Hip-Hop

Killer Mike to Release 10-Song Companion to 'MICHAEL' This Week

PUBLISHED Jul 29, 2024

Earlier this summer, Killer Mike announced plans for a new project that would serve as an epilogue to his Grammy-winning album 'MICHAEL'...

Navy Blue Announces New Album 'Memoirs in Armour,' Shares "Low Threshold"

PUBLISHED Jul 26, 2024

Navy Blue has returned with a new album. The American polymath will share 'Memoirs in Armour' on August 2 via his Freedom Sounds imprint...

Watch Snoop Dogg Carry the Olympic Torch Ahead of 2024 Opening Ceremonies

PUBLISHED Jul 26, 2024

Snoop Dogg served as an Olympic torch bearer ahead of the 2024 Summer Games beginning in Paris today. The Doggfather, who is also in the...

Sean Leon Keeps Listeners Wanting More on Addictive "WHAT IS HAPPENING?"

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PUBLISHED Jul 26, 2024

Sean Leon's "WHAT IS HAPPENING?" could easily have been a funk banger. All the pieces are there: a shimmying synth bass, choppy strums of ...

Myke Towers Schedules Fall North American Tour

PUBLISHED Jul 26, 2024

Puerto Rican rapper and singer Myke Towers has announced a North American tour, which will bring him to Canada for a lone concert in Toronto...

Just Like the Real Year 2000, Ice Spice's 'Y2K!' Is a Big Buildup to a Bit of a Letdown

PUBLISHED Jul 26, 2024

The Y2K phenomenon was a big buildup to something that turned out to be an over-hyped anticlimax. In the months before the millennium...

Calgary's Tea Fannie Announces New Album 'It's All Love,' Shares "Rap Again"

PUBLISHED Jul 26, 2024

Victoria-born, Calgary-based hip-hop(-ish) artist Tea Fannie has announced her new album, previewed today by the single "Rap Again." 'It's...

ScHoolboy Q Calls Fan a "Fucking Idiot" for Paying for Resale Tickets

PUBLISHED Jul 25, 2024

Okay, so the bad news remains that ScHoolboy Q's North American tour did not end up coming to Toronto as planned (whether it was actually...