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Canada Doesn’t Deserve Drake
Description
Everyone is talking about Drake’s new album ICEMAN (except Canadian media.)
Why is Canadian media more interested in the provenance of ice blocks than the next chapter in the career of one of Canada’s biggest stars?
Drake is one of Canada’s biggest cultural exports. He represents Canada and Toronto on the global stage, and yet at home he isn’t given the same acclaim as other Canadian icons.
Writer and Hip Hop lecturer Dalton Higgins joins to explain why Canada hasn’t fully embraced Drake.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Andrea Varsany (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Dalton Higgins
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- Can Drake’s New Album End Rap’s Cold Streak? - WSJ
- Drake's 'Iceman' Arrives at the Most Pivotal Moment of His Career - Boardroom
- Drake caused another stink in Toronto after smelly seats he froze in ‘Iceman’ stunt were removed from a Raptors game - Toronto Star
- Meet the family-run Ontario company behind Drake's massive ice sculpture | CBC News
- Can Drake reconnect with Toronto, the city that once loved him, with his new ‘Iceman’ album? - Toronto Star
- ‘It’s a real challenge,’ Food insecurity still an emergency in Toronto with food bank use on the rise, report says - NOW Toronto
- Why some Canadians are using the census to protest against the federal government - CTV News
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