** Congrats to Classified - Fifth Element video #4 on MuchMusic Rap City & #47 on SoundScan R&B Sales in Canada Request it: rapcity@muchmusic.com muchvibe@muchmusic ** Congrats to First Words (www.dead-beats.ca) for landing at #5 on Chart Attack's Hip-Hop Charts (national) for 25-MAR-2005. Props to me for promoting it Hip-Hop in Atlantic Canada Thursday, Mar 31st 2005 Outline: - My reviews & interviews - Skratch Bastid, John Smith & Pip Skid with The Goods - Universal Soul Casting Call - Love Africa Compilation - 902 Documentary on CTV? - Troy Chenier Tour - DMC Canada - Upcoming shows - Music Videos & TV - Compilation Releases - New Releases - Weekly events - Radio Shows *************************************** My reviews & interviews: http://www.geocities.com/trizoy99/review.html Classified - Boy-Cott-In The Industry http://www.geocities.com/trizoy99/reviews/boycottintheindustry.html Some will be posted at www.HipHopCanada.com as well. *************************************** Skratch Bastid, John Smith & Pip Skid with The Goods CD/Vinyl Release Tour 'Taking Care of Business' Whistler, BC - Sunday, April 3rd - Garfinkel's a/k/a Garf's Vancouver, BC - Monday, April 4th - The Lamplighter Victoria, BC - Wednesday, April 6th - Lucky Bar Courtenay, BC - Thursday, April 7th - Jigger's Nelson, BC - Friday, April 8th - The Fluid Calgary, AB - Saturday, April 9th - The Night Gallery Red Deer, AB - Sunday, April 10th - Ink Club Edmonton, AB - Monday, April 11th - Starlight Room Saskatoon, SK - Tuesday, April 12th - Louis on Campus Winnipeg, MB - Thursday, April 14th - Royal Albert Arms a/k/a The Albert Halifax, Nova Scotia - Friday, April 15th - The Attic Charlottetown, PEI - Saturday, April 16th - Baba's Lounge (above Cedar's) Montreal, Quebec - Wednesday, April 20th - Le Swimming London, Ontario - Friday, April 22nd - The Embassy Hotel Toronto, Ontario - Monday, April 23rd - System Soundbar w/ DJ Tasc http://www.peanutsandcorn.com http://www.goodnightmusics.com *************************************** Universal Soul Casting Call U Soul is putting a casting call out for people for their video shoot for 'Back and Forth' on the 16th and 17th of April. Check http://www.usoul.com for info or call 902.446-0888 *************************************** Love Africa Compilation Ash Young is putting together a hip hop compliation for Love Africa ( www.loveafrica.ca ) If anyone wants to donate some original music to this, that'd be awesome. here's the address to send to: Ash Young c/o celebration of the arts society 320 Commercial Street North Sydney, NS B2A 1C2 kornerstorekids@hotmail.com *************************************** 902 Documentary on CTV? The heralded Halifax hip-hop documentary '902' has been rumoured to have been picked up by CTV. Apparently it will air before the Junos in Atlantic Canada on Sunday, April 3rd @ 7:00 pm *************************************** Troy Chenier Tour Dates APRIL 2nd - Starlite Room - Edmonton AB 5th - The Apollo- Thunder Bay Ont. 7th - Pepper Jacks - Hamilton Ont 9th - Phog - Windsor Ont 10th - Wavelength(Sneaky Dee's) - Toronto Ont. 16th - Tapps - Saint John NB 21st - theParamount - Moncton NB 28th - The Capital - Fredericton NB 29th - Maple Leaf Lounge - Sydney NS *************************************** 2005 Technics / DMC Canada: > Halifax, NS - April 22 @ The Attic (Skratch Bastid is NOT defending) > Moncton, NB - June 24 @ Oxygen Nightclub (IV is defending) Rules & Regulations: http://www.dmccanada.com/rules__regulations.htm. 