Rapper and Spring Breakers star Gucci Mane is scheduled to perform at the Halifax Forum on May 15 with guests August Alsina, Merkules and Peter Jackson. Tickets start at $89 and are available now right here.
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Pledge allegiance to The Sorority
The Sorority w/Nausikaa, DJ Tranzishen Friday, March 8, 9pm Reflections Cabaret, 5187 Salter Street $15 adv/$20 door, eventbrite.com Though only a group since 2016, the story of hip hop outfit The Sorority has reached origin myth status: Four rappers—all seasoned solo acts—meet and perform together as part of an International Women’s Day cypher. The chemistry […]
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Westvilladelphia, born and raised
If you zipped through our New Music playlist with ease, we have a little something extra for your ears. Andrew Johnson—a Westville-born hip hop artist who goes by the name Anewbis—just launched his debut album. Johnson first hit the stage last September, opening for Quake Matthews and Kayo at The Commune in New Glasgow. Johnson’s […]
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High Klassified hits Halifax
While a hip-hop head reppin’ their hometown certainly isn’t new (at least half of College Dropout era Kanye relied on Chi-town referencing), the way beat maker/music mystic High Klassified reps Laval, NOT Montreal, should touch the heart of any proud Dartmouth dweller or Cole Harbour kid. Tomorrow night, High Klassified and his killer pick comb/ […]
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Clairmont The Second’s in command
SonReal presents No Warm Up Tour w/Clairmont The Second Friday, March 10, 9pm The Marquee Ballroom 2037 Gottingen Street $25/$30 Nineteen-year-old Clairmont Humphrey II, AKA Clairmont The Second, grew up listening to different types of songs that now inspire his creative sound. “First music I ever heard in my life was gospel music, and like […]
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Ten ways to spring into the weekend
10 Pop-Up Mini Market Saturday Dearlove Ceramics, Simple Rituals Skincare Co., Madeleine W. Draws and Atlantic Coastlines share sweet, handmade somethings at Lucky Penny’s bite-sized buying session. 9 New Orleans Style Mardi Gras Celebration Saturday Ms. Julie may have moved from New Orleans to Nova Scotia, but she sure didn’t leave her love of Mardi […]
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Hoping to build up Gentrification: A Hip Hop Musical
Gentrification: A Hip Hop Musical Community gathering #1 Saturday, March 4, 2-4:30pm George Dixon Centre, 2501 Gottingen Street free Gentrification in Halifax’s north end is an issue effecting many, and a group of artists is hoping to bring light to these issues through a hip hop musical. Dramatic Changes, a non-profit group focusing on social […]
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T.I. brings politically-charged EP to Halifax.
Though it might have been a while since you’ve grooved to a dirty-south-style jam by T.I., the wait for shimmying, shaking, or Whatever You Like is officially over: The Atlanta-born-and-based emcee is heading north of the border to party it up in Halifax on January 31. Hitting the Exhibition Park Stage, fans are about $50 […]
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King’s student union addresses racism after cancelling Wu-Tang Clan night
The University of King’s College Students’ Union is holding a public forum on racism after a popular campus bar event, Wu-Tang Clan Night, was cancelled due to concerns about white students singing along to racial slurs. An October 23 Facebook post on the event page by black King’s student Julia-Simone Rutgers quickly garnered attention from […]
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Check out Wordburglar’s video for “Channel Halifax”
You may not have seen rapper and writer Sean Jordan (AKA WordBurglar) around much lately, since he’s splitting his time between Hali and Toronto. But Jordan’s latest video illustrates his love for home. Filmed over the course of a year, the music video captures Halifax’s most iconic corners through all kinds of weather. It’s a […]
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Universal Soul’s return
On an evening in 2002, Tracey Williams (AKA Tacktishion) had his nap interrupted. His girlfriend woke him up, asking “Don’t you have a show tonight?” Williams rushed down to Hell’s Kitchen, now the Seahorse Tavern, on Gottingen Street, making it just in time to bust a rhyme with his group Universal Soul. He entered through […]
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You even dance, bro? Watch this photo montage of The Jam
For the last two years, three Halifax DJs have been bringing the literal and metaphorical jams almost once a month to Michael’s Bar & Grill (#RIP), briefly to Reflections and then finally The Seahorse, where the last several Jams have been ‘jammed’ to capacity. On June 17, DJ T-Woo (Trevor Wood), DJ Okay TK (TK Thorpe) and DJ Loukas […]