Hip-Hop in Atlantic Canada Wednesday, Feb 2nd 2005 Outline: - Breakfast Television - U Soul, Bonshah & more... - DMC Canada - ANSMA Awards - More mp3 downloads! - AtlanticHipHop.com - Canadian Idol Auditions - Upcoming shows - Music Videos & TV - Compilation Releases - New Releases - Weekly events - Radio Shows *************************************** Breakfast Television - U Soul, Bonshah & more... Thursday February 3, 2005 - Live on Breakfast Television Chat with USoul and see them live! "Broadcast from the ATV studios in Halifax from 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., BT is carried in its entirety on ASN, while the first half hour of the show is carried on ATV." http://www.usoul.com Friday, February 18th - Check Breakfast Television (ATV/CTV) between 7 am & 8:30 am for performances from: Bonshah, Mickey D, Pimp Tea & DJ Loc Dog http://www.pimptea.com *************************************** DMC Canada - http://www.DMCcanada.com 2005 Technics / DMC Canada: > Moncton, NB - April 8 @ Oxygen Nightclub > Halifax, NS - April 22 @ The Attic > Montreal, QC - July 8 (venue to be announced) DMC Canadian Final - Saturday September 10 Hamilton, ON @ 77 Night Club Rules & Regulations: http://www.dmccanada.com/rules__regulations.htm. Judging Criteria: Competitors will be judged on the following: A. Technical Skills & Tricks B. Beat Juggles C. Scratching D. Music Selection / Flow / Accuracy E. Originality / Innovation / Creativity F. Stage Presence / Showmanship / Audience Response Application to compete: http://www.dmccanada.com/application_to_compete_in_dj_championship.htm Application forms with a sample of the DJs turntablist skills must be forwarded to the promoter of each city they want to compete at. Moncton promoter is: Sebastien - soulsystem@excite.com - Soulsystem, 47A Park Street, Moncton, NB, E1C 2A9 Halifax promoter is: Robyn - robyn@accesswave.ca http://www.DMCcanada.com *************************************** ANSMA Awards - http://www.ansma.org BEST HIP-HOP: ASIA & the Sko-Shun Tiez for song "Jiggy Cha Cha" Artist/group of the year -Gary Beals Up and coming artist-Dimples Best new artist-Gary Beals Best R & B artist/group-Gary Beals Best world music- Afro Musica Best Gospel-Hallelujah Praise Choir Best album-Gary Beals Entertainer of the year-Gary Beals BBI industry development award- Lindsay Drummond/Computraxx Heritage award-Walter Borden Pioneer award- Dave Skinner Special award of merit- Urban Music Association of Canada *************************************** More mp3 Downloads - AtlanticHipHop.com Triple Threat - The Takeover http://www.atlantichiphop.com/mixtapes/TRIPLE_THREAT_ENT_PRESENTS_THE_TAKEOVER/ Hotbox presents - Welcome to Newfoundland Vol 1 http://www.atlantichiphop.com/mixtapes/welcome_to_newfoundland-vol_1/ http://www.atlanticHipHop.com *************************************** Canadian Idol Auditions For all you R&B Singers out there, here are the audition dates for Canadian Idol in Atlantic Canada: Sydney (April 9) St. John's (April 12) Moncton (April 15) http://www.idol.ctv.ca *************************************** 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 10 pm $3 Bonshah, Mickey D, Pimp Tea, Sean One, DJ STV, Scout & DJ Loc Dog 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 Fri & Sat, Feb 12 & 13 @ Crabbe Mountain, Fredericton, NB Party with Mickey D, DJ Loc Dog & more.. Nicky Zees is the spot on Saturday, Feb. 12th ** 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 ** Friday, Feb 4th @ The Attic, Halifax, NS Universal Soul & Jorun 10 pm $5 http://www.usoul.com Sat, Feb 5th @ Warehouse, Halifax, NS Courageous Productions Presents: Steve The Viking, SoundSyster, Hip Hop DJ Y-Rush (11 pm - 1 am) http://www.courageous-productions.com Sat, Feb 5th @ Pitchmans, 5287 Prince St, Halifax, NS Clinton Sparks - WWW.CLINTONSPARKS.COM $7 The world's #1 Radio DJ Presented by GLEntertainment.ca & FuseGroup.com Thursday, Feb 10th @ Marquee, Halifax, NS Buying Out The Bar: Last Rap Show at the Marquee Club Presented by Sofa King Raw Eternia (Toronto), Universal Soul, Tachichi, J-Bru, Alpha Flight, Parker Lewis, Jesse Dangerously, Phakt, Mic Jones, Cess, Jofo, Second Front, Jay Bizzy, Apt, DJs: Kuttin Kracker, Cosmo, Jorun, Gordski, IV, Plae.boi, Androc, Y-Rush Hosted by RS SMOOTH 10PM to 3:30AM a¢æ¡° $7 a¢æ¡°BOTH FLOORS a¢æ¡° 19+ ID REQUIRED Friday, Feb 11th @ Reflections, Halifax, NS Second Front, Recyclone, Andrew Harris, Alpha Flight - $5 - 9 pm Wednesday, Feb 16th @ the Attic, Halifax, NS DJ IV with DJ Loc Dog. with Mickey D, Bonshah & Pimp Tea in the house. Thursday, Feb. 24th @ The Marquee, Halifax, NS Masta Ace with The Goods, DJ Serious & Skratch Bastid $15 at the door - presented by Sofa King Raw http://www.mastaace.com Friday, Feb. 25th @ Reflections, Halifax, NS Quartertones feat: DJ Serious - $12 - 9 pm Friday, March 4th @ Reflections, Halifax, NS Junior Boys with guests tba - $10 - 9pm Friday, April 22 @ The Attic, Halifax, NS DMC Competition - http://www.dmccanada.com ** Moncton, NB ** Saturday, Feb. 26th @ new Indoor Skatepark, Riverview, NB Broken Kost Productions and ECLips present Skatepark Fundraiser featuring Iron Giant, Earth AD, Element Kontrol, Delivere, I Capture the Castle, Adaptation and others. 12pm-8pm $6 under 16, $8 adults Friday, April 8th @ Oxygen Night Club, Moncton, NB Soul System and Broken Kost present Technics/Triple 5 Soul/DMC Championships (Moncton Elimination) http://www.dmccanada.com 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) ** St. John's, NL ** Thurs, Feb 3rd & Fri, Feb 4th @ Konfusion, St. John's, NL Clinton Sparks - WWW.CLINTONSPARKS.COM $7 The world's #1 Radio DJ Presented by GLEntertainment.ca Friday, Feb. 25th @ The Ship Inn, St. John's, NL Tsunami Relief Benefit Concert w/ Radar, Johnny Hardcore, Lee Fitz & Suave Door prizes & giveaways 10 pm 19+ $5 http://www.suavebeats.net ** Sydney, NS ** Thursday, Feb 17th @ The French Club, Sydney, NS Universal Soul - http://www.usoul.com Thursday, Feb 17th @ Dooleys, 65 Pitt, Sydney, NS 72-Hour Jam with Pimp Tea, Mickey D, Bonshah & DJ Loc Dog 11:15 - 11:45 pm Friday, Feb 18th @ Sandbar, 117 Mitchell Ave, Dominion, NS Drain Tha Gutta Ent presents 'ECMA Hip-Hop No-Case' Bonshah, Mickey D, Spesh K, Fax 4, Quake, Pimp Tea, Jofo, Marc Cee, Mista Mack & DJ Loc Dog 9 pm $5 Friday, Feb 18th @ Steel City Sports Bar, 252 Townsend Street, Sydney N.S. Homiez Productions presents Hiphop/r&b showcase 10:00pm $ 6 Kaleb Simmons (top 10 Canadian Idol) with SKO SHUN TIEZ (Asia,KV,& Syco) Saturday, Feb 19th @ Steel City Sports Bar, 252 Townsend St, Sydney, NS All Ages Hip-Hop Show Case 3:00pm $5 Homiez Productions presents Kaleb Simmons (top 10 Canadian Idol) with SKO SHUN TIEZ (Asia,KV,& Syco) Saturday, Feb 19th @ The Steel Workers Hall, Sydney, NS Black Vibes ANSMA Showcase 8 pm with Universal Soul, North East Productions (N.E.P.), Bonshah & Mickey D Saturday, Feb 19th @ The House of Rock, Sydney, NS 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 *************************************** Compilation Releases: Feb 14 - 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: Mar 8 - Classified - Boy-Cott-In the Industry - http://www.classifiedlive.net Feb 22 - The Mighty Transillvanians - The Quickening - middle_class@hotmail.com Feb 1 - Teknikal - Reformatted - http://www.streetfamerecords.com Jan 25 - Alpha Flight - Battle Royale 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 Every Saturday @ Warehouse, Halifax, NS Second Element Saturdays Presented by Courageous Productions http://www.courageous-productions.com ************************************************ Radio Shows Monday 10 PM (AST) - Hosted by DJ $lim - on CFMH (UNBSJ) 92.5 FM in Saint John, NB Monday 10 PM - midnight (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 - 1:35 (AST) The Pump - Hosted by DJ Strata-G - marksparrow@hotmail.com - on CAPR (UCCB) in Sydney, NS http://capr.uccb.ca/tunein.html 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/_site/community/phpBB2/viewforum.php?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 **************************************