Parallel World is the fifth studio album by Cadence Weapon, nee Roland Pemberton, released April 30, 2021.[1] The album was the winner of the 2021 Polaris Music Prize.[2][3]
The album is marked by political themes about Black Canadian life and experience.[4] Pemberton described the concept as being told with a "journalistic lens" that was largely inspired by watching the George Floyd protests in 2020.[3]
Track listing
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| 1. | "Africville's Revenge" | 1:26 |
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| 2. | "On Me" (featuring Manga Saint Hilare and Strict Face) | 2:56 |
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| 3. | "Play No Games" | 2:46 |
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| 4. | "SENNA" (featuring Jacques Greene) | 3:30 |
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| 5. | "Skyline" | 2:07 |
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| 6. | "WATER" (featuring Fat Tony) | 2:36 |
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| 7. | "Eye to Eye" | 1:59 |
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| 8. | "Ghost" (featuring Backxwash) | 2:14 |
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| 9. | "Hard to Find" | 2:44 |
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| 10. | "Connect" | 4:01 |
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References
- ^ Daniel Sylvester, "Cadence Weapon Is as Clever as Ever on 'Parallel World'". Exclaim!, April 26, 2021.
- ^ "Cadence Weapon wins Polaris Music Prize for ‘Parallel World’". The Globe and Mail, September 27, 2021.
- ^ a b Friend, David (September 28, 2021). "Cadence Weapon wins Polaris Music Prize for hip hop album 'Parallel World'". CityNews/The Canadian Press. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ Nick Krewen, "Cadence Weapon reflects the ‘dystopian present’ on his Polaris-nominated album ‘Parallel World’". Toronto Star, September 25, 2021.
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| Winners |
- Owen Pallett, He Poos Clouds (2006)
- Patrick Watson, Close to Paradise (2007)
- Caribou, Andorra (2008)
- Fucked Up, The Chemistry of Common Life (2009)
- Karkwa, Les Chemins de verre (2010)
- Arcade Fire, The Suburbs (2011)
- Feist, Metals (2012)
- Godspeed You! Black Emperor, 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! (2013)
- Tanya Tagaq, Animism (2014)
Buffy Sainte-Marie, Power in the Blood (2015)
- Kaytranada, 99.9% (2016)
- Lido Pimienta, La Papessa (2017)
- Jeremy Dutcher, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa (2018)
- Haviah Mighty, 13th Floor (2019)
- Backxwash, God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It (2020)
- Cadence Weapon, Parallel World (2021)
- Pierre Kwenders, José Louis and the Paradox of Love (2022)
- Debby Friday, Good Luck (2023)
- Jeremy Dutcher, Motewolonuwok (2024)
- Yves Jarvis, All Cylinders (2025)
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