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Bakdatang...

One of our favourite songs from the 'Rogue' team, Bakdatang, is finally on a music video! Woo hoo! *Kudos guys for the great video*. Winner of Favourite Overseas Act at our 1st Hope Award, The Rogue Squadron is slated to perform at our next year's big event 060609. We can't wait to see more of these guys actually. In the meantime, add the video to your favourites if you have a youtube account and give a shoutout to them! Peace! :)

ps; Do also check out our Youtube page as we will be adding whats good on Youtube...

Post Hope Award Updates: Congratulations!

Congratulation to all the winners...

Favourite New Artiste - FeeKee'D
Favourite Solo Act - Richard J
Favourite Duo/Group - Xstatix
Favourite Song by Solo - Falsafah Pendekar by Pendekar
Favourite Song by Duo/Group - Teardrop by Xstatix
Favourite Performance - XS.1 @ 65Hope
Favourite Live/Acoustic Performance - Rauzan @ Family Affair I
Favourite Overseas Act - The Rogue Squadron @ Family Affair II
Hope Salute Award - Triple Noize
Favourite Hip-hop Album - School of X'scape Artiste by XS.1

Keep on performing and making music, and hopefully we'll see you at the 2nd Hope Awards in June 2009. Peace! :)

Hope Award Updates: Red, White & Black...

We’re excited, aren’t you? Seriously! We’ve always wanted to have our own award show and finally we’re doing one to commemorate the efforts of emcees and performers in the scene. And to think about it, we’ve had a pretty good year. Maybe some of you might not agree to that, but we at 65 & Hope love what we do, and we will still do this for the years to come. Here are the details to our next event, 1st Hope Awards!

1st Hope Awards
Date/Day : 14th June, Saturday
Time: Doors open at 2.30pm
Venue: Chamber, The Arts House
Admission: $5 only
Dress code: Only white, red and/or black attire. :)

Voting through email is extended until tomorrow, Friday 13th June, 6pm, so do send in your votes as soon as possible. Once again, the winners for the awards are based on 50% poll votes, 30% email votes and 20% votes by panel of judges. Who are our panel of judges?

The Fixx – Founded by Mr Chan, The Fixx is an online zine where you can find information on music, events, interviews with local artiste, reviews and also fashion in Singapore. If you have events, singles or even albums, do share it with them. We seriously miss the good old days of online zine, but now we know the problem is ‘fixx’. Haha! *That’s so corny* Anyway, do show some love to their website, www.thefixx.sg. On a side note, Mr Chan is nominated for 3 Hope Awards; Favourite Solo act, Favourite Performance and Favourite Hip-hop album. Vote vote!

Bedsty Music – Whussgood! That’s what we always hear from the main man, Syaheed. Bedsty Music has not only ventured on music production but in 2007 they brought Magnolius Destroj Tour to Singapore and this year they brought Leo37 to our event, Protégé. We can’t thank them enough. And we hope to work more with them soon. In the meantime, do check out their website www.bedstymusic.com. In case you don’t know, Syaheed is one of the main man behind the 1Asia compilation (www.1asiahiphop.com) which is also nominated for Favourite Hip-hop Album! Vote vote!

Showstar .Inc – Our resident DJ and his lady boss, Nurul, are one of our favourite loyal supporters at our shows. We just love reading their reviews. They’ve also been covering other shows like Home Club Saturday D&B showcase and a few more here and there. If you do events, do invite them. If you have singles or albums, do share with them. You can get them all reviewed! Do visit their site http://showstarsdotinc.blogspot.com and don’t forget to give a shout-out at their tag-board.

Resurgence – when we say we miss the good old days of online zine, we meant them. We seriously miss Resurgence! But not to worry, our favourite editor from the team, Hafiz aka Psylence, will be part of our review team and soon you will see more reviews on the latest hip-hop albums. Special thanks to Universal for the CDs of course. We will also put up an online contest for readers to win those CDs. Next week, you’ll probably see Lil Wayne, Ashanti and NERD’s latest album being reviewed. In fact, we would also review anything we hear or see in the scene. Do hit back our review page real soon!

And if you don’t remember the nominees, here’s the list again...

