DJ Nana, York Alumnus, discusses the hip-hop and R&B trivia event RAP SHEETS

On April 29, RAP SHEETS will host their next hip-hop and R&B trivia night at The Theatre Centre Café/Bar on Queen Street West. Nana Gyamfi-Kumanini Jr. (DJ Nana) moved to Toronto from Waterloo in 1999 to pursue a music career while being a cultural studies student at York. He explains that during the pandemic, his younger sister Victoria commented on how there were few R&B and hip-hop trivia board games, and encouraged DJ Nana to get involved and further develop these events. “I was aware that there had been some past hip-hop trivia events in the city, and in my constant move to be unique while understanding that there is no such thing as reinventing the wheel, I started developing my own idea while secretly sourcing the right venue for what developed into RAP SHEETS.  “In July 2023, my good friend Liza Paul, the associate artistic director of The Theatre Centre, gave me a call saying that she’d like me to produce an event for The Theatre Centre. I then pitched the hip-hop and R&B trivia idea. She liked it and eventually helped me narrow down the name choices, and the first RAP SHEETS was held on September 11, 2023,”...