On this collaborative episode of Borough Sound x On A Wave ( @djnaturalwav ) DJ Zar and DJ Natural Wav have a healthy and critical dialogue around the implications of the "Toronto Man" caricature, content creators normalizing a type of Toronto accent, "Wah Gwan Delilah" and Drake's role in pushing a particular cultural narrative, and many more topics! We also touch on the growing popularity of Asian DJs in Toronto being booked for dancehall/reggae sets over Caribbean DJs, and how to go about participating in a culture without exploiting/mocking it. A must watch episode!

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0:00 - 0:27 Trailer for a WILD Episode!

0:28 - 1:34 "The Adam and & Wack Show" & Swinger Parties (You Can Skip This)

1:35 - 2:04 Introducing Our Episode!

2:04 - 3:00 "The Culture Vultures are Taking Over the City!"

3:01 - 5:40 What Cultures Make Up the "Toronto Culture"

5:41 - 7:34 "Wah Gwan Delilah"

7:35 - 9:10 Story about SnowD4Y as a Rapper

9:11 - 11:15 The Toronto Accent even Real?

11:16 - 12:36 "Wah Gwan Delilah" mocking Jamaican culture?

12:37 - 13:04 Toronto Man Comedians Mocking Urban Culture

13:05 -13:57 Toronto Black Youth Are The Victims of the "Toronto Accent"?

13:58 - 14:42 SnowD4Y Had To Switch Up Because Music Wasn't Working?

14:43 -15:23 Intention vs. Outcome?

15:24 - 15:50 Artists Use Black Culture When They Need It

15:55 - 17:29 Can People Adopt Elements of "Black Culture"?

17:30 - 18:08 Drake Co-Signing Snowd4y... Was it a Mistake?

18:09 - 19:20 Who Drake SHOULD'VE Co-Signed Instead

19:21 - 20:09 Toronto Peaked When The Raptors Won The NBA Finals

20:10 - 21:03 The Most Popular Toronto Artists are Liabilities for Drake

21:04 - 22:04 Junos Don't Mean Anything

22:50 - 23:14 Does SnowD4Y Represent a Version of Toronto Culture?

23:29 - 23:51 DJ Zar calls out Arab Yutes

23:58 - 24:40 How Non-Blacks See Black Culture

24:41 - 25:16 How To Participate in Black Culture Without Being a Vulture?

25:17 - 26:10 Toronto DJs & Black Music

26:11 - 27:05 Black Ownership in Entertainment

27:06 - 28:09 How Much Blame Can You Put On Non-Black People?

28:10 - 29:57 Natural Doesn't BELIEVE Drake

29:58 - 30:40 Can You Make Money Off A Culture w/o Exploiting It?

30:41 - 32:51 Natural's Jamaican Restaurant Experience

32:52 - 38:00 Non-Caribbean DJs Playing Caribbean Music

38:01 - 39:00 Black Lives Matter: Allyship Gone Wrong

39:01 - 40:40 Give Up Your Reggae Sets To Black DJs?

40:41 - 41:30 Is Hip Hop Still Black?

41:31 - 42:28 The Evolution of Patois

42:29 - 44:00 Mockery

44:01 - 44:52 Laughing With or Laughing At?

44:53 - 45:51 Is Drake A White Guy? A Chameleon?

45:52 - 47:38 Reacting to 5Bladez' TikTok

47:39 - 50:50 Minstrelsy Explained

50:51 - 53:00 Toronto Man Skits... Who is the "Toronto Man?"

53:01 - 54:35 Is "Wah Gwan Delilah" Harmful?

54:36 - 56:36 Black People Get Hyped when Non-Blacks Partake in Their Culture

56:37 - 1:00:00 Reclaiming Ownership

1:00:01 - 1:01:28 Wrapping Up

1:01:29 - 1:03:14 What about "Snow"?

1:03:15 - 1:06:25 Allyship

1:06:26 - 1:09:20 Meritocracy and Black DJs

1:09:21 - Wrapping Up!