Articles by Ryan B. Patrick

K'naan

Country, God or the Girl

PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2012

If you're an artist in K'Naan's position ― he of world conquering success by way of "Wavin' Flag" ― where do you go? A grassroo...

House of David Gang

Reggae Warrior

PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2012

A constant fixture in Toronto's touring scene, the reggae collective known as House of David Gang have the roots fundamentals down pat, no...

Rich Kidd and SonReal

The Closers

PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2012

Vancouver and Toronto hip-hop luminaries SonReal and Rich Kidd come together like Voltron with a concept album that's not a quite concept a...

Brandy

Two Eleven

PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2012

It's been a while since anyone has considered Brandy as leading the way when it comes to the R&B genre. After a four-year absence, she aims...

More or Les

PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2012

For Toronto's More or Les, when it comes to making hip-hop that intrigues, the proof of the pudding is in the eating, pun fully intended. A...

Miguel

Kaleidoscope Dream

PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2012

For singer/songwriter Miguel to create a straight up R&B album (in today's musical climate, no less), putting forth a specific creative vis...

Skyzoo

A Dream Deferred

PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2012

Make no mistake, Brooklyn, NY-based Skyzoo was on the brink of falling into that netherworld of hip-hop inertia many an MC has been exiled...

Brother Ali

Hope and Mourning

PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2012

In upholding hip-hop's oft-underplayed element of speaking truth to power, even Brother Ali himself isn't sure that the current musical cli...