Hip Hop in the Park 2010

Congratulations to Joey Dats (of The Greater Good) after winning the trophy as Hip Hop in the Park’s 2009 Producer Battle champion. It was a close one; here’s how it went down:

Semifinal A: Jae Mayes vs. Architect - winner: Jae Mayes

Semifinal B: Redef vs. Joey Dats - winner: Joey Dats

Final: Joey vs. Jae in one tough, close, holy smokes, hype battle. Each played two instrumentals and at first it looked like the judges were leaning toward Jae Mayes. Then, overtime was demanded. So in OT, the two went head-to-head once more and Joey Dats came just over the edge as the judge’s favourite. But it was a tough battle. Congrats to Joey Dats.

In case you missed the big producer battle tonight at Wildstyle Wednesdays @ The Temple, the semi-finalists are: Joey Dats, Jae Mayes, Redef and GetNYce (Architect). Congratulations to the four of them who won over 12 other very competitive beatmakers.

The semi-finalists will compete to be the HHitP 09 Producer champion. It’s this Saturday (May 23) @ Louise McKinney Park.

Friends of the Foundation, The Greater Good, got a nice profile in Vue Weekly today, which leads to their 3:50 PM performance at Hip Hop in the Park this Saturday. Read it here.