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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New Hip Hop Tracks
Kuzi Cee Releases Nostalgic Frequency Single
Kuzi Cee closes his breakout 2026 with Frequency on Universal Music Canada, after Rather Be peaked at No. 16 at Canadian Top 40 radio and
Oct 22, 2026
Audio
Lil Baby Details Fresh Album Tracklist
Lil Baby's Fresh arrives November 6 with Future, Young Thug and Rylo Rodriguez aboard, and its lead single Dead Fresh already owns a No. 1
Oct 22, 2026
Sports
Raptors Rout Bulls In Historic Season Opener
Toronto forced 27 Chicago turnovers and scored 35 points off them, with Kawhi Leonard, Immanuel Quickley and Scottie Barnes scoring 23
Oct 21, 2026
New Music Releases
SadBoi Drops New Single Pop Shit
The Toronto artist's LVRN single arrives off two 2026 JUNO nominations and a North American tour run with Rico Nasty, with co production
Oct 21, 2026
Albums
Kaytranada Returns To Polaris Long List
Ain't No Damn Way!, the Montreal producer's first album with no guest features, stands among 40 records in the running for the 2026 Polaris
Oct 21, 2026
Music Videos
Inside Bieber’s Yukon Video With Hailey And Baby Jack
Shot in black and white on open water by Cole Bennett, the visual places Hailey and baby Jack Blues in front of the camera for the most
Oct 21, 2026
Latest Hip Hop News
Bieber Drops Surprise Album SWAG II
The 23-track sequel landed less than two months after SWAG, with Tems, Lil B and gospel singer Marvin Winans on the guest list and a pink
Oct 21, 2026
Canadian Hip Hop Artists
Daniel Caesar Adds Second Australia Shows
Demand in Australia forced extra arena dates in Sydney and Melbourne, the latest expansion of a world tour that wraps December 10 in
Oct 21, 2026
Headlines
Shawn Mendes Opens Illuminate Vault For Anniversary
Three editions of Illuminate (10th Anniversary Edition) each carry a different unreleased 2016 demo, plus live recordings from New York,
Oct 21, 2026
New Hip Hop Tracks
bbno$ Marks One Year Of Self-Titled Album
The Vancouver rapper's 21-track self-titled album turned one on October 17, and its singles pulled 140 million streams across the rollout.
Oct 21, 2026
Albums
Tyler, The Creator’s Don’t Tap the Glass Debuts Big
Announced three days before it landed, Tyler's 28-minute dance record moved 197,000 units in its first week, put all ten songs on the Hot
Oct 21, 2026
Canadian Hip Hop Artists
PARTYNEXTDOOR Headlines Inaugural TouchGrass Festival
The Mississauga singer closed the debut TouchGrass festival with a surprise Trippie Redd appearance and a fireworks finale, one night after
Oct 21, 2026