THE KOOP • SUNDAY, AUGUST 17 • 6:00PM

“Michie Mee is committed to the craft and honed her skills as a stage MC, in front of a crowd. It’s that trial by fire that ultimately makes the best, the best” – Public Enemy’s Chuck D.

More than three decades following the release of the groundbreaking album Jamaican Funk – Canadian Style, Canada’s Queen of Hip-Hop, Michie Mee, returns with a full-length release that reinforces her immeasurable impact on music. As the first Canadian MC signed to a U.S. major label during the ’80s, breaking down musical barriers is nothing new for this veteran.

Not only does the Canadian rap icon’s new album Bahdgyal’s Revenge herald her long-overdue return to music, but the album also casts what is arguably the widest musical net of her career, incorporating Michie’s Jamaican roots, dancehall reggae, rock, and hip hop, ultimately creating a sound that is at once timeless and timely.

There is no doubt that Michie Mee’s impact on Canadian music and culture has been vast. She blew open doors for a generation of artists who didn’t even know those doors existed.

And now, with Bahdgyal’s Revenge, she boldly reasserts her legacy as a trailblazer with what could be the most important album of her career.

As Public Enemy’s Chuck D so eloquently (and accurately) states in the album’s intro, “The time has come for Michie Mee / One of the women showing the longevity of the female MC…”