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Peace hockey—basketball may be Canada’s new national sport. First of all: We kinda invented the game. Also, even though we’re already halfway through the 2019/2020 NBA season, we’re still low-key celebrating the country’s only NBA basketball team championship (you know, when the Raps beat Golden State last year). Plus, after that championship, the Toronto Raptors surpassed […]
The night started off with a poem called “Tell Em,” by Alysestal Hamilton Thomas. It was an ode to black culture and a commentary on not only being comfortable in your skin, but also learning to love yourself. The crowd snapped their fingers as words resonated with the diverse crowd from all over the city […]
Since there’s a very strong case for him being the GROAT (Greatest Raptor of All Time), the day will likely come when Kyle Lowry sees his jersey hung from the rafters at Scotiabank Arena. But until then, we’ll settle for this: KLow was immortalized by his alma matter Wednesday night as his No. 1 jersey was retired […]
In Quebec, everybody “fouettes.” High school kids fouette. Athletes fouette. Influencers fouette. People get tattoos saying fouette. Few, if any of them, have ever actually done it. In French, fouette means to whip, but thanks to Laval rapper Tizzo and his ubiquitous 2018 single “On Fouette,” the expression has taken on a life of its […]
For Canadian NBA fans, there’s no shortage of reasons to get excited about this weekend’s 69th annual All-Star Game in Chicago. For starters, All-Star Saturday Night is a consistently more enjoyable February holiday than Valentine’s Day. (Come @ me, bro.) There’s more, of course—like Pascal Siakam getting picked to run with the big dogs as […]
Despite being one of the hottest rappers in the game, Roddy Ricch apparently had trouble entering the Great White North. On Wednesday, the Compton-born rapper took to Twitter suggesting he was initially denied entry into Canada, where he was set to make stops for his North American tour. Roddy didn’t provide details on the issue, but said […]
Junia-T’s solo salvo Studio Monk was a record that almost never came to fruition. Mired in a creative funk in the wake of the release of his 2014 album Eye See You, the Toronto via Mississauga MC was on the brink of quitting music for good. However, linking with Toronto music maven Addy Papa’s Riot […]
Winter months always seem to go by a bit more slowly, for obvious reasons, but this particular January has been one for the ages. It’s been an eventful, tragic start to the new decade. Always a vehicle to inspire, uplift, and unite, music—both classic and fresh—is an absolute necessary commodity in these times. Here are ten Canadian-made […]
Vince Carter checked into Tuesday’s game between the Toronto Raptors and Atlanta Hawks with 2:13 remaining in the first quarter to an exceedingly warm welcome. The eight-time All-Star started receiving ovations from Raptors fans (again) beginning five years ago—the team’s 20th anniversary—when he represented the Memphis Grizzlies. That moment brought him to tears as he gazed […]
Let’s just get it out of the way now: this list will piss some of you off. Chances are you’ll let us know about it in the comments section. “Y’all left out [insert name of local rapper with a decent Instagram following here]!! This whole list trash,” you’ll write. Maybe you’ll use an expletive; maybe you’ll add a […]
