Rhythm & Poetry (R&P) marks a history for many of the local hip-hop activist in Singapore. On 6th June 1999, local hip-hop scene celebrated it's first independent hip-hop gig, and 10 years down the road, the scene still lives. R&P 2009 will feature many hip-hop artiste from 99 to 09, those who are either still active and of course those who have contributed much to the culture. Come celebrate 10 years of independent hip-hop in Singapore with us!
Artiste Appearing (in alphabatical order)
1DZ
Bless
Chavito
Chaz Ali
Da Unit
Defianto
DurtyMinderz
DJ Ko Flow
DJ Ruxta
Enero
F2
FeeKee'D
Garuda
G.O.D
Kay Swisha
Kill Bill
Kwiyzne
Lee Rocka
Mr Chan
Pendekar
Phyreman
Rauzan
Richard J
Shigga Shay
Sketch One
Supreme One
Sweetwrappers
Trivalation
Verbalize Flo
WFM
Will's Invasion
Xstatix
Young
Zul Mystroe
and more
Rhythm & Poetry, which has now turn into a 3 part series, will kick off next weekend with an anniversary show. On next Saturday, 6th June 2009, many hip-hop heads who are either still active or have contributed much to the scene will be celebrating 10 years of independent hip-hop in Singapore at our ‘home’ venue, The Arts House. The event will be from 12 noon - 9 pm, and it will feature artiste from the year 1999 - 2009. This is definitely an event you don’t want to miss. Admission is only $5 (pre-sale) or $10 (at door). For pre-sale tickets, please SMS your NAME and QUANTITY of tickets you want to 83666147. You will receive an SMS reply within 2 days.
We will also be recording some video shots for our Rhythm & Poetry: The Documentary at the show. The documentary and the last event, which is the 2nd and 3rd part of the series, will be held in October and December respectively.
For more info visit www.65hope.com
Jun 4, 2009
May 19, 2009
65 & Hope presents Family Affair III, the third annual installment showcase featuring collectives/families from Singapore and Malaysia. Featuring Flow Fam (MY/SG) which consist of Dose Two, Sleeq, Richard J and more. And not forgetting SG’s very own Revolute Nation, which consist of SweetWrappers, Delite View and more. This is definitely going to be a hip-hop blowout!
With special appearances by Mic Wrecka (MY), Da Frosty (MY), KaySwisha, Chaz Ali, Lefttool, WFM and many more. So bring down your own friends and ‘families’, and show some love to some the best hip-hop acts in SG and MY.
Family Affair III
Date/Day: 23rd May 2009, Saturday
Time: 5.30pm - 9.00pm
Venue: Glass Hall, Singapore Art Musuem
Admission: $5 (pre-sale) / $10 (at door)
*Tickets are available online*
Email info@65hope.com for the pre-sale tickets now!!
Join the Eminem Beat Battle:
65 & Hope, supported by Universal Music, are calling all beat-makers to a beat battle! Remixing your very own We Made You, Eminem’s first single from Relapse. And the’re giving away prizes too!! $100, $50, $20 Eminem CD hamper for 1st, 2nd and 3rd position respectively. Your remix will be featured at Family Affair III and our future show/events too! Prizes are courtesy of Universal Music Singapore.
For more info and accapella download links go to www.65hope.com
Nov 19, 2008
5 Dec 08, Fri
7.30 – 8.15pm
Sixx
8.45 – 9.30pm
Sleeq
10 – 10.45pm
Da Fam
6 Dec 08, Sat
7.30 – 8.15pm
Rauzan Rahman
8.45 – 9.30pm
FreakyZ & The Funkus
10 – 10.45pm
XS.One The Regiment
Protege: Last Call is a month away. For those who have not purchased your tickets, please email us at 65hope@gmail.com, and book them now before its too late. Tickets are going at $10 (pre-sale) inclusive of a Protege compilation CD. Get them now! Peace! 
Sep 22, 2008
Greetings,
We have recently slightly revamp www.myspace.com/xsone and also provided links to free downloads of music from The.XS Collective via our myspace. Below are the links and info of all our free music. Please help us spread the word so we can spread our music and we can all spread the love. For those who are interested to get our free music but has some problems with downloading them, either due to slow download-time or you are totally not connected to the world wide web, drop us a mail at the.xscollective@gmail.com for more info.
A free online mixtape release by HipHopFellowship.com featuring underground hiphop acts from the South East Asian region. The.XS Collective contributed 5 tracks out of this 19 track mixtape.
Remixes of "Army of The Pharoah - Black Christmas" by XS Beat conductors from Got Beats? Foundation for a beat competition.
