Todd Googoo known as ShiFT from tha 902
SYDNEY-Todd Googoo, better known as “ShiFT from tha 902” in the music world, is hoping to be the first musician from his community to win an East Coast Music Award, and on May 6 he’ll have two chances to make that happen.
Googoo, who is from We’koqma’q First Nation, is nominated in two categories, rap/hip hop recording of the year for his album “This Ones for You” and Indigenous artist of the year.
Growing up in the small community with a population of under a thousand people, he was exposed to a few older kids who were rapping and making music and took a lot of inspiration from them, as well as from other artists he was listening to at the time, such as Nova Scotia rapper Classified, who is also in the running for rap/hip hop recording of the year along with a handful of other awards.