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With his beautiful writing and vocals, solid production, and his approach to attacking his bars, Kevin Bourne says critics may...

SINGLE REVIEW – FROM THE SONG TO THE VIDEO, DJ KHALED’S “STAYING ALIVE” IS GOOD YET PREDICTABLE

Kevin Bourne

Music

Although DJ Khaled, Drake and Lil Baby’s Staying Alive is good, SHIFTER’s Kevin Bourne finds it predictable in his Staying...

ALBUM REVIEW – CURTAIN CALL 2 MARKS THE GROWTH, MATURITY AND “MAINSTREAMIFICATION” OF EMINEM

Kevin Bourne

Music

Curtain Call 2 marks the growth, maturity and “mainstreamification” of Eminem. Kevin Bourne explains in his Curtain Call 2 album...

WATCH WSTRN “UNLOAD” AND UNLEASH NEW SINGLE FEATURING BACKROAD GEE

Celeste Ceres

Music

WSTRN simply doesn’t miss, and their new single “Unload”, featuring BackRoad Gee, is right on target. Preaching loyalty till the...

OVOFEST’S ALL CANADIAN NORTH STARS SHOW PROVES TORONTO ALWAYS HAD A SOUND

Kevin Bourne

Music

With the All Canadian North Stars show, Drake plays the role of middle child, bringing together generations of Toronto hip-hop...

ALBUM REVIEW – WIZ KHALIFA EXUDES FREEDOM AND MATURITY ON MULTIVERSE

Kevin Bourne

Music

Wiz Khalifa is back with “Multiverse”, revealing a deeper sense of freedom and maturity. Hear all about it in our...

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ALBUM REVIEW – BEYONCÉ PAYS AN ODE TO THE LIMITLESSNESS OF BLACK MUSIC ON RENAISSANCE

Celeste Ceres

Music

Beyoncé has declared that it’s the start of a new era on her seventh studio album. Here’s our RENAISSANCE album...

AFROWAVETO FESTIVAL BRINGS THE HEAT TO TORONTO WITH THE LEGENDARY SEAN PAUL AND STELLAR LOCAL TALENT

Celeste Ceres

Events Music

From a grassroots initiative to the big stage: local events and cultural incubator AFROWAVETO is hosting its first ever festival...

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PHOTO REVIEW – MIXTO FESTIVAL CELEBRATES MUSICAL DIVERSITY IN TORONTO

Joshua Habtwold

Events Music Toronto

Mixto Festival is celebrating the finest in the Toronto music scene and beyond. Elevating both local and global gems, Mixto...

KULTURELAND FESTIVAL MAKES A STAR-STUDDED DEBUT IN TORONTO WITH BURNA BOY, JHENÉ AIKO, WSTRN AND MORE

Crystal Elisa

Music

Kultureland Festival touches down in Toronto from August 6th to 7th featuring a diverse lineup of Afro-Caribbean talent. Check out...

NTHN CELEBRATES HIS WINS ON HIS NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR PACK EP

Rose Basu

Music

Ottawa’s very own NTHN puts in a self-nomination for contender of the year on his new EP, “ARTIST OF THE...

FROM STYLO G TO KERWIN DU BOIS, HERE ARE 5 MUST SEE ACTS AT KABOOM FESTIVAL IN TORONTO

Crystal Elisa

Culture Music

The hottest artists in dancehall, soca and afrobeats are officially touching down in Toronto for the launch of Kaboom Festival...

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