The Black Opera doesn’t actually sing opera. But the Detroit hip-hop duo makes music that’s often just as dark and dramatic. The two men behind the moniker, Magestik Legend and Jamall Bufford, don’t ...

Get the best of Vancouver in your inbox, every Tuesday and Thursday. Sign up for our free newsletter. A musical performance, Inferno: a Hip Hop Opera, will be presented at the DigiBC Creative Tech ...

When it comes to musical preferences, the two genres act like lightning rods for scorn. So what's wrong with rap and opera? Not much, really. Except that last week when we asked readers to name their ...

A boundless vitality permeated the Ordway Center on Sunday and the venue shook with energy. Since 2009, Maia Maiden Productions has produced "Rooted" as a way to celebrate the African roots of hip-hop ...

Skin tone, tone of voice, even of paint colour – all those meanings and more have their place in Gerel Falconer’s skilful rap monologue. Falconer in hoodie and mask – part Phantom of the Opera, part ...