Tagged hip-hop

New Music: Wu-Tang Clan

By Thomas Johnson, November 2 2017 —

One of the most shudder-inducing phrases in the modern lexicon is “new Wu.” Despite achieving mythic status after emerging from the depths of Shaolin, the fabled Wu-Tang Clan have struggled to produce a … Read the rest

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New Music: September album wrap-up

By Thomas Johnson, September 28 2017 —

The Outfit, TX — Fuel City

Fuel City is a fictitious, claustrophobic and diesel-doused urban utopia of The Outfit, TX’s making. It sits somewhere between Atlanta’s futuristic strip-palace nocturnality, the unholy menace of … Read the rest

New Music: Kendrick Lamar

By Kent Wong, March 15 2016 —

Kendrick Lamar has established himself as a pivotal figure in hip-hop, releasing the highly-acclaimed To Pimp a Butterfly last year. Lamar considers himself more of a writer than a rapper, which is justified, … Read the rest

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Shad on being a first-generation Canadian

By Tendayi Moyo, June 12, 2014 — 

Canadian artist Shadrach Kabango, better known as Shad, has been making noise in hip-hop since 2005. In 2011, Shad took home the Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year, edging out fellow … Read the rest

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