Over two years ago, Canadian Book Publishing rap history (you didn't know that was a thing, but it is) was made when Evan Munday and Bryan Jay Ibeas spat a who's who of the lit scene in furious Twitter rhyme battle. In a salute to their enterprise, a way to get charged up, Drake-style* for launch season, and a way to round out our blog month, we bring you: Straight Outta CanLit.
See more details belowOver two years ago, Canadian Book Publishing rap history (you didn't know that was a thing, but it is) was made when Evan Munday and Bryan Jay Ibeas spat a who's who of the lit scene in furious Twitter rhyme battle. In a salute to their enterprise, a way to get charged up, Drake-style* for launch season, and a way to round out our blog month, we bring you: Straight Outta CanLit.
*We also channeled Drake for his style: rhyming "something" with "something" really pushed this forward creatively, we think.
"Straight Outta CanLit" by All Lit Up
feat.
Gail Anderson-Dargatz,
Yann Martel,
WO Mitchell,
Lee Maracle,
Anne Carson,
Alice Munro,
Andre Alexis,
Christian Bok, and Mordecai Richler
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