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Episode 247 | Kwesi Hopkinson
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Kwesi “Hoppy” Hopkinson has been a driving force in Trinidad & Tobago’s entertainment and media landscape for decades. From his teenage years building Radioactive and Players Inc, to shaping the party culture with iconic events like Soca Picnic, to creating platforms such as Scorch Magazine, Scorch Radio, Island E-Tickets, and now Scorch TV — Hoppy’s story is one of vision, branding, and resilience.
In this episode, we talk about:
The early days of sound clashes, dubplates, and rivalries with Jugglers and others
How branding and identity (yellow crates, yellow cars, iconic…
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