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in a leather jacket, sunglasses and a baseball hat throws up the universal peace sign.

Features

Costa Titch: the rising white South African rap star who embraced black hip-hop culture

Rising 28-year-old South African dancer and rapper Costa Titch (born Costa Tsobanoglou) died after collapsing on stage on 11 March while performing in Johannesburg....

The ConversationMarch 17, 2023

A stage full of people crowd around two people engaging in a rap battle.

Music

Paying tribute to a legend at Stay Forever: A Pat Stay Memorial Fundraiser

HipHopCanada recently had the chance to attend Stay Forever: A Pat Stay Memorial Fundraiser Event, which was planned by King of the Dot and...

Remi Louis HarrisMarch 13, 2023

A composite image of photos of rapper Pat Stay.

Music

KOTD releases “Pat Stay: Stay Forever” video tribute by his friend & manager

A few days ago, King of the Dot released a tribute to Pat Stay, "Pat Stay: Stay Forever," by his personal friend and manager...

@HipHopCanadaMarch 9, 2023

A photo of a man wearing a backwards baseball hat and a chain around his neck.

Features

De La Soul’s Trugoy The Dove was a true musical disruptor who broke the hip-hop mould

David Jude Jolicoeur (better known as Trugoy The Dove and Plug 2), who has died at the age of 54, was a music disruptor...

The ConversationFebruary 27, 2023

A tribute poster for South African rapper AKA

Features

AKA: slain South African rapper was a once-in-a-generation pop culture sensation

AKA, South Africa’s most recognisable name in hip-hop, was gunned down – with his friend, celebrity chef Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane – outside a restaurant...

The ConversationFebruary 14, 2023

A scene from the Without You video by Quavo

Music

Without You: Quavo pays tribute to Takeoff with latest video

Quavo pays tribute to his late nephew and partner-in-rhyme Takeoff with "Without You."

@HipHopCanadaJanuary 5, 2023

The World

ThatDudeinBlue: “We Lost the Coolest Car Guy of Our Generation – Thank You Ken Block”

Popular YouTuber ThatDudeinBlue pays tribute to professional rally driver, skateboarder and DC Shoes co-founder Ken Block. The 55-year-old Long Beach, California-native passed away yesterday...

@HipHopCanadaJanuary 3, 2023

Three men in a recording studio posing for the camera

Features

Rappers are victims of an epidemic of gun violence – just like all of America

Add the name of Takeoff, a member of the popular rap trio Migos, to the ever-growing list of rappers, recent and past, tragically and...

The ConversationNovember 21, 2022

The promotional artwork for the new Gucci mane tribute video Letter to Takeoff

Music

Gucci Mane releases touching tribute with “Letter to Takeoff”

The death of Takeoff has hit the music community, and, since his passing, several of his fellow rappers and artistic contemporaries have founds ways...

@HipHopCanadaNovember 16, 2022