** Congrats to Universal Soul for picking up a 2005 Canadian Music Week Indie nomination for Favorite Urban Artist/Group!! http://www.cmw.net/indies.htm && for having 'All Night' video in high rotation on MuchMusic! http://www.usoul.com Hip-Hop in Atlantic Canada Wednesday, Jan 19th 2005 Outline: - My reviews & interviews - CTG Records Update - Rush Hour Traffik Jamz Top Ten - Junos to Halifax in 2006 - Audio upload at HipHopCanada.com - MP3 compilation Downloads - Upcoming shows - Music Videos & TV - Compilation Releases - New Releases - Weekly events - Radio Shows *************************************** My reviews & interviews: http://www.geocities.com/trizoy99/review.html K-Os Show Review - 15 Jan 2005 (Fredericton) http://www.geocities.com/trizoy99/reviews/kosshowreview.html *************************************** CTG Records Update * Cess recently shot his video for 'Hindsight' in Philli with DJ IV, Mic Jones, Jofo & Douce. The 2nd day of shooting was a Schoolly-D's place with Rosco P. Coldchain (Star Trak). Release Date TBA * Phakt's M.T. Pockitz video has been pushed back until the end of February. He's still working on his album. * upcoming: Mic Jones 'Rookie of the Year' album & video; Phakt 2nd video; DJ IV mixtape & video; Jofo album; 3 songs on a 50,000 copies compilation. *************************************** Rush Hour Traffik Jamz Top Ten (of the East Coast) This radio show is hosted by DJ $lim. It airs from 3-4 pm every Sunday on http://www.yourhotfm.com , which is powered by Aliant. If you're an East Coast artist and want airplay then send music, preferably radio edits to: DAM Entertainment, Att: Dwayne Marcial, 72 Stanley Street, Saint John, NB, E2K 3Y4, Canada hit DJ $lim @ 506-693-9549 or dammarcial@hotmail.com *************************************** Junos in Halifax in 2006 CARAS announces Halifax as Host City for 2006 JUNO Awards: http://www3.junoawards.ca/PDF/01182005a.pdf *************************************** We're hoping and looking to get more Atlantic Canadian emcees to post their audio for free at http://www.hiphopcanada.com in the ICAN section. As it gets bigger and bigger it will be a great way to get your audio heard. Much respect! http://www.hiphopcanada.com/_site/community/phpBB2/music.php *************************************** MP3 Downloads curtesy of thgp@atlantichiphop.com CTG Music Sampler 2004 Backburner Mixtape 2004 Halifamous Compilation Vol 1 Locdog 40s and 9s http://atlantichiphop.com/mixtapes Live Recording Downloads Nov 10 2004 - Khyber Club (Feat. Apt, Cal, Jesse D, Jay Bizzy) "Backburner in Hell" - live recording from Hell's Kitchen - 04/03/04 http://www.stonecutterlabs.com New Archive and Sponsorship Site http://atlantichiphop.com *************************************** Upcoming shows: ** Bathurst, NB ** Sunday, Feb 6th @ Gwendolyn-Kent Auditorium, Bathurst, NB Red Suga featuring Anaphylactic, EhJay Sweet, Mikey Shah, and MO3 Chaleur Outstanding Youth Awards 6:30 pm ** Fredericton, NB ** Thursday, Feb 10th @ Capital, 362 Queen, Fredericton, NB Fredericton ECMA nominee Fundraiser Show & Auction Bonshah, Mickey D, Pimp Tea & DJ Loc Dog 10 pm $3 Help us raise money to cover hotel & gas to/from