Artist Interviews

AUDIO INTERVIEWS

VIDEO INTERVIEWS

Bas (Queens, NY)

Brother Ali (Minneapolis, MN)

Classified and Shad (Enfield, NS and London, ON)

Omen (Chicago, IL)

WRITTEN INTERVIEWS

Add-2 (Chicago, IL)
ANTHM (Manhattan, NY) (2012)
ANTHM (Manhattan, NY) (2013)
Apollo Brown (Detroit, MI)
Bas (Queens, NY)
Brother Ali (Minneapolis, MN)
Cadence Weapon (Edmonton, AB)
Chali 2na (Chicago, IL)
Classified (Enfield, NS) (April 2013)
Classified (Enfield, NS) (September 2013)
Clear Soul Forces (Detroit, MI)
Dag Savage aka Exile & Johaz (Los Angeles/San Diego, CA)
David Banner (Jackson, MS)
Dayda Banks (Saskatoon, SK)
Denmark Vessey (Detroit, MI)
Devin Atherton (Ottawa, ON)
DJ Nu-Mark (Los Angeles, CA)
DJ T.Lo (Mississauga, ON)
D.O. (Toronto, ON) (2012)
D.O. (Toronto, ON) (2015)
Dumbfoundead (Los Angeles, CA)
Elaquent (Guelph, ON)
Elite (Byram, CT)
Eternia (Ottawa, ON)
Evidence (Venice Beach, CA)
Fashawn (Fresno, CA)
Freddie Joachim (San Diego, CA)
Fresh Kils (Toronto, ON)
Gemstones (Chicago, IL)
G-Eazy (Oakland, CA)
GQ (Oakland, CA)
Iron Solomon (Brooklyn, NY)
John River (Mississauga, ON) (2012)
John River (Mississauga, ON) (2014)
John River (Mississauga, ON) (2015)
Jordan Ferguson (author of 33 1/3’s Donuts)
Jorun Bombay (Halifax, NS)
Junia-T (Mississauga, ON)
Just Blaze (Paterson, NJ)
Kardinal Offishall (Toronto, ON)
Kayo (Castries, St. Lucia) (2012)
Kayo (Castries, St. Lucia) (2013)
Koncept (Brooklyn, NY)
Locksmith (Richmond, CA)
LordQuest (Toronto, ON)
Mac Miller (Pittsburgh, PA)
Mad Dukez (Buffalo, NY)
Maestro Fresh Wes (Toronto, ON)
Marco Polo (Toronto, ON)
Miles Jones (Toronto, ON)
Muneshine (Saskatoon, SK)
Nicolay (Utrecht, Netherlands)
Oddisee (Upper Marlboro, MD)
Omen (Chicago, IL)
Phonte (Greensboro, NC)
P.R (Sydney, Australia)
Promise (Toronto, ON)
Quake Matthews (Halifax, NS) (2012)
Quake Matthews (Halifax, NS) (2013)
Rapper Big Pooh (Reston, VA)
Rapsody (Snow Hill, NC) (2013)
Rapsody (Snow Hill, NC) (2014)
Rich Kidd (Mississauga, ON)
Saukrates (Toronto, ON)
Shad (London, ON)
Skratch Bastid (Halifax, NS)
Skyzoo (Brooklyn, NY)
Slakah The Beatchild (Toronto, ON)
Smash Brovaz (Mississauga, ON)
SonReal (Vancouver, BC)
Soul Khan (Brooklyn, NY)
Talib Kweli (Brooklyn, NY)
Tech Rymes (Brampton, ON)
Teenburger aka Ghettosocks & Timbuktu (Halifax, NS/Toronto, ON)
Thurz (Inglewood, CA)
TiRon & Ayomari (Los Angeles, CA)
Uncle Fester (Halifax, NS)
Vic Mensa (Chicago, IL)
Yogi (Anse La Raye, St. Lucia)

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