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 *************************************** Upcoming shows: ** Charlottetown, PE ** Sat, April 16th @ Baba's Lounge (above Cedar's), Charlottetown, PEI Skratch Bastid, John Smith & Pip Skid with The Goods CD/Vinyl Release Tour 'Taking Care of Business' http://www.peanutsandcorn.com http://www.goodnightmusics.com ** Halifax, NS ** Thursday, March 31st @ The Marquee Club, Halifax, NS J-Live with Alpha Flight, Apt, Cosmo, Tachichi, Gordski & Kuttin Kracker Presented by Sofa King Raw 19+ $8 Friday, April 1st @ Waterfront Warehouse, Halifax, NS Universal Soul $6 http://www.usoul.com http://www.rcr.ca/waterfront_warehouse_the_experience.html Sat, April 9th @ The Marquee, Halifax, NS Fear & Loathing in Halifax with Universal SOul, Jimmy Swift & Slowcoaster Friday, April 15th @ The Attic, Halifax, NS Skratch Bastid, John Smith & Pip Skid with The Goods CD/Vinyl Release Tour 'Taking Care of Business' http://www.peanutsandcorn.com http://www.goodnightmusics.com Saturday, April 16 @ Tribeca, Halifax, NS SKO_SHUN TIEZ with Kaleb Simmonds Thursday, April 21 @ CBC Radio, 1599 Sackville, Halifax, NS Atlantic Film Festival & Viewfinders presents: Universal Soul, Jorun, winner of under 18 DJ Olympics - Free - All Ages http://www.atlanticfilm.com/view/pdf/2005/vf4_guide.pdf Friday, April 22 @ The Attic, Halifax, NS DMC Competition - http://www.dmccanada.com ** Moncton, NB ** Saturday April 9th @ The Moncton Coliseum Agrena, Moncton, NB k94.5 and Parranda Entertainment Present: Sprang Thang Dj Status, Dj Jose the wichdoktor, dj kastion & toenayles of Element Kontrol ages 14-18 doors open at 7:30 $10 advance $12@ the door Saturday, June 4 @ Empress Room, Moncton, NB Red Suga $13 To buy tickets: https://www.capitol.nb.ca/transactions/payment-redsuga-en.asp Friday, June 24th @ Oxygen Night Club, Moncton, NB Soul System and Broken Kost present Technics/Triple 5 Soul/DMC Championships (Moncton Elimination) http://www.dmccanada.com ** Saint John, NB ** Thursday, April 7th @ 3 Mile, Saint John, NB Phakt's 'MT Pockets' Video Premiere with Mic Jones & DJ IV 10 pm - $6 - $1.75 beer and bar shots from 1030 til 1130 Sat, April 16th @ Tapps, Saint John NB Jet Project Labs ** Sydney, NS ** Friday, April 1st @ Sandbar, Sydney/Glace Bay, NS Drain Da Gutta presents: Marc Cee, Initial, Mischif, Sick Kookies, Jofo, Mista Mack $4 Saturday April 2nd @ Maple Leaf Lounge, Sydney, NS Sick Kookies & The Rodfather present for $5 John Bizz, Messiah, Sick Kookies, Bush, The Trip, Marc Cee, Mistah Mack, Practical Academics & Jesse Dangerously *************************************** Music Videos & TV: Classified - Fifth Element - http://www.classifiedlive.net Request it: rapcity@muchmusic.com ondemand@muchmusic.com muchvibe@muchmusic PowerShift, Tuesdays at 8pm: http://www.muchmusic.com/tv/powershift/vote/ jeTprojecTlabs - Explode http://zed.cbc.ca/go.ZeD?POS=1&CONTENT_ID=225956&FILTER_KEY=53392&page=content 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: Mar 22 - Hotbox and Suave present... Cross Country feat Jay Bizzy, DFE, Jesse Dangerously, Downstream, Wordburglar, Johnny Hardcore and much more!!! http://www.suavebeats.net Mar 15 - Empire: Out The Dark Mixtape (not Toronto's Empire) FOFFSTAYBOSS@HOTMAIL AND EMPDEEZ@HOTMAIL.COM Feb 8 - Street Fame: Mix Tape Featuring music by KFlow, Teknikal, Nevski and more! Exclusive to http://www.atlantichiphop.com Feb 8 - Another Big Load of Potatoes (Criminal Records) mixtape featuring all PEI artists. Exclusive to http://www.atlantichiphop.com *************************************** New Releases: Apr 26 - Various Artists - Cock Dynamiks Re-Release Apr 14 - Scott Da Ros - MonsterMashout 7" vinyl - http://www.endemikmusic.com Apr 14 - Sko-Shun Tiez - Those Who Like It Mar 29 - Nevski - Phreestylathon (instrumental) http://www.streetfamerecords.com Mar 29 - Teknikal - Global SE http://www.streetfamerecords.com Mar 22 - Communikozi - When Red Comes http://www.criminalrecords.com Mar 8 - Classified - Boy-Cott-In the Industry - http://www.classifiedlive.net Feb 22 - The Mighty Transillvanians - EPIDIMIAVILLE - middle_class@hotmail.com Feb 1 - Teknikal - Reformatted - http://www.streetfamerecords.com Jan 25 - Alpha Flight - Battle Royale *************************************** 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 every other Wednesday 7 - 8:30 pm (AST) - Hosted by Ghettochild aka JP - on CKDU 97.5FM in Halifax, NS http://ckdu.dal.ca 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! 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 **************************************