Since the release of his first album in 2005 (Breaking Kayfabe), Cadence Weapon has had a busy career making music and touring both across Canada and internationally. He's become known for the heavy ...

Canadian hip-hop hero Cadence Weapon is back. Today, the Edmonton-born, Toronto-based rapper has announced he will release a new album called Parallel World. And to give us an idea what to expect, ...

The Edmonton-raised rapper’s full-length record – which fuses hip-hop, electronic and grime music into a reflection on social injustice – was selected by an 11-member grand jury as the best Canadian ...

While the world underwent social and political awakenings at the peak of the pandemic, Cadence Weapon, given name Rollie Pemberton, wanted to compel the world to listen more. Parallel World is a ...

Cadence Weapon has grim advice for concert buffs: "Go see a live show while you still can." The Edmonton-born rapper also known as Rollie Pemberton tweeted his concerns about the future of live music ...

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Cadence Weapon has won the 2021 Polaris Music Prize for his album Parallel World. The Edmonton-raised rapper’s full-length record — which fuses hip-hop, electronic and grime music into a reflection on ...

Canadian hip-hop artist and poet Rollie Pemberton isn’t taking his new-found sense of empowerment lightly. After nearly two decades in the underground music scene, it took winning the 2021 Polaris ...

On Monday, a new Polaris Music Prize winner will be crowned. To coincide with the changing of the guard, last year’s winner Cadence Weapon posted his thoughts on the victory on his Substack. “Winning ...

With the rapper’s latest opus, “Parallel World,” contending for Monday’s $50,000 Polaris Music Prize with 10 other worthy contenders, will Cadence, a.k.a. Rollie Pemberton, enjoy a victory lap ...

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