Articles by Themistoklis Alexis

Belly

Another Day in Paradise

PUBLISHED May 27, 2016

After signing to the Weeknd's XO Records and Jay-Z's Roc Nation, Ottawa's Belly is riding a steadily rising wave. His third album, Another...

Mike Posner

At Night, Alone.

PUBLISHED May 6, 2016

It's been six years since singer-songwriter Mike Posner released him debut album, 31 Minutes to Takeoff, and if his followup, At Night, Alo...

Freeway

Free Will

PUBLISHED Apr 29, 2016

Illadelph rapper Freeway's latest offering, Free Will, features more of what heads fond of MC's Roc-A-Fella days are accustomed to: thuggin...

Blake Carrington

F.A.I.L.U.R.E.

PUBLISHED Apr 15, 2016

If Toronto upstart Blake Carrington's F.A.I.L.U.R.E. imparts any message, it's that failure isn't just nothing to be ashamed of, but necess...

Elzhi Faces Down Personal Demons on 'Lead Poison'

PUBLISHED Apr 14, 2016

The recently released Lead Poison marks Elzhi's first full-length release since 2011's ELmatic. With a Kickstarter campaign to fund (and de...

Dej Loaf

All Jokes Aside

PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2016

If recent history is any indication, mixtapes are now often used as teases, in anticipation of upcoming — and superior — projects (Roc Marc...

Elzhi

Lead Poison

PUBLISHED Mar 29, 2016

Anxious hip-hop heads can rest easy. Elzhi's latest LP, Lead Poison, is an exercise in catharsis.   With "Medicine Man," the Detroit wordsm...

David Banner

Before the Box

PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2016

Few hip-hop artists have made a consistent yin-and-yang of musicianship and activism since the glory days of Public Enemy. But with Before...