Hip-Hop/Rap


Better Together: Karim Ouellet & Claude Bégin

Creative duo rapidly asserting itself on Québec pop scene

DEAD OBIES: Stand and Deliver

Digital age post-rap

Flowing like the River Tiber

High-profile hip-hop placements only the beginning

Better Together: Jacques and Gabriel of Radio Radio

The chi(a)c duo of rappers aims for the stars with Light the...

IN THE SPOTLIGHT – FEBRUARY 2016

Coleman Hell, Aaron Goodvin, Samantha Martin

Canadian Classics: Sum 41’s “Fat Lip” (2001)

Written by Deryck Whibley, Dave Baksh, Stephen Jojcz, Greig ...

Toronto: Beat-making capital of the world?

Locals make hip-hop beats for the world’s best

Sound Advice: Kardinal Offishall

All about the game

In the Spotlight: Brown

A close-knit, father-and-son hip-hop project

Chin Injeti: Indian Roots, Canadian Upbringing, Global Reach

Bringing Canadian cultural relevance to R&B/hip-hop

Uninvited Guests: Exploring Glenn Gould

Radically updating legendary pianist’s performances of the...

Kaytranada: Almost Perfect

Quebec producer hopes to become the Arcade Fire of hip-hop

Jazz Cartier’s intensely Torontonian debut

Unsettling songwriter may be city’s next great rap act

In the Spotlight: Cam Smith

“I've been focused heavily on my production skills.”

Honey Jam at 20

Still showcasing outstanding female talent

La Bronze: different colours, contrasts

Outside-the-box pop incorporates many influences, genres

Le R: Much More than a Pawn

Crafting poetic, evocative hip-hop

The world of xSDTRK

Thinking less, pushing boundaries

The Drake Effect

For Canadian hip-hop, “now the whole team here”

SonReal comes by his name honestly

Rapper not afraid to be genuine, vulnerable

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