A blue sky, dotted with cumulus clouds, spins lazily by overhead, as if you’re out for a summer drive with your best friends—or you suddenly found your arms were replaced by wings and you needed to test ‘em out. Ghettosocks (real name Darren Pyper), the venerable Halifax MC, comes into view, towering over the frame. […]
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Best Hip Hop Artist / Band
Gold Winner Classified Silver Winner Quake Matthews Bronze Winner Ghettosocks Two thousand eighteen has been another busy year for Enfield’s main man Classified, AKA Luke Boyd. In between producing tracks at his studio for a wide variety of artists—Hillsburn, Jody Upshaw, Elijah Will—he performed his MMIW anthem “Powerless” at the East Coast Music Awards show […]
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Best MC
Gold Winner Classified Silver Winner Quake Matthews Bronze Winner Ghettosocks The rapper/producer has just released a new album, Tomorrow Could Be The Day Things Change—his fifth major-label release, but his catalogue is way into the double digits nowadays—13 tracks for you to get stuck in your brain. It covers the usual range of subjects—“Legal Marijuana,” […]
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The Woods’ multi-disciplinary tribute to Anna Leonowens
The Woods present: I AM ANNA May 11-12, 7:30 & 9pm; May 13, 7:30pm Anna Leonowens Gallery 1891 Granville Street $20, tickethalifax.com “There’s a whole generation of females raised on Julie Andrews and Salt-N-Pepa,” says Alexis Cormier. “Because of them we know what a strong woman is: Educated, informed, strong. And she’s single, which is […]
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A helping of VIMANA
A new artist collective helping to propel artists and musicians by providing resources and networking opportunities is one of the latest positive additions to Halifax’s creative scene. It’s called V I M A N A. MC Darren Pyper (AKA Ghettosocks) is one of the nine founding members of the collective. “The collective was formed out […]
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Video of the Day: “I’m The Reason” by Ghettosocks and Tachichi
Today, longtime Halifax-Toronto emcee Ghettosocks (Darren Pyper) and Dartmouth emcee Tachichi (Tyrone Thompson) dropped a new video for their collab-track, “I’m The Reason,” featuring old-school backbeats, sick graff, Barrington Street, Tony’s Pizza and Okay TK at The Jam. I want a slice so bad RN. The duo are soon putting out a new EP Supernova, and also just released an […]
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Five fun music things to do this weekend
No need to stress about what to do, my dudes, but there is SO MUCH music going on, it’s hard to pick. You can either thrash out at a Khyber fundraiser, or sit back and get sad with some heartfelt folk or dance with Skratch Bastid. From all our listings, here are five things to do: […]
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Critic’s Picks: Our favourite local music videos of 2015
Goddamn, this city is talented. Not only do we have some of the country’s best musicians, we also have the most talented directors, animators and artists. Like, goddamn. In the spirit of our Critic’s Picks issue, here are a few of our favourite local music vids from 2015. Hard to pick. Jay Mayne – In […]
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Ghettosocks is Invincible
Gaze upon Ghettosocks‘ new video for “Invincible” and witness: a) a wolfman and a robot fighting b) choice verses from El Da Sensei c) directorial chops from Darrell Faria d) shapely ladies dancing e) Ghettosocks throwing down his lead single from his upcoming solo album
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Ghettosocks Gets on the Vote-Train
Ghettosocks has had a pretty good year, what with his Juno nomination and that ECMA he just received for Rap Single of the Year. Now the bespectacled one has taken to Youtube to urge people to go out and vote. Overall this has been one of the most celebrity-laden elections I can remember, with pro-voting messages from Mr. Lahey, the Trailer Park Boys, Rick Mercer and those guys from shitharperdid.ca. Hear the Grand Wizzard’s take below:
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Day 1, Part 3: South By Southwest
For my editor: Dave Jaffer of The Hour mugs in front of the tattoo parlour where Jason Street got his tattoo in Friday Night Lights Fresh Kils gives the lowdown on Austin Ghettosocks on food in Austin and that Juno nomination
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Day 1, Part 2: South By Southwest 2011
Oh Austin, how I love you. Just when you think South By Southwest may not live up to expectations, it kicks you in the arse with a great night of shows. It’s like throwing a party and being worried that no one will show up. Instead, several thousand people turn out and it’s the party […]