Articles by Scott Glaysher
Lou Phelps
002/Love Me
PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2018
Mixing melodies and razor-sharp raps is no easy feat for anyone in today's rap game. Making toe-tappers with scripture-worthy lyrics requir...
Lil Berete
Icebreaker
PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2018
If there's a ray of sunshine peeking through the cloud of violence that has recently struck Toronto's hip-hop community, it's the rise of p...
Tory Lanez
Mod Club, Toronto ON, March 4
PUBLISHED Mar 5, 2018
Tory Lanez is a true Toronto hip-hop success story. He went from selling handmade mixtapes at Scarborough Town Centre and Square One to pac...
Tyler, the Creator / Vince Staples / Taco
Ricoh Coliseum, Toronto ON, February 17
PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2018
Since 2011, Tyler, the Creator has proven himself to be one of hip-hop's most divisive characters. From his music to his antics to his pope...
Grand Analog
Survival
PUBLISHED Jan 26, 2018
Whoever says musical dexterity is missing from today's hip-hop landscape has clearly not been introduced to Grand Analog. The six-piece Tor...
21 Savage / Offset / Metro Boomin
Without Warning
PUBLISHED Nov 7, 2017
There is no rap project that would be better suited for a Halloween release than a Metro Boomin, Offset and 21 Savage collaboration album....
88GLAM
88GLAM
PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2017
The release of 88GLAM's self-titled project confirms that Toronto has officially become the epicentre of hazy trap rap. The 13-track album...
TIFF 2017: Bodied
Directed by Joseph Kahn
PUBLISHED Sep 8, 2017
When Bodied got announced as TIFF's Midnight Madness kickoff selection, no one really knew what to expect. The mysterious Eminem-produced,...