Cadence Weapon

Cadence Weapon Celebrates the Edmonton Oilers Making the Stanley Cup Final with New Version of "Connor McDavid"

PUBLISHED Jun 5, 2024

Back in 2017, Cadence Weapon celebrated the Edmonton Oilers' star player with a single simply titled "Connor McDavid." Now, with the Oilers...

Cadence Weapon vs. the Algorithm: "Tech and the Music Industry Are at Odds with the Spiritual Power of Music"

PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2024

Recalling how Cadence Weapon found it "so hard to connect" in the impassioned call to action that closes his 2021 album Parallel World made...

Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: Cadence Weapon, Bibi Club, Wine Lips, Zeina

PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2024

At this point, we all have to really be hoping that the old "April showers bring May flowers" adage is true. Although we're less than a week...

Cadence Weapon Battles the Machine on "My Computer"

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PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2024

Finding in-person interviews increasingly uncommon even before the pandemic, I jumped at the chance to meet with Cadence Weapon IRL...

Osheaga Gets Smashing Pumpkins, Alvvays, Hozier, Denzel Curry for 2024

PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2024

Following the announcement of headliners SZA, Green Day and Noah Kahan last November, Montreal's Osheaga Music and Arts Festival has...

Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: Aqyila, Ducks Ltd. Cadence Weapon, the OBGMs

PUBLISHED Feb 9, 2024

Before you drop the bass and the spinach-artichoke dip for the Super Bowl on Sunday (February 11), you have plenty of pregaming to do...

Cadence Weapon Announces New Album 'ROLLERCOASTER,' North American Tour

PUBLISHED Feb 6, 2024

Since releasing his last album, 2021's Polaris Prize-winning Parallel World, Cadence Weapon has accomplished a lot: publishing a book...

Cadence Weapon Opens Vintage Clothing Business in Hamilton

PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2024

It's getting harder by the day to keep up with ever-industrious Hamilton-based rapper Cadence Weapon's (a.k.a. Rollie Pemberton) next move...