Blog: Quick Before It Melts

(photo: James Minchin) Rap and hip hop have never been my forté, and I always feel a bit awkward about commenting on the genre here for fear of looking like a total idiot. The first time I wrote about K'naan back in May, I figured that Troubadour would end up being on the Polaris short list, so I'd end up writing about it sooner or later. Of the 10 finalist album's, it's the one I feel most confused about. I actually like the album a lot; its energy [...]

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