Northern Dial Artist Profile

different shades of black

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Different Shades of Black is a pioneering Winnipeg hip-hop group that emerged in the mid-1990s through Peanuts & Corn Records. The group released Next School Pioneers in 1995 and later became known as Shadez Ov Blac, helping establish Winnipeg's early independent rap identity. Northern Dial carries the group as part of Canada's foundational regional hip-hop history.