Chicago, Ill. -- Last month, DJBooth.net had the opportunity to attend the

Hennessy Artistry Showcase

. Held at Chicago venue The Shrine and hosted by Windy City emcee

Common

, the event included a performance by

Lenny Kravitz

' daughter,

Zoë Kravitz

, as well as sets by Booth favorites

Jeremih

and

Colin Munroe

, the latter of whom rocked the stage alongside Philly octet

The Roots

.

After the show, DJBooth sat down for an interview with Munroe, the Ontarian up-and-comer who brought us such reader-approved features as "

Piano Lessons

" and "

Start a War

," in addition to earning plaudits for his guest vocals on tracks by

Wale

("

Bittersweet

"),

Izza Kizza

("

Connect the Dots

") and

Che Grand

("

Too Much Too Soon

"). Fresh off a national tour in support of Wale's forthcoming debut album,

Attention: Deficit

(due out in early November), the buzzmaking singer/songwriter/producer is wrapping up recording on his own freshman set,

Don't Think Less of Me

.

In the

exclusive video

below, Colin Munroe gives us the inside scoop on his pre-performance drinking preferences, which #1 hitmaker and fellow Toronto resident just might appear on his next single (

cough

,

Drake

,

cough

) and his plans to drop new material in mixtape form prior to his debut's arrival on store shelves.