![Checkmate & Concise - Love & War [Album] - HipHopCanada.com](http://www.hiphopcanada.com/uploads/2013/05/checkmate_concise_love_war_140x600_1.jpg "Checkmate & Concise - Love & War [Album] - HipHopCanada.com")
![Checkmate & Concise - Love & War [Album] - HipHopCanada.com](http://www.hiphopcanada.com/uploads/2013/05/checkmate_concise_love_war_140x600_2.jpg "Checkmate & Concise - Love & War [Album] - HipHopCanada.com")
![Sweatshop Union at Vancouver’s Fortune Sound Club on May 28 [News]](http://www.hiphopcanada.com/wp-content/themes/hhc/thumb.php?src=http://www.hiphopcanada.com/uploads/2010/01/sweatshop_union_1.jpg&h=110&w=120&zc=1&q=60)
Vancouver, BC – To celebrate the release of their Infinite LP, Sweatshop Union are throwing a party on May 28 with a … Read More »
Archive Tagged ‘Sweatshop Union’
![Pigeon Hole – June [Audio]](http://www.hiphopcanada.com/wp-content/themes/hhc/thumb.php?src=http://www.hiphopcanada.com/uploads/2013/04/Pigeon-Hole-June2.jpg&h=110&w=120&zc=1&q=60)
Pigeon Hole – June [Audio]
Vancouver, BC – The best way to get rid of the rainy day blues is by refreshing your playlist and luckily, Pigeon … Read More »
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Pigeon Hole – Chimp Blood [Album] [Video]
Vancouver, BC – Yesterday marked the release of Pigeon Hole‘s latest album Chimp Blood. Inspired by animalistic engery, the bass-heavy project samples … Read More »
![Mishap & Phonik Ops open for Sweatshop Union in Surrey (Live) [Review]](http://www.hiphopcanada.com/wp-content/themes/hhc/thumb.php?src=http://www.hiphopcanada.com/uploads/2012/12/Sweatshop-Union.jpg&h=110&w=120&zc=1&q=60)
Mishap & Phonik Ops open for Sweatshop Union in Surrey (Live) [Review]
Surrey, BC – For a politically minded hip hop group, Sweatshop Union sure knows how to keep things bumpin’. The boys just … Read More »
![Tha Alkaholiks with Sweatshop Union in Vancouver [Photos]](http://www.hiphopcanada.com/wp-content/themes/hhc/thumb.php?src=http://www.hiphopcanada.com/uploads/2012/04/DSC0313.jpg&h=110&w=120&zc=1&q=60)
Tha Alkaholiks with Sweatshop Union in Vancouver [Photos]
Vancouver, BC - With the summer concert season just around the corner, Vancouver got an early taste of things to come as Bar … Read More »
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Sweatshop Union – Bill Murray [Video]
Vancouver, BC – Who doesn’t love them a little Bill Murray now and then? Sweatshop Union certainly does and their latest video … Read More »
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Sweatshop Union’s The Bill Murray EP wins Best Rap/Hip-Hop Recording at Western Canadian Music Awards [News]
Whitehorse, YK – Congratulations to Sweatshop Union for taking home Best Rap/Hip-Hop Recording at the Western Canadian Music Awards. The Vancouver-based group … Read More »
![Sweatshop Union EP Release Party (Live) [Photos/Review]](http://www.hiphopcanada.com/wp-content/themes/hhc/thumb.php?src=http://www.hiphopcanada.com/uploads/2011/05/DSC_1330.jpg&h=110&w=120&zc=1&q=60)
Sweatshop Union EP Release Party (Live) [Photos/Review]
Vancouver, B.C. – You might have preconceived notions of what type of night you’re in for when, strolling up to the venue, … Read More »
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Sweatshop Union – Makeshift Kingdom [Video]
Vancouver, B.C. – Off the new album The Bill Murray EP, Sweatshop Union presents “Makeshift Kingdom.” It’s got everything one could want … Read More »
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Pigeon Hole – Light Show ft. D-Sisive [Video]
Vancouver, B.C. – Pigeon Hole – Dusty and Marmalade of Sweatshop Union – have released a new, Stuey Kubrick-directed video for the … Read More »
![Big Boi in Vancouver (Live) [Photos/Review]](http://www.hiphopcanada.com/wp-content/themes/hhc/thumb.php?src=http://www.hiphopcanada.com/uploads/2010/10/big_boi_vancouver_oct_2010_1.jpg&h=110&w=120&zc=1&q=60)
Big Boi in Vancouver (Live) [Photos/Review]
Vancouver, B.C. – How fitting that Big Boi should “roll down the strip on vogues” to the Vogue on Granville for his … Read More »
![Kyprios and the Peak Performance [Interview]](http://www.hiphopcanada.com/wp-content/themes/hhc/thumb.php?src=http://www.hiphopcanada.com/uploads/2010/10/kyprios_1.jpg&h=110&w=120&zc=1&q=60)
Kyprios and the Peak Performance [Interview]
Vancouver, B.C. – The talented Kyprios Bayday of Sweatshop Union is bravely taking part in a contest put on by the radio … Read More »
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Dirty Circus – Where I’m At ft. Chin Injeti [Video]
Vancouver, B.C. – Sweatshop Union presents the latest video from Dirty Circus, directed by Stuey Kubrick. From the album Alive and Well … Read More »
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Peak Performance finalist Kyprios plays Live N Direct on September 9th [News]
Vancouver, B.C. – Kyprios – a top 20 contender in the 100.5 PEAK Performance contest for $100,000 – will play Tonic Nightclub … Read More »
![Class of June 2010: Call for Support [Article]](http://www.hiphopcanada.com/wp-content/themes/hhc/thumb.php?src=http://www.hiphopcanada.com/uploads/2010/06/class_of_june_2010.jpg&h=110&w=120&zc=1&q=60)
Class of June 2010: Call for Support [Article]
There is still half a year left to unfold before anyone can really define the key moments of 2010, but one thing … Read More »
![Pigeon Hole – Age Like Astronauts [Review]](http://www.hiphopcanada.com/wp-content/themes/hhc/thumb.php?src=http://www.hiphopcanada.com/uploads/2010/06/pigeon_hole_age_like_astronauts_front.jpg&h=110&w=120&zc=1&q=60)
Pigeon Hole – Age Like Astronauts [Review]
Vancouver, B.C. – Pigeon Hole, made up of emcees Mr. Marmalade and Dusty Melodica from the Sweatshop Union family, is releasing their … Read More »
![Sweatshop Union [Interview]](http://www.hiphopcanada.com/wp-content/themes/hhc/thumb.php?src=http://www.hiphopcanada.com/uploads/2010/06/sweatshop_union_2.jpg&h=110&w=120&zc=1&q=60)
Sweatshop Union [Interview]
Vancouver, B.C. – When the members of Sweatshop Union got together in 2000 to pool resources for an album, they recognized that … Read More »
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Sweatshop Union [Interview]
Vancouver, B.C. – Sweatshop Union can be defined as one of Canada’s veteran hip-hop groups sitting at the top of the ranks … Read More »
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