True North Views Podcast

Kicking things off with the Song of the Week from 88GLAM (8:19). Dill’s question of the week asks what would you do (11:32). New Music feels like there’s not much to discuss - we get into Ari Lennox’s ‘age/sex/location’, and NAV’s ‘Demons Protected By Angels’  (14:48). Should we stop comparing streaming to sales in music (23:33)? We discuss platforms that build off of violence in the Black community as the Joe Budden Podcast d...

Story time with Dill leads to the naming of this episode (5:03). Dill’s story is the perfect segue into his question of the week - could you ever date a woman who has had a hoe phase? (8:09). Song of the Week courtesy of Roney (14:47). We discuss FN Meka and how it represents everything wrong with Hip Hop (17:36). New Music! We go in-depth on the new DJ Khaled Album, ‘GOD DID’, as well as JID’s ‘The Forever Story’ (31:54). Zellers ...

This week’s Song of The Week involves Tim Hortons (3:59). Dill makes the claim that Bad Bunny is the biggest artist in the world (8:27). Getting into some new music that has come out over the past few weeks sparks a few questions about DJ Khaled’s ability to produce hits, the music industry not being taken seriously, how long Hip Hop should be forecasted to remain as the dominant genre in music. Calvin Harris’ “Funk Wav Bounces Vol...

We recap what we’ve been up to after a one week hiatus (8:14). Dill gives us his song of the week to get us going (19:41). We had to have a WTF Clip of the Week segment this week after hearing what we heard (23:34). Then we go into a deep dive question about the City of Toronto in the month of August; is Toronto a top 3 pound for pound city in the WORLD? Within that discussion comes talk about what events are happening and what we ...

Dill plays his song of the week (3:41). We discuss whether dvsn hit or miss with their highly anticipated single 'If I Get Caught' (6:34). Predicting the sound and first week sales numbers for Beyonce's upcoming album 'Renaissance' (14:37). Kid Cudi walks off the Rolling Loud stage as we discuss crowd etiquette (22:09). Fans are paying $1000 for a meet and greet with Chris Brown; what's the most you'd pay (25:35)? Is Joey Bada$$ ju...

PRE POTPOURRI: Dill is on his latest side quest; an oxtail adventure to see who has the best to offer in the GTA (11:36). We discuss the power of Rogers and how many things were impacted by their day-long internet/cellular outage (17:24).  

MUSIC POTPOURRI: We’re discussing the value of the ‘Drake Stimulus Package’, in comparison to ‘breaking an artist’ (22:38). It’s time we take a stand as consumers as OVO Fest is ch...

We’re joined by friend of the show, B1GJuice, but this is not an interview. We discuss Toronto music; from the level of substance to a diss record that is a direct shot. We then shift the conversation to being about B1GJuice (38:33) - from life in Atlanta & South Carolina playing football, to getting into music from the world of poetry and football, to how doing music is a source of therapy, and so much more. We introduce the ‘...

Dill goes on a rant about podcasters (3:30). We recap a number of events that have happened during our absence (8:19): Pressa and Coi Leray’s break up leading to a conversation about record sales (8:50), the Junos pre party (14:04), Rolling Loud announcing they’re coming to Toronto for the first time (15:20), and we discuss some bigger albums that came out during our time off (33:03). Dill makes the claim that Toronto could be THE ...

We interview Vegas Marcello! Discussing his origins in Hip Hop, how that compares to the state of Toronto Rap today, to being influenced by the UK, to live freestyles on the pod, and so much more.

Make sure you follow Vegas Marcello EVERYWHERE:

Instagram: https://instagram.com/vegasmarcello

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/vegas-marcello/1087930871

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0sB68xCxRYbI...

We interview NDo! Bringing her unique energy to the TNV stage, we discuss everything from how she started singing and songwriting, to disrespect by Dill when meeting each other for the first time, to the number of entendres in her name, plus so much more!

We interview Karin Vee! Discussing a number of things from how she got started in music, to her love of music covers, to dream collaborations, to leaving toothbrushes at your ex’s house, and so much more.

True North Views Podcast is finally BACK after a near 10 month hiatus! No need for a long episode description: We officially welcome ourselves back (1:20), reintroduce ourselves for the new and the returning listeners and talk about what we’ve been up to. We also discuss what to expect from the next iteration of the True North Views Podcast (33:40): How are we leveling up? What are our goals? How are we evolving? How are we proving...

• PRE POTPOURRI (8:26). Sha’Carri Richardson continues to ruffle feathers (8:40).

• PRE POTPOURRI (5:20). Tesla Bot vs iRobot (5:33). We share our thoughts on OnlyFans removing it’s sexually explicit content (8:11).

• MUSIC POTPOURRI (4:44). HBDs in the Culture (4:49). Beyonce speaks on the issue with algorithms (8:21). Britney Spears is finally free from her father (14:48). We got Shoutouts (19:44): Khaby Lame for his Tik Tok success (20:40), Hansel Emmanuel for his D1 NCAA offer (22:40), Rexdale Mans Dalano Banton and Eugene Omoruyi for signing their respective NBA contracts (25:13). New Music Report (29:42): Wale (37:03), Madden NFL 22 Soun...

• MUSIC POTPOURRI (7:24). HBDs in the Culture (7:37). Dill continues his admiration for Akademiks (13:00). Verzuz, the Lox vs Dipset recap (14:31). Jemele Hill says Biggie and Tupac will eventually exit people’s Top 5 rappers list (28:45). Aaliyah’s discography is finally set to hit DSPs (37:00). We got Shoutouts (38:52): Canadian Women's Soccer 🇨🇦 for their Olympic Gold medal (39:09), Damian Warner 🇨🇦 for his Olympic Gold meda...

• MUSIC POTPOURRI (5:03). HBDs in the Culture (5:07). Top5 🇨🇦 wants a sit down with the Mayor of Toronto (10:38). New Akademiks podcast has 6ix9ine and Wack 100 on the very first episode (13:41). Drake to produce a documentary Black hockey players (19:17). Keep It or Leak It (23:43); Young Thug hints at a new project with his Tiny Desk performance (23:48). We got Shoutouts (25:26): Saweetie for her McDonalds collaboration (25:34)...

• MUSIC POTPOURRI (4:15). HBDs in the Culture (4:29). Blueface punches a fan after his BKFC fight (10:47). Fun fact about the value of a stream via DSPs (12:35). New Revolt Hip Hop show with Big Tigger & Rapsody (14:26). Keep It or Leak It (17:28); Netflix gaming (17:32), new Anthony Edwards music (23:12), Cleveland baseball name change (25:22). We got Shoutouts (26:33): LeBron James becomes the first active NBA player to reach...

• PRE POTPOURRI (8:12). We discuss podcasting in Toronto 🇨🇦 at a large scale; what’s good, what’s missing, could you be successful in it, etc (8:15).