<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Drake. The Weeknd. It is hard to avoid the sounds from these radio dominating artists no matter how hard you try. Both of these artists have brought attention to the musical hotbed of the Great White North, known as Toronto. The city is referenced left, right, and center in popular music today, specifically in Hip-Hop and R&;B. There is no doubt that the city of Toronto is going through a musical renaissance right now. Fresh outta Toronto’s musical oven, duo </span><a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/7e1ICztHM2Sc4JNLxeMXYl"><span style="font-weight: 400;">dvsn</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is here to give a smooth taste on how R&;B music should be made.</span></p>
<p><img class=" size-full wp-image-2387 aligncenter" src="https://tulanemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Screen-Shot-2017-12-11-at-9.45.27-AM.png" alt="Screen Shot 2017-12-11 at 9.45.27 AM" width="1168" height="774" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Source: </span><a href="https://nowtoronto.com/music/features/dvsn/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">NOW Magazine</span></a></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dvsn pronounced “division” is a Canadian R&;B duo made up of Daniel Daley and Paul Jefferies (stage name: Nineteen85). The group’s music features pangs of harmonies you’d hear from a gospel choir and heavy sub-basses with thick hi-hats that you hear in current Hip-Hop music. It’s a well-tailored combination that blends 90’s, R&;B slow jams with contemporary Hip-Hop rhythms we all can’t seem to get enough of.</span></p>
<p><img class=" size-full wp-image-2388 aligncenter" src="https://tulanemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Screen-Shot-2017-12-11-at-9.45.40-AM.png" alt="Screen Shot 2017-12-11 at 9.45.40 AM" width="1092" height="728" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Source: </span><a href="https://hypebeast.com/2017/6/dvsn-dont-choose-single"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hypebeast</span></a></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dsvn really popped off when they released the song “With Me” on Soundcloud. This song garnered attention after appearing on Drake’s OVO Sound Radio Show on Apple Music on September 5th, 2015. A record deal with Drake’s label, OVO Sound, came quickly after and dvsn released their first album, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">SEPT. 5th.</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> The album title signified the date OVO Sound Radio Show featured “With Me”.</span></p>
<p><img class=" wp-image-2389 aligncenter" src="https://tulanemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Screen-Shot-2017-12-11-at-9.45.48-AM.png" alt="Screen Shot 2017-12-11 at 9.45.48 AM" width="563" height="563" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Source: </span><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/sept-5th/id1091615564"><span style="font-weight: 400;">iTunes</span></a></p>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">SEPT. 5th</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> was a success and showed that dvsn was here to stay. This past fall, dvsn released their sophomore album, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Morning After</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. 13 songs, smooth as silk, and chiller than Jack Frost himself, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Morning After</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is honestly in the running for my favorite R&;B album of the year. Like a D’Angelo album with the brushing falsetto, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Morning After </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">is the type of album you gotta listen all the way through.</span></p>
<p><img class=" size-full wp-image-2390 aligncenter" src="https://tulanemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Screen-Shot-2017-12-11-at-9.46.20-AM.png" alt="Screen Shot 2017-12-11 at 9.46.20 AM" width="1234" height="688" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Credit: </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baxImKUepXM"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Youtube</span></a></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My personal favorites from the tracklist are “P.O.V.”, “Morning After”, and “Don’t Choose”. But I usually just shuffle the album, and it seems to do the trick.</span></p>
<p>COVER PHOTO: <a href="http://djbooth.net/news/entry/2016-10-06-dvsn-bringing-traditional-r-and-b-into-modern-era">DJBooth</a></p>
<p><b>And check out: </b><a href="https://soundcloud.com/dvsndvsn/ovo-sound-radio-episode-54-dirty-dvsn-mix"><b>dvsn’s OVO Sound Radio Show mix</b></a><b>.</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Let me know your favorite tracks from the album in the comments below.</span></p>
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Artist Profile: dvsn and Toronto’s Music Renaissance