Favourite New Artiste
- Feekee’D
- Jidda
- Irfn.xs
- Kwizyne
- Chavito

Favourite Solo Act
- Mr Chan
- Bless
- Pendekar
- Richard J
- Chaz Ali

Favourite Duo/Group
- Will’s Invasion
- Xstatix
- Public Eyez
- The Cartelz
- Rebel Yell

Favourite Song by Solo Act
- Roll Like That – Akeem
- My Witch – Richard J
- Fymps – Freaky Z
- Falsafah Pendekar
- Grace Bless

Favourite Song by Duo/Group
- Play with Fire – Public Eyez ft Decepticon, Akeem
- Put Your Flags On – Jin ft Akeem, Alyph
- Teardrop – Xstatix
- Make Em Bow – Richard J ft Syaheed
- Kasih Mengapa – Rauzan ft Roze, Urban Sensation

Favourite Performance
- Pendekar @ Family Affair
- GOD @ Protege
- Mr Chan @ Protege
- The Cartelz @ Protege
- XS.1 @ 65Hope

Favourite Live/Acoustic Performance
- Bless @ Family Affair
- Acid Empire @ Speakeasy
- Freaky Z @ Release The Fymps
- The Cartelz @ Protege
- Rauzan @ Family Affair

Favourite Overseas Artiste
- Magnolius @ Destroj Tour
- Leo37 @ Protege
- Altimet @ Platform 7
- Dose Two @ Family Affair II
- The Rogue Squadron @ Family Affair II

Favourite Hip-hop Album
- Fymps – Freaky Z
- School of X’scape Artiste – XS.1 the Regiment
- Last Man Standing – Mr Chan
- 1ASIA Compilation – Various Artiste / Syaheed (SG)
- Voice From Beneath – Various Artiste / Divine Aura

Do vote for your favourites! Email them to 65hope@gmail.com. We can’t wait for Saturday! Peace! :D

Hope Award Updates: Our Predictions

Wow! Our mailbox was flooded with votes yesterday, since we closed the poll. Thank you to those who voted through email. Honestly, we can’t really tell who’s leading in each and every category. Plus our panel of judges has not made their votes yet. So we’ve decided to make our own predictions, just like how the Oscars and Grammys always does. Here are our predictions…


Favourite New Artiste

Our prediction: FeeKee’D
Ya’ll might recognize him as the big afro guy in the Da Fam or even the scene. We call him one of the best hustlers the scene has seen. Plus with Da Fam’s recent successful event, we think the whole family might be getting a little more attention from now onwards. Rumour has it that FeeKee’D told his whole school that he is nominated and politely asked them to vote for him. You might think that’s lame, but we think that’s hustling.


Dark Horse: Chavito
Chavito currently leads the poll with 151 votes. This guy has definitely received some attention after being part of XS.1 and launching his project, with Young & Rauzan, the Xsclusive Online Radio. If you haven’t seen him, he will be performing this Friday at *Scape for the Street Fest Rap Battle Finals. A talented individual we must say.



Favourite Solo Act


Our prediction: Richard J
He’s seriously missed at shows this year, but that does not stop Richard J from ruling the local airwaves. We hear his songs every single day on 98.7fm! He’s definitely getting rich with royalties this year. Richard J is currently recording his highly anticipated 2nd album and we seriously can’t wait to hear more from him. He will also be performing at our Hope Awards next week.


Dark Horse: Pendekar
Love him or hate him, he just burns the stage every single time he perform. After Definition, this guy has definitely gain popularity among the locals. We love him for his hard-hitting lyrics and brutal honesty in every song he writes. One of the best lyricists and freestylers in SG, he is definitely an eye opener at every event. Ya’ll better recognize!



Favourite Duo/Group


Our prediction: Rebel Yell
Leading the poll last week was Rebel Yell. We happen to catch a glimpse of some email votes and they are still getting it. Rebel Yell was Top 5 in last year’s Platform 7 and they have had a fair share of performance ever since. They were last seen at Definition with a brand new remake of their hit song ‘Balla’.


Dark Horse: Xstatix
Let’s be honest, and no we’re not being bias here, we haven’t seen any crews as tight as these guys are. Every time they perform together, they always bring their set to another level. And with classic songs like ‘Teardrop’, we must say they are easily one of the most talented and respected crew in our local hip-hop circuit. They are currently leading at the poll votes.



