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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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 […]
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Listen to this hot Doin’ Damage playlist by DJ T-Woo
Tonight at Gus’ Pub (2605 Agricola, 10pm, $6), Halifax’s monthly 100 percent rap night returns with DJ T-Woo (AKA Trevor Wood). It’s time to start Doin’ Damage. For this special stay-trill occasion, T-Woo has put together a new playlist to get you turnt up on this beautiful day, which will surely be a beautiful night. […]
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Detroit’s Royce da 5’9” coming to Halifax on his Canadian tour
Detroit rap heavyweight Royce da 5’9” is coming to Halifax in May! The friend of Eminem (freminem?) from their duo Bad Meets Evil went on to work with some of the biggest names in hip-hop from Big Sean to TechN9ne to Common and more. His new album, Layers, will be out on April 15 and he continues to […]
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Canada’s first show with MC star A-F-R-O is in Halifax
“Man, he’s amazing,” says New Jersey producer Mr. Green (AKA Aaron Green) about 19-year-old Californian rapper All Flows Reach Out, or A-F-R-O. Green is just one of the many rappers and rap fans calling the MC (AKA James Gutierrez) the next big thing in contemporary hip-hop. And this Friday, A-F-R-O will make his first-ever Canadian […]
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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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Watch Reeny Smith’s new video “Last Call”
Halifax soul-infused pop singer Reeny Smith just dropped a new video for the bangin’ single, “Last Call,” featuring some slick bar-tending by rapper Quake Matthews, and funk-R&B guitar and bass. The single, released a few months ago, was produced by Corey LeRue (Neon Dreams) with co-writing by Dylan Guthro and Laura Roy. Directed by GILL, the […]
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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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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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Long live the female king, Real Eyez
“It started in junior high,” explains Halifax rapper and singer RealEyez (AKA Erin Dorrington). “They’d always say, ‘You’re too real for your own good,’ you know? I’m very outspoken and I’d rather tell people the truth.” And the truth is—RealEyez has big dreams. Along with starting an independent label, Confiscated Records, she will release her second […]
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Corey Wright’s bars
“A lot of my motivation comes from being locked up and thinking about Damon,” says rapper Corey Wright, 32. On an early November morning in 2006, Damon Crooks was downtown when a brawl broke out. Wright, raised in Uniacke Square, got caught in it. Next thing Wright knew, he was being arrested. His hands were […]
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Fully RealEyez
“This is the craziest thing I’ve ever done in my life—putting out an album,” RealEyez (AKA Erin Dorrington) says as she sits in a sunny north end cafe. It’s hard not to get swept up in her excitement. Warm and enthusiastic, throughout the conversation Dorrington tells some harrowing facts about her past, but brushes the […]