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The Ottawa Jazz Festival is levelling up its lineup with new additions, led by global icon Wyclef Jean while putting a spotlight on Canadian...
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TLDR: A.D. Carson explores how the debate over using rap lyrics as evidence is back in focus following the April 30, 2026 execution of...
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TLDR: The new Kneecap album Fenian reclaims a loaded term while featuring guest appearances from Fawzi, Casiokids, Radie Peat and Kae Tempest. Irish hip-hop...
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Kehlani gifts fans a new album on her 31st birthday. The R&B singer dropped her latest project Kehlani, and takes us back to that...
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TLDR: Toronto artist Pat Williams returns with “LANDMARKS,” a reflective alt-R&B track featuring Eric Ryan that explores how memories linger after love fades. Toronto...
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TLDR: Comics culture is evolving online as fans, creators and scholars use social media, webcomics and digital platforms to discuss and shape the medium....
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This winter’s Olympic games will not be a normal international sporting event. A cloud of geopolitical tension looms over the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics,...
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DaBaby turns up the momentum with the “POP DAT THANG” remix video, bringing in GloRilla, Yung Miami and YKNIECE as the track continues its...
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TLDR: Concerns about sex trafficking at large events often resurface around gatherings like the NFL Draft, but experts say the data tells a more...
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Machine Gun Kelly (aka mgt) is keeping his foot on the gas as the Lost Americana Tour gears up for its return to the...
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Some albums don’t just age well — they reveal more of themselves over time. For Elzhi, the Lead Poison album was a turning point;...
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Do aliens exist? Could Earth really be the only planet hosting intelligent life? Debates over the existence of extraterrestrials date back to the earliest...
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TLDR: Preme teams up with Bryson Tiller for “Countdown,” a summer-ready collaboration. The official music video is already gaining momentum, recently surpassing 500K views...
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The Ottawa Jazz Festival continues to build momentum for its 46th edition, with organizers unveiling another round of artists set to take the stage...
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TLDR: Over the past three weeks, Sayzee’s I Hate Mondays series continued with Weeks 8 through 10, keeping the weekly momentum strong. HipHopCanada also...
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Vancouver artist Terell Safadi has never shied away from emotion, but his new single “One Last Ride” pushes into deeply personal territory. The CMW...
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March 30 (Today) marks one year since the Canadian hip-hop community lost Bishop Brigante (aka Nickolas Parra) — an artist, entrepreneur and larger-than-life personality...
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TLDR: Hip-hop and house music, once overlooked by the Grammys, have become cultural powerhouses, influencing each other and shaping the global music scene. There...
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With JUNO Week right around the corner, CARAS has unveiled the next wave of performers set to take the stage at the 55th Annual...
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JUNK has never really had the luxury of doing things the easy way. Coming up through Vancouver’s underground scene, his foundation was built in...
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Sayzee has always moved on his own timing. Whether it was his long-running YFRWN (Your Favourite Rapper’s Worst Nightmare) series or the steady run...
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TLDR: Sayzee returns with “Personal Space” and “Insomnia” for Week 6 and 7 of I Hate Mondays, pairing restless late-night energy with a colder,...
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TLDR: A conversation with LVRN co-founder Justice Baiden during The Remix Project’s “Journeys” series explores focus, authenticity, and the long game behind building one...
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TLDR: In the latest episode of The Steady Mobbin Podcast, director M Works reflects on the moments that shaped Toronto rap’s visual era. The...
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TLDR: “Sunrise” marks week five of the weekly Sayzee series, I Hate Mondays, pairing rugged Wild West textures with melodic hooks. By now, Sayzee...
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TLDR: In week four of I Hate Mondays, Sayzee returns with “Wizard Guns,” a split between frantic chaos and darker pressure as his Monday...
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TLDR: Tona launches Chrome Maxell with two Roho-produced singles, “Dangerous” featuring Adam Bomb and the Skyzoo-assisted “FRFR,” setting a focused tone for the upcoming...
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TLDR: The new Sayzee banger, “God Hand,” marks the third release in his I Hate Mondays series, pairing Sibbs Roc production with a sharper,...
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Baby Blue Soundcrew’s 2000 hit single “Money Jane” featuring Kardinal Offishall, Jully Black and Sean Paul. This track was featured on their compilation album,...
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HipHopCanada had the great pleasure of interviewing the SEXUALCHIZNOCHLATECHOCLAIRDAILLFLO’A (as the flyer for the event so swiftly put it). Choclair, Toronto’s number one rap...
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This past Friday, May 19, Club Babylon celebrated their 2-year anniversary with a special performance by DJ legend Mix Master Mike. HipHopCanada was granted...
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Toronto-based Exclaim! writer Thomas Quinlan stumbled upon the Halifax hip-hop scene in 1994, with Hip Club Groove’s Trailer Park Hip Hop. It was an...
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We be rubbin’ tonight… The JUNO Award-winning album Ice Cold did big things for Canadian hip-hop’s international growth in the late 90’s. Choclair was...
