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TLDR: The Tri-Cities Producer Showcase returns to Kitchener on Sept. 19 with a stacked beat battle, live performances and some serious local talent. Kitchener’s...
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Originally published by HipHopCanada on Sept. 20, 2004, this review by associate editor Julia Che revisits the late Robert Ginty’s hip-hop adaptation of A...
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TLDR: The Raygun Netflix documentary revisits the Australian breaker’s disastrous Olympic debut and the backlash that turned her into a global phenomenon. But does...
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TLDR: As Keefe D is found guilty in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 murder nearly 30 years later, new research explores why Tupac’s legacy still resonates...
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Dolly Parton may have been country music royalty, but the Tennessee icon, who died Tuesday at 80, leaves behind a musical footprint that stretches...
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TLDR: The escalating tariffs targeting Canada under Trump may have less to do with economics than a larger geopolitical strategy. A University of Saskatchewan...
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TLDR: “No Gimmicks” by Pat Williams opens the road to his The Kids Will Be Fine album, with jazzy production, candid writing and a...
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TLDR: With summer concert season coming to a close, we’re looking back at one of the biggest tour stops to hit Toronto this summer,...
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Niu Lai (牛来) (2026), meaning “Here Comes the Cow/Bull,” is an 86-minute, crudely animated feature made by a self-taught mother-son duo from China. Since...
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TLDR: AI-powered policing is raising concerns about bias, unreliable evidence and privacy, putting public trust in law enforcement at risk. Since the release of...
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After Luigi Mangione was arrested in December 2024 in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the internet did what it often...
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TLDR: The future of CBC could be strengthened by using the end of Hockey Night in Canada as an opportunity to become a more...
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Director James Cameron’s acclaimed sci-fi movie Aliens turns 40 in August. It’s a sequel to Ridley Scott’s claustrophobic breakout hit Alien, made in 1979....
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Drake has always known how to turn silence into marketing, and his latest social media breadcrumbs have fans doing exactly what he wants: paying...
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Award-winning Indigenous artist and producer Mattmac has announced his third studio album, Smoke Signals, arriving September 11. The 14-track project finds the Winnipeg-based artist...
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TLDR: “My Brother’s Keeper Part 2” finds Canadian legend Kardinal Offishall joining forces with NESTA for a new record rooted in Jamaican culture and...
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Mike Mikkelsen, known to many as Kapacity Mikey, has spent more than 25 years helping shape Ottawa’s hip-hop community. As a co-founder of Kapacity Entertainment, he helped...
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TLDR: SUNNA reunites Canadian MCs Sayzee and Tona for a darker follow-up to The Sun Is Out, with production from Slot-A, Tone Mason, Cuzzin...
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TLDR: The Kid From Ottawa finds Taz Bentii putting his hometown at the centre of his latest project, released alongside Atlanta mixtape heavyweight DJ...
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TLDR: Sunna 2 reunites Canadian underground favourites Tona and Sayzee, building on the chemistry of Sun Is Out with two strong singles and a...
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TLR: The new Tory Lanez double album is expected to enter the Billboard 200 as its first two videos continue generating six-figure view counts...
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TLDR: “Miracles” by Burd & Keyz brings TOBi into a soulful meditation on hardship, faith and the possibility of better days. Toronto production team...
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TLDR: The Emblem album marks R.O.Z’s return to DSPs with a 13-song celebration of his sound, label and independent legacy. Almost eight years after...
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TLDR: Patio Season 2 finds Quake Matthews extending his summer-ready series with 38 Spesh, Kayo, PsycThaPrince and Quoia States, backed by a carefully timed...
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TLDR: Budding star Maneesh (“Maneesh On The Beat… Shabang!”) headlines Sky Lounge in Ottawa on Saturday, July 18 [POSTPONED], with DJ Markus, Ray Ray...
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TLDR: Noah23 and Fresh Kils have released the video for “Jazz Man,” the latest preview of their collaborative album Tuff Racket, arriving July 31...
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TLDR: MacEwan University professor Makarand Gulawani examines how Drake’s giant downtown Toronto ice block promotion for Iceman turned an album rollout into a viral...
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TLDR: The Amazing Race Canada fans have a new reason to tune in as Canadian rappers Maestro Fresh Wes and D.O. team up for...
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TLDR: With World Cup excitement building in Toronto, a recent We Love Hip Hop episode digs into the city’s summer energy, the weight of...
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Ryan Murphy, director of the controversial Netflix true-crime Monster Anthology (2022-), and Bret Easton Ellis, literary provocateur and author of American Psycho (1991), seem...
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TLDR: The Documentary III reunites The Game with the cinematic storytelling that made him a West Coast heavyweight, while introducing a new chapter loaded...
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When former US secretary of state Colin Powell took to a London stage alongside Nigerian artist Olu Maintain in 2008 and danced to a...
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In the cold weather, few items of clothing beat a hoodie. They’re comfy, warm and they look cool. But where did hoodies come from...
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Zed Beats is a music movement that evolved in the late 1980s when young producers started using computers to blend western music with local...
