I'll be in Halifax this weekend with Mickey D @ the Skratch Bastid show Friday. I hope to see a bunch of you! ** A Beautiful Thing: All 3 records I'm pushing are in the top 10 Chart Attack Hip-Hop Charts this week: #7 Classified, #8 First Words, #9 Spesh K! http://www.chartattack.com/charts/specialty/hiphop/ ** Check the new video from Skratch Bastid/John Smith/Pip Skid for the first single 'I Ain't Lazy' http://www.pegcity.com/images/bastidpipismitty.mov Request it: rapcity@muchmusic.com ondemand@muchmusic.com muchvibe@muchmusic or call 1.800.265.6824 ** Congrats to VideoFACT recipients Spesh K for 'Knocking Em Down' & Classified for 'No Mistakes' Hip-Hop in Atlantic Canada Thursday, Apr 14th 2005 Outline: - Skratch Bastid, John Smith & Pip Skid with The Goods - Troy Chenier Tour - DMC Canada - Upcoming shows - Music Videos & TV - Compilation Releases - New Releases - Weekly events - Radio Shows *************************************** Skratch Bastid, John Smith & Pip Skid (with The Goods) CD/Vinyl Release Tour for 'Taking Care of Business' 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) London, Ontario - Friday, April 22nd - The Embassy Hotel Toronto, Ontario - Sunday April 24th - The B-Side, 129 peter (w/ Druncnes Monstr,Jay O Smooth & Kotep Omegatron) Ottawa, Ontario - Monday, April 25th - Babylon Nightclub (w/ Sage Francis and Mr. Dibbs) Montreal, Quebec - Tuesday, April 26th - Les Foufounes Electriques (w/ Sage Francis and Mr. Dibbs) http://www.peanutsandcorn.com http://www.goodnightmusics.com *************************************** Troy Chenier Tour Dates APRIL 16th - Tapps - Saint John NB 21st - theParamount - Moncton NB 28th - The Capital - Fredericton NB 29th - Maple Leaf Lounge - Sydney NS *************************************** DMC Canada - http://www.DMCcanada.com 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 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 ** Fredericton, NB ** Thurs, April 28th @ The Capital, Fredericton, NB Jet Project Labs ** Halifax, NS ** 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 Friday, April 15th @ Grawood Lounge, 6136 University Ave, Halifax, NS The 2004 Halifax Slam Team presents ... Hali SLAM! Hosted by: Taryn Della $5 Show starts at 7:00 pm Featuring the poetic stylings of iZrEAL, Outlawed Matter, Ardath Whynacht & Shauntay Grant with special guests EMC & Dani Oore Sunday, April 17th @ The Marquee, Halifax, NS Trailor Park Boys Season 5 Premier with DJ IV Universal Soul up in the spot, maybe a J-Roc and MADCRAZ performance??? 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, 1741 Grafton, Halifax, NS DMC DJ Competition - http://www.dmccanada.com $7 with Jorun, Stumpy89, Apt, Alpha Flight, Fax 4, RS Smooth Sunday, May 1, 2005 @ The Marquee, Halifax, NS G-Unit's Young Buck $25 also feat NEP, Mark Mirage, Plae.boi, hosted by R$ $mooth Presented by www.GLEntertainment.ca Thursday, May 26 @ Club 5171 (formerly Merrils), Halifax, NS Halifamous Launch Party with Fax 4, Anonamyss, White Mic, Mad Craz, Jordan Croucher, DJ Flexxman ** Moncton, NB ** Thurs, April 21st @ The Paramount, Moncton, NB Jet Project Labs 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 ** Sat, April 16th @ Tapps, Saint John NB "MUTANT ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE PARTY" Jet Project Labs Homecoming Show with his Fugazi Mash Up Tracks Stage Design and Art Direction by Hidden City Arts Collective Music by jeTprojecTlabs & T.LeChe, Curbside Prawjek, The Atomic Machette's Thurs, Apr 21st @ 3 Mile, Saint John, NB CTG Showcase w/ Phakt's 'MT Pockets' Video $5 $1.75 beer and bar shots from 1030 til 1130 Saturday, April 30th @ Oasis, 125 Prince William, Saint John, NB DAM Entertainment Spring Jump Off $5 Young Bloody, DJ $lim, Mickey D, Miracle, Piece of Mind, Phakt DJ Rewind, DJ Loc Dog Saturday, May 7th @ Saint John, NB "Here" Magazine 5-year Birthday Show with First Words, Grand Theft Bus & others ** Sydney, NS ** Friday, April 29th @ Maple Leaf Lounge, Sydney, NS Jet Project Labs *************************************** Music Videos & TV: Classified - Fifth Element - http://www.classifiedlive.net Request it: rapcity@muchmusic.com ondemand@muchmusic.com muchvibe@muchmusic or call 1.800.265.6824 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 Skratch Bastid/John Smith/Pip Skid - I Ain't Lazy - http://www.skratchbastid.com Request it: rapcity@muchmusic.com ondemand@muchmusic.com muchvibe@muchmusic or call 1.800.265.6824 http://www.pegcity.com/images/bastidpipismitty.mov Universal Soul - 'All Night' http://www.revolverfilms.com/usoul http://www.usoul.com *************************************** Compilation Releases: April 12 - 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 14 - Scott Da Ros - MonsterMashout 7" vinyl - http://www.endemikmusic.com Apr 14 - Sko-Shun Tiez - Those Who Like It Apr 12 - Skratch Bastid, John Smith & Pip Skid - Taking Care of Business http://www.skratchbastid.com Apr 12 - Parker Lewis & Uncle Fester - Ricky Sophomore EP Apr 12 - Teknikal - Re-Reformatted http://www.streetfamerecords.com Apr 5 - Nonsense - The Fire in my Eyes http://www.streetfamerecords.com Apr 5 - Teknikal - Feel Me Rock SE http://www.streetfamerecords.com 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.criminalunderground.com Mar 8 - Classified - Boy-Cott-In the Industry - http://www.classifiedlive.net Feb 22 - The Mighty Transillvanians - EPIDIMIAVILLE - middle_class@hotmail.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 **************************************