Articles by Ryan B. Patrick

Ciara

Beauty Marks

PUBLISHED May 14, 2019

"The best thing I can do for myself is love myself." These days, for Ciara, music superstardom doesn't seem to be a priority. Perpetually i...

Shaggy

Wah Gwaan?

PUBLISHED May 14, 2019

Veteran artists such as Shaggy are in a difficult spot. Having peaked in the late '90s and early '00s — and using "peaked" in a most respec...

Rhye

Spirit

PUBLISHED May 10, 2019

With the R&B project known as Rhye, Toronto-born Michael Milosh has enjoyed a level of success, even after the mystique and mystery around...

Jamila Woods

LEGACY! LEGACY!

PUBLISHED May 7, 2019

Chicago poet and soul/R&B singer-songwriter Jamila Woods is all about the challenge. Not content to simply offer up another visit to HEAVN,...

Jamila Woods Is Teaching Black History and Culture on New Album 'LEGACY! LEGACY!'

PUBLISHED May 7, 2019

"I was just at a high school the other day, and I showed the students slides with pictures of every person that has a song on my album," Ch...

TOBi

Still

PUBLISHED May 6, 2019

Born Oluwatobi Feyisara Ajibolade, the Lagos-bred, Brampton, ON-raised artist known as TOBi is a study of modern music making. The artist c...

Jahkoy

404

PUBLISHED May 6, 2019

We haven't really heard from Los Angeles, by way of Toronto, artist Jahkoy lately. At least in the manner that we thought we would, based o...

Christopher Martin

And Then

PUBLISHED May 3, 2019

Christopher Martin leans in on the pop side of reggae music. The 32-year-old from St. Catherine, Jamaica offers up summer-ready uptempo and...