No. 190 KUYA

We were blessed with the presence of mans like House Shoes, a true A&R of sound; your favourite tastemaker's tastemaker.Shoes took some time out to cool out in the lounge space to take us behind the scenes of Beats! That Japanese Sound!, the beat compilation curated by Shoes featuring a grip of talent from Japan. We highly encourage you to check for Episode 101, where we deep dive with Shoes into his lore and legacy.Beats! That Japanese Sound! is available now on tresrecords.com

Theo 3 is always welcome in the lounge space because aside from being your favourite emcee's favourite emcee, he's a great human being.We got to catch up on his life, the Unification Bursary and the release of his latest heatery alongside DJ Unknown, The Deffaz EP. If you haven't seen our first episode with him, head over to episode 55 and dive into his origin story. The Deffaz EP is available now on Bandcamp.

We were happy to welcome Miriam Armonie into the lounge space to share her journey in music, how she get there and what to expect from her Blue Hour era and her upcoming EP.Miriam truly exudes that soul and nowhere is it more evident than in the release of her latest single, You Should Know. Follow her on socials and streamers because you will be hearing and seeing a lot more for Miriam Armonie.

We had a crazy dope conversation with Piecez, who shared his journey in the culture and all the incredible infrastructure he was responsible for.He is a key cog in the Canadian scene and the culture is certainly better off because of his efforts as a community builder.His latest project, Legacy Jam, will be going down October 23-25. For more info on how to enter, head to legacyjam.com.Tap in for all the jewels.

One of the most obvious traits of the new RUNXGUN record, Contra 3: Alien Wars is growth.We welcomed the famington Big J.O. and Heavy G back into the lounge space to talk about the obvious growth in their sound since the first Contra record, how they're managing life as fathers and artists and most importantly, planning for a post-streaming music industry.Cop the new record via their Bandcamp.

It was vibes having Amit in the lounge space as we got to know the founder of One For The City, which takes place next weekend in Edmonton.He shared his journey in the culture and broke down the lore behind OFTC, widely recognized as western Canada's premier street dance battle. It takes place June 26-28 in Edmonton and tickets are available at oneforthecity.com.

Kuya has always been somewhat of a mysterious figure.We've been knowing about this man but our paths had yet to cross so when he told us he was ready to share his journey as a producer and artist from the days of The Happy Unfortuanate - the WCMA-nominated hip hop group he shared with Malcolm Jay - to a track he produced with Dumbfounded and Breezy Lovejoy a/k/a Anderson Paak on vocals, we were happy to let him do it in the lounge space.His Beats & Remixes series is available now on Bandcamp and you can get a sneak peek at the project he is currently working on via SoundCloud where he has shared a demo of The World Is A Ghetto.

We were amped to welcome Max Winds back into the lounge space to catch up on his movements - most especially the release of his latest full-length, Love Me Before They All Do, streaming on all platforms with accompanying visuals on YouTube.Follow Max Winds on all socials.

We first caught notice of The Team as the closing act of a local dance school's Fall Showcase and we already knew after the curtain drop that we wanted to bring them into the lounge space to share their journey in the culture.Make sure to follow their socials to stay up on their movements including their upcoming performances this year.

We were blessed with the first appearance of Alison in the lounge space as she shared a deep dive into her lore as a filmmaker and how it led to the production of Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story, where the documentary nabbed eight nominations at the Canadian Screen Awards.Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story is streaming now on Crave and Kinema.