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Cadence Weapon @cadenceweapon.bsky.social · 1d

I agree but I was just thinking of artists that came along during my lifetime when I posted that. Hard to think of anyone with a stronger body of work who first dropped in the mid 90s

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Cadence Weapon @cadenceweapon.bsky.social · 1d

He took the torch from Prince and ran with it. His reclusiveness has limited the wider public's appreciation of his talent but dude was an absolute beast. A genius.

Highly recommend anyone who is unfamiliar with his work to check out 2019's Devil's Pie: D'Angelo documentary.

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Cadence Weapon @cadenceweapon.bsky.social · 1d

I'm absolutely stunned. RIP to the legend D'Angelo. Bar none, one of the greatest musicians of this generation

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Cadence Weapon @cadenceweapon.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote about how thrifting across the continent and putting on vintage pop-up events unexpectedly brought me back to the classic hip-hop of my youth and inspired my upcoming music

True Vintage

How thrifting has influenced my artistic process

cadenceweapon.substack.com

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Cadence Weapon @cadenceweapon.bsky.social · 3d

“It’s not just [blank] — it’s [blank]” needs to be retired from all human writing now that it’s become the go-to sentence structure for AI bots.

This isn’t about the em-dash, I think we can save that. This style of comparison now makes me actively angry whenever I see it.

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Cadence Weapon @cadenceweapon.bsky.social · Jun 28

Tonight at Sounds Good in Toronto!

UK garage, breakbeat, jungle, drum and bass, grime and more from the hardcore continuum 📡

🎟️: ra.co/events/2177261

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Cadence Weapon @cadenceweapon.bsky.social · Jun 25

That's sick! I love that stuff, it's super useful. Check this UKG edit of a dembow song

Singamo Bootleg, by Introspekt

from the album MARICAS Compilation Vol.2

maricasrecords.bandcamp.com

Cadence Weapon @cadenceweapon.bsky.social · Jun 25

I love that about it too! I particularly enjoy the latin-influenced rave and UKG that's been bubbling up from outside of the UK

Cadence Weapon @cadenceweapon.bsky.social · Jun 25

Get your tickets here!
ra.co/events/2177261

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Cadence Weapon @cadenceweapon.bsky.social · Jun 25

Wrote a primer on the UK hardcore continuum, a group of connected British music genres including UK garage, jungle and grime.

I will be celebrating these sounds this Saturday June 28th at Sounds Good in Toronto 📡

Reload It!

A primer on the UK hardcore continuum ahead of my DJ night at Sounds Good

cadenceweapon.substack.com

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The Internet's Hazlitt Magazine @hazlitt.bsky.social · May 28

In his latest Mind in Bloom column, @cadenceweapon.bsky.social writes about Playboi Carti: hazlitt.net/feature/part...

Party in Hell | Hazlitt

Unlike the many high profile hip-hop figures who have fallen from grace due to their misdeeds in recent years, Playboi Carti's misconduct shows no signs of slowing down his ascent.

hazlitt.net

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The Rundown | TVO Today @tvotoday.bsky.social · May 21

What does music say about who we are? @spaikin.bsky.social talks politics, power, and protest with musicians @sarahharmer.bsky.social, Tom Wilson, and @cadenceweapon.bsky.social at TVO Today Live from Hamilton’s Music Hall.

True North Strong: Why Music Matters | TVO Today Live

YouTube video by TVO Today

www.youtube.com

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The Rundown | TVO Today @tvotoday.bsky.social · May 20

"The thing I would tell artists in Canada is just be yourself and don't rely on the States." — @cadenceweapon.bsky.social in conversation with @spaikin.bsky.social on TVO Today Live: Why Music Matters, tonight at 9pm with @sarahharmer.bsky.social and Tom Wilson www.tvo.org/tvo-today-live

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Cadence Weapon @cadenceweapon.bsky.social · May 20

I suffer so you, the reader, won't have to

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Cadence Weapon @cadenceweapon.bsky.social · May 20

I'm currently listening to songs that users have made with Suno AI as part of my research for a book I'm writing.

This has been by far the hardest part of the whole project. Woof.

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Cadence Weapon @cadenceweapon.bsky.social · May 13

Thank you!

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Cadence Weapon @cadenceweapon.bsky.social · May 13

You can check out the archive here hazlitt.net/tags/mind-bl...

Mind in Bloom | Hazlitt

hazlitt.net

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Cadence Weapon @cadenceweapon.bsky.social · May 13

Wow, what an honour! Couldn't be happier to be nominated for a Digital Publishing Award for my @hazlitt.bsky.social column

National Media Awards Foundation @canadamediaawards.bsky.social · May 6

🌸 Mind in Bloom

@hazlitt.bsky.social

Finalist – Best Column at the 2025 Digital Publishing Awards

Congrats to Rollie Pemberton and Hazlitt!

🔗 zurl.co/YX1Iv

#DigitalPublishingAwards #DPA25

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Cadence Weapon @cadenceweapon.bsky.social · May 2

20 copies left 👀

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Steve Paikin @spaikin.bsky.social · May 2

From anthems to protest songs, music captures the spirit of the times. We're coming to Hamilton on Sat. May 10, at 7pm for a conversation with @sarahharmer.bsky.social, @cadenceweapon.bsky.social & Tom Wilson. Free tickets here:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/tvo-today-...

TVO Today Live in Hamilton - True North Strong: Why Music Matters

Host Steve Paikin (The Agenda) sits down with Canadian artists Sarah Harmer, Cadence Weapon and Tom Wilson.

www.eventbrite.ca

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Cadence Weapon @cadenceweapon.bsky.social · May 2

Decided to put out some autographed green Rollercoaster vinyl today. Each record comes with a lyric sheet from the album handwritten, signed and dated by me ✍🏽

Only 30 available and then they're gone 🟢

cadenceweapon.bandcamp.com/album/rollercoaster

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mynameisblueskye Âû @mynameisblueskye.blacksky.app · May 1

IMO, both acts released what I think is their best project so far. One is @cadenceweapon.bsky.social's Rollercoaster and another is Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn's Quiet in a World Full of Noise. Both released their first solo project 20 years ago.

Cadence Weapon - Rollercoaster
Photo: Upside down pic of Rollie Pemberton standing in the middle of a field

Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn - Quiet in a World Full of Noise

Two of the artists standing in the middle of an abandoned place near a monent. Photo in grayscale.

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Cadence Weapon @cadenceweapon.bsky.social · May 1

You’re looking at it, buddy

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Hilary at TVO @hclark.bsky.social · Apr 29

Hey #Hamilton & everybody else too! Steeltown's own @spaikin.bsky.social will be in town May 10, 7pm for a live event talking music & democracy with stellar musicians @sarahharmer.bsky.social, @cadenceweapon.bsky.social weapon and Tom Wilson tehohåhake. Get comp tickets here:

TVO Today Live in Hamilton - True North Strong: Why Music Matters

Host Steve Paikin (The Agenda) sits down with Canadian artists Sarah Harmer, Cadence Weapon and Tom Wilson.

www.eventbrite.ca

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Cadence Weapon @cadenceweapon.bsky.social · Apr 29

The lack of imagination and vision has been staggering from the NDP.

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