Micky RedEyez
What: Hip-Hop
Where: Oshawa, ON
Visit: www.mickyredeyez.com
Oshawa’s Micky RedEyez (his mom calls him Micky Fernando) is a throwback to the golden era of hip-hop where rhymes were more about living life, having fun, and playful wordplay than they were about gloating and posturing.
Need an example? His latest single “Backpack” is a three-and-a-half minute tribute to his carryall that’s as catchy as it is witty. The song is backed with a DIY video that looks homemade but catches the spirit of the aspiring rapper perfectly. We’re used to this kind of independent approach being prevalent in rock and punk music, and it’s a refreshing one. With acts like Jurassic 5 and Shad having already embodied this ethic masterfully, it’s interesting to see another player emerge looking to add his own signature to an established tradition.
RedEyez has spent much of his career to date dropping mixtapes and appearing on compilations, but his latest effort, dubbed The Micky RedEyez Experience, is his chance to show Canada’s hip-hop community what he can do with an LP worth of material. We know we’ll be anxiously waiting.
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