27. August 2008

Battle of the Beatmakes, VI

August 27, 2008 at 5:40pm

By: Lyndsay Brown

Who’s the King of the Industry?

Like something you’ve never been to before, not for the quiet and shy- this show had a heavy, loud and wild vibe! True hip hop that proves hip hop is not dead; “32 producers and only one winner” (Sound Supremacy). The EL MOCAMBO was packed with people and there were many MC’s in the house that night, and also had quest performances by Luu Breeze and Focus. This show had endless excitement caused by the best beatmakers, judged by the recognized and experienced: RIC NOTES, GIGS, and BOI-1DA. The host of the night was Bozack Morris who’s got tons of charisma!

Mista Magic had the floors shaking and tha speakers breathing on you, with his sound, who also pulled his weight all the way to last round. A next guy that rocked the house was Big Pops, his beats are unique and the base was unexpected and powerful; he too made it as a finalist. Paul Castro seemed to shock the crowd- in a good way- with is talent becoming more confident as he picked up wins. There was a TIE betweenBurd and Madloops; 100 bucks put on the stage, to bet on the win-Madloops put tha money in his pocket! Vega was a name being called out by the crowd, who also showed promise in his battles. Cronos had live beats and got wild when the beats played and the crowd roared. The show was HYPE, big up’s to all the beatmakers that showed. By the last hours, the room was full of anticipation to see who would walk home with the grand prize and respect of the industry.

Big Pops took home the Final prize of:
 Working with Koch
 Opportunity to Dynamic Producer Chop Shop in Atlanta
 FREE course at Centennial College
 Coverage on hiphopcanada.com, clothing, professional studio time
 Featured in URBANOLOGY MAGAZINE
 Soft ware and hard ware

A night filled with aggression, emotion and expression, Battle of the Beatmakers was a success to the road of promoting producers in Canada. To hear a sample of what some of these guys have to offer down load the BEAT SAMPLER VOL, II at www.soundsupremacy.com.

***To see pictures of this event check out the album on my profile***