iimiTV Columnist
No Excuse
The flagship: the main headlines and the biggest stories
No Excuse is iimiTV's flagship columnist, filing from Toronto. He covers the biggest stories in hip hop and Canadian entertainment: the headline releases, the chart records, the moments that set the day's conversation. When a story leads the site, it runs under this byline.
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Toronto Rappers
Daniel Caesar Continues Son Spergy Tour
Toronto's Daniel Caesar continues his first arena headlining tour behind Son of Spergy, a 49 show run across Asia, North America and Europe
Oct 23, 2026
Audio
Bieber Daisies Song Passes Billion Streams
Justin Bieber's SWAG track Daisies joined Spotify's Billions Club as his 23rd billion stream song, after peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard
Oct 23, 2026
Albums
Anderson Paak And Cordae Release Joint Album
Anderson .Paak and Cordae released Heavy Is The Crown on October 23, an 11 track joint album built on a partnership that began with RNP in
Oct 23, 2026
Albums
SZA Ctrl Essential Tracks Deep Dive
SZA released her debut album Ctrl on June 9, 2017, and it debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 with 60,000 units. All five of its
Oct 23, 2026
Albums
Shawn Mendes Wonder Album Deep Dive
Shawn Mendes released Wonder on December 4, 2020, and the album debuted at number one in Canada and the United States. Its second single
Oct 23, 2026
New Music Releases
Snoh Aalegra Announces Legendary Love Album
Written and recorded over two and a half years, Legendary Love was announced with I Love You, featuring Nile Rodgers on guitar and Raphael
Oct 23, 2026
Albums
PARTYNEXTDOOR Two Essential Tracks Revisited
PartyNextDoor Two topped the Billboard R and B and Hip Hop Albums chart, and its lead single Recognize has since been certified 4x Platinum
Oct 23, 2026
Albums
Daniel Caesar Freudian Album Deep Dive
Freudian was released independently on August 25, 2017, shortlisted for the 2018 Polaris Music Prize, and nominated for Best R and B Album
Oct 23, 2026
Albums
Bieber Purpose Essential Tracks Revisited
Purpose debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 649,000 units, and in January 2016 its three singles held the entire top three of the UK
Oct 23, 2026
Albums
Lucky Daye Drops Fearless New Album Aloud
His fifth studio album and first for Warner Records, the 15 track ALOUD! turns a Brazil sabbatical and a play on allowed versus aloud into
Oct 23, 2026
Latest Hip Hop News
LISA Releases Press Play EP
PRESS PLAY arrived on October 23 via LLOUD and RCA Records with six tracks including Tarantino, V12 and Cobra. Its lead single SaWaDiKa,
Oct 23, 2026
Audio
Jessie Reyez Releases Sovereign Land
Sovereign Land is out now with an official lyric video animated by Nagina (Nae) Lane, landing in the October 23 new music listings. It
Oct 23, 2026