Natural Born Strangers: The Toronto Rap Album of the Year | December 12, 2013 |
Slava P unlocked Lupe Fiasco’s Twitter account for him. Canadian-bred talent has always suffered from little brother syndrome when it comes to the USA. It’s easy to quantify success when you relate it to existing examples that have been established south of the border, but it’s also lazy. Good music should rest on its own […]
You Think It’s A-Game: Examining the Toronto Rap Sound | November 1, 2013 |
If you haven’t read Slava P’s interview with Donald Glover, you should. One of the only things that Torontonians can agree upon isĀ that A-Game, the local identical twin rappers, had last year’s song of the summer with “Money Made Me Do It.” It was catchy, joyous and illogical (who buys a crib after they’ve […]
The Sugar-Free Soul of OVO’s Majid Jordan | August 21, 2013 |
Slava P’s spirit animal is the Cheshire owl. When Drake released his power ballad-wedding song, “Hold On We’re Going Home” last week, he credited an artist by the name of Majid Jordan for the production and back-up vocals. It didn’t take long for Spin’s investigative journalists to unearth the fact that Majid Jordan is actually […]
Lean Forward: Gangsta Rap, Toronto, and Big Lean | August 7, 2013 |
The Progression of Toronto Rapper, Redway | April 11, 2013 |
Slava P is the Wale fanclub founding member/victim. Believe it or not, Toronto is currently one of the most hip-hop locations in North America. A number of things play into this claim. There’s local incubators like The Remix Project (which helped Drake’s wingman 40 hone his skills) to our controversial battle-rap landscape which hosts competitions […]