Nanaimo’s Whipped Cream collaborates on single about ‘toxic love and loss’

Whipped Cream released the single The Dark on Thursday, Jan. 26, in collaboration with Jasiah and Crimson Child. The single will also be featured on the Nanaimo DJ’s upcoming EP later this winter. (Submitted photo)
The Dark, released Jan. 26, features rapper Jasiah and producer Crimson Child
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh speaks to reporters on Parliament Hill. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

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Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy answers questions during a press conference on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, after five fired Memphis Police Officers were charged in the murder of Black motorist Tyre Nichols. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian via AP)

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Khristina (last name withheld), seen here at Salish Park on Jan. 18, 2023, from Saskatchewan comes to Chilliwack twice a year to find her son who is living on the streets, and to hand out supplies to homeless people. (Paul Henderson/ Chilliwack Progress)

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