Elmnt FM’s Shawn Allen sits down with Ottawa-based Indigenous hip-hop artist Aspects to talk about his eclectic influences, performing with his daughter, and what to expect from Wordsmiths in the Round at The Gladstone Presents! Ottawa’s Wintertime Music Festival. Listen to the full interview below. The Gladstone Presents! Ottawa’s Wintertime Music Festival takes place at […]
ELMNT FM’s Olivea Loo had the chance to sit down with one of the hottest up-and-coming Indigenous hip-hop artists, Boslen. They discussed what it was like growing up Black and Indigenous, the artists that are inspiring him, what it was like transitioning from being a rugby player to being a musician, and much more. You […]
Garden Hill First Nation artist Mattmac is the recipient of the RBC Walk of Fame Emerging Artist Grand Prize Winner. The Grand Prize includes $20,000, performance opportunities at future Canada’s Walk of Fame events, and private recording time at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga. Mattmac broke out onto the scene in 2016 and quickly gained a […]
Last week pop star Lil Nas X, released the video for his single, Industry Baby featuring Jack Harlow. The video thumbnail alone explains why Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow were trending on Twitter the night of its release. It follows X as he maneuvers his way around “Montero State Prison”. From a naked communal […]
A BIG congratulations to Elmnt-FM’s Cody Coyote who won Male Hip Hop Artist of the Year at this past weekend’s International Indigenous Hip Hop Awards. The full list of winners can be found here. Congrats, Cody!
From beef in the industry to showing respect, a lot has happened this week in regards to Hip-Hip culture! J.Cole recently released his long awaited album “The Off-Season” and something to draw attention to is that he has confirmed the rumours of a fight happening between him and Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs on the 8th track of […]
January was a pretty quiet month overall for new releases, but February has certainly made up for that! As of today, we have seen new singles from the likes of Chris Brown & Young Thug and Street Life & Method Man but we also saw a track by Eminem & Nate Dogg from 2002 hit a new milestone. Chris Brown […]
Indigenous hip hop artists are being recognized at a new award show this year. Get ready for The International Indigenous Hip Hop Awards Show, which brings together talent from across Turtle Island to honour great music made through nominations, awards and performances from the best in the business. You can have your say in who […]
Southern Hip-Hop veteran Ludacris recently experienced car theft in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia, USA! The multi-Grammy award winner pulled over his car and went to use an ATM on the evening of January 25th, 2021 and while taking care of his business at the ATM, he heard his black Mercedes-Benz speeding off. Ludacris quickly […]
KRS-One is one of Hip-Hop’s GOATS (Greatest Of All Time) and this is for everything that he has done for Hip-Hop culture. He has officially released his 23rd album “Between Da Protests” worldwide but how come we aren’t seeing this blow up as much as it should? Many people would agree that this is because he’s never […]