A limited edition mixtape that was given away to the first 100 attendees of Floetry (November 07), a hiphop event organized by 65&Hope.
A limited edition mixtape that was given away to the first 100 attendees of a hiphop event called "Family Affair" organized by 65&Hope.
A limited edition MP3 card-shaped CD given away with first 100 copies of The.XS Collective's "School For X'Scape Artists" Compilation release.
A 10-tracks online album release featuring rare uncovered tracks by now semi-defunct underground rap group of The.XS Collective, Decepticons.
An online single release by The.XS Collective's poetic hiphop unit, X'Scapists. Contains acapellas and instrumentals for remix use.
Once again help us spread the word on our free music and feel free to distribute them freely. These are some free good hiphop music from the lion city. Thank you for your support.
Aug 6, 2008
DJ Ruxta, Bless and Shino along with Freaky-Z where invited by Hwa Chong Institution to do a show cum workshop for the school. Check out what went down in the video. Them Hwa Chong B-boys were off the hook.
Jun 16, 2008
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 For X'Scape Artists by XS.1
On behalf of The.XS Collective, we would like to thank everyone who voted. It's been a great year for the collective and we appreciate the love and support that we have received so far. We hope to continue to gain support from our peers and supporters.
Leak Alert: In the meanwhile, do take a listen to an exclusive unofficial remix of Freaky-Z's last track on his FYMPS album entiled Ya Don't Stop. The remix features an additional verse by Azrael and will appear on The.XS Collective's upcoming mixtape called Str8 Jacks. (This track was also performed as the last track on The Hope Awards Show and now you can listen to it on XS Popfolio music player)
Jun 2, 2008
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
VOTE OR DIE!!! CLICK HERE TO GO TO VOTING POLL!!!
May 28, 2008
May 21, 2008
For those who missed 65&Hope's Family Affair 2 held recently at The Chamber, Arts House here is DoggFace aka Pendekar's performance. More videos will be edited soon which includes Bless & The Rogue Squadron of Malaysia. DoggFace tracklist of his live set is as follows:
1) Set It On Fire (Intro)
2) Fuck The Industry (Feat. The Ish) - This track can be previewed on Xclusive Online Radio podcast 3
3) Snake & Ladder (Feat. Chavito)
4) Falsafah Pendekar (Feat. Falsafah)
Doggface's Mysoace: www.myspace.com/doggfacexs
That's all for now. Hope you enjoy the live video.
May 14, 2008
65 & Hope present Family Affair II. Back for the second time, Family Affair showcases independent hip-hop collectives/families in Singapore & Malaysia. The Rebel Scum, who performed at the first instalment are back with their family, The Rogue Squadron, and they are no strangers to both the SG & MY scene. Dome Squad Clique, popularly known as DSC has had their fair share of attention in local scene. With front runners like Valentia Phlow, Fatalitee Phlow and many more, they are one of the most talented and brightest families around. Being one of the first collective to release an EP in 2006, they are now currently working on their much anticipated 2nd release.
Other performances include Dose Two, the ordinary heroes/gentlemanly poets from Kuala Lumpur, who have rocked the SG scene a couple of times. Public Eyez, one of SG Hip-hop's pioneering crew. Feekee'D, DaFam's most hardworking rapper. The controversial 'love me or hate me, I dont give a f***' lyricist, Doggface and the most poetic rapper of our time, Bless. Top 7 from last month's Protege, will open the show so expect a lot of good hip-hop music from SG & MY.
Day/Date: Saturday, 17th May
Time: 5.30pm sharp
Venue: Chamber, the Arts House
Admission: $10 with a free mixtape
The show will be hosted by none other, Freaky Z. Seeya this Saturday! :)
Apr 11, 2008
65&Hope presents Floetry (April) held the Earshot Cafe, The Arts House on 19th April 2008. Spread the word and stay tune for more info.
Mar 18, 2008
65 & Hope present DEFINITION. If you dont know what the definition of hip-hop is, then let this event explain it to you. Witness some of the best in the local hip-hop scene as they showcase the different style and colour of hip-hop music in this 2 and a half hour show. With a star studded line-up, this is definitely an event not to be missed. So mark your calenders people!
Date/Day: 29th March 2008, Saturday
Time: 3pm sharp
Venue: Chamber, The Arts House
Admission: Pre-sale $5, Door $8 (early birds get a free mixtape)
We use to say, 'spread the word' or even 'spread the e-flyer'. Now we're telling you; spread this video. DEFINITION is happening at Chamber, The Arts House, 3pm sharp on the 29th March, Saturday. Ya'll wouldnt want to miss this show...
Pre-sale tickets are already available for only $5, anyone interested mail us at 65hope@gmail.com.