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Ray Vaughn, Samara Cyn, and Remi Louis Harris pose for a group photo before an interview session.

Features

Ray Vaughn Talks Storytelling, Legacy, and the Next Era of TDE

TLDR: Ray Vaughn reflects on lyricism, pain, and joining Top Dawg Entertainment while discussing storytelling, Kendrick Lamar, and his journey from Long Beach to...

Remi Louis Harris2 days ago

We Love Hip Hop hosts discuss World Cup Toronto excitement, summer vibes, veteran rappers and city culture in Episode 691.

Features

We Love Hip Hop Covers World Cup Buzz in Toronto

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...

Johnny MazarattiJune 12, 2026

Modern Haiti World Cup graphic with flag colors, stadium atmosphere, and soccer imagery.

The World

Why Haiti’s World Cup Team Represents More Than Soccer

TLDR: As the Haiti World Cup team makes headlines over a FIFA-required jersey redesign, Laurent Dubois argues the squad represents a much larger story...

The ConversationJune 12, 2026

Artwork for the World Cup album created by Boi-1da.

Music

What if It All Goes Right: Boi-1da Unites Canada With New Album for World Cup

TLDR: What If It All Goes Right sees Toronto legend Boi-1da unite some of Canada’s biggest artists for the nation’s official FIFA World Cup...

Johnny MazarattiJune 9, 2026

Music

Price Da Boss Enlists Tuggawar and DJ Snoopy for “The Man Again”

TLDR: “The Man Again” marks Price Da Boss’ return to DSPs alongside Tuggawar and DJ Snoopy with a catchy new street anthem and video....

DJ BluetecMay 28, 2026

Three Drake album covers, overlayed with a tweet announcing he had the number one song on Billboard, breaking records.

News & Press Releases

Drake Breaks Multiple Billboard Records With Historic Trilogy

TLDR: Drake made Billboard history after Iceman, Habibti and Maid of Honour claimed the top three spots on the Billboard 200 while “Janice STFU”...

Code the CollectorMay 27, 2026

Producer ap.melodies looks at his computer in a scene from a news segment covering his connection to Drake.

Features

Meet ap.melodies, the 16-Year-Old Canadian Behind Drake Cuts

TLDR: ap.melodies is emerging as one of the youngest producers in Drake’s orbit after contributing to Habibti and Maid of Honour. Toronto’s latest rap...

Deja BMay 25, 2026

A young man wearing a baseball hat backwards looks up at the CN Tower in Toronto.

Features

How Structural Inequality Fuels Black Youth Recruitment Into Cycles of Violence

TLDR: University of Toronto PhD candidate Marycarmen Lara Villanueva examines how structural inequality, institutional neglect and systemic racism leave Black youth vulnerable to gang...

The ConversationMay 25, 2026

Bishop Brigante with family, supporters and a provincial politician at Queen’s Park during his colon cancer screening awareness campaign in Ontario

News & Press Releases

Bishop Brigante’s Fight Helped Change Ontario Screening Rules

TLDR: Ontario is lowering the colorectal cancer screening age following a major awareness campaign led by the late Bishop Brigante during his battle with...

@HipHopCanadaMay 21, 2026

Ottawa rapper Dillin Hoox promoting the Home Land series revival for Summer 2026.

News & Press Releases

Dillin Hoox Revives Home Land Series for Summer 2026

TLDR: Dillin Hoox returns this summer with Home Land, a seven-week rollout revisiting the Kurdish-focused records that helped define his early career. Ottawa rapper...

Johnny MazarattiMay 20, 2026