Winnie Churchill AKA Irwin has been a fixture in the live setting of St. John’s, NL hip hop over the last number of years. After a healthy stint of collaborative and supportive roles, Winnie C kicked off 2017 with a long-awaited look into the creative space he has been carving for himself.
After a solid 2016 churned out a new album, some interesting collaborations, and a slew of live performances, St. John’s emcee Dope Piece shows no sign of slowing down in the new year with his latest video offering.
Many rappers talk about “dropping knowledge” and “dropping science”, but KRS realized the phrases when, in addition to his 2008 Halifax show, he spontaneously lectured for three hours at the University of King’s College.
Factory launches their new hip-hop event ALL CAPS this Friday, April 15th, with rappers; Moyst, G Smooth, Sir-Ill, Mak11, Lee Fitz, and DJ Spank on the 1’s and 2’s.
Here is an exclusive first listen to “SUNROOF” from the upcoming sophomore album by St. John’s emcee Dope Piece. Pre-order your CD or cassette copy of DOPEACE today and receive an advance digital download of all 18 tracks.
The Secret Selector serves up a slice from the Golden Age of Canadian hip hop with track selections by Halifax pioneers Mod’rn World Thang. Check out the overlooked legacy of MWT that ranged from opening for Public Enemy in 1989, to helping create the first Haltown hip hop compilation in 1993.
It has been several months of trudging through a hard drive’s worth of A/V captured at the six-act Double Feature variety show we threw back in the spring, but we’re finally ready to start rolling out some of the fine moments we grabbed from the evening.
St. John’s emcee Dope Piece keeps busy with a double addition to his music video library, and a teaser track for the DOPEACE mixtape set to drop this fall.
Rumblin Thunder (prod. AKOGOLD) is the track for Newfoundland based rapper Moyst’s latest video. The track is a percussive exercise in polished hip-hop lyricism, and is suited with a two-minute visual trip courtesy of videographer Mike Simms.