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WondaGurl is one of Canada’s most famous producers, and with her Wonderchild Music imprint, she’s been giving back to up-and-coming beatmakers. The “Bitch Better Have My Money” to “Antidote” producer was also recently at BMO Field with producer and protégé London Cyr to introduce Toronto FC’s newest kit with sound wave designs based on the drum […]
After a memorable four games, J. Cole is stepping away from the Scarborough Shooting Stars to fulfill touring obligations, with no clear word on whether he’ll return. The 37-year-old Grammy-winning rapper made headlines by signing with the Canadian Elite Basketball League’s Shooting Stars in May. While he drew the team tons of attention by playing two road […]
It was a scene hardly anyone could’ve dreamed up until it happened. Tucked away in one half of a closed-off high school gym in Scarborough, Ontario, with Drake’s biggest hits blaring in the background, one of the greatest rappers of his generation, J. Cole, was suited up in Scarborough Shooting Stars gear in preparation for […]
J. Cole has inked a deal to play for the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League, Shams Charania for The Athletic and Stadium reports. As Shams mentioned, it will be the second straight year Cole plays professional basketball. In May 2021, the North Carolina native signed with the Rwanda Patriots B.B.C. of the Basketball Africa League. He […]
Canadian films have been stealing the scene in recent years with gems that display the country in all its mosaic-y glory. From a beautifully crafted film like Scarborough, which was the first runner-up for the People’s Choice Award and won the won the Shawn Mendes Foundation Changemaker Award at TIFF 2021, to Night Raiders, a […]
Shamier Anderson is loud and proud of being a kid from Scarborough. He’s has always been vocal about representing the community anywhere he goes. The Canadian actor is well on his way to becoming a household name after starring on Wynonna Earp, Netflix’s Awake, and on Amazon Prime Video’s Stowaway earlier this year. Now, he stars […]
While Dune might be the biggest movie with a Canuck at the helm at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), there’s no reason to be cynical. The next Denis Villeneuve could be among this year’s class of emerging Canadian filmmakers. Any good festival thrives on the thrill of discovery, and while Dune might offer […]
Nicholas Carino, a.k.a. OVO Niko, loves Scarborough a lot. So much so, in fact, that the longtime Drake affiliate is bringing the Toronto borough its very own basketball franchise. Niko has teamed up with Sam Ibrahim to launch the Scarborough Shooting Stars, a new expansion franchise in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). It’s the league’s first team in the […]
Toronto rapper and OVO affiliate Riicch has released his debut EP God Don’t Sleep, and with it, a music video for his single “Spur of the Moment,” premiering on Complex today. The first 30 seconds of the visuals—directed by Dragan Andic and produced by Ivan Albery Powell—feature the contemplative title track from Riicch’s EP, which he dedicated to […]
“I’m a completely different person than I was 3 years ago,” KILLY recently tweeted. Which is fair. A few years ago, Khalil Tatem was a 19-year-old kid from Scarborough who, thanks to the freak overnight success of his entrancing first single, “Killamonjaro,” found himself swept into the trap star-industrial complex. Dude uploaded a track on […]
