Gritty City: An Oral History of Winnipeg Hip-Hop Music 1980-2005

Available for purchase in Winnipeg:

Old Gold Vintage Vinyl (187 Osborne Street)

Into the Music (245 McDermot Avenue)

Winnipeg Art Gallery Qaumajuq (300 Memorial Boulevard)

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Available for purchase in Gimli, MB:

HP Tergesen & Sons (82 1st Avenue)

And for free at the Evergreen Regional Library!

Available for purchase in Saskatoon:

Turning the Tide Bookstore (615 Main Street)

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Media for Gritty City

Ace Burpee’s 100 Most Fascinating Manitobans of 2024 - Made Ace’s list this year! (Dec. 2024) - Ace Burpee's Top 100 Most Fascinating Manitobans of 2024

UMFM - Turning Pages hosted by Michael Elves - Radio Interview with the author (Dec. 2024) - Turning Pages on UMFM

UMFM - Hip-Hop 101 hosted by Dialog - Radio Interview with the author (Sept. 2024)

Hip-Hop 101 with Dialog - Interview starts around 28 minute mark

The Ace Burpee Show - Radio interview with the author (Aug. 2024)

♫ GRITTY CITY - An Oral History of Winnipeg Hip-Hop Music: 1980-2005 (iheart.com)

CBC Radio - Up To Speed - Radio interview with the author (Aug. 2024)

New book shines a spotlight on local hip-hop history | Up To Speed

Winnipeg Free Press - Profile on the release of the book (Aug. 2024)

Word of mouth – Winnipeg Free Press

The Lounge Presents - Podcast interview with the author (June 2024)

Podcast Interview (Spotify) - Podcast Interview (Apple)

Witchpolice Radio - Podcast interview with the author (May 2024)

WR902: 'Gritty City' author Nigel Webber (witchpolice.com)

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)