JAŸ-Z in 8 examines the many sides of Shawn Carter

As hip-hop becomes more enmeshed in mainstream culture, rappers are becoming viable political candidates. What does that say about the state of hip-hop, and us?

We rank the best tunes about the city, from Drake, Rush, Joni Mitchell, the Barenaked Ladies and more.

"That friction, to me, is the juice of life."

On this 1917th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Cadence Weapon about his new album, coming of age in Edmonton, winning the Polaris Prize and AI. This episode is exactly 1:25:01. You can list...

How writing my book prepared me for a battle against an AI data centre

Forager Live at Cameron House – Cameron House, Tue 23 Jun 2026 - Cadence Weapon and the Forager Band One Night Only at Cameron House June 23, 2026 Doors at 9PM Presented by Cadence Weapon and Six Sho...

Why I'm putting on my own show this month without a promoter

At the Hamilton stop of his current book tour, I hosted a Q&A with the rapper/writer where we talked about the need to keep it DIY in the age of AI

How sales and streaming figures are inflaming fandoms

Jon Caramanica, Billy Joel and why a writer's area code shouldn't matter in 2026

The award-winning musician and author, who goes by Rollie Pemberton off-stage, uses new works to share an evolving worldview that shuns algorithms in favour of something more authentic

Listen to Forager by Cadence Weapon, Junia-T.

Join Cadence Weapon for a free listening party to celebrate his new album Forager. Come listen along to the record with the artist and chat about the making of the album.

On Mile End Kicks and seeing one's life depicted on the big screen

YouTube video by Cadence Weapon