HIP-HOP KARAOKE 3rd ANNIVERSARY
Friday, February 19th, 2010
with special guest CHALI 2NA (Jurassic 5)
Revival 783 College Street, Toronto
9pm, $15 before 11:00pm, $20 after
Facebook Event: Click Here!
Throw away any preconceived notion you may have of a stereotypical karaoke night — this is not "Ice Ice Baby" over a stripped down muzak beat in the back of the bar, complete with bouncing ball and cornball graphics. Hip-Hop Karaoke is the prime opportunity for closet MCs to finally grab the mic and bust their favourite raps live on stage with an accompanying DJ and a cheering, enthusiastic audience. Using all original instrumentals we provide hundreds of classic jams for everyone to flex their lyrical skill, from the seasoned hip-hop veteran to the casual fan.
Launched in December 2004, Hip-Hop Karaoke was fittingly born in New York City by founders J. New, DJ Wex and Digs. The night instantly caught on and rapidly gained momentum receiving praise from media outlets such as Spin, XXL, Urb, Village Voice, New York Post and Vibe. Still going extremely strong, Hip-Hop Karaoke NYC has had legendary attendees such as Big Daddy Kane and Diamond D as well as spawning chapters in London, Brighton, Bristol and Iceland.
Never Forgive Action is very proud to bring you the official Toronto edition of Hip-Hop Karaoke. Focusing on a feel-good, no attitude vibe where the emphasis is placed on having fun, Hip-Hop Karaoke Toronto follows in the footsteps of its New York City sister and delivers a platform for Toronto's hip-hop fans to shine. HHK has been featured in numerous publications such as Maclean's, National Post, Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, Now Magazine, Eye Weekly as well as television spotlights on MuchMusic and The New Music. Past celebrity performances have included Masta Ace, Maestro Fresh Wes, Jeru The Damaja, Saukrates, R.A. the Rugged Man, Danko Jones, D-sisive, Birdapres and Korry Deez of IRS.
Shawn J and Mandy doin' it well at the November 2009 edition of HHK Toronto. This one gets a little steamy...
HHK-TO: Street Impact Edition
For a glimpse of what went down, click here.
What. A. NIGHT!
Masta Ace @ Revival ... Woah!
Big thanks to everyone who came out to see Masta Ace and all our amazing regulars tear it up at Revival. It was very surreal having Masta Ace ask me if we had My Adidas. Also, watching Gersh, Kagan and Masta Ace do "The Symphony" is now one of my all-time favourite HHK moments. Bonkers.
More big thanks to Marta+Amanda (MasTees) for filming some of the performances. Here's a sneak peek ...
Masta Ace - Jeep Ass N**** (Bizcapella)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMLBJKkFlig
Masta Ace - Warm It Up Kane
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D70I1NkUhG8
RaSoul and Testament - Hip-Hop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEdoyxWtVrE
Riggidy Ryan - O.P.P.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9SV-9MjiAg
Sherry - Chief Rocka
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmhTnc8q4HA
-The HHK Posse
