, Us, but he's already scheming about his next two project...

Masta Ace & Edo G

PUBLISHED Feb 2, 2010

Over a pre-concert spread of short ribs, fried chicken, waffles and plenty of collard greens at Toronto's Harlem restaurant, diehard East c...

Exclusive: The Clipse Set Out to Connect "the Hood and the Hipster" on <i>Casket</i> Follow-Up

PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2010

Virginia rap duo the Clipse are refusing to coast on the success of their third album, Til the Casket Drops, which hit No. 3 on the Billboa...

Exclusive: Fashawn Looks to Sophomore Album, Aims for Alchemist to Produce

PUBLISHED Nov 23, 2009

Fresno, CA rapper Fashawn hasn't had time to sit down longer than 30 minutes to write new songs since Boy Meets World, his debut album that...