Northern Dial Artist Profile

motion

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto-born Wendy 'Motion' Brathwaite is a Canadian emcee, spoken-word poet, playwright, screenwriter and activist whose work has helped connect hip-hop, literature and theatre for more than three decades. A co-founder of CIUT's long-running Masterplan Show and a member of Nu Black Nation, she made Canadian hip-hop history with early releases including Use What U Got and later expanded into award-winning film and television writing.