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The year is 2042. You wake up, dress your better-looking avatar in its metaverse fit for the day, and head to the virtual boardroom. At work, your mind wanders to date ideas that could rekindle the spark with your robot partner. Maybe you’ll take the hyperloop to L.A. to catch the Raptors-Lakers game; it’s just a half-hour from […]
Having teased us for the past few months with a string of pre-release singles stretching back to April, Lil Silva has finally dropped his debut album, Yesterday Is Heavy. The album’s release follows the singles “Backwards” featuring Sampha, “Another Sketch”, “What If?” with Skiifall, “Leave It” with Charlotte Day Wilson, and “To The Floor” with BADBADNOTGOOD. The new […]
In the decade-plus since Lil Silva flipped UK funky on its head with the Night Skanker EP, his sound has evolved countless times, and he’s collaborated with all sorts of artists—from George FitzGerald to Mark Ronson, even contributing vocals to Kano’s Hoodies All Summer. This year, the Bedford beatsmith turned the page on a whole new chapter as he prepares for […]
Skiifall stands on the back of a pickup truck, surrounded by both his squad and snow flurries, and proudly raps in his motherland’s Caribbean accent. This is one of many powerful scenes in his new music video for “Bloodclarrt Business.” Skiifall’s nimble mix of both his Saint Vincent island roots and scenes from his adoptive Montreal […]
Montreal’s known more for its solitudes than scenes, but that doesn’t mean the city is a bilingual bucket full of fighting crabs. Variety is the spice of life, and it’s also the special sauce that goes on Montreal rap’s steamé hot dog. To an outsider, the lack of interlocking parts may look like a lack […]
After an extended gestation period, Certified Lover Boy finally has a due date. Drake will drop his long-awaited project just before deadline to be a contender for Album of the Summer. Regardless, we’ve had plenty of music from the north side to keep us satiated in the interim. From newcomers to OGs, Canadian artists released a […]
Forget Bentleys or even yachts—Skiifall looks fly alongside a snowmobile. Just watch the rising Montreal-based rapper, decked out in dapper Arctic gear, smoothly spit the verses of his new song “Bentayga Dust” in the music video he dropped late last week. As a swooping camera pans over a snowy vista, Skiifall stands iceberg tall and […]
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