The Tejadas mourn Lorenzo and Tariq confronts his friends about Lauren’s murder. Here’s our Power Book II Ghost Season 3 Episode 6 review. Power Book II: Ghost has more twists and turns than a rollercoaster and we see that again in this episode as emotions are running high. Tejada family deal with the aftermath of Lorenzo (Berto Colon)’s death as the kids learn about the news. Cane (Woody McClean) is forced to man up and handle the family’s clean money via Lorenzo’s life insurance policy, but he suspects Monet (Mary J. Blige) had something to do with his murder. Thinking the…
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Kevin Bourne
Kevin Bourne, also known as "KB The Boss" or simply "KB", is a Toronto-based host/on-air personality, arts & entertainment journalist, TV/film producer, and communications and content strategist. As a commentator and freelancer, he has appeared nationally as a correspondent on CBC News Network and host on CBC Music. He has also appeared locally on CTV, CBC Radio, CityNews, Newstalk 1010, and ByBlacks.com, and in the United States on Fox’s Black digital TV network, Fox Soul. He has covered some of Canada’s top red-carpet events, from the Toronto International Film Festival to the Canadian Screen Awards, and has interviewed everyone from Kevin Hart and "Fast and the Furious" star Tyrese Gibson to Ziggy Marley, Ava DuVernay, Dascha Polanco, Lilly Singh, and Howie Mandel. His years of work as an entertainment journalist led to him being named a Golden Globe® Awards voter and Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer-Approved critic and being quoted as a critic in national ad campaigns for Black films and TV shows, both in Canada and the United States. Pivoting into the world of film and television, Kevin co-founded the film, TV, digital content, and live experiences company, SHIFTER Entertainment, alongside his wife and business partner, Koliah. Through SHIFTER he has produced a number of projects, including the Bell Fibe TV1 unscripted reality series A Date In The Life, serving as showrunner, executive producer, writer and co-director. Now, with a number of pilot and feature film scripts written and projects in development, KB is poised to continue to be a champion for Black entertainment and culture alongside his wife and business partner, Koliah.
SHIFTER’s Kevin Bourne says NBA Youngboy’s latest is decent, but creativity, lacks depth and growth. Here’s his Don’t Try This At Home album review. A day after he narrowed the gap with Nick Cannon, welcoming his 11th child in the world, NBA Youngboy returned with his latest album Don’t Try This At Home. The Baton Rouge native is as prolific in making albums as he is making babies with this being his 10th album since the beginning of 2022. Similar to previous offerings, the album can be broken down into four categories―piano bangers, angsty melodic tracks, generic bangers, and laid…
Jordan and Spencer are in recruit and rebuild mode and JJ has a life changing experience. Here’s our All American season 5 episode 16 recap. Jordan and Spencer recruit The episode opens with the boys at the beach house. Spencer shows Jordan some old plays created by their dads and a list of recruits Billy was looking at. Inspired by Billy, Spence comes up with his own list, ready to think outside the box by giving people a second chance. Spencer and Jordan are at GAU with coach Kenny and offer him a list of old recruits―guys with big dreams…
Iman Shumpert returns with visuals for Drop Ya Glasses off his This Car Ain’t Stolen Deluxe. Here’s a closer look at the video. After dropping his This Car Ain’t Stolen Deluxe last August, Iman Shumpert, known musically as Iman., has dropped a brand new music video for “Drop Ya Glasses” off the same project. Sampling Eve and Gwen Stefani’s “Let Me Blow Your Mind”, the track was produced by AyeeJB, Vince Valholla, Giorgio Cesaroni and Canadian music producer HeySamyr, who Shumpert signed to his A Sinner’s Peace record label. Directed by Khamen Lenz, the video shows Iman. working in a…
After her debut single “Mirror” amassed over 30K streams on Spotify, as well as placement on their Mood Ring, Fresh Finds, and Equal Canada playlists, Toronto Pop R&B/Soul artist MIAMAGINATION is back with her new single “memories”. The song was born out of her own experience of needing to move on from past relationships. “I wrote ‘memories’ to get some things out of my system”, she told SHIFTER. “A lot of things had changed in my relationships―lost loved ones, family struggles. In my head, I knew I was supposed to move on from the past, but while everyone else…
