HIS 105 Lecture 4: HIS 105 W4
Document Summary
In osman ahmed and amani bin shikhan"s guest lecture they addressed some of the history of black pop culture that has come out of toronto. By looking at the history of black pop culture one can see how that demonstrates how people in toronto hold onto their roots and create new sounds. Other than drake an important contributor to multicultural culture in toronto is k"naan, he sang in traditional somali style, blending it with english. Another artist is kardinal offishal he popularized the phrase (cid:498)t-dot(cid:499) and have toronto an identity. Shad, an artist from london was representative of different black subcultures within the gta. Weeknd, similar to shad, brings in different roots. His ethiopian vibes are intertwined with his music to create the multicultural toronto sound. Another artist, but not the last, is ron nelson. Canadian hip hop to canadians through radio show and connected.
