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  • Interview: Leikeli47 takes us behind the mask

    LEIKELI47 at Velvet Underground (508 Queen West), Monday (March 25), doors 7:30 pm. $18. ticketweb.ca. Between her bars, baby hairs and balaclava, Leikeli47 is shaping...
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  • Review: Solange celebrates Black Americana on triumphant When I Get Home

    Rating: NNNN It’s hard to overlook the fact that Solange chose to release her new album in the twilight of Black History Month. When I...
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  • Lil Berete warned to stop shooting music videos at Toronto Community Housing

    This week on Instagram, Regent Park rapper Lil Berete shared photos of a cease and desist letter his mother received from the Toronto Community Housing...
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  • Lil Berete is breaking out internationally, but his heart is still in Regent Park

    LIL BERETE at Daniels Spectrum (585 Dundas East), Friday (December 14), 7 pm. $20-$50. eventbrite.ca. One year, one mixtape and over six million YouTube views...
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  • Pusha T’s Toronto concert shut down after onstage brawl

    Update (November 21): One person was stabbed and at least five others were injured at the concert, Toronto police spokeswoman Katrina Arrogante said, CTV News reports. CP24...
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  • What does it mean for a Toronto artist to “make it” in the music industry?

    There was a buzz of anticipation as guests waited for the second day of OPEN HXOUSE to begin last Tuesday, November 6.  The projected start...
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  • Review: The Weeknd shares the spotlight at Rebel

    THE WEEKND, NAV, BRYSON TILLER and THE NEIGHBOURHOOD as part of HXOUSE LIVE at Rebel, Tuesday, November 6. Rating: NNNN In between scattered chants from the packed crowd,...
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  • Rising Toronto R&B singer Ebhoni goes back to her roots

    COLLISION as part of RED BULL MUSIC FESTIVAL featuring EBHONI, LIL BERETE, THE SORORITY, YASMINE and PILLA B at Love Child Social House (69 Bathurst),...
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  • Who is responsible for harm reduction at Toronto music venues?

    The opioid crisis is killing approximately 11 Canadians every day. While the federal government aggressively criminalizes street drugs and the provincial government pauses safe injection...
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  • Toronto’s John Orpheus bring Afro-diasporic music downtown

    AFRO HAUS: DJs OWABOWA, KUYA RAIN and SARAH JANE RIEGLER at Revival Bar (783 College), Friday (September 7), 10 pm. $10-$15. (note: venue changed from...
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  • Beyonce and Jay-Z find the true meaning of reconciliation on Everything Is Love

    The Carters - Everything Is LoveParkwood,Roc Nation,SonyHip-hopRating: NNNNAs Beyonce and Jay-Z wrapped up the London stop on their On The Run II tour, three words...
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  • Bhad Bhabie aimed to prove she’s more than a viral gimmick at Mod Club

    BHAD BHABIE with ASIAN DOLL at Mod Club, Monday, May 14. Rating: NN It was an odd sight: straight-laced white parents and their scantily clad tweens packed inside the...
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  • Scarborough rapper Yasmine’s No Squad In The Wild is gritty and nocturnal

    Rating: NNN Yasmine has been billed as “Mobb Deep meets Young M.A. meets OVO Sound” and is backed by local multidisciplinary powerhouse 88 Days of Fortune –...
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  • Is it okay for white fans to sing the n-word at concerts?

    This summer, as Solange sauntered across the stage at WayHome to F.U.B.U., her mid-tempo ode to Black ownership, I couldn’t help but scowl. It wasn’t...
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  • Majid Jordan met ballet at the Great Hall

    MAJID JORDAN, ALLIE, CHRIS LAROCCA, NINO BROWN & DRE NGOZI as part of 3 DAYS IN TORONTO at the Great Hall, Thursday, October 19. Rating:...
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