Articles by Ryan B. Patrick

Brother Ali Talks 'Mourning in America,' Heads Out on Canada/U.S. Tour

PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2012

As Brother Ali takes the wraps off his latest effort, the recently released Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color, he notes that he's p...

Madchild Reveals Swollen Members' New 'Beautiful Death Machine' LP, Streams Solo Album on Exclaim.ca

PUBLISHED Aug 27, 2012

As BC-based Madchild gets set to release his spanking-new solo project Dope Sick tomorrow (August 28), the rhymer has also revealed that a...

Rochelle Jordan

Pressure

PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2012

Aaliyah influences abound throughout Rochelle Jordan's new mixtape Pressure ― and to say the Toronto R&B/soul artist has growing buzz...

Rich Kidd

PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2012

Toronto, ON native Rich Kidd has been on his "shiiiiiit" for what seems like ages now. Now in its sixth iteration, the We On Some Rich Kidd...

Rich Kidd

We On Some Rich Kidd Shiiiiiit 6

PUBLISHED Aug 8, 2012

Toronto, ON native Rich Kidd has been on his "shiiiiiit" for what seems like ages now. The "shiiiiiit" in question is an inexorable grind f...

Frank Ocean

Channel Orange

PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2012

Try as one might, one can't help but flash a furtive eyebrow or two at the curious timetabling between Frank Ocean effectively outing himse...

Nicolay Shows Off His Jazzy Side on North American Tour, Talks New Foreign Exchange Album

PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2012

As noted hip-hop/soul producer Nicolay kicks off a 13-stop North American tour with exploratory jazz trio the Hot at Nights this week, the...

Emeli Sandé

Our Version of Events

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2012

The opening track on Emeli Sandé's debut release, Our Version of Events, sets the stage for Sandé's honest R&B/soul sound. Many of the trac...