Like smoke through a keyhole, hip hop has slowly but noticably taken a strong hold in Barrie, Ontario, Canada.

With the star power of Jim Jones, Choclair, Bishop, the recent "Tuff and Rugged" performance at the new Roxx by local rap heads LS & iLLvibe, Northbay's Sick Tricks and of course the one and only "Dutty" Jamaican Grammy award winning Sean Paul, Barrie is becoming a beacon for world class talent.

Independent or signed...this can only mean good things for our fine city's Hip Hop and Urban music enthusiasts.