Author: Tamara Condie

Flawless Athlete is the latest Canadian company to take on the athletic wear industry. For Fawwaz Ibrahim, it’s all about dynamism and design. When Fawwaz Ibrahim moved to Canada at age 16, he never imagined himself being an athleticwear aficionado. As a matter of fact, adjusting to a Canadian lifestyle was no easy feat for him either, but the one thing that kept him afloat during his immigration journey was fitness. “I used to be that scrawny kid, but one day I went to the gym and decided to embrace my underdog mentality and made a commitment to go to…

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Tamara Condie takes a look at the new Fame Holiday single “What A Year”, an inspirational anthem for those battling mental health. One of the most harmful aspects of mental health and substance abuse is the silence within which it is cloaked. This is something that award-winning Mississauga rapper, Fame Holiday, has been striving to destigmatize by creating an anthology of tracks that tell relevant and raw stories. The newest chapter in his mental health awareness journey is “What a Year,” Holiday’s newest single, which chronicles a young man combatting depression, loneliness and their associated vice: substance abuse. The Mississauga-based…

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The modern and flavourful sound of afro-beats has been contriving the future of rap, and that future has arrived with Ottawa-rapper AP’s debut album, Insincerely AP, out on all streaming platforms on February 25. After leaving us wanting more with his single “My Cry” featuring Lindasson in 2021, which gained notable traction on both YouTube and Spotify, this freshly-produced album is a testament to the young rapper’s rising stardom. Born and raised in Ottawa, the 22-year-old musician has put out eight singles leading up to the ultimate drop of his debut album, which features tracks with Berlin-born electronic superstar NYMA…

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Today, Gatineau, Quebec rapper, Mindflip, dropped his brand new single, “Mind Control”. From old-school rap flows to a strong melodic hook, this new track takes listeners on a diverse aural journey through Mindflip’s rise to success. “Mind Control” was recorded and produced by fellow Gatineau native and now Montreal-based Soké, a multi-platinum hip-hop/electronic producer who has churned out songs for international musicians like Dua Lipa, Sean Paul and Nicky Jam. Mindflip’s new single will be his seventeenth release since 2018 — the powerful vibrations that his songs produce speak for his ability to channel frequencies and manifest them into melodies.…

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