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The quarantine hasn’t slowed Ashley Callingbull’s career. The Indigenous model, pageant queen, and motivational speaker from Enoch Cree Nation in Alberta made waves this year with her biggest campaign yet: she’s the face of Nike’s N7 Collection. Ashley’s role at the forefront of the N7 campaign, as well as her 2015 Mrs. Universe win, acting roles, […]
For the past 20 years, George Stroumboulopoulos has had one of the most instantly recognizable faces (and unspellable names) in Canada. From his early days as a MuchMusic VJ to becoming the face of Hockey Night in Canada to his passion project concert series House of Strombo, the host has been a mainstay on our airwaves. Now, it’s time to share him with the […]
Fast-rising British rapper Trillary Banks is not one to be messed with. Armed with charismatic confidence and stupendous lyrical ability, the Leicester-born artist has curated an impressive range that merges the realms of road rap, dancehall, and UK drill. Before she was known as Trillary Banks, dropping underground smashes like “Come Over Mi Yard”, “Pepper & Spice” […]
Since the beginning of 2020, it’s been all eyez on Liv Morgan…for everyone else in the WWE Universe. For me? I’ve been rocking with Liv since before The Riott Squad was formed in 2017. What do you expect, though? She was rocking a “201” on her gear, repping Jersey to the fullest. My favorite emcee is […]
The creative industry in the UK is packed to the brim with innovative, enterprising and driven young people eager to project their talents and brands in their chosen fields. From music to film to fashion and everything in between, many are finding their purpose and proving there’s not one road to success paved out. From the […]
Being the person I am, when Hulu announced that Lamorne Morris was cast as the lead for their original series Woke, I grinned. Announced around the same time Allen Maldonado was announced for Complex’s original Netflix Sneakerheads, it’s been dope seeing Black creatives who’ve been showing and proving for years finally hit No. 1 on the call […]
Of the many music tastemakers to lavish praise on meteorically rising Montreal rapper Backxwash in 2020, the shout-out she might be most personally excited about came from Metal Hammer. The venerable UK rock publication, normally known for keeping track of what the titans of rock are up to, called Ashanti Mutinta one of “modern rap’s […]
For South Kilburn-raised Knucks, rhyme-based genres have been an integral part of both his childhood and artistic expression. Dabbling in grime specifically, he began MCing to himself at age 12, often downloading beats on platforms such as LimeWire and piecing together choruses, experimenting with his flow and cadence. In later years, Knucks went on to study […]
For South Kilburn-raised Knucks, rhyme-based genres have been an integral part of both his childhood and artistic expression. Dabbling in grime specifically, he began MCing to himself at age 12, often downloading beats on platforms such as LimeWire and piecing together choruses, experimenting with his flow and cadence. In later years, Knucks went on to study […]
After several years of providing vocals and songwriting for club hits like Duke Dumont and Jax Jones’ “I Got U” and Second City’s “I Wanna Feel”, as well as backing vocals for A-listers like Adele and Leona Lewis, South London singer-songwriter Kelli-Leigh made the plunge into a solo career in 2018 with “Do You Wanna Be Loved Like […]
