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Above photos by: Jon Blak

Live blogging brought to you by Amy Hosotsuji  @hoso2G.

We here at The Great Hall, 1087 Queen St. W. (Queen and Dovercourt) Tonight we bring you live blogging from ORIGINS: The Firekeepers, an Indigenous Hip Hop showcase featuring artists from around Ontario brought to you by World Famous Music and the Ontario Arts Council (OAC)

Hosting tonight is: Wan Luv, Manifesto Music Director and Victoria representing the Ontario Indigenous community.

10:15pm
First up Red Slam Collective throwin' it down with a couple tracks! Peep below for a photo.

Photo by: Philip Litevsky

10:35pm
J-R.E.Z. offerin' tracks on topics including Diabetes and love! Also showing love to Manifesto volunteers! #Manipestosauce

Photo by: Jon Blak

11:05pm
A brief interlude with DJ Ariel on the 1s and 2s as guests dance to hip hop with hoola hoops!
We got audience members from St. Catherines, Etobicoke, Jamaica, Brooklyn ... allover Ontario and the world! Bombom!

11:15pm
Hailing from St. Catharines, Ontario 2oolman (producer, running beats for the set tonight) & Sese bringing a LIIIIVE performance, bass heavy! Ceaza Leon also on stage adding some hype energy! They're rockin' MNFSTO snapbacks too!

Now giving 2oolman a little solo time to show us his beats! "Where my b-boys and b-girls at?! Eh, hip hop's for everybody you know what I'm sayin?" - Sese

Photo by: Jon Blak

Yeeeeayuh there's our answer - we got b-girls and b-boys including Manifesto volunteers breaking on the floor right now!

Photo by: Jon Blak

11:46pm
Q-Rock of Ready to Rock Crew speaking on Ernie Paniccioli before he starts his set. Please come out to the 100% Fundraiser for Ernie this weekend to support him in his battle against cancer at Revival, this Sunday the 25th. Back to the origins of hip hop, Q-Rock rhymes with a purpose.
12:09pm
He can't leave the stage without getting some dancing in! He jumps off stage to do just that as his grand finale! "I'm out." Peace!

Photo by: Jon Blak

12:30am
Kinnie Starr requests to turn it as dark as possible in here, "so everybody can shake their butts as much as they want". Nice to have a female voice up in here over some groovy beats. Adding some French in there too! It's crazy how many sounds are coming out of the speakers right now, all she needs is her voice and a laptop, layering her vocals.... hypnotizing almost and quite provocative!

Photo by: Jon Blak

Just saw this tweet: @nufunk just got here... the vibe is incredible - feel like I stepped into some thing special...

1:00am
PLEX is now on stage doin' his thing. Not only does he rhyme - yes, he sings too! Wooo! Ending the night off with an extra song for loyal fans.
Photo by: Jon Blak