Does liking rap make me a bad feminist? August 10, 2017August 9, 2017 Jess Harvey My name is Jess, and I am a feminist who loves rap. “Hi, Jess,” the group of feminists say back with disdain, clutching their copies of Gloria Steinem’s A Book of...
Thank you BasedGod for coming to Victoria November 20, 2014November 20, 2014 Pete Moore Last Monday night, when I should have been taking advantage of my reading break by doing some much-needed studying, I instead decided to go see legendary Lil B: the BasedGod.
A new side of Childish October 23, 2014October 22, 2014 Pete Moore Childish Gambino has always kept his fans guessing and excited for what is coming next. His last project, Because the Internet, showcased a new side of Gambino that was conceptual,
Felicita’s turns up for rap October 2, 2014October 1, 2014 Melissa Faye Reid On Sept. 26, Felicita’s hosted a hip hop show featuring local talent: Downtown Mischief, Pigeon Hole, and Sweatshop Union from Vancouver. I’m relatively naïve to hip hop, but generally focus
Ribald production has definite shock-factor August 8, 2014August 8, 2014 Senica Maltese The Belfry has gone gangsta for its summer production of The Bomb-itty of Errors, which re-imagines Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors with hip-hop bite, fusing novel rap beats with the bard’s...
Give rap a chance March 27, 2014April 3, 2014 Cara Marks I am an awkward-white-girl-rap-listener, and I believe there’s merit in it—in the unconventionality of my listening to rap and in the music itself. There are lessons to be learned from these...
Music Rags: Defining Canadian rap music January 11, 2014January 14, 2014 Blake Morneau On “The Great Rhyme Dropper,” the first single from Grand Analog’s new album Modern Thunder, MC Odario Williams raps, “I do the damn thing proper/I ain’t a rapper, I’m a...