Lorenzo comes clean to Monet and Tariq and Effie travel to Italy on a special assignment. Here’s our Power Book II Ghost Season 3 Episode 5 review. The twists and turns continue as the web of lies built up over the past four episodes begin to unfold. The Tejadas are dealing with the aftermath of Detective Whitman (Jeff Hephner)’s murder as the investigation is underway at their home. Before Davis leaves the house, Monet agrees that her suspicions about Lorenzo were premature. Tariq confirms to Monet (Mary J. Blige) that IG didn’t kill Zeke (Daniel Bellomy) as he was in…
Toronto hip-hop artist, NAV, performed in front of a sold out hometown crowd, delivering one of the best shows of 2023 so far. Here’s our Never Sleep tour review. Thousands of fans gathered at the Scotiabank Arena is downtown Toronto as Rexdale’s NAV closed out his Never Sleep tour in front of sold out hometown crowd. NAV’s ascension to touring artist who can pack out stadiums and arenas is as much a testament to his own hardwork and talent as it is the continued growth of Toronto and Canadian music. Opening the night was fellow Toronto artist Realest K who…
Lorenzo and Cane vie for power and Monet learns a bit more about Zeke’s potential killer. Here’s our Power Book II Ghost Season 3 Episode 4 review. Things are heating up as the stakes continue to be raised with literally every episode. The question the story is looking to answer is whether the crew can rise to the occasion in pleasing a boss and supplier the likes of whom they’ve never seen before in the history of the Power Universe. Brayden (Gianni Paolo) and Tariq (Michael Rainey Jr.)’s coffee scheme is in full effect as they move weight on Wall…
Drake returns to form with an emotional plea to be loved and rescued from his current lifestyle. Here’s SHIFTER’s Kevin Bourne, aka KB The Boss, with his Search & Rescue single review. It’s Christmas in April for Drake fans as the Toronto rapper and singer recently took to social media to tease a new song. Well, the song, titled “Search & Rescue”, is finally here and it’s a sound we’re not used to hearing from Drake who returns to form with an emotional plea to be loved. It’s a change in direction from Her Loss which drew criticism for being…
In his first trip to Canada, Lyrical Lemonade’s Cole Bennett dropped inspirational gems at the latest edition of In-Hxouse Conversations in Toronto. Yesterday, hundreds of artists, photographers, and directors gathered at the Daniels Artscape in downtown Toronto for the latest edition of In-Hxouse Conversations featuring director and Lyrical Lemonade founder, Cole Bennett who made his first ever trip to Canada. Hosted by Complex Canada’s Alex Narvaez, the conversation was presented by CNCPT, a collaboration between The Weeknd founded Hxouse and YouTube. Bennett’s story is one of self-belief, curiosity, and hard work―attributes instilled in him at home. With his father passing…
Tariq starts a new opportunity and Cane finds out the truth about Zeke murder. Here’s our Power Book II Ghost Season 3 Episode 2 review. Season three, episode two marks the growth of some keys characters. Where the premiere revealed Tariq and Brayden’s growing influence and maturity, from underlings to budding men in charge, episode two marks Monet and Cane getting out from under the thumb of Lorenzo (Berto Colon). Where he cast a dark and menacing shadow over the family in season two, the father and husband has fallen down the totem pole in his own house and business…
SHIFTER editor-in-chief Kevin Bourne says this Kiefer Sutherland led series is one of the best of 2023 so far in his Rabbit Hole review. Last night, hundreds gathered in downtown Toronto for the Canadian premiere of Rabbit Hole, the latest original series from Paramount+. Starring Kiefer Sutherland, who was in attendance for the premiere, Rabbit Hole tells the story of John Weir (Kiefer Sutherland), a corporate espionage expert who alongside his team play Robin Hood by using deception to mastermind and puppeteer grand schemes in favour of his clients. What you believe you’re getting is a series where every episode Weir…
