Wrestling with Kayfabe

Cadence Weapon: the Hearts on Fire interview

This week Cadence Weapon, born Rollie Pemberton, celebrates the 20th anniversary of his debut album, Breaking Kayfabe, a rap record that sounded like nothing else in Canada. It landed him on the on the cover of a Toronto weekly, launched him onto the international stage, and landed him on the inaugural Polaris Prize shortlist in 2006 (a prize he won 15 …