SPIKE LEE TO RECEIVE THE TORONTO BLACK FILM FESTIVAL’S 2020 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Film/Television The 8th annual Toronto Black Film Festival (TBFF), presented by TD Bank in collaboration with Global News, announces the...
OPINION – DONALD TRUMP: WAR CRIMINAL? Opinion As the world keeps a close eye on the growing conflict between the United States and Iran, there's one important questio...
TASTE OF THE 6IX – LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD Music I am always inspired and excited when it come to Taste of the 6ix, however, as the first edition of 2020, this is a spec...
REVIEW – EMINEM GETS DARK AND PERSONAL (AGAIN) ON “MUSIC TO BE MURDERED BY” Music This past Friday, Eminem surprised fans and the world by dropping his 11th studio album Music To Be Murdered By. The cov...
OTTAWA MUSIC VIDEO ROUNDUP | DECEMBER Music December was another busy month in the capital! This month's Ottawa Music Video Roundup includes four music videos. ...
OTTAWA SHOWS OUT IN LAS VEGAS AT THE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW Business The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, also known as CES, has come and gone. Hundreds of tech companies descended o...
OTTAWA’S FIRST HOMICIDE OF THE YEAR CLAIMS LIFE OF RAPPER FTG METRO Music Ottawa's first homicide of the year has claimed the life of rising hip-hop artist FTG Metro. Early Wednesday morning ...
TORONTO TRIO, BLOOM, DROPS NEW SINGLE “NO GOOD THOUGHTS” Music After coming together as a trio in November 2019, bloom has spent the past year fervently writing and recording. Initial...
HALFSIZEGIANTS BID FAREWELL TO FALLEN MEMBER IN NEW SINGLE “STATE OF EMERGENCY” Music June 2019 will forever be entrenched in the hearts and minds of the members of the hip-hop group H.S.G. (HalfSizeGiants)...
CANADIAN CHASE CLAYPOOL SHINES IN 2019 CAMPING WORLD BOWL Sports The 2019 edition of the Camping World Bowl saw the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-2) take on the Iowa State Cyc...
TOP 10 SHIFTERS IN THE CAPITAL 2019 Person of the Year This year we're back with our end-of-year feature, Top 10 Shifters in the Capital celebrating the accomplishments of cul...
OTTAWA MUSIC VIDEO ROUNDUP | NOVEMBER Music November was another busy month in the capital! This month's Ottawa Music Video Roundup includes nine music videos. ...
OPINION – JUICE WRLD, XXXTENTACTION AND LIL PEEP DIDN’T DESERVE TO DIE Music, Opinion Reposted from Facebook with permission from the author I was a fan of Juice Wrld, Lil Peep and XXXTentatacion and nev...
WATCH – HAIR LOVE IS A GROUNBREAKING REMINDER WHY FILM STILL MATTERS Film/Television The internet is buzzing about Hair Love, the latest film from BlacKkKlansman executive producer and former NFL player, M...
JAY-Z CELEBRATES 5OTH BIRTHDAY WITH SPOTIFY CATALOGUE RELEASE Music Today, Jay-Z, considered by many to be the greatest rapper of all time, celebrated his 50th birthday. The rapper, who go...
OPINION – WILL OTTAWA EVER GET A “BELLYFEST”? Music A few weeks ago, Ottawa played host to the first ever Cranium Festival, an urban music festival that featured local, Can...
PREVIEW – TASTE OF THE 6IX – NOVEMBER EDITION Music My beloved Torontonians (and beyond), here we are again. It is time for another edition of the Taste of the 6ix Global M...
OTTAWA MUSIC VIDEO ROUNDUP | OCTOBER Music October was a busy month in the capital! This month's Ottawa Music Video Roundup includes 14 music videos. Artists i...
URBAN MUSIC FANS SET TO UNITE AT THE FIRST EVER CRANIUM FESTIVAL Music Home to Bluesfest, Winterlude, Canada Day, and the Escapade Music Festival, Ottawa has built a reputation as one of the ...
DRAKE SET TO LAUNCH MORE LIFE CANNABIS VENTURE Lifestyle, Music Toronto rapper and global icon, Drake, is set to team up with Smith Falls-based Canopy Growth on a brand new cannabis ve...
5 SIGNS MISSISSAUGA IS ON THE RISE Kevin Bourne, Lifestyle This past Thanksgiving I made the long trek from Ottawa to my hometown of Mississauga, Ontario as I usually do almost ev...
