Interview with Saukrates
I call it the cool box, like you know when people say don’t put me in a box? Well, I don’t mind being in this box if all I got to do is do what I did in the beginning. – Saukrates The Canadian music scene has come a long…
I call it the cool box, like you know when people say don’t put me in a box? Well, I don’t mind being in this box if all I got to do is do what I did in the beginning. – Saukrates The Canadian music scene has come a long…
We’re trying something new with the unsigned hype section. Welcome to the second instalment of Playing 8 Questions With, where we bring you a quick Q&A with a curated up & coming artist. This week we talk to Tha Soloist, a dope cat I’m currently bumping out of Jersey. Give…
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Now we are here to collaborate with YOU, humanoid, on the most exciting project we’ve ever done. – De La Soul Yesterday I received an email from De La Soul [I’m on their mailing list] informing me that they would be releasing their first album in a decade. It’s currently available…
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When it comes to female MC’s, who I always think of as just MC’s, they seem to fall into two distinct groups these days: those who have bars and those who lean on their sexuality as a crutch. There’s something to be said about having a deep roots in the…