Articles by Luke Fox

Kendrick Lamar / ScHoolboy Q / Jay Rock / Ab-Soul / SiR / Lance Skiiiwalker

Budweiser Stage, Toronto ON, June 12

PUBLISHED Jun 13, 2018

Even some conspicuous absences and a severe case of swollen vocal chords could not kill the victory lap vibes of Top Dawg Entertainment's l...

Leon Bridges

Good Thing

PUBLISHED May 11, 2018

Climbing out of the pigeonhole of a retro R&B act — albeit an excellent one, teleported from Sam Cooke's era to ours — Leon Bridges' sophom...

Leon Bridges on Ditching His Retro Sound, Fame as an Introvert and Winning a Grammy for New Album 'Good Thing'

PUBLISHED Apr 20, 2018

The mother doesn't recognize her own son's voice.   The first time Leon Bridges played his brand-new album for his proud mom and onetime mu...

Leon Bridges Puts Drake, Migos and Future Atop His Collaboration Wish List

PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2018

Once Leon Bridges blew up with his Grammy-nominated debut album, Coming Home, we assumed the offers to collaborate on record with the Fort...

Leon Bridges Ditches Retro Image, Goes Grammy-Hunting with New Album 'Good Thing'

PUBLISHED Mar 16, 2018

The mother doesn't recognize her own son's voice.   The first time Leon Bridges played his brand-new album for his proud mother and onetime...

JAY-Z

Air Canada Centre, Toronto ON, November 22

PUBLISHED Nov 23, 2017

Each time Shawn Carter rolls through to run your town, he arrives older, richer and more accomplished, his assets more diversified.   Yup,...

6lack

Rebel, Toronto ON, November 14

PUBLISHED Nov 15, 2017

6lack made good on his promise.   Back in January, when the trap-soul star-on-the-rise tore up Toronto's 600-capacity Mod Club, he made a v...

Macklemore

Rebel, Toronto ON, November 8

PUBLISHED Nov 9, 2017

The best song Macklemore wrote in the past year didn't make his latest album, didn't make the set list of his tour.   The gravity of "Wedne...