{"id":12571,"date":"2026-01-23T15:44:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T20:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/?p=12571"},"modified":"2026-01-23T15:44:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T20:44:36","slug":"drive-by-simar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/drive-by-simar\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cDrive By\u201d by Simar, a Canadian rapper with international reach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><em>The Spanish version is currently in BETA mode.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/tag\/simar\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2787\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Simar<\/a><\/strong> is steadily establishing herself as one of the Canadian rappers who manage to move beyond the local scene. Based in Toronto, she operates within a hip-hop register infused with R&amp;B and pop, with an identity clearly shaped by Punjabi language and culture. This positioning allows her to reach both North American audiences and the South Asian diaspora worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Active as a rapper, songwriter, and composer, <strong>Simar<\/strong> stands out for her ability to write and perform in both Punjabi and English. This dual linguistic approach strengthens the international circulation of her music, particularly in Europe and South Asia, where her tracks are shared across streaming platforms and social networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Her career is also marked by collaborations with well-known artists and producers from the urban scene, including <strong>Sidhu Moosewala<\/strong>, <strong>Fateh<\/strong>, and <strong>Talwiinder<\/strong>, as well as <strong>NDS<\/strong>, <strong>ZZORAWAR<\/strong>, <strong>Gminxr<\/strong>, and <strong>Manna<\/strong> on production. These partnerships confirm her integration into an international music network, beyond the Canadian framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">The release of the track <strong><em>Drive By<\/em><\/strong>, accompanied by a music video distributed worldwide, illustrates this momentum. The song generates reactions from several countries and circulates actively on platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram, strengthening <strong>Simar<\/strong>\u2019s visibility beyond Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">In a scene still largely male-dominated, <strong>Simar<\/strong> represents a rising female figure in Canadian rap, with a strategy focused on international reach. Her progression reflects the evolution of Canadian hip-hop, increasingly connected to global scenes and cultures shaped by immigration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/artist\/5neDijXb4H6iIlJJVB1uyf?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"650\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reseauunderground.com\/en\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.reseauunderground.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Source: Submit your project to the Magazine Hip-Hop Portal on the Underground Network.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reseauunderground.com\/en\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.reseauunderground.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to <strong>submit your project<\/strong> via the <strong>Official portal of Hip-Hop Magazine<\/strong>, accessible on the <strong>Underground Network<\/strong>.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a still male-dominated scene, Simar represents a female voice in Canadian rap.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":12572,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,1064],"tags":[679,670,678,606,1128,330,2787,162],"class_list":["post-12571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canada","category-oceanie","tag-actualites","tag-hip-hop","tag-journal","tag-magazine-hip-hop","tag-media","tag-rap","tag-simar","tag-videos"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12571"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12579,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12571\/revisions\/12579"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}