the 2005 ECMAs We'll have an assortment of items up for auction! http://www.pimptea.com/auction.html ** Glace Bay, NS ** Friday, Feb 18th @ Sandbar, 117 Mitchell Ave, Dominion, NS Drain Tha Gutta Ent presents 'Hip-Hop Showcase the ECMAs Shoulda Had' Bonshah, Mickey D, Spesh K, Fax 4, Quake, Pimp Tea, Jofo, Marc Cee, Mista Mack & DJ Loc Dog 9 pm $5 ** Halifax, NS ** Sunday Jan 23rd @ The Pavillion, Halifax, NS Rap for Relief 2005 - 2-4pm (afternoon) - $4 at the door featuring: Spesh K, J-Bru, Taichichi, Jay Bizzy, JoRun, The Fax 4, Quake, Flexxman, Anonamyss, Asia, Sko-shun Tiez, Shane C and more. 50% goes to Red Cross; 50% goes to Oxfam Canada. Friday, Feb 4th @ The Attic, Halifax, NS Universal Soul & Jorun 10 pm $5 http://www.usoul.com Thursday, Feb 10th @ Marquee, Halifax, NS Buying Out The Bar: Last Rap Show at the Marquee Club Presented by Sofa King Raw Classified, J-Bru, Universal Soul, Tachichi, Alpha Flight, Parker Lewis, Jesse Dangerously, Phakt, Mic Jones, Cess, Jofo, Second Front, Jay Bizzy, Apt, Kuttin Kracker, Cosmo, Jorun, Gordski, IV, Plae.boi, Androc, Y-Rush 10PM to 3:30AM a¢æ¡° $7 a¢æ¡°BOTH FLOORS a¢æ¡° 19+ ID REQUIRED ** Moncton, NB ** Saturday, June 4 @ Empress Room, Moncton, NB Red Suga $13 To buy tickets: https://www.capitol.nb.ca/transactions/payment-redsuga-en.asp ** Ottawa, ON ** Wed, Feb 9th @ Ottawa Congress Center, Ottawa, ON Red Suga @ BluePrint For The Future/National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation One performance at noon, and one at the end of the day (TBA) ** Sydney, NS ** Thursday, Feb 17th @ The French Club, Sydney, NS Universal Soul Saturday, Feb 19th @ The Steel Workers Hall, Sydney, NS Black Vibes ANSMA Showcase with Universal Soul *************************************** Music Videos & TV: Josh Martinez - Nightmares http://www.joshmartinez.ca Pimp Tea - Super Dude (ZeD TV) http://zed.cbc.ca/action.ZeD?POS=2&action=watch&CONTENT_ID=32022&type=acquisitio nCMS&FILTER_KEY=179965 Universal Soul - 'All Night' http://www.revolverfilms.com/usoul http://www.usoul.com Wordburglar - 'Wordburglar' http://www.wordburglar.com *************************************** Compilation Releases: January 27 - Hotbox and Suave present... Cross Country feat Jay Bizzy, DFE, Jesse Dangerously, Downstream, Wordburglar, Johnny Hardcore and much more!!! http://www.suavebeats.net Nov 9 - DJ Loc Dog Presents: 40s and 9s Round 1 - locdogjr@hotmail.com http://www.suavebeats.net/locdog/ Oct 26 - Fundamilitia Mixtape hosted by The Fundamental - fundamentalscrew@hotmail.com featuring Eddy Distant, U-Knight, J-Phonics, Theft, DJ Crafty, Sheist, Deck, & more *************************************** New Releases: Feb 1 - Teknikal - Reformatted - http://www.streetfamerecords.com Nov 9 - Teknikal - Feel Me Rock (2000-2002) - http://www.streetfamerecords.com Oct 26 - The Chronicles - The Chronicles - http://is2.dal.ca/~nbashir *************************************** Weekly Events: Every Wednesday @ The Capital, Fredericton, NB Hip-Hop night with open mics & tables Every Wednesday @ The Attic, 1741 Grafton St, Halifax, NS Wild on Wednesday's with DJ IV & special guests Free for students w/ student ID Every Wednesday @ the Khyber, Halifax, NS - No Cover Droppin' Science with Alpha Flight Check your local schedule for specifics & guests! Live Action Painting on the first of Every month! Every Wednesday & Sunday @ Gypsy Tea Room, Water Street, St. John's, NFLD Beer Box Beat Junkies - Free Cover DJ Scratch_Two, DJ Evo, DJ AVP, DJ FSH AKA Mark Power & more Every Saturday @ Pitchmans Pub, 5287 Prince St, Halifax, NS Soul Session Saturdays with RS Smooth & DJ Plae.boi Presented by Fuse Group & Ground Level Entertainment Cover $6 - Dress code in effect ************************************************ Radio Shows Monday 10 PM (AST) - Hosted by DJ $lim - on CFMH (UNBSJ) 92.5 FM in Saint John, NB Monday 10 PM (NST) Daily Operation - Hosted by Scratch_two and EVO aerosolnf@yahoo.ca - on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, NFLD http://www.mun.ca/chmr Tuesday 12:35 pm (AST) The Pump - Hosted by DJ Strata-G - marksparrow@hotmail.com - on CAPR (UCCB) in Sydney, NS http://capr.uccb.ca/tunein.html Wednesday 5:30 - 7 pm (AST) Get On The Groove - Hosted by Scout - on CHSR 97.9 FM in Fredericton, NB http://www.unb.ca/chsr Thursday 8 - 9:30 pm (AST) Strictly Hip Hop - Hosted by DJ STV - on CHSR 97.9 FM in Fredericton, NB http://www.unb.ca/chsr Thursday 9 - 10:30 PM (AST) Elements of tha Underground - hosted by Jabba tha Cutt, DarkFoo, and Duke Nukem - on CKDU 97.5FM in Halifax, NS http://ckdu.dal.ca - Special blend of underground and old school rap! every other Thursday 10:30 - 12 AM (AST) Wax Museum - hosted by Litterbug - on CKDU 97.5FM in Halifax, NS http://ckdu.dal.ca - Classic breaks from the 70s, old school hiphop, and good hiphop Thursday 11 PM - 1 am (AST) Still Grooving - Hosted by Master Mixx D and Dj Maz - on CFMH (UNBSJ) 92.5 FM in Saint John, NB - Hip Hop/R&B/Reggae Friday 1 - 2:30PM (AST) The Flava - hosted by Plaeboi - on CKDU 97.5FM in Halifax, NS http://ckdu.dal.ca - http://www.thaflava.org Friday 8 - 9:30 PM (AST) The Pavement - hosted by Jesse Dangerously - on CKDU 97.5FM in Halifax, NS http://ckdu.dal.ca - Bringing you a wide spectrum of rap. Saturday 1:30 - 3 PM (AST) The Maple Mothership - Hosted by Parker Lewis & DJ Beef - on CKDU 97.5FM in Halifax, NS http://ckdu.dal.ca - world's first and only 100% Canadian Hip Hop Radio Invasion Sundays 3-4PM (AST) Rush Hour Traffik Jamz Top Ten (East Coast) - hosted by DJ $lim - dammarcial@hotmail.com - on Aliant & YourHotFM.com http://www.yourhotfm.com Sundays 5 - 7:30PM (AST) Smooth Grooves - hosted by R$Smooth - on CKDU 97.5FM in Halifax, NS http://ckdu.dal.ca ************************************************ Post your events (with flyers at no charge) in the HipHopCanada.com Events forum on the message board. http://www.hiphopcanada.com/cgi- bin/community/ikonboard.cgi?s=40732aca40d96cc2;act=SF;f=11 ************************************** Visit THE forum for Atlantic Canadian hip-hop: http://www.halifamous.com/bb/index.php ************************************** Troy Neilson aka Pimp Tea http://www.pimptea.com Senior Writer - HipHopCanada.com - 2002, 2003 & 2004 CUMA winner http://www.HipHopCanada.com Staff Writer - The Brunswickan - http://www.unb.ca/bruns **************************************