BeatRoute Magazine ON Edition - December 2019

MATT BARNES
DECEMBER
Haviah Mighty’s
Very Big Year!
I
f you haven’t heard the name
Haviah Mighty, you are missing an
outstanding icon in Canadian hiphop
history-in-the-making.
Mighty is one of the hardest working
artists in the genre—a bonafide
hustler—and clearly living up to
her name. At 27, she’s already been
producing music for twelve years. Her
talent is hard-hitting and feels rooted
in a self-efficacy built from the ground
up. She deservedly and unsurprisingly
snagged the 2019 Polaris Music Prize.
Haviah Mighty had a great year and is
teetering on the brink of something
bigger. We can’t wait to see what’s
next.
What is your favourite album of 2019?
Haviah Mighty - 13th Floor. I haven’t
listened to too many albums top to
bottom, more than once
What is the best show you saw?
Duckwrth in London
Favourite discovery of 2019?
Life as a full-time musician
What is your biggest accomplishment
of 2019?
My album, 13th Floor
What is your goal for 2020?
Take my music/messages to the US/
Europe/other regions of the world.
By GLENN ALDERSON
SPECIAL
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THE YEAR
& DECADE
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