brampton
Interviews
How Noyz Helps Brampton's Self-Made Rap Scene Stand On Its Own
The Brampton rapper talks about letting Punjabi culture inform his music and how to make spaces where there aren’t any.
Phil Witmer
1.15.19
VICE Video
Watch 'Noisey Brampton,' Our New Film on the Rise of DIY Hip-Hop Beyond Toronto
The documentary follows Noyz, Aiona, and the WayCool collective around the eclectic suburb as they fight to expand the town's rap scene.
Noisey Staff
1.15.19
Premieres
Ray Hammond Uses His Lineage of Reggae Royalty to Be "Free" In Rap
The Brampton rapper, great-grandnephew of reggae icon Beres Hammond, talks about his new video and growing up in a family where music is the main way of life.
Sharine Taylor
6.28.18
New music
Aiona Phases into a New Dimension of Soul on 'Night Vision'
The 19-year-old Brampton, Ontario native shows her true colours on the five-track project.
Sharine Taylor
2.8.18
Premieres
Jacobi IV Confronts His Paranoia on "Satellites"
"How much easier is it for you to understand the music if you understand the person who's making it?"
Sharine Taylor
12.14.17
Premieres
Brampton's Van Hill Is "Rollin'" His Way to Stardom with New Song
No, this has nothing to do with Limp Bizkit.
Phil Witmer
3.7.17
Remembering Things
Moneen Clutch Nostalgia by the 'Nads and Revive 'The Red Tree' For Its Tenth Anniversary
The Brampton band reflect on ten years of flying bodies and moving on from their seminal work
Cam Lindsay
12.29.16
Premieres
Mic Outlaw's New 'Oragami' Tape Is an Adrenaline Shot to Toronto Rap
The Brampton artist's bold performances stand in opposition to Toronto's dark R&B sound.
Phil Witmer
12.28.16
Interview
It's Brotherly Love for Cardo Antonnio and J. Cortz, Toronto Rap's Dragon Duo
"There's an understanding and chemistry and that's what we have, even though we bump heads."
Paula Reid
11.29.16
Premieres
Brampton's TOBi Dances Through the Ferns in His "Deeper" Video
You may think of "Hotline Bling" at first, but there's more going on here.
Phil Witmer
11.24.16
Premieres
Brampton Rapper Mic Outlaw Turns Up in a LaserQuest in His "Bathing Ape" Video
It's... literally lit.
Phil Witmer
10.5.16
Interviews
Meet K. Forest, the Brampton Singer Behind Travis Scott's "Guidance"
We talk to the rising Toronto R&B star about his "spiritual" sound and how he refuses to stray from a destiny of being true to himself.
Phil Witmer
9.6.16
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