Black Pumas' sophomore album Chronicles of a Diamond fuses Motown, neo-soul and East Coast hip-hop into a blend so sonically and universally...
Drake is undeniably the most commercially successful hip-hop artist of all time. In the 17 years that he's been releasing music, his accompl...
Beyoncé stans got in formation at Toronto's Rogers Centre for the North American arrival of the pop megawatt's Renaissance World Tour, a ni...
It's not a stretch to say Young Thug is one of the most influential rappers of the last decade. His signature high pitch sing-song sound is...
Shaggy, TLC, En Vogue and special guest Sean Kingston brought a joyful throwback party to Toronto's Budweiser Stage, leading the audience ba...
While some rappers live in duality where their hip-hop personas and real selves never cross, Michael Render will tell you he and Killer Mike...
Signalling the official start of summer in Toronto, Janet Jackson christened the city's Budweiser Stage on Tuesday night with a massive 40-s...
Much like a Lil Wayne mixtape verse, it was hard to predict what exactly Toronto would get from the "best rapper alive" at his sold-out show...
Under bright purple lights and shrouded by a white curtain that only revealed her silhouette, Ari Lennox gracefully sang to a sold-out crowd...
One of the most influential hip-hop groups of all time, De La Soul's status as icons in the culture is unquestionable. The originators of th...
Going into their fourth studio album, the bar for Sam Smith is pretty damn high. Exploding into popularity in 2014 with their debut contempo...
Coming off one of the last decade's most internationally successful U.K. hip-hop projects, Stormzy has become a gateway for North American h...
When Jessie Reyez spoke with Exclaim! back in September before the release of her second studio album, Yessie, her mandate was clear: she wa...
If you've ever listened to Andre 3000 speak about making music, it becomes immediately apparent why Outkast would never work without Big Boi...
As J. Cole's Dreamville Records continued its legacy-defining year, the group's sole R&B act, Ari Lennox, was tasked with closing out the on...
"Quentin Tarantino on a good day." That's how singer-songwriter Jessie Reyez describes the mood of her new album, Yessie. Reyez says her...
After a summer of anticipation, the first-ever Rolling Loud in Canada has come and gone, and like the end of summer, it resulted in a mixed...
Some albums can transport you to a time and place, and it's true of Joey Bada$$'s 1999. Released in 2012 when the Brooklyn rapper was only 1...
Following a rough weekend for events in Toronto, Manifesto delivered a successful festival, despite it not being the show they initially pro...
From the moment Beyoncé's RENAISSANCE begins, Queen Bey herself tells you exactly who she is: "I'M THAT GIRL." For her seventh album, her le...
