Lindsay Knight aka Eekwol, originally from Muskoday First Nation, is a renowned and award-winning hip-hop artist. We talk about the early influence of Rap City on Much Music, Columbia House picks (including Souls of Mischief), Fresh Fest and archiving the scene, being a woman in hip-hop, her crew Innersoulflow and their eventual breakup, using music to channel energy and as an opportunity to be introspective, "going solo", the legacy of "Too Sick" and other socially conscious songs in her catalog, the importance of writing your own experience, The Unsilent Project, dealing with harmful behaviour at shows and online, becoming friends with T-Rhyme*, and a whole lot more.  

Song: "Pitiful" (beat by 2oolman) from the album Good Kill

Eekwol on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/eekwol
Eekwol on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Eekwol

Note: there were some problems with the qulaity of the mics we used to record this episode. Please forgive me, and power through. It's a fun one.