Cadence Weapon is an artist who is dominating the Canadian music scene one album at a time. Fresh off his Polaris Music Prize nomination, I got the chance to talk to him over the phone about school, what it's like to be nominated for a Polaris Prize and of course his show here at Fanshawe during Frosh Week.

I read that you went to school for journalism and later dropped out to pursue the music career you have now. Would you ever consider going back to school?
"If I went back to school it wouldn't be for journalism. I would probably go back to school just for studio engineering or something that I'd be able to get more practical knowledge in. I have been getting more interested in writing again, but the thing is, when I went to school for journalism, I went to school in the states; in Hampton, Virginia. The kind of journalism they were teaching was not really suited for me. I was more interested in the idea of creative writing and it seemed to be more oriented for people who wanted to be meteorologists or TV newscasters and that's not something I wanted to do."

I know you have probably been asked this question a million times, but what was it like to be nominated for the Polaris Music Prize again this year?
"It was great; I mean it's a total honour. It's one of the highest distinctions in Canadian music so to have been nominated for all my albums in some capacity — I mean this is the second time that I made the short list and the third time I've been nominated for my albums. It definitely reassures me about what I'm doing. I seem to be doing something that intrigues people to a certain degree."

You played here at Fanshawe last month. How do you feel the show went?
"The show at Fanshawe was so fun. It was a really hype party and everyone there was really stoked and told me that they were going to come to the next show as well."

For news on Cadence Weapon and to download his latest album Hope In Dirt City, visit cadenceweaponmusic.com.