Brooklyn, NY rapper Maino stopped by the HipHopVancouver studios for an interview with host, John Zee. Topics discussed: Maino’s first visit to Western Canada and his impression of Vancouver, his take on the Soulja Boy vs. Chris Brown beef, his past issues with The Game’s manager Wack100, the shooting of fellow New York rapper Troy … Read more
Vancouver, BC – Grammy award-winning Atlanta-born rapper-actor Tip “T.I” a.k.a. Clifford Harris Jr. hit the Commodore stage this past Thursday night touring for his latest EP release, the politically-charged Us or Else: Letter to the System. T.I.’s 2016 Us or Else project serves up an uncensored, unapologetic response to the countless accounts of police brutality … Read more
Photos By: Tijana Jakupovic Three nights before the controversy that erupted on Thursday over an alleged leak by Def Jam of his ‘Red Friday’ mixtape, rapper YG played two sold out shows at the Vogue Theatre, in support of his Fuck Donald Trump Tour. An early show was added after the late show quickly sold … Read more
Words & Photos by: Brendan Lee Monday, November 9, 2016 – It’s safe to say that Rae Sremmurd (that’s ear drummers spelt backwards) knows how to throw a party. And at its Vancouver stop for the duo’s Sremmlife 2 Tour, happy go lucky frontmen Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi did just that for a packed PNE Forum Monday night. … Read more
Words By: Kentya Kurban Photos: Racquel Villagante Vancouver, BC – Raised in Columbia, Maryland, Christopher Gallant (better known as Gallant) graced Chinatown’s Fortune Sound Club with his angelic falsetto voice this past week. Last performing in Surrey, BC at the FVDED in The Park Music Festival, Gallant was back in BC for his 26th and … Read more