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Five Minutes With: Hip Hop Band Hip Hip Thursday

Lauren Kannwischer — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 06:33:41 +0000

Hip Hip Thursday formed organically as a cooperative of six musicians who met at the weekly jams. The resulting project maintained the collaborative energy that brought them together – a fusion of genres that created [...]

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Five Minutes With: Hip-Hop Musician KTheChosen

Lauren Kannwischer — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:33:43 +0000

Raised in Zimbabwe and currently based in Calgary, KTheChosen is your Friendly Neighbourhood Rapper who creates music that is both entertaining and enlightening. K (as he is affectionately known) believes in the power of storytelling [...]

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Five Minutes With: Hip-Hop Musician BNM EFOSA

Lauren Kannwischer — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 06:33:01 +0000

From the beginning, BNM EFOSA’s music career has been defined by urgency rather than convenience. What started as an outlet for unfiltered emotion quickly evolved into a disciplined pursuit of sound, identity, and longevity. Early [...]

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Five Minutes With: Calgary Hip-Hop Artist Chills

Bronwyn Bronwyn Lewis — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 06:33:28 +0000

Chills is a Calgary-based artist who blends hip hop, pop, and electronic sounds with a dark tone shaped by his online presence. Known for his monotone voice, he writes and produces music that reflects identity, [...]

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Five Minutes With: Calgary Hip-Hop Musician Kquan

Bronwyn Bronwyn Lewis — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 06:33:04 +0000

Kquan is an artist from Calgary, Alberta. A dynamic and versatile melodic boom bap hip hop artist whose music embodies the essence of storytelling, authenticity, and the raw emotions that make the genre so compelling. [...]

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Five Minutes With: Alt Hip Hop Artist Muj

Bronwyn Bronwyn Lewis — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 06:33:10 +0000

Muj, born Mohammad Mujtaba Rashid, is a Canadian-Pakistani artist and alternative hip-hop musician who has been making music for six years. When he first started, he couldn’t afford studio time or engineers, so he taught [...]

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Five Minutes With: Calgary Trap Artist NOYAN

Bronwyn Bronwyn Lewis — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 06:33:15 +0000

NOYAN is a Pakistani artist/ producer based out of Calgary, Canada. Influenced by modern Trap and R&B, NOYAN focuses on the fusion of the two genres with the Pakistani and Indian sub-genres of the same [...]

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Calgary Guardian Fall 2025 Spotify Playlist

Demian Vernieri — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 02:39:10 +0000

We’re excited to share our Fall Spotify Playlist—a rich, soulful collection of tracks from Calgary’s ever-growing music scene. Every week on the Calgary Guardian, we highlight a different local artist, and as the season changes, [...]

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Calgary Guardian Summer 2025 Spotify Playlist

Demian Vernieri — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 23:23:00 +0000

We’re thrilled to share our Summer Spotify Playlist, a cosy collection of tracks from Calgary’s vibrant music scene. Every week on the Calgary Guardian, we shine a light on a local artist, and at the [...]

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Five Minutes With: Calgary Musician Ricca Razor Sharp

Lauren Kannwischer — Fri, 16 May 2025 06:33:28 +0000

Ricca Razor Sharp is a 25-year veteran of Calgary’s hip-hop scene. His unique and memorable performances are known for good vibes, catchy songs, and crowd-pleasing freestyles. Feeding off the crowd’s energy, he combines old-school hip-hop [...]

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