Tag: <span>hip hop</span>

Atmosphere, 3/4/16, Emo’s, Austin, Photos – Write-up

Guest writer Bang Ho Rap veterans Atmosphere ran the gamut between slow spoken word rap with songs like Sunshine and fast bangers. They dug deep into their discography and performed Dirty Girl from Slug’s time in Felt with Murs of Living Legends. Whether it’s your first time seeing this group …

Open Mike Eagle – SXSW 2016 Top 20

Open Mike Eagle drops insanely substantial bars over his signature art rap beats, alternating between fast spoken word flow and singing! Bio: Michael Eagle grew up in Chicago listening to alt-rock on q101 and taping underground rap shows on WHPK. He also occasionally snuck and ordered music videos on the …

Blue the Misfit, 1/28/16, Parish, Austin, Photos – Write-up

Blue, the Misfit, producer turned killer bar dropping rapper tore up Parish for a Red Bull Sound Select showcase.  From begin to end the energy was 100.  Jumping into the crowd he impressed new fans and secured his place in the hearts of the die-hards.  A truly impressive performance and it’s …

The Digital Wild, 1/28/16, Parish, Austin, Photos – Write-up

The Digital Wild’s hip hop influenced indie rock got the crowd moving opening a Red Bull Sound Select show in Austin.  Chantell’s silky vocals enthralled the uninitiated and didn’t disappoint the those that had already fallen in love with the band. The Digital Wild’s hustle is real, they will be performing many shows …

King Mez – SXSW 2016 Top 20

King Mez’s bars are tight and sharp, the production and music blend beautifully with raw lyrics. From his biography: Ambitiously battling to emerge as a respected lyricist and producer from Raleigh, North Carolina, 25 year old King Mez has managed to differentiate himself with a righteous delivery unsullied with superficial content …

Shinobi Ninja, 10/30/2015, Empire, Austin, Photos – Write-up

Brooklyn’s Shinobi Ninja tore-up the the Empire Control Room stage!  Due the weather the show had to be moved inside to the smaller stage.  The larger garage stage would have still been cramped for the amount of energy they released.  When probed for what to expected from their new video, …

Dizzy Wright, 10/29/2015, Emo’s, Austin, Photos – Write-up

Guest writer @manvsparty Continued from the Jarren Benton writeup After another skit came my favorite of the night, Dizzy Wright. Along with Dj Hoppa, another live drummer and a hype man, he rolled through conscious west coast rap reminiscent of Warren G and at times sounding like Kendrick Lamar. Dizzy …

Jarren Benton, 10/29/2015, Emo’s, Austin, Photos – Write-up

Guest writer @manvsparty After the local Austinite rappers burned up the stage, the main show kicked off with a well produced video for The Funk Volume Tour, which became an on going story between sets, like the skits found on old school hip hop records. Jarren Benton came next with …

Hopsin, 10/29/2015, Emo’s, Austin, Photos – Write-up

West Coast rapper Hopsin brought his Funk Volume tour to Austin and they tore-down the stage backed by DJ Hoppa.   His  rapid fire style and direct bars kept the fans screaming along the entire set.  Dizzy Wright joined him for him on stage for his heartfelt apology to Fort Collins.  The …