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Cadence Weapon
A music newsletter by Polaris Prize-winning rapper and former Edmonton poet laureate Rollie Pemberton a.k.a. Cadence Weapon
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An Air of Inevitability
How writing my book prepared me for a battle against an AI data centre
No Gatekeepers
Why I'm putting on my own show this month without a promoter
The Mission
Why I'm on a one man crusade to change our listening habits
The End of the Coastal Elite Music Critic
Jon Caramanica, Billy Joel and why a writer's area code shouldn't matter in 2026
Labour of Love
A meditation on why artists do what they do
Forager
My new album is out now!
Main Character Syndrome
On Mile End Kicks and seeing one's life depicted on the big screen
Finding My People
On worldbuilding and reaching fans in the social media era as a musician
Toronto Zoo
The final single for Forager is out now
The Trend Simulation Era
Your favourite band made it big with the help of hundreds of fake accounts. Does it matter?
Farewell to X
A final goodbye to Twitter and thoughts on how our time might be better spent
Into the Raghouse
How the shadowy world of textile recycling inspired my new single
The Problem Solvers
My take on the Live Nation / Ticketmaster DOJ settlement
In Praise of Del the Funky Homosapien
A primer on one of the greatest underground rappers ever
Notes on process
How making music has changed for me over the last twenty years
Recommendations: February 2026
Daphni, Mero on Hot 97, Love Story, Ellen Willis and more
House Money
Baby Keem rolls the dice with Ca$ino
PA 4: How to dig for records
My IRL methods for finding vinyl gems
The Devil's Advocate
On Wasserman, Epstein and the role of the booking agent