Charlottetown
      Tribe
      —
     
     
      Quests
      for
      an
      Island
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Hip
      Hop
      Scene
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      .
      By
      Stephan
      MacLeod
     
     
      STAFF
      WRITER
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      lack
      of
     
     
      variety
      in
     
     
      Charlottetown's
      music
     
     
      scene
      has
      alienated
     
     
      people
      who
      crave
     
     
      breakbeats
      and
     
     
      rhymes.
      But,
      a
      group
     
     
      of
      Island
      hip
      hop
     
     
      artists
      is
      trying
      to
     
     
      change
      that
      by
      putting
     
     
      on
      a
      show
      April
      1st
     
     
      with
      just
      two
     
     
      turntables
      and
      a
     
     
      microphone.
      The
     
     
      Busted
      Mic
     
     
      Connection
      (BMC),
     
     
      The
      Dicemob,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      Tech
      Thai
     
     
      (formerly
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Bassmint)
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      ave
      gotten
      together
     
     
      to
      expose
      people
     
    

    
     
      to
      PEI's
      hip
      hop
     
     
      community
      and
      show
     
     
      off
      their
      talents.
     
    

    
     
      They
      are
      proud
     
     
      to
      point
      out
      that
      this
     
     
      will
      be
      the
      first
      all
      hip
     
     
      hop
      show
      in
     
     
      Charlottetown,
      but
     
     
      they
      are
      also
      frustrated
     
     
      with
      the
      lack
      of
     
     
      support
      for
      any
     
     
      rap
      scene
      in
      the
      area.
     
     
      Jarren
      Richards
     
     
      (BMC's
      producer)
     
     
      explained
      the
      reason
     
     
      for
      putting
      on
      the
     
     
      show,
      "There's
      never
     
     
      been
      a
      good
      place
      for
     
     
      BMC
      to
      play.
     
    

    
     
      They
      could
      play
      punk
     
     
      shows,
      but
      then
      you
     
    
   
   
    
     
      got
      to
      compete
      with
     
     
      the
      punk
      rock
     
    
   
   
    
     
      bands."
     
    

    
     
      Since
      the
      Island
     
     
      rappers
      began
     
     
      working
      together,
      the
     
     
      hip
      hop
      scene
      has
     
     
      gotten
      more
      organized
     
     
      than
      it
      used
      to
      be.
      Tech
     
     
      Thai
      (Tyler
      Gallant)
     
    

    
     
      expects
     
    

    
     
      to
      release
      an
      album
     
     
      in
      May.
      And
      BMC
     
     
      has
      some
      shows
     
     
      coming
      up
      in
     
     
      Halifax.
     
    

    
     
      They
      made
     
    

    
     
      some
      connections
     
     
      with
      Halifax's
      hip
     
     
      hop
      community
     
     
      and
      were
      able
     
     
      to
      book
      the
     
     
      ,
      Weather
     
     
      Modification
     
     
      Crew
      for
      the
     
     
      upcoming
      show
      at
      the
     
     
      Barn.
      Tech
     
     
      Thai
      thinks
      that
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Halifax
      rappers
      will
     
     
      challenge
      BMC
      to
     
     
      some
      freestyle
     
     
      battles.
      In
      hip
      hop
     
     
      MC's
      compete
      to
     
     
      see
      who
      has
      the
     
     
      most
      talent.
     
     
      Freestyling
     
     
      involves
      rhyme
     
     
      improvisations,
     
     
      usually
      making
      fun
     
     
      of
      other
      MC's.
     
     
      BMC
      is
      not
      afraid
     
     
      to
      accept
      the
     
     
      challenge.
      They
     
     
      have
      the
     
     
      experience
     
     
      of
      rapping
      and
     
     
      battling
      people
      at
     
     
      parties.
      Eric
     
     
      Broadbent
      pointed
     
     
      out
      that,
      "Anyone
     
     
      who
      has
      the
      balls
     
     
      to
      battle
      usually
     
     
      sucks,
      they
      end
      up
     
     
      just
      saying
     
     
      ‘Fuck
      Fuck
      Fuck.”
     
     
      Broadbent
     
     
      thinks
      the
      best
     
     
      MC's
      are
      the
      ones
     
     
      with
      the
      most
     
     
      originality.
      "Rap
     
     
      music
      is
      all
      about
     
     
      who
      brings
      the
     
     
      newest
      and
      most
     
     
      creative
      shit
      to
      the
     
     
      table."
      Tech
      Thai
     
     
      has
      similar
      views
     
     
      on
      hip
      hop,
      “Other
     
     
      rap
      bands
      are
      like
     
     
      teachers,and
     
     
      you're
      the
      student
     
     
      and
      you
      got
      to
     
     
      listen
      to
      all
      the
      raps
     
     
      and
      hear
      all
      the
     
     
      styles.
      You
      got
      to
     
     
      step
      above
      the
      rest
     
     
      of
      the
      students
      and
     
     
      come
     
     
      out
      totally
      original
     
     
      and
      come
      ahead
      of
     
     
      the
      teacher."
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Charlottetown's
      hip
     
    
   
   
    
     
      --hop
      community
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      has
      the
      opportunity
      to
     
     
      grow
      if
      more
      shows
     
     
      are
      put
      on.
      Hopefully
     
     
      artists
      like
      Tech
      Thai
     
    
   
   
    
     
      If
      you're
     
     
      interested
      in
      DJ's,
     
     
      freestyling,
      battles,
     
     
      and
      drink
      specials,
      be
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      the
      Dicemob
      will
      sure
      to
      check
      out
      the
     
     
      influence
      younger
      hip
      Bam
      on
      April
      1st.
     
    

    
     
      hop
      artists
      to
      step
      upto
      Advance
      tickets
      are
     
     
      the
      mic
      and
      contribute
      _—
      available
      at
     
     
      something
      the
      Bam.
     
    

    
     
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      to
      the
      Island's
     
    

    
     
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