ROBIN BROWN: The Cypher hip hop open mic night

You've heard of open-mic nights for aspiring stand up comics. But what about for rappers - wanna be hip-hop artists? Well, there's an event that goes on once a month in Toronto and it's all about up and coming rappers - or MCs as they call them. The event is called The Cypher and it's the brainchild of a group of like-minded artists in Toronto's underground hiphop community. Youth columnist Robin Brown went out to their last open-mic night, at Augusta House in Kensington Market to hear their music, and listen to their stories.
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The next Cypher open-mic event is on Wednesday, March 9, at Augusta House in Kensington Market. The motto is "Spit It Out". Find out more at the Cypher site here .