Tha Undaground Vol 10 With Citizen Kane's SPADE, Keysha Freshh and DJ Mel Boogie @ CW Coops Barrie

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Barrie’s ONLY Hip Hop monthly, THA UNDAGROUND returns Saturday January 11th!

Celebrating all elements of Hip Hop, and always bringing you great vibes and the finest talent. Tha Undaground is Barrie’s only consistent Hip Hop series giving local talent a platform to perform and be celebrated, and showcases established artists from outside of our region, allowing everyone to party and connect under one roof.

Located in Barrie’s downtown core at CW Coops (3 Mulcaster St). It’s a central location offering good sound, food and drinks all at an affordable price

Headliner – Citizen Kane’s SPADE 

The legendary Jeff ‘Spade’ Duke, is a true pioneer in Canadian Hip Hop culture. Hailing from Scarborough, Toronto, Jeff is a multi-talented artist whose contributions span across b-boying, graffiti, emceeing, and record label ownership.

As a founding member of Citizen Kane, alongside Rob “Blye” Paris, Jeff helped shape the golden era of Canadian Hip Hop. Their debut single “Soul Survivor” (1995) and groundbreaking albums The Epic (1997) and Deliverance (1999) cemented their place in hip-hop history, with Deliverance hailed as one of the best Canadian Hip Hop releases of the ‘90s.

Citizen Kane’s journey, including their tireless promotion of Deliverance during a challenging time for Canadian hip hop, was chronicled in the National Film Board of Canada’s documentary Raisin’ Kane: A Rapumentary (2001), directed by Jeff’s sister, Alison Duke. The group also earned two Juno Award nominations for Rap Recording of the Year.

Keysha Freshh

Dubbed “Hip Hops kid sister”, Keysha Freshh blends everything you love about the 90’s with everything you appreciate about Hip Hop. Born in Toronto, Keysha found a love for hip hop spending summers in NYC. Keysha had her first song published when she was 5 years. Keysha performed her first written rap, at the age of 12 while she was a member of the Toronto Children Concert Choir. 
 After expressing her desire to record music to hit maker and super-producer T-Miuns (credits: Lil Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj) he referred Keysha to a local studio and she recorded her first song “Pardon my swag”. In 2009, Keysha then went on to record her very first official single “Hollywood Fresh”, which received rave reviews and radio play across North America. Keysha was the youngest female Hip Hop artist to have 3 songs in rotation on 93.5FM (then Flow 93.5) which, at the time was Canadas leading urban radio station. 
 After the success of her first single, she has recorded 1 demo project, 2 mixtapes, 4 EP’s 1 collab album (All The Wrong Places; Pearls and bones) and one group album (Pledge; The Sorority). Keysha has shared stages with artist such as; Joey Bad a$$, Miguel, Drake, Snoop Dogg, Jidenna, The Internet, DVSN, Main Source, Dan Hill, MC Lyte, Smif-N-Wessun, A TRAK, Cassidy, Ghostface and many more. Keysha has since worked with artist such as Ray Robinson, MIMS, Doug E Fresh, Diamond D, Geechi Suede of Camp Lo and more.

DJ Mel Boogie

Hailing from Toronto, DJ MelBoogie is one of the country’s best-known female DJs. For 30 years, her roots have been deeply embedded in radio, both as a host, and mixshow format DJ. She has also hosted several events including Canadian Music Week, North By North East Indie Showcase, and has been a speaker/panelist at a variety of music industry conferences. Mel has also made several television appearances, including CBC Television, CP24, Much Music, New Music, MTV Canada, Toronto Life, and more. She’s also opened for some of the most respected performers in the world of entertainment, including Kevin Hart, LeBron James, Nick Cannon (MTV’s Wild ‘N Out) Major Lazer, Lauryn Hill, Busta Rhymes, and more.

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MikeAll (formerly known as Mikeraphone) is a Scarborough, Ontarian. He has released three solo albums; “Mike Check” (2008), “Mike Support” (2015) and “Mike All” (2018). In 2019, he helped form the Hip Hop Headucatorz. MikeAll’s goal is to put the poet back into Rhythm And Poetry.

Grab a little slice of Tha Undaground in his song below!

Also Featuring Jay YK

Introducing Jay Yk, otherwise known as YoungKing J, a Toronto born artist reshaping today’s new wave of music. Jay Yk first entered the scene with his snappy and melodious tune, “Tilley Hat Freestyle”, in August of 2021. Since then he has been captivating his audience with more melodic and catchy songs like, “Fashion” and “Knight Time”. He was also featured on the “On the Spot Radio” channel and has been setting his sights on getting on stage this summer.

Evident in his songwriting, Jay Yk holds nothing back, and is here to offer his unfiltered and unassuming take on life, its cons and pros, and its effects on his rise to greatness. His lyrical capabilities, along with his melodic tone of voice, make Jay Yk a definite artist to look out for in 2023.

Featuring – Jordi La Forty

DJ, Producer/Beatmaker, Filmmaker, Photographer

Music provided by @jordilaforty
Hosted by @liftidhiphop