For the next 10 weeks on CBC Music, we’re featuring one album per week from this year’s Polaris Music Prize short list. This week, we feature Cadence Weapon’s Hope in Dirt City, which you can stream until Wednesday, July 24th.
Jul
19
2012
Jul
18
2012
Until there’s an attitude shift towards hip-hop (and R&B, metal and electronic) and it’s treated as a valid form of expression and not a frivolity, there needs to be an attempt to stack the jury pool with more advocates for these genres.
Jul
09
2012
From the album 3rdbuglar, “Sufficiently Suffonsified” by Wordburglar is a fun rhymefest touching on subjects ranging from The Transformers and Star Wars to hockey and fast food. With his bilingual lyricisms and solid beats, you’re going to like the cut of his jib.
[“Sufficiently Suffonsified” was added to rotation this week on CBC Radio 3]
Jun
25
2012
Comprised of a quartet of journeymen DJs, A Tribe Called Red have taken their Hip-Hop, Dance Hall and Electronic inspirations and merged them with Pow Wow music on their self-titled Polaris prize nominated album. The descriptively named track, “Electric Pow Wow Drum” is a buzzbomb of synthetic electro blasts and driving beats that’ll turn heads and tap toes.
[“Electric Pow Wow Drum” was added to rotation this week on CBC Radio 3]
Jun
20
2012
From Echoes Of Silence, The Weeknd’s second album to be long listed for the coveted Polaris Music Prize, “Same Old Song” is a slow, heavy trip with palpable emotion coursing through the beat and the vocals.
[“Same Old Song” was added to rotation this week on CBC Radio 3]
May
28
2012
Listen to Cadence Weapon’s new album “Hope In Dirt City” streaming for free all week.
May
25
2012
Alternating between treating us with her golden serenades and letting loose with flowing rhymes, Masia One’s “Alright OK!” is a jammin’ amalgamation of styles and cultures and better than just ok.
[“Alright OK!” was added to rotation this week on CBC Radio 3]
May
17
2012
From the album Hope In Dirt City, Cadence Weapon is in his prime on this rap track with solid lyrics, a building beat and a sonic crescendo that’ll turn hip hop heads. Plus, he sings. A lot.
[“Conditioning” was added to rotation this week on CBC Radio 3]
May
02
2012
Cadence Weapon discusses his first musical mentor, who also happens to be his uncle, musician Brett Miles as part of Music Monday. Then, check out Brett’s video response plus his own version of one of Cadence’s songs.
Apr
30
2012
This week’s top song on Radio 3’s chart is a twofer - you get a Cadence Weapon track and a Grimes song, both for the price of one. Turns out that “88” is essentially Grime’s “Eight” with Cadence wrapping over it.
Have a listen to this week’s R3-30 podcast to hear Rollie (Cadence) explain how it came to be and his hopes to return the favour on an upcoming session.
Also, check out Grime’s original song to compare: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqLu_eWjP_Y
