Mike Doherty, Canwest News Service
Published: Tuesday, July 06, 2010


Most of Canada's best-known rappers have become successful 由 bucking hip-hop conventions. 鸭, 德雷克 tempers his hip-hop braggadocio with introspection; K'Naan puts American gangsta rap in stark perspective with his tales of Somalian violence; and k-os is as likely to collaborate with an orchestra as with a DJ. But the Ottawa-born Eternia is taking on the deepest-rooted conventions of them all.

"She's a white, female Canadian -- not exactly the easiest sell when it comes to hip hop," acknowledges her producer, MoSS, who has provided...

If 你 ask Eternia, At Last literally represents a sigh of relief. After spending over a 年 in the studio under MoSS’ creative guidance, followed 由 a 年 of label politicking and promotion, the Canadian duo is finally ready to breathe easy now that the release 日期 for their pet project is less than two weeks away. I got a chance to speak to them (in great detail) about the makings of the album that could very easily be the most important of both of their careers. It’s 安全 to say that they are 更多 than satisfied with the resulting product.

Eternia, I know you’ve been emceeing for...