It's been a minute since the legendary Jamaican-born, Toronto-raised rapper and actress Michelle McCullock, better known as Michie Mee, released a full-length album. But after a brief hiatus, the ...

With the 2001 song BaKardi Slang, the pioneering Canadian hip hop artist Kardinal Offishall referenced the tough Toronto crowds at the time. “You better rip the show, before bottles start flyin’ and ...

When the filmmakers of Hip Hop Eh survey people in the street about the Canadian rap scene, the reactions are equally divided among enthusiasm and indifference. It's misleading – the latter is much ...

Rap records were hard to find in Canadian stores, and elusive on the radio, when Maestro Fresh-Wes released "Let Your Backbone Slide" in 1989. Now, some 22 years later, it might as well be the new ...

LISTEN | Full interview with rapper Michie Mee: As It Happens6:15Hip-hop legend Michie Mee says she's 'just overjoyed' getting her own Canadian stamp Canadian hip-hop legend Michie Mee is still ...

Speaking to Exclaim! on the phone from Toronto, Michie Mee sings out the name: Haviah Mighty, the Toronto rapper who won the 2019 Polaris Music Prize. I can't help but get excited by the icon's ...

It's been 15 years since Belly started in the Canadian music industry, first co-founding the Ottawa-based record label CP Records in 2002, followed by his debut The Revolution in 2007. The young ...

Maestro Fresh Wes, the Saint John-based rapper, whose Let Your Backbone Slide was the first rap song to go gold in Canada is featured on a Canada Post stamp recognizing Black History Month 2026.

Classified has spent more time in the Canadian music industry than almost all of his peers You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. We independently ...

TORONTO — Maestro Fresh Wes was among the stars witnessing the unveiling of Canada Post stamps honouring hip-hop for Black History Month. The national postal service revealed the look of three new ...