WHAT’S YOUR BEEF? – JESUS IS KING, CHRISTIANITY AND WHY I LEFT CHURCH Opinion Social media is buzzing about Kanye West, his album “Jesus is King” and his newfound faith in Jesus Christ. Along with t...
OTTAWA SINGER-SONGWRITER MALAK SOUND IMPRESSES ON THE VOICE MIDDLE EAST Music A week before City Fidelia and Night Lovell were set to hit to the stage at Rolling Loud Hong Kong prior to its cancella...
OTTAWA MUSIC VIDEO ROUNDUP | SEPTEMBER Music This month's Ottawa Music Video Roundup includes Dip Black, Selekwa, Nathan Miles and two time Video of the Month ch...
REVIEW – CITY FIDELIA’S PAINKILLER REFLECTS THE ASPIRATIONS OF A CITY Music This is the album Ottawa has been waiting for. Last Friday, City Fidelia released his latest and most highly anticipated...
6 HIP-HOP COLLECTIVES & CREWS SHAPING THE SOUND OF THE CAPITAL Music Ottawa's on the verge of blowing up as a music city. Depending on who you ask, the capital is anywhere from three to 10 ...
RECAP – TASTE OF THE 6IX GLOBAL MUSIC SHOWCASE – SEPTEMBER Music September’s edition of Taste of the 6ix was a night to remember. The six artists showcased were undoubtedly talented in ...
OTTAWA MUSIC VIDEO ROUNDUP – TV EDITION Music Today SHIFTER's Kevin Bourne, aka KB The Boss, appeared on CTV Morning Live for the television edition of our local musi...
TOP 10 ONTARIO CULTURE DAYS EVENTS IN OTTAWA AND TORONTO Culture The 10th anniversary of Ontario Culture Days (OCD) features an eclectic roster of free activities and events taking pl...
OTTAWA MUSIC VIDEO ROUNDUP | AUGUST Music 4 This month's Ottawa Music Video Roundup includes Timal Garnier, DJ Prosper, SVLM and BLikeBrett! We're continuing to ...
TORONTO’S GOSPEL SKATES COME TO A END AFTER 20 YEAR RUN Impact September 1, 2019 marked the end of an era. After a long, 20-year run, the Gospel Skates, an ongoing series of roller sk...
PREVIEW – TASTE OF THE 6IX GLOBAL MUSIC SHOWCASE – SEPTEMBER EDITION Music Charles finally noticed I was hungry. He said, “You should come and have a taste of some fresh bites steaming out of the...
FILM REVIEW – “LOOK MOM I CAN FLY” IS THE MOST INTIMATE LOOK AT TRAVIS SCOTT YET Film/Television, Music This week, Houston's very own, Travis Scott, dropped his much anticipated Netflix documentary "Look Mom I Can Fly". Trai...
TI-CAT LINEBACKER JUSTIN TUGGLE AND FORMER TEAMMATE DROP ALBUM “LIFE ON BEATS” Music, Sports During March of this year, Hamilton Tiger-Cat linebacker Justin Tuggle and former teammate Terrance Plummer II released ...
THE NEW OTTAWA – 3 LEADERS CHANGING THE FACE OF OTTAWA IN 2019 Kevin Bourne Major changes are underway in Canada's capital; changes we probably thought we'd never see in our lifetime. We're a few ...
OTTAWA MUSIC VIDEO ROUNDUP | JULY Music This month's Ottawa Music Video Roundup includes Namour x Omari Mydz, Capé, Eazy Finesse, Dynamic, and OTG! We're con...
EDITOR’S PICKS – TOP 10 OTTAWA HIP-HOP ARTISTS Music Now that we got the top 10 rappers in the city when it comes to actual spitting and bars out of the way, let's talk abou...
EDITOR’S PICKS – TOP 10 OTTAWA RAPPERS Music Social media is buzzing since Capcity Hip-Hop released its top 50 Ottawa rappers list. Since then a few lists have emerg...
JAMES CHARLES VS. TATI WESTBROOK: LESSON LEARNED Opinion, Uncategorized A couple of months have gone by and the storm has finally passed since the James Charles and Tati Westbrook drama. The b...
POST NBA FREE AGENCY SEASON PREVIEW Sheldon Barrocks, Sports The NBA offseason never ever disappoints. Last year before the 2018-19 season, we saw moves like Lebron sign with the...
