Have you bought some bottled water yet? Or figured out how you’ll fill the time once the power goes out? Yep, Hurricane Fiona is on its way—currently forecast to hit Nova Scotia with major wind and rain starting Friday, September 23, with landfall happening near Cape Breton on Saturday, September 24—and will affect Halifax to […]
Hopscotch Festival
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Hopscotch Festival moves this weekend’s programming from Grand Parade to Light House Arts Centre
Thanks to Hurricane Fiona, the team at Hopscotch Festival—the east coast’s largest celebration of hip hop—have had to make some changes. Since most of the annual event’s programming was slated to take place outdoors at Grand Parade, a venue change-up is, of course, in order—and the event took to Instagram today to say that the […]
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DijahSB brings Tasty Raps to Hopscotch Festival
DijahSB at Hopscotch Festival Grand Parade, Sat, Sep 25, 6-10pm, free eventbrite.ca If quarantine was a time of cocooning, no one is emerging more of a monarch post-pandemic than DijahSB. The Toronto MC has been grinding it out in the city’s indie rap scene for about a decade now, but the rapid-fire succession of their […]
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LXVNDR’s music is a pastel punch
LXVNDR at Hopscotch Festival Grand Parade, Fri Sep 24, 6-10pm, free eventbrite.ca When Kathleen Moon arrives at a north end cafe earlier this week—in sneakers that match her oversized blazer and a perfect manicure that sets off both—she’s all smiles and calm energy, sipping a lavender tea in an oversized china cup. The choice of […]
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The form and fun of Snotty Nose Rez Kids
Snotty Nose Rez Kids w/DJ Kookum, Lex Leosis Friday, May 24, 9pm Reflections Cabaret, 5187 Salter Street $15, showpass.com F rom the jump, Snotty Nose Rez Kids grab your ears and attention. Even the name of the British Columbia-based hip hop duo acts like a sharp finger-snap, making the listener confront their internalized racism the […]
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Move ‘n’ groove with Hopscotch
Starting tomorrow, Hopscotch Festival is back in Hali, for three days filled with hip-hop music and dance, and visual urban art. Hosted by HRM, this fest turns 7 this time around. Hopscotch kicks off Thursday with an artist mixer they’re calling “NS meets UK,” at Seven Bays Bouldering. These emerging hip-hop and grime artists hailing […]
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Jump into Hopscotch Halifax
Hopscotch Halifax is quickly becoming one of the city’s best annual music festivals. From live street art demos to the country’s champion battle rappers to American DJs and local dancers, this year’s Hopscotch pulls out the big guns with Orlando’s DJ Dallask and festival headliners Indiana’s Freddie Gibbs and Long Island MC Rakim. This year, […]
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Lil Jon, Tech N9ne to headline Hopscotch
Turn down for what? How about turn up for Lil Jon and Tech N9ne at the fifth annual Halifax Hopscotch Urban Arts Festival. The Atlanta-born rapper and former Celebrity Apprentice contestant Lil Jon has had a massive hit this summer with his song “Turn Down for What,” which means you’ll see many more jokes like […]
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Hip Hop From Away
kou cho ching Last week it was announced that a wide array of hip-hop artists and musicians —- including Pete Rock, Classified and Halifax’s favorite Beatnut, JuJu —- would both be performing at the rather cool-sounding Hopscotch Arts Festival (Sept 4 to 11.) While it gives us an undeniable thrill to be staring down the […]
