Evento

Gift of Gab (Blackalicious) / Landon Wordswell / Neak / AMS / Pure Powers

Tue June 9th :: Emporium Wicker Park :: 1366 N Milwaukee :: $5 :: 21+

Gift of Gab (Blackalicious)
Gift of Gab is an American rapper best known for performing in the Bay Area hip hop duo Blackalicious along with DJ Chief Xcel.
Gift of Gab is often praised by critics for his rapping skills Allmusic says he is "one of the very finest MCs to ever pick up a microphone," "one of the best underground rappers in the business", "his raps are jam-packed with internal rhymes, allusions, metaphors, ten-cent words, and amazing tongue-twisting feats of skill," and he has been able to "redefine the art of lyrical technique".Peter Shapiro describes him as "a walking encyclopedia of MCing styles," Pitchfork Media refers to his "astonishing verbal dexterity and enunciation," Popmatters says he has a "nearly impenetrable reputation for style and innovation," and Stylus Magazine calls him "one of the top MCs in the game."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvPnM2Q1nwU

Landon Wordswell
Rhymes on top of Boom Bap, Jazz, Soul. Yea.. Ya know.. All that. Come and get it.
http://soundcloud.com/landonwordswell

Neak
If your father performed alongside Funk & Soul legends like James Brown & Sam Cooke, and your older sibling was deep into Hip-Hop production, chances are being a product of your environment meant only one thing
Following the path his family set before him, Chicago-based Hip-Hop artist Neak draws vivid verbal portraits which find inspiration in the spirit of 1980's Hip-Hop & U.S. culture. The "War on Drugs," failing Reaganomics, and increasing violence within poverty stricken areas only strengthened the resolve of the then fledgling Hip-Hop movement, and it's this concept of perseverance and reclamation that guides Neak's artistry.
http://www.neak.bandcamp.com/

AMS - King of the Nerds
Hip-Hop from the millimeter space between sleep and wake.
http://agentmos.bandcamp.com/

Pure Powers
http://www.purepowersmusic.com/