OTTAWA MUSIC VIDEO ROUNDUP | JUNE Music This month's Ottawa Music Video Roundup includes Dax, SixOneTrey, Hevve, Dynamic and more! We're continuing to ask yo...
RBC BLUESFEST 2019 – BACKSTREET BOYS DELIVER A MEMORABLE CLOSE TO BLUESFEST 2019 Music 2 The main attraction on the final day of Bluesfest was the Backstreet Boys, but first we were treated to a performance fr...
RBC BLUESFEST 2019 – WU-TANG CLAN PROVES THEY’RE STILL AMONG HIP-HOP’S BEST Music After a long delay due to thunderstorms, SHIFTER's most highly anticipated show of RBC Bluesfest 2019 got underway as th...
BLUESFEST 2019 – FOR MURDA BEATZ SIMPLICITY WAS KEY Music Murda Beatz looks the part of the somewhat quiet and introverted creator, so it would be easy to wonder what a one hour ...
BLUESFEST 2019 – AFTER A SLOW START, LOGIC RECOVERS WITH A SOLID PERFORMANCE Music Tonight, Logic, the first of the big name hip-hop artists to take the stage at RBC Bluesfest 2019, performed in front of...
REVENGE OF THE DREAMERS 3: HIP-HOP COLLABORATION AT ITS FINEST Music After releasing K.O.D just last year, J. Cole is not letting time get in the way of his personal and label goals. Reve...
OPINION – MARCUS STROMAN: “WHO’S MANZ IS THIS?” Opinion, Sports I could easily write about the current state of the Blue Jays franchise and change the title to "WTF is going on?" Bu...
UNIK KOLLEKTION Fashion The age of creators is upon us and small businesses are booming in the nation’s capital. More specifically, small busine...
PREVIEW – SHIFTER’S PICKS FOR RBC BLUESFEST 2019 Music RBC Bluesfest, Ottawa's largest annual music festival, is just around the corner and SHIFTER will be there! Although the...
UNDEFEATED TI-CATS ROLL OVER THE ALOUETTES Sports On the eve of the Canada Day long weekend, the Hamilton Ti-Cats continued opening the 2019 CFL season on a roll with a 4...
ARGOS TRY TO SURVIVE IN CROWDED TORONTO SPORTS SCENE Sheldon Barrocks, Sports The 6ix has been on buzz lately with the Toronto Raptors winning the NBA Chip and bringing the Larry O'Brien Trophy back...
OTTAWA’S MARIAL SHAYOK SELECTED BY SIXERS 54TH OVERALL IN THE NBA DRAFT Sports Last night, Marial Shoyak made history becoming the first Ottawa player to ever be drafted into the NBA. The Iowa State ...
DYNAMIC AND QUEST RELEASE NEW PROJECT “ON A QUEST” Music Hip-hop artist and host of CHUO 89.1FM's Bring Ya Eh Game, Dynamic aka Ya Favourite Lightskin, recently dropped his late...
HIP-HOP/R&B DUO QUEENYY X CHEVDOT RELEASE NEW TRACK “PRETTY YOUNG THING” Music Ottawa hip-hop/R&B artist and songwriter Steph Marcantonio, aka queenyy, recently released her new single "Pretty Yo...
OTTAWA MUSIC VIDEO ROUNDUP | MAY Music The Ottawa music video roundup for May is our biggest to date with 18 videos! This month's list includes Hueso, Chaz Dea...
CANADIAN HIP-HOP ARTIST HEVVE DROPS KAWHI LEONARD INSPIRED BANGER “KLUTCH” Music As Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors’ magical playoff run continues into the NBA Finals, Canadian hip-hop artist Hev...
JAY-Z CROWNED HIP-HOP’S FIRST BILLIONAIRE Business, Culture, Music Four and a half years after Dr. Dre was prematurely anointed hip-hop's first billionaire after selling Beats Electronics...
FILM REVIEW – “ALWAYS BE MY MAYBE” IS A REFRESHING AND WELL-NEEDED TAKE ON THE CLASSIC ROM-COM Film/Television On the heels of successful TV shows and films like "Kim's Convenience" and "Crazy Rich Asians" (2018), Netflix's latest ...
PREVIEW – CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL 2019 Sports Today Liverpool will play Tottenham in the 2019 Champions League Final at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid. Bot...
4 REASONS TO GET EXCITED ABOUT ARTPRENEUR 2019 Art, Business Artpreneur, Ottawa’s premiere conference for creative entrepreneurs, is just around the corner and this year’s edition i...
