Ep. #1088: Cadence Weapon / Rollie Pemberton

Rollie Pemberton, a.k.a. Cadence Weapon returns to discuss his new album Forager and his new book of socio-cultural criticism essays, Ways of Listening: Building a Deeper Relationship with Music in the Streaming Era, the parallels between his writing on his album and his book, his renewed interest in crate digging for records and thrifting for great clothes, resisting passive cultural consumption during the age of the algorithm, the Juno Awards, Drake, and Canada’s confidence conundrum, being both the “Black Ian Curtis” and the “Black Bryan Ferry,” working with producer Junia-T and live musicians to rediscover his love of hip-hop and rapping, special Forager market events, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already,&nbsp;please subscribe now on Patreon&nbsp;so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!Thanks to&nbsp;Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf,&nbsp;Planet Bean Coffee, and&nbsp;Grandad’s Donuts.&nbsp;Support&nbsp;Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow&nbsp;vish online.Related episodes/links:Win a Gord Downie Vinyl Bundle in April 2026!Ep. #1071: Buck 65Ep. #1033: ShadEp. #1004: Liz PellyEp. #859: Raymond BiesingerEp. #858: Cadence WeaponEp. #813: Marc MastersEp. #770: Adam Horovitz from Beastie BoysEp. #698: Rollie PembertonEp. #638: DijahSBEp. #610: Cadence WeaponEp. #375: Cadence WeaponEp. #370: Cadence Weapon, Aliya Pabani, Emma Hunter, and Miguel Rivas on Long NightEp. #256: Daniel RomanoEp. #189: Raekwon Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blan