You might not think of Ottawa as a hotbed of hip-hop music, but the team over at Shifter Magazine begs to differ. Shifter, based in Ottawa, has put together a playlist of hip-hop and R&B artists its writers think everyone should be paying more attention to. Variety of artistsThe playlist, called "Capital Essentials," includes some artists you've probably heard of, like A Tribe Called Red. It covers songs that span the hip-hop and R&B spectrum, with sub-genres including Indigenous, Christian and French hip hop. One artist on the list, Vi, could easily break out of the Ottawa music scene, Bourne said.

Source: CBC News August 19, 2018 10:52 UTC