Photos by: Katrina Lat – UK synthpop/R&B singer-songwriter Dua Lipa, who is expected to release her self-titled debut album on June 2nd, which will feature the singles “New Love”, “Be the One”, “Last Dance”, “Hotter than Hell”, and “Blow Your Mind (Mwah)”, and which will feature production by Zedd, Verse Simmonds (Snoop Dogg, Justin Bieber, Fifth Harmony), among others, performed at the Mod … Continue reading
Photos by: Timothy Nguyen – Rapper Ghostface Killah, who is best known as a member of hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, and who released his newest album, Twelve Reasons to Die II, on July 10th, 2015 via Linear Labs, which featured guest appearances from Raekwon, RZA, Scarub, Vince Staples, Lyrics Born, Chino XL and Bilal, performed at the Rickshaw Theatre in Vancouver last night with hip-hop group The People North … Continue reading
Photos by: Alx Bear – Acclaimed hip-hop duo Run The Jewels, who released their third album, Run The Jewels 3, on December 24th, 2016 via RED, performed at Terminal 5 in New York City last night.
Photos by: Stephan Ordonez – Vancouver-based rapper SonReal, who released their newest EP, The Name, in 2016, which followed up his 2015 EP, For The Town, and who has been nominated for two Juno Awards (2003 Rap Recording of the Year for “The Closers”, and 2004 Rap Recording of the Year for “Everywhere We Go”, along with two MMVAs including … Continue reading
Photos by: Mike Nguyen – Seattle-based hip-hop/R&B artist Sango, who is expected to release his second album, In The Comfort Of, in Spring 2017, which will follow up his 2013 debut album, North, and who has produced tracks for artists like Tinashe, and Bryson Tiller, performed at the Velvet Underground in Toronto last night with electronic artist Monte … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Hip-hop artist Mykki Blanco, who released his debut album, Mykki, on September 16th, 2016, which featured the single “High School Never Ends (feat. Woodkid)”, performed at the Velvet Underground in Toronto last night with New Jersey-based rapper Cakes Da Killa, who released his second EP, #IMF, on February 10th, 2015 via Mishka NYC, and hip-hop artist Music Bear Tony … Continue reading
Photos by: Mike Nguyen – Los Angeles-based rapper Dumbfoundead, who released his newest album, We Might Die, on November 10th, 2016, which featured production by Stereotypes, brandUn DeShay, Harley Mac, King Kanobby, Two Fresh, Getter, and Josh Pan, and which followed up his 2013 album, Old Boy Jon, performed at the Mod Club in Toronto last night with hip-hop duo Year of … Continue reading
Photos by Callie Craig – Chicago-based hip-hop artist Noname, who released her debut mixtape, Telefone, on July 31st, 2016, performed at Metro Chicago in Chicago last night.
Photos by: Shahnoor Ijaz – Multi-platinum hip-hop artist Big Sean surprised Toronto fans yesterday (Feb. 3) with the opening of his first ever pop-up shop at 12 Ossington Ave. The multi-city retail experience offered a visual and fashionable interpretation of I Decided, his brand new album. The shop is open today (Feb. 4) from 5-11pm and tomorrow (Feb. 5) from 12-6pm.
Photos by: Lauren Garbutt – Minneapolis, Minnesota-based hip-hop artist P.O.S, who is best known as a founding member of the indie hip-hop collective Doomtree, and who released his fifth album, Chill, dummy, on January 27th, 2017, which followed up his 2012 album, We Don’t Even Live Here, performed at Adelaide Hall in Toronto last night with hip-hop artist Transit22, and rapper … Continue reading