''Parallel World'' is the fifth studio album by
Cadence Weapon
Roland "Rollie" Pemberton, better known by his stage name Cadence Weapon, is a Canadian-American rapper based in Toronto, Ontario. Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Pemberton released his first album, '' Breaking Kayfabe'', in 2005 with posit ...
, nee Roland Pemberton, released April 30, 2021. The album was the winner of the
2021 Polaris Music Prize.
The album is marked by political themes about
Black Canadian life and experience.
[Nick Krewen]
"Cadence Weapon reflects the ‘dystopian present’ on his Polaris-nominated album ‘Parallel World’"
''Toronto Star
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'', September 25, 2021. Pemberton described the concept as being told with a "journalistic lens" that was largely inspired by watching the
George Floyd protests
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in 2020.
Track listing
References
2021 albums
Cadence Weapon albums
Polaris Music Prize-winning albums
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