HOMEGROWN Toronto — Shawna Stewart

Shawna Stewart · Official Music Video · 2026

A Love Letter to Toronto

Music, movement, and the places that made us.
A celebration of community — and of finding home.

An SS Records Production
Produced by I Thought It Was Just Me — The Podcast

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First Look

A Tease of Homegrown

Official teaser — the full video lives at the bottom of the page.

About Homegrown

A Love Letter to Toronto

Homegrown is an original music video celebrating Toronto through music, movement, culture, and community.

Inspired by the energy of the city and the nostalgia of 1990s hip-hop and R&B, the project brings together an incredible group of dancers and creatives to create something joyful, authentic, and unmistakably Toronto.

An SS Records production and produced by I Thought It Was Just Me — The Podcast, created and co-hosted by Shawna Stewart and Jayne Kamara.

This is our love letter to the city we call home.

The Visual Language

A '90s Soul. A Toronto Heart.

Mary J. Blige in Real Love, wearing the oversized 2 Black Guys Toronto jersey — Visual reference — Mary J. Blige, “Real Love”

Oversized. Unmistakably '90s. Unmistakably Toronto.

The look and feel of the video is inspired by the music video for “Real Love,” where Mary J. Blige sports the iconic 2 Black Guys | Toronto jersey — oversized, unmistakably 90s, and unmistakably Toronto.

HOMEGROWN carries that spirit into its own visual world: black baseball jerseys, relaxed denim, movement, and the city skyline.

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