Hip-Hop

ScHoolboy Q's Toronto Show Cancelled — and He Says It's Because of the Drake/Kendrick Feud

PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2024

ScHoolboy Q was supposed to play Toronto tonight, but the show has been cancelled, and he has suggested that it's because of the Drake...

Watch Cadence Weapon and PUP Play "Connor McDavid" Live in Hamilton

PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2024

Exclaim! named PUP one of five must-see acts at Hamilton's Because Beer Festival 2024 earlier this year — and that was before we knew the...

At Bass Coast 2024, Leikeli47 Was Actualization in Action

Main Stage, July 12

PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2024

Valuing privacy in an age of unlimited access, Leikeli47 did not get her start on social media, and hasn't even used it in years...

Drake's Mansion Floods Following Heavy Toronto Rainfall

PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2024

Proving that stars really are just like us, Drake is among the thousands of Toronto residents affected by flooding and major power outages...

"Wop" Some Owls in This Kendrick Lamar-Inspired "Not Like Us" Video Game

PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2024

At this point, Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" is near inescapable, a precise blow to purported pop rap infallibility that is slowly being...

Murder Inc. Records Co-Founder Irv Gotti Sued for Sexual Assault and Battery

PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2024

Irv Gotti — the co-founder of Murder Inc. Records, has been sued for sexual assault and battery and the intentional infliction of emotional...

Pitbull Headlining Halftime Show at 2024 WNBA All-Star Game

PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2024

Move over, Air Bud — Pitbull is headlining the halftime show at the 2024 Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) All-Star Game...

Nas Was Less Than Legendary at Ottawa Bluesfest

RBC Stage, July 14

PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2024

Released 30 years ago, Nas's near-perfect debut, 'Illmatic,' quickly cemented the New York rapper's place among the greatest MCs. However...