Parallel World is the fifth studio album by Cadence Weapon, nee Roland Pemberton, released April 30, 2021.Daniel Sylvester, "Cadence Weapon Is as Clever as Ever on 'Parallel World'". Exclaim!, April 26, 2021. The album was the winner of the 2021 Polaris Music Prize."Cadence Weapon wins Polaris Music Prize for ‘Parallel World’". The Globe and Mail, September 27, 2021.
The album is marked by political themes about Black Canadian life and experience.Nick Krewen, "Cadence Weapon reflects the ‘dystopian present’ on his Polaris-nominated album ‘Parallel World’". Toronto Star, September 25, 2021. Pemberton described the concept as being told with a "journalistic lens" that was largely inspired by watching the George Floyd protests in 2020.
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