Photos by: Saidy Lopez & Kevin Mazur – Day one of the 2017 Made In America Festival at the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 2nd featured performances by hip-hop artist J. Cole, who released his fourth album, 4 Your Eyez Only, on December 9th, 2016 via Roc Nation/Interscope, house music DJ Kaskade, who released his … Continue reading
Photos by Quinn Middleton – Hip-Hop artist Jidenna, who released his debut album, The Chief, on February 17th, 2017 via Epic, performed at Venue Nightclub in Vancouver last night.
Photos by: Anton Mak – R&B singer-songwriter SZA, who released her debut album, Ctrl, on June 9th, 2017 via Top Dawg/RCA, which featured the singles “Drew Barrymore”, and “Love Galore”, and featured guest appearances from Kendrick Lamar, James Fauntleroy, and Isaiah Rashad, performed at Rebel in Toronto last night with hip-hop artist Smino, who released his debut album, Blkswn, on … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephan Ordonez – Hip-hop artist Playboi Carti, who released his self-titled debut mixtape on April 14th, 2017 via Interscope, performed at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night (Aug. 22nd).
Photos by: Michael Cooper – Minneapolis hip-hop duo Atmosphere, who released their seventh studio album, Fishing Blues, on August 12th via Rhymesayers, performed at the Wiltern in Los Angeles on August 18th.
Photos by: Anton Mak – Toronto-based hip-hop artist Sean Leon, who released his newest mixtape, I Think You’ve Gone Mad (Or The Sins Of The Father), on February 5th, 2017, which followed up his 2014 mixtape, King of the Wild Things, performed at Mod Club in Toronto on July 26th with Toronto-based R&B/Soul artist, Daniel Caesar, who released his second EP, Pilgrim’s … Continue reading
Photos by: Jaime Espinoza – Jamaican dancehall artist Sean Paul, who released his sixth album, Full Frequency, on February 18th, 2014 via Atlantic Records, which features guest appearances from Damian Marley, Iggy Azalea, Nicki Minaj, 2 Chainz, and Juicy J, performed at Echo Beach in Toronto last night (July 30) with R&B/Hip-Hop artist Brandy, who released her newest album, Two Eleven, … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Hip-Hop duo Method Man and Redman, who released their newest album, Blackout! 2, on May 19th, 2009 via Def Jam, performed at Bandshell Park in Toronto on July 28th during Toronto’s Festival of Beer 2017.
Photos by: Morgan Harris – Chicago-based hip-hop/R&B artist Jamila Woods, who released her debut album, HEAVN, on July 11th, 2016, which featured collaborations with Chance the Rapper, Noname, Saba, Lorine Chia, Kweku Collins and Donnie Trumpet, performed at the Garrison in Toronto last night.
Photos by Callie Craig – Chicago-based hip-hop artist Vic Mensa held a listening party at the Ace Hotel in Chicago last night for his forthcoming album, The Autobiography, which is set for release on July 28th via Roc Nation/Capitol Records.