Favourite Song by Solo

Our prediction: Fymps – Freaky Z
The ‘freak’ man has gotten quite the attention for his album, also entitled Fymps. Well, we think he gets more attention hosting actually, but we have to admit Fymps is a crazy song.


Dark Horse: Falsafah Pendekar – Pendekar
We love every single bit of this song, from the start till the end. It’s give us that adrenaline rush feeling with the hard hitting lyrics. The song is leading on the poll votes.



Favourite Song by Duo/Group


Our prediction: Kasih Mengapa – Rauzan ft Roze, Urban Sensation
One of the most heavily played song on Ria 89.7fm, Rauzan was nominated for two awards at Anugerah Planet Muzik this year. And who could forget his performance at Floetry when almost everyone sang along with him.


Dark Horse: Teardrop – Xstatix
One of the few classics the scene has ever heard. We can never get sick and tired of this song.



Favourite Performance


Our prediction: XS.1 The Regiment @ 65Hope
Our first show was in conjunction with their album release, School of X’scape Artiste. It was one of the most memorable set the boys has ever done and not forgetting marking an important spot in the local hip-hop scene, being one of the most strongest and long-lasting family/collective. Who could forget the ‘wu-tang’ like performances, when they did their anthem live. It was off the hook.


Dark Horse: The Cartelz @ Protege
After their performance at Definition, they were one of the most talked-about crews. They made the audiences fell in love with their acoustic soulful music. We were blown away too with Nurul, the lead singer’s voice. Might seem like it’s impossible for The Cartelz to catch up on the votes, but hey, anything can happen.



Favourite Live/Acoustic Performance


Our prediction: Rauzan @ Family Affair
Rauzan is again leading in this category. Performing with Urban Sensation and Roze at Family Affair last year, he did an acoustic set with his drums programmed. That was also one of the first few times his hit song ‘Kasih Mengapa’ was performed.


Dark Horse: Freaky Z @ Release the Fymps
The guy have worked with many bands, and on his album launch he invited Peepshow to play with him. For those who came, you know what you saw. It was a pure fun for 2 hours with Freaky Z that night.



Favourite Overseas Performance



Our prediction: The Rogue Squadron @ Family Affair II
Dark Horse: Dose Two @ Family Affair II
These two acts came recently and I think they’re still fresh in our mind. But we love all of them equally. And we thank all of them for rocking SG’s hip-hop scene. But who is your favourite? :)



Favourite Hip-hop Album


Our prediction: School of X’scape Artiste by XS.1
One of the best collective in Singapore, coming out with one the best compilation ever. The album was well received by many hip-hopheads in Singapore and also other countries. They even had a music video for their anthem ‘Regiment Rejuvenate’. It also helped in paving the way for every single new artiste in the collective like Pendekar, Irfan, Chavito and also secures the status to their leading artiste like Rauzan, Xstatix, Xscapist and many more. School of X’scape Artiste is a genuine Singapore hip-hop album.


Dark Horse: Fymps by Freaky Z
The freak man who is also affiliated with XS.1 was the only one from the collective who released his own album. Fymps, both the single and the album, was also well received by many audience and some have even called it ‘brilliant’ and ‘pure originality’. Being part of Noise Singapore, have also helped the album in getting more attention. Freaky Z makes the album a personal one, but he has never lost his humour, sound and of course his love for the scene. Fymps is LOVE!



There you go, our predictions for our 1st Hope Awards. We want to know what yours too. Write it on you blogs, myspace, friendster, facebok, everywhere and while you’re at it, do spread the flyer.



We hope to see ya’ll next Saturday. There will be a theme for this show, so better get ready! Woo hoo!

More updates soon. Peace! :)

Hope Award Updates: Polls Closed...

We thought the polls were safe and should have no glitches, but we have totally underestimated the power of internet and computers once again. Yesterday, there were some irregular activities on the polls and we actually found a way to beat the system and vote multiple times. We also found out someone with a similar IP address have been visiting the polls 86 times at around the same half an hour. We’ve decided, in the terms of fairness, we closed the polls.

