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Brampton rapper Spitty is taking his aspirations to build his city’s creative community to new heights in his new position as Artist Ambassador, and it all started in the office of Brampton’s former MP. In a space that is usually full with political jargon and debates, Jagmeet Singh made room for the community. His office […]

At just 15—an age when most of us were preoccupied with raiding our parents’ liquor cabinets—Hallie Tut was shooting professional portaits of rappers like Danny Brown, Lil Yachty, and Post Malone. And the Vancouver-born, Toronto-born photographer and filmmaker has been putting in work ever since. After making a name for herself early on for her vibrant, colour-saturated […]

ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets It’s not a stretch to say that in this millennium, there have been few music video directors as influential […]

Today’s music landscape has seen more Canadian artists rise to prominence than ever before. The same way the music is shining, so are the visuals that tell the story. When thinking of the top Canadian music video directors, one name reigns supreme: X. Whether you knew him as Little X, Director X, or as Julien […]

In an effort to use its platform for a united good amid COVID-19 pandemic containment efforts, Chinatown Market is launching a new Instagram series dubbed Meditate and Create.  The series marks a collaboration with iconic music video director and noted mental health advocate Director X. Select episodes of the series, which sees guests creating products […]

Kerby Jean Raymond lost his mother at age 7. The designer behind the men’s and women’s line Pyer Moss hasn’t made this a secret—his Haitian father’s life as an immigrant and single dad informed his fall 2017 show—but it wasn’t the story he intended to tell when working on the campaign for Collection 2, his strongest […]