Cadence Weapon

Cadence Weapon
Cadence Weapon
Background information
Birth name	Roland Pemberton
Born	February 21, 1986 (age 38); Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Genres	Canadian hip hop; alternative hip hop;
Occupation(s)	Rapper; producer; songwriter;
Years active	2005–present
Labels	eOne Music Canada; Upper Class Recordings; ANTI-; Big Dada;
Website	cadenceweapon.net

Roland "Rollie" Pemberton, better known by his stage name Cadence Weapon, is a Canadian-American rapper based in Toronto, Ontario.^[1] Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Pemberton released his first album, Breaking Kayfabe, in 2005 with positive reviews. He subsequently signed with the American record label ANTI-, releasing the albums Afterparty Babies in 2008 and Hope in Dirt City in 2012. In 2009, Cadence Weapon was named Edmonton's Poet Laureate.^[2] His first book Magnetic Days was published by Metatron in 2014.^{[citation needed]} Cadence Weapon released a self-titled album in 2018.

His fifth studio album, Parallel World, was released on April 30, 2021, and won the 2021 Polaris Music Prize on September 27, 2021.^[3]

^ Henley, Tara. "Candence Weapon: It's All About The After Party". Ur Magazine. Rogers. p. 33.
^ Cite error: The named reference cbc-poet was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Cadence Weapon wins Polaris Music Prize for ‘Parallel World’". The Globe and Mail, September 27, 2021.

[Ur-1] Henley, Tara. "Candence Weapon: It's All About The After Party". Ur Magazine. Rogers. p. 33.

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[polaris-3] "Cadence Weapon wins Polaris Music Prize for ‘Parallel World’". The Globe and Mail, September 27, 2021.

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