But that’s not the end of it; we still want to know who your favourites are. We want you to submit your votes to our email, 65hope@gmail.com before the 12th of June, Thursday. Winners will now be based on 50% poll votes, 30% submission votes and 20% by panel of judges. We will reveal who our panel of judges soon. Here are the lists of nominees once again.

Favourite New Artiste
- Feekee’D
- Jidda
- Irfn.xs
- Kwizyne
- Chavito

Favourite Solo Act
- Mr Chan
- Bless
- Pendekar
- Richard J
- Chaz Ali

Favourite Duo/Group
- Will’s Invasion
- Xstatix
- Public Eyez
- The Cartelz
- Rebel Yell

Favourite Song by Solo Act
- Roll Like That – Akeem
- My Witch – Richard J
- Fymps – Freaky Z
- Falsafah Pendekar
- Grace Bless

Favourite Song by Duo/Group
- Play with Fire – Public Eyez ft Decepticon, Akeem
- Put Your Flags On – Jin ft Akeem, Alyph
- Teardrop – Xstatix
- Make Em Bow – Richard J ft Syaheed
- Kasih Mengapa – Rauzan ft Roze, Urban Sensation

Favourite Performance
- Pendekar @ Family Affair
- GOD @ Protege
- Mr Chan @ Protege
- The Cartelz @ Protege
- XS.1 @ 65Hope

Favourite Live/Acoustic Performance
- Bless @ Family Affair
- Acid Empire @ Speakeasy
- Freaky Z @ Release The Fymps
- The Cartelz @ Protege
- Rauzan @ Family Affair

Favourite Overseas Artiste
- Magnolius @ Destroj Tour
- Leo37 @ Protege
- Altimet @ Platform 7
- Dose Two @ Family Affair II
- The Rogue Squadron @ Family Affair II

Favourite Hip-hop Album
- Fymps – Freaky Z
- School of X’scape Artiste – XS.1 the Regiment
- Last Man Standing – Mr Chan
- 1ASIA Compilation – Various Artiste / Syaheed (SG)
- Voice From Beneath – Various Artiste / Divine Aura

Simply write a short email to us and vote for your favourites. If you’re lazy to vote for all, you can choose to vote for whichever category you like. It won’t take that long, unless you need to switch to 86 different email addresses to vote 86 times for your favourites. :)

1st Hope Award happens on 14th June 2008 at Chamber, The Arts House. Doors open at 2.30pm and admission is only $5. The event also marks our first anniversary in the local hip-hop scene, and we seriously like to thank everyone who has supported us since June last year. To the haters, we’re sorry, but we won’t be leaving so soon.

Spread the word about the event, dress super nice and bring your friends along to our Hope Award. Trust us; it’s going to be fun! More special updates about the show coming soon. Till then, take care and to all students, happy holidays! Unless you have remedials of course... Peace! :D

1st Hope Awards...

The nomination list is up. Public voting begins. Make your choices now...

VOTE OR HOPE

What say you?

In case you dont know, this coming June, 65 & Hope celebrates its first anniversary! Woo hoo! After 6 events, 5 Floetry episode, 4 compliment emails, 3 trips of Malaysian artistes, 2 album releases and 1 same host, we are going to be ONE! So this coming June, we are celebrating our anniversary with a show featuring most the acts that have helped us move this far. :)

We'll be doing a 'mini' award show this coming 14th June. But first we need to know who you would like to see on the nomination list. Here are the categories.

Favourite Solo Act
Favourite Duo/Group
Favourite Song by Solo Act
Favourite Song by Duo/Group
Favourite Performance
Favourite 'Live' Performance (acoustic or band)
Favourite Overseas Act (that rocked SG)
Favourite Album/Compilation

Submit your nomination list to 65hope@gmail.com as soon as you read this. Public voting will start this Saturday. :)

Floetry May...

Hope to see ya'll next week! Have a great weekend! :)

Hip-hop workshop...

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The good people of E-tracx is organizing a hip-hop workshop tomorrow at Nee Soon East CC, 4pm. If you want to learn a thing or two about hip-hop, it's element and culture, head down to see some of SG's best giving you some demonstration. Best part is, admission is FREE! For more information on E-tracx, you can visit www.e-tracx.com. :)