Author: Daniele Ramdial

To Pimp A Butterfly is Kendrick Lamar’s second major album release following his major label debut good kid, m.A.A.d city back in 2012. On the first day it released, it broke the online streaming record with 9.6 million listens on Spotify and reached No.1 on the Billboard 200 Charts and Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums. While there was a bit of a mix up with the release dates, anxiously anticipating fans jumped on the early digital release. This review has been a while coming, but with this body of work put out by Kdot, I had to live with it for…

We did a photo shoot with Myron Maynes, former Top 20 Finalist of MuchMusic’s VJ search. Check out the pics!

Here’s a look at our Spring/Summer photo shoot with instablogger Alexa Aubry of The Polished Pretties featuring some classic looks for the season. Also read: 10 OF CANADA’S TOP LIFESTYLE & FASHION INFLUENCERS TO FOLLOW TODAY

In August, The Follow Tour, sponsored by Rapzilla, stopped in the Nation’s Capital before moving on to cities across North America. Artists included Canon, Json, S.O., Julien, Shope, DJ Lagit and Dru Bex. Also read: TORONTO’S FINEST: INTERVIEW WITH ROLE MODEL RECORDS

This summer we attended Ravelation, a clean rave put on by the Christian religious community and ravers, DJs and promoters. Related: GLOWFAIR 2015 festival page

During the summer we visited the Voice of the Nations Festival in Toronto with headliners The Ember Days. Also read: RAVELATON 2014

One of the most pressing social issues that is gripping our cities and countries is sex trafficking. We see it depicted in the media. We hear about it in the news. We hear about it in churches and in the government. One New York-based fashion company is doing its part to help get trafficked women off the street. Founder and fashion designer, Katie Martinez started the company after searching in vain for tops that were pretty, comfortable, and could be worn without special bras and layering pieces. Martinez literally took matters into her own hands and Elegantees was born. Founded…

Anomaly dropped back in September and debuted at number one on the Billboard200 chart and on the Top Gospel album chart and was also number one on iTunes and Amazon charts overall- quite an accomplishment for a so called “Christian Rapper”. Lecrae continues to stray from that title as he talks about social justice and real life issues while his perspective on God and the world comes out in his music. The first track “Outsiders” gives an intro to what the albums theme is which is being different from society – an…

After listening to the first few tracks on Green you can see why this album was number one on the iTunes Canada Reggae charts, even surpassing Bob and Ziggy Marley. It’s clear that Tasman Jude was inspired by the sound and lyrics of the First Family of Reggae. Tracks like Green (Zion), Fugue State, Freedom Is Rising, and All We Need (One Love) make you feel like you’ve gone back in time to Jamaica in the 1970’s when music was simple yet impactful. Despite being inspired by the Marley clan, they…

Basketball’s unrivaled relationship with fashion through the years Out of all the sports, there is none that influences and is more influenced by fashion than basketball. From the suit and tie 80’s and 90’s to the more hip hop inspired late 90’s and early 2000’s to the current era of high fashion, over the past few decades the NBA has been a good reflection of the times. But why does the NBA have this intimate relationship with fashion that can’t be rivaled by the other Big 4 professional sports leagues? My personal belief is that it comes down to ethnicity…

Have you ever thought about the message your clothes send and what it says about you? What story are you telling with your style today? I think this is an important question to ponder! In a world where we are constantly being encouraged to conform to what is deemed in Milan or New York, it is very hard to forge our own styles. The majority of us are influenced more by what celebrities wear than our own fashion sensibilities. We never stop to ask the question, does this style or image reflect my values. Rather, we find ourselves parading the…

When trying to make a statement about who you are in what you wear, what statement are you really making? Your fashion sense gives you a sense of individuality and lets others know a little bit about you. For example, you may remember Forrest Gump say “My momma always said you can tell a lot about a person by their shoes, where they’re going, where they’ve been…”. Your fashion may speak of a certain style of music, your favourite colour, your occupation, a store, an icon, or otherwise. But it could also speak of where or how you received something.…