HPX Presents: Live in Halifax, NS!
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12:20: The Search (Quake Matthews & Kayo)
11:50: Jay Mayne
11:10: City Natives
10:30: Thrillah
10:00: Certi
Quake - Halifax NS
Award-winning emcee Quake Matthews first made a name for himself in the underground battle rap scene in his early teens, triumphantly progressing to his current breakneck beats and unadulterated lyricism. New album Rap Music earned him the #4 spot on the iTunes Hip Hop Charts and garnered coverage from major outlets such as The Source, All Def Digital and Funk Master Flex's 'Indie Spotlight.'
Jay Mayne - Dartmouth NS
Multiple award winner/nominee, rapper, skateboarder, and WESC activist Jay Mayne is one of Eastern Canada’s most popular hip-hop artists. Adria Young of The Coast says he brings "soul-styled, golden-era, west-coast beats that feel more Green Ova than anything OVO, which is an important distinction since Mayne is still one of the region's most underground hip-hop artists."
City Natives - NB/NS
City Natives is an 8x award winning hip-hop group from the East Coast. This highly calibrated team of artists have achieved a lot in their short time together. Not only have they built a name for themselves, winning Aboriginal Recording of the Year the past three years at the ECMA's, but they’ve built a solid resume of performances including a cross Canada tour.
Thrillah - Halifax NS
Thrillah has created a strong buzz by blurring lines between pop, rap, and EDM, with over 50,000 streams of single “BLKOUT” in its first few weeks online. Thrillah won The Coast's "Best Male Hip-Hop Artist" in 2015. He's also been featured on A3C Volume 5 compilation, streamed on 2 Dope Boyz, HipHopDX and HotNewHipHop.
Kayo - Toronto ON
Caribbean-born and raised Kayo Guevarra's first national single for Half Life/EMI, '1 Night' (produced by Classified) is a club track about the beauty of women “and the insecurities they live with that ultimately destroy them.” That “sugar with the medicine” approach is the basis for Kayo’s music - a uniquely aggressive and penetrating sound, songs with substance and purpose. Poetry in motion.
Certi - Dartmouth NS
Certi is a Canadian hip hop artist based out of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Certified being only 21 years old has done shows throughout Canada, opening for August Alsina, Trina and Bow Wow. Certi has the sound, voice, and lyrics to take the music industry by storm, with five mixtapes under his belt, not many
artistes are this versatile with singing and rapping, word play and lyrics.
