Vancouver-based singer and songwriter, Makadi dropped his single “Amends” earlier this month alongside the Official Music film. Known for his R&B Avante-Garde sound, Makadi opens up about past mistakes to his viewers by creating a powerful story with captivating visuals of someone in a relationship making a mistake, apologizing for it and still not getting back with the person. “Amends” is a vulnerable and honest song, that gives listeners an insight into the complexities of what it’s like making a mistake and then trying to mend the relationship. Directed by Max Brey, the film starred R&B singer Trs and Amber…
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Written, produced and directed by Jennifer Holness, Subjects of Desire is a thought-provoking documentary that focuses on Black women and the power beauty holds. The film highlights Black woman unapologetically speaking their truths and sharing their lived experiences through an unfiltered lens. Holness shows that, despite how society continues to stereotype Black women, they continue to be resilient. As her first feature documentary, Holness purposely chose to focus on the power beauty holds and how conventional American beauty standards have and continue to affect Black women. “I wanted to have unfiltered conversations,” said Holness. “We as black women have these…
“There needs to be representation everywhere, sneaker culture is something that bleeds into a lot of other areas, it is like the intersection between music, sports, and art.” – Cassidy Edwards, Managing editor, CNK Daily When people talk about sneaker culture, oftentimes those conversations are on male sneakerheads and the history men have played in sneaker and streetwear culture. What seems to be missing from those conversations are Herstories of several women who have also helped to ignite sneaker culture while adding to it. Cassidy Edwards is one of the several women who is changing the narrative when it comes…
Brampton Hip Hop artist EverythingOShauN released the music video for his latest single “Rent Free,” which came out on July 16 of this year, making it his fifth single in 2021. The video dropped on October 15 and already has over 17K views on Youtube. OShaun taps into his Nigerian heritage, by adding a blend of Afrobeats and Hip Hop into his sound. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeJuzE12soY Both the song and video is sure to be “living in your mind rent free.” With it’s catchy hook, afrobeat and hip hop sound, followed by amazing visuals that celebrates women in all the…
BEATCAVE was designed to create an inclusive, safe and welcoming space “for producers to come together and be part of one community.” Inspired by J. Cole’s record label Dreamville, BEATCAVE founder Jerome Ferguson and co-owner Amber J. Oosthuyzen then decided to found CAMP (Creatives Arranging Musical Projects) in 2019. The multi-day retreat was created to help bring artists, engineers and producers “to come together to work on a collaborative tape,” said Jerome. “J. Cole has a record label called Dreamville. They created an album where they rented out this studio in Atlanta…a big facility, and they invited different producers and…
Makadi is back with a new single called Raspberry Lemonade. Filmed in Vancouver, BC, the project took about five months to complete. “Quench Your Thirst With Some RASPBERRY LEMONADE” American R&B and Hip Hop Artist, Makadi is back with a new single called Raspberry Lemonade. The song was released on July 10, 2021, along with the Official Music Film. The project took about five months to complete and was filmed in Vancouver, BC. This authentic Avant-Garde R&B song is sure to have you feeling some type of way Raspberry Lemonade symbolizes a drink you go to for comfort, but it also…
“Quench Your Thirst With Some RASPBERRY LEMONADE” American R&B and Hip Hop Artist Makadi are back with a new single called Raspberry Lemonade. This authentic Avante-Garde R&B song is sure to have you feeling some type of way. The song was released on July 10, 2021, along with the Official Music Film. The project took about five months to complete and was filmed in Vancouver, BC. Raspberry Lemonade symbolizes a drink you go to for comfort, but it also brings back memories of past relationships. For Makadi that drink is a margarita. What’s your Raspberry Lemonade? The main message to…
