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| Roland Pemberton (CAN) is also known as Cadence Weapon and recently caused a stir as he was named Edmonton’s third Poet Laureate at the age of 23. A poet, musician, record producer, dj and writer, Pemberton is an internationally established hip hop artist with numerous high profile awards to his credit. Breaking Kayfabe, his debut album, and Afterparty Babies were both nominated for the prestigious Polaris Music Prize. His music video Sharks was nominated for a MuchMusic Video Award and Cadence Weapon won the Canadian Independent Music Award for best urban artist/group in 2007. Pemberton also writes a music column for one of Edmonton’s alternative weeklies.
Roland Pemberton appears courtesy of Upper Class Recordings and with the support of The Edmonton Arts Council.
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