CANADIAN BEATBOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS at Lee’s Palace (529 Bloor Street West), Friday (November 6), 7pm. $20. beatboxcan.com. See listing. Sparx has a bit of a cough. The Sudbury-born, now local beatboxer ...

On the hip-hop scene, “beatboxing” — the term for the art of creating rhythms and sound effects with the human voice — has taken a back seat to rapping, DJing, emceeing, break dancing and graffiti art ...