Hip hop lovers and freestylers… RAP NIGHT THIS FRIDAY!
This is a call out for all hip hop enthusiasts, beat boxers, rap lovers, poets, scratch enthusiasts, rhythm searchers, and musical minds - to join us for a freestyle rap cypher open mic at River City Revival House. No door fee, but we encourage donations that get fuelled into keeping the event growing. All skill levels welcomed and encouraged! This is an all-inclusive space to come sharpen their wordsmithing skills and grow with us! People are encouraged to be a part, but if you wish to just come watch, you are welcomed. Who knows, you might have to just jump on stage and unleash your inner beast! Bring your friends, grab dinner and a drink in our swanky venue, and enjoy the rawness of the freestyle cypher.
You can keep up with our rap group for details here:
The evening’s events will also be live-streamed for those who cannot attend and you can find us at:
Thug Shells:
Meet your hostess, Thug Shells! You will be in good hands with this bubbly gangster who ran this rap night for a year under the name “Cheshfire Freestyle” locally in the city at Spotlight Cabaret. She is very excited to have her cypher’s revival AT Revival, because nothing beats the energy and inspiration that a community of talented individuals jamming together in safe and creative space brings!
With humble beginnings hip hopping the stages of Western Canadian music festivals such as Shambhala and Motion, Thug Shells carved out a name for herself in both the electronic music and conscious hip hop scene leading her sound as far as the dust- kissed desert art cars of Burningman.
With an emphasis on positivity the little punchline pixie captivates crowds the only way she knows how; with gangster adorability. If you mixed equal parts Slim Shady, Mac Miller and the Little Mermaid and put em' into a pint-sized package, Thug Shells is what you would end up with. In 2020 Thug Shells started to make waves on a Canadian level after her music caught the ear of CBC television and she was interviewed on national TV.
She kept the ball rolling through 2021 when her Rainy Day EP shot all the way up to #1 on the Earshot Canadian college radio charts. She saw even more chart success with numerous top 10 placements on the Beatport Global Breakbeat charts including her collaboration “Groove Shake” with Lady Waks and Mutantbreakz. When she’s not dropping tracks, Shells’ world class freestyle rap skills have amassed her over 10,000 followers on Twitch, and attention from fellow freestyle legends such as Harry Mack. With the ability to rock crowds both on the microphone and behind the decks, a fusion of hip-hop, breakbeat, and drum and bass is provided that no other artist can match!