CadenceWeapon Posts

Pop Montreal 2012, Day 3: YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN Debut Heavy New Opera

Pop Montreal 2012's third day was all about genre-bending theater metal act YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN, who debuted a new opera piece. ... Read More »

Cadence Weapon's Mom Thinks Everyone is Biting His Style

Polaris Music Prize nominee Cadence Weapon says his mom thinks everyone's copying him. ... Read More »

Cadence Weapon on Drake: 'You Can't Front' -- Rapper Approves of Fellow Polaris Nominee's 'Take Care' Album

Polaris Short List-nominated act Cadence Weapon talks about being a Canadian rapper in a post-Drake world. ... Read More »

Polaris Prize: Grimes, Drake, Japandroids, Feist Make 2012 Short List

Grimes, Drake and Japandroids were amongst the 10 artists who made the 2012 Polaris Music Prize Short List. ... Read More »

Cadence Weapon: Rapper Drops Grimes-Produced Track '88' -- Listen

Cadence Weapon has dropped a new Grimes-produced track titled '88.' Listen to the song here. ... Read More »

Cadence Weapon: Rapper Sounds Off on Drake Diss, Odd Future and Rap Beefs

Cadence Weapon chats to Spinner about beefs in the hip-hop world. He may not dig Drake's new album but that doesn't mean he wants there to be bad blood between him and the rap star. ... Read More »

Cadence Weapon Walks Away From M for Montreal With a New Career Inflection

Spinner reports back from M for Montreal where Cadence Weapon and other artists got a boost from sensational showcases. ... Read More »

Cadence Weapon 'Chops Up' Blackfoot Chants for National Parks Project

Cadence Weapon offers Spinner a personal report of his trek into the Canadian wilderness for the National Parks Project. ... Read More »

Cadence Weapon Works Rock and Rap Into His CMW Arsenal

Cadence Weapon used his CMW showcase on Thursday to remind fans that he's a constant chameleon, combining rock with a hip-hop twist. ... Read More »

Kurt Vile and J Mascis to Headline Canadian Music Fest 2011

Kurt Vile and J Masics are just some of the acts performing at this year's Canadian Music Fest, taking place March 9-13 in Toronto. ... Read More »

Cadence Weapon Readies 'Existential Rap Album,' 'Roquentin'

Cadence Weapon talks to Spinner about forthcoming sample-free album dubbed 'Roquentin,' which deals with the topics of life and death. ... Read More »

Cadence Weapon Pushes Poetry on the Hip-Hop Generation

Cadence Weapon turns his gaze on hometown of Edmonton for several community-based projects now that 'Tron Legacy: The Mixtape' is off his plate. ... Read More »

Cadence Weapon's 'Tron' Mixtape Spoofs Mixtapes, Not 'Tron'

Cadence Weapon spoofs all-the-rage rap mixtapes with 'Tron Legacy: The Mixtape,' a release, which comically, has very little to do with the actual movie itself. ... Read More »