The 5 piece band consists of drums,keys, bass, guitar, voice, turntable and samples. Though Hip Hop, soul is the band’s main focus the rock and metal that each member grew up listening to and playing is never far behind.

Terell Safadi is a Canadian hip-hop artist based out of Vancouver. In 2011 Safadi gained local celebrity status with his remix “Black Red Yellow”. The Canuck themed song became a you-tube sensation with over 350 000 views in a two months. “ I appreciate what Black Red Yellow did for me because people know my name but it’s not who I am as an artist” says Safadi. With the momentum going Safadi self-released his first full -length album “Champagne Dreams” available through HMV Robson and on Itunes. The album is a huge stepping-stone in Safadi’s career. On the album Safadi showcases his writing and vocal abilities and exhibits his versatility as an artist.

George Watsky is a writer and performer who believes in the equal power of the tear and the belly laugh. Born and raised in San Francisco and now based in Los Angeles, he aims to cross-pollinate the stage, screen and stereo with work that speaks to both the humor and frustrations of modern life.

Rapper Nate Dogg died yesterday, March 15th 2011 he was 41 years old. In 1991 Nate Dogg, Snoop Dog and Warren G formed a trio called 213. 213 recorded their first demo in the back of V.I.P record store in Long Beac. The Demo later heard by Dr. Dre at a house party shot him to fame. Nate Dogg was a four-time Grammy nominee and a major participant in the West Coast G-Funk sound

Born and raised in Vancouver, BC, Sik Vik has been a hip-hop junkie since he was five years old.
Exposed to rap at a young age by his older brother, Vik immediately loved the music and hip-hop became a part of his life eternally. Although on many occasions you could find young Vik rapping with his friends in the schoolyard or the neighborhood basketball courts, he never looked at rhyming as a possible career path.
Excelling in the sport of basketball turned his complete focus to the hardwood. However, after not seeing …

The group Highgrade Entertainment is a Canadian hip hop group and first formed in 2006 and consists of 3 members, C-Quick (Curtis Florence), Ill Crooks (Patrick Edwards), and Kovert (Steven Florence). All of Highgrade’s members were born in British Columbia Canada. Highgrade’s style of music reaches out to a wide range of audience, from hard hitting tracks like hard in the paint to club type tracks like break it down shorty.

The group has been recording their own music scince 2006. Inspired from the recent influx of Canadian artists into the mainstream hip hop music scene. Each member of the group has went through their own personal experiences growing up in poverty which reflects their own style of music. With no professional guidence or education, the group has still managed to create quailty music.

Hot Sex and High Finance represents a greater dichotomy than the name suggests. Hailing from the vibrant community of East Vancouver, the dynamic duo of Pop Pete (Dylan Jones) and Skrypt (Lennon Burback) come from a background as diverse as their 80’s soaked anthems.
Combining dark synths and scathing lyrics, Hot Sex and High Finance have garnered a fanatic following through their electric live shows and clever music videos without ever having released an album

a soul rebel Rastafari, reggae artist and musician. His story is anything but conventional.

They define themselves as a large collective of artists from different bands, genres and species. Always growing and picking up artists from other amazing bands who want to try something new, The Heard’s live show is ever evolving. they are opening for Kid Koala a couple of nights on December 20 and 21st at the Biltmore cabaret.

Who is Freeflow? For anyone who’s seen the band perform, the answer is simple: they’re an energetic band that brings people out of their seats with a compelling combination of songs with great hooks and strong vocal harmonies. A much greater challenge, however, is describing Freeflow’s sound, which features everything from hip-hop and funk to reggae and rock They have often been compared to bands like The Roots, Sublime and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, yet have nurtured a sound distinctively their own.

A Montego Bay artiste and entrepreneur with incredible focus

Tonye Aganaba is a dynamic and sultry soul R&B singer-songwriter born in London, England on October 24th, 1985 to a Nigerian father, and Zimbabwean mother. Now based in beautiful Vancouver B.C, her musical education came from her family’s extensive music collection.

It was within this catalog of classics that Tonye found some of her biggest influences – Michael Jackson, Sade, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon..the list goes on. Growing up she received formal training in modern, tap, hip-hop and jazz and later went on to choreograph for her high school’s Musical Theater program. Tonye’s voice flourished under the tutelage of late vocal coach, Keith Allan Hall, most famed for singing with such notable acts as Sammy Davis Jr, and Mahalia Jackson.

Vancouver based singer/songwriter/producer and multi-instrumentalist!

Ko Kapches was raised in a middle-class Greek family in the Queen and Broadview area in Toronto, Ontario. After falling into the trap of using and selling a wide variety of drugs as a 14-year-old, he soon found himself on an odyssey of rehabilitation centres across the United States. “I lived on the streets of San Francisco for a little bit until I eventually got in touch with my parents after a few weeks,” Ko explains. “My father flew out and took me home, but I started living on the streets of Toronto anyways.”

From the 5 Burroughs of New York in the mid-seventies to across the entire planet today, Hip Hop continues to be a culture immersed in the struggle for a better world. If Peace is the message, then Hip Hop is the voice…

On September 24th to 26th the Greater Vancouver area will host for the 6th consecutive year the Annual Vancouver International Hip Hop Festival – HIP HOP FOR PEACE! The Festival will be three days of performances by local and international talent including MC’s, Breakdancers, DJ’s and Graffiti artists.