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International Acclaim Hasn t Changed Haviah Mighty
The Toronto rapper talks her upcoming mixtape Stock Exchange, new single Protest, and why Black people are revolutionary
Published Jun 11, 2021
It s been just over two years since Haviah Mighty dropped
13th Floor, the Polaris Music Prize-winning album that would solidify her presence as a Canadian hip-hop artist to watch. A lot has happened since then. The outbreak of a global pandemic has forced Mighty to navigate the challenging world of work as an artist entirely online, and the deep impact of racial tensions and anti-Blackness coming to a head have resulted in Mighty s newest track Protest, out today, a powerful and urgent testament to Black resistance.
While the masses have latched onto names like The Weeknd, Drake, & Justin Bieber, the Canadian Hip-Hop and R&B space offers much promise for those willing to take a deeper look. In particular, the past few years have proven to cultivate talented female artists within the arena. Many of them have not just created a lane for themselves, but have managed to kicked down doors in respect to making their presence known. One of these regional powerhouses goes by the name Haviah Mighty.
Hailing from Toronto, Haviah first rose to prominence in 2016 as a member of the hip hop group The Sorority, before releasing her debut EP