The Lounge Presents

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 Sh...

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...

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 fo...

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 Bandcam...

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 h...

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.

We were amped to welcome 7XVETHEGENIUS into the lounge space for the first time as she shared her journey in music. Dope episode. Major key salute to this exceptional Buffalo, NY talent. Follow her on socials and add Self LXVE III and Desired Crowns to your library.

We had a great time welcoming Claire Voy and Ciccio Spagnolo, the creative braintrust behind SHEBAD, into the lounge space to share their journey in music and how symbiotic moments led to the formation of the band. They just released the Inner Openings EP, available now on all platforms. Stay up on their socials to stay current.

Mighty salute to Vast Aire and the Can Ox team (Shadow, Lou Minoti) for blessing the lounge space with their time. We had a dope deep dive into the lore of Cannibal Ox and if you've been down since day one, we believe you will enjoy our conversation with Vast Aire. Aireplane is available now and the 25th anniversary repress of The Cold Vein will be shipping soon.

We know Stephen very well with some common shared history so it was apropos to invite him into the lounge space to tell us about his new app, Hostly, a social connection app available now on the App Store and Google Play. He also dropped the news that he is currently working on a hip hop festival and will return with more details. Follow Stephen on all socials to stay up on Hostly and future event...

We got to welcome Brendan Grey into the lounge space for the first time to share his journey in the culture and how he discovered James "J. Dilla" Yancey, who he will be celebrating on Dilla's birthday - February 7 - with a Dilla Day celebration at Public Domain. Tickets are available now on Eventbrite.

We had the opportunity to welcome RX into the lounge space to share her journey in music including notable stops along the way like BTS' multi-platinum My Time, to working with Stargate and establishing SoundAdvice, the music mentorship program she co-founded. The visuals for Nex Ting, her current single, is streaming now on all platforms to whet the palatte in advance of her upcoming full-len...

We had Joe Boy Rock stroll into the lounge space to catch up on his movements, more specifically, the Funk Styles workshop he's hosting at Drop-In Dance Winnipeg today at 7pm. He gave us an update on Machina II and their plans for the new year. You can register for the workshop via dropindancewpg.com. The workshop will be followed by a screening of the Chris Stoke-helmed early aughts classic,...

We were amped to get 393 Dance Troupe into the lounge space to share their journey and catch us up on their movements, including The Warm-Up battle coming in January 2026. Tap in and learn more about Mickey, Dana, JR, Jan and Jonel and 393 Dance Troupe.

Heavy G & Big J.O. have served up an amuse bouche to tide you over until the next proper RUNXGUN full-length. They rolled through the lounge space to catch us up on their families and of course, next movements. High key recommend you put the Crash Dummy EP on repeat.

Mans done been due for a stop in the lounge and we tried to pop off going live on TikTok but that didn't quite work out - LOL - so we hopped on YouTube Live to catch up with Il-Ry. Dope ep. Lock in.

We were happy to welcome Seth into the lounge space to share the origins of Mothership Connected: The Women of Parliament-Funkadelic , his life as the son of Mallia Franklin (Parlet) and Nate Neblett (New Birth) and why it was important for this book to be written. Mothership Connected: The Women of Parliament-Funkadelic is available at all book retailers now.

Masia One has been a disruptor from time and we were amped to welcome her into the lounge space to share a journey that has literally taken her around the world. Back in Canada to handle business like panels at Break Out West Festival & Conference and to work on a new record, we sat for a spell with Masia to share her journey and to drop jewels for upcoming artists. She will be panelling at Br...

Len Bowen is no stranger to the lounge space so when he drops a new record you can guarantee he's going to stop by to catch us up on his movements and chat about the record. If You Don't See Me, You Saw Me is an incredibly dope new record with production dutifully handled by Junia-T, Slang Hugh and Shinogo and includes features from DIJAHSB, Odario, JRDN, Faiza, Steven Mulcare and TSLavv. Catch it...

It was our pleasure to welcome Pigeon and Devon Dare into the lounge space for the first time. We got to deep dive into how they discovered DJing and how it led to their upcoming Beginners DJ Workshop, which takes place this Sunday at Living Space, 1308 Portage. To sign up for the workshop and catch up with their mixes and gigs, follow them on socials.

Gavin Sheppard is a hip hop renaissance man. We've known each other from time, going all the way back to the I.C. Visions studio in Etobicoke so we were elated to have him in the lounge space to share his journey and the culture and the music industry and how it led to the release of 100: A City Kid's Survival Guide, a collaborative effort with TG via Link In Bio Publishing. His first book is avai...