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Cadence Weapon on his new album Rollercoaster

The Canadian rapper talks to Q's Tom Power about his latest record, Rollercoaster, which looks at the good, the bad and the ugly of the internet.

The Canadian rapper's latest record deals with our screen-obsessed world

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Headshot of a man, the rapper Cadence Weapon, laying outside in the grass with his head resting on a rock.
Cadence Weapon's new album, Rollercoaster, is out now. (Jodi Heartz)
Q11:03Quick Q: Cadence Weapon on his new album Rollercoaster

In the three years since Rollie Pemberton (a.k.a. Cadence Weapon) won the Polaris Music Prize, he's been working on his new album, Rollercoaster, which comes out today. For this record, the Canadian rapper was thinking about how we can renegotiate our relationship with the internet and our phones. Pemberton joins Q's Tom Power to talk about Rollercoaster and why he's decided to adjust his screen time.

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The full interview with Cadence Weapon is available on our podcast, Q with Tom Power. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

Interview with Cadence Weapon produced by Matt Murphy.