About the Author

Nigel Webber was born and raised in Winnipeg and is proud of it. Having written for television and documentary film, Nigel moved to combine his two loves of writing and hip-hop music in 2018 when he began writing for Stylus Magazine.

It was while writing for Stylus that Nigel first began looking into Winnipeg hip-hop history and the idea for Gritty City was hatched, back in December 2019. It took over four years to research, conduct interviews with over 120 people, transcribe each interview personally, and then write Gritty City.

Nigel lives in Winnipeg still, with his girlfriend and their dog. Outside of hip-hop, Nigel enjoys the Toronto Blue Jays, reading about history, and riding his bike.

Links

Media for Gritty City

UMFM 101.5 - Radio Interview with UMFM Program Director Michael Elves on his show “Thank God It’s Free Range” (April 2024)

UMFM Radio Interview

The Uniter - Interview with the author and project advisor Nestor Wynrush (March 2024)

Gritty City documents early Winnipeg hip-hop scene – The Uniter

Witchpolice Radio - Podcast interview with the author (September 2020)

WR529: Nigel Webber (witchpolice.com)

Writing for Stylus

Stylus Magazine - Top 100 Winnipeg Hip-Hop Songs (Published September 2020) Winnipeg State of Mind – Top 100 Winnipeg Hip-Hop Songs (ckuw.ca)

Stylus Magazine - Thought piece on "message songs” in hip-hop (Published April 2019) Winnipeg State of Mind (ckuw.ca)

Stylus Magazine - Profile on local rapper Caid Jones (RIP) (Published January 2021)

Winnipeg State of Mind :: Caid Jones (ckuw.ca)

Stylus Magazine - Profile of Winnipeg hip-hop producers (Published April 2020) Winnipeg State of Mind (ckuw.ca)