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R&B singer Lou Val is back with his first release of 2021, and instead of treating fans to one new track, he generously dropped two smooth singles. The contrasting dual singles “Cruel Silence” and “Eternal Sunshine” are worlds apart. With “Cruel Silence,” hazy ambience takes center stage. Val sings to someone letting them know they’re not alone. […]
The Toronto FC are playing soccer right now in Florida. It’s the same old story: one of our great local sports franchises has had to play out the regular season south of the border while the pandemic winds down, and in the meantime, we here in Canada have to do without. But even though the […]
Being respected and welcomed into the sneaker community can be a laborious journey for anyone. It’s a tediously gate-kept space that has rapidly grown into its own male-dominated culture that often provides female sneakerheads with little to no freedom to thrive. Subjected to higher resell markups, harsher criticism, and far less opportunities than their male […]
Toronto rappers Exmiranda, Dijah SB, and Keysha Freshh have teamed up on a new performance video for an exhibition on women in hip hop. The exhibit, “Women in Hip Hop,” showcases female MCs across time within the male-dominated genre. It is part of Toronto’s annual Myseum Intersections Festival and features interactive galleries with performances, videos, and mixed-media that spotlights […]
You may have caught Smiley recently in Drake’s Instagram stories, working out with The Boy himself. Now, the Toronto rapper is back with his latest flex: a music video for his new single “In My Zone.” His first new music of 2021, the track finds the Warner signee rapping in his trademark laconic, stream-of-consciousness flow over […]
On top of getting props from Chuck D in Dublin (more on that in a minute), Cadence Weapon also wants to carry on the legacy of Public Enemy, Linton Kwesi Johnson, The Clash, and other power-fighting artists, making himself a rarity in this flashy TikTok age. He explores facial recognition’s hidden evils over the chirping […]
Chuba Hubbard has always gone his own way. The 21-year-old from Sherwood Park, Alberta has made choices that outwardly defied convention in the world of football. After a 2019 for the history books and a 2020 of personal growth, Hubbard will be selected in the 2021 NFL Draft this weekend. Hubbard possesses blazing breakaway speed […]
For the latest release in its ongoing A-ZX series, adidas has once again tapped iconic Berlin-based sneaker shop Overkill for a new collab. The adidas ZX 8500 is one eye-popping kick. It’s a hybrid model using the ZX 8000 silhouette as its base, combining it with the ZX 5000’s lace ghillies and ZX 9000’s overlays. The bold splashes of neon pink, […]
The city of Toronto has announced an official partnership with Vaccine Hunters Canada, an online organization of volunteers who help track down available COVID-19 vaccine appointments and spread the information via social media. While the move will no doubt help more Canadians receive their shots—inarguably the most important takeaway here—it has also raised some concerns […]
They’re by no means an online instigator, but sparring on Twitter is second nature to DijahSB. Even with a limited character count, the Toronto rapper is never without an arsenal of sharp retorts, navigating through beefs with impressive buoyancy. Considering their profession, quick wit is a particularly useful skill. But their mastery comes in their […]
