My Winter Hip Hop Adventure
My name is Jeremy Lopez, but I’m better known as DJ Lochini at KSSU. On my show I play mostly underground hip hop, and I spend a lot of my free time promoting and going to different shows around Sacramento and the Bay Area. Over my break I made it to two memorable shows: Casual from Hieroglyphics at Cooper’s Ale Works in Nevada City and Talib Kweli at The Independent in San Francisco.
The first show I attended was headlined by Casual of the legendary Hieroglyphics crew, and opened with a few of Sacramento’s favorite artists. Among them were J*Ras of Soulifted, a hip hop/reggae artist from Sacramento who has been getting quite a bit of buzz. He released his most recent album, City of Trees mid last year and has been actively touring around the nation ever since. He brings together positive and meaningful lyrics over some reggae/hip hop fused instrumentals. He held the audience captive with the passion he put into his performance. J*Ras is a member of the Auburn Hip Hop Congress, which is a network of writers, photographers, and artists who all contribute to the Sacramento music scene. Another artist from the Hip Hop Congress that performed that night was DLabrie. His music has more of a party feel, which made the crowd move. My favorite track he performed was “Maniac”, of his album MR NETW3RK. He definitely brought a good vibe to the venue. The third Hip Hop Congress member that performed was Odapt. I’ve seen this guy perform in a few shows and freestyle battles around Sacramento, and every time I’m blown away. When his set began the crowd seemed a bit unsure of what to expect, but dispelled all doubts with an incredible performance. The Hip Hop Congress did a fantastic job warming up the mic for Casual.
For those looking for a new find, let me point your attention in the right direction. On May 22nd, a group by the name of The Endangered released a self-titled EP. The best thing of summer is always finding a new band or artist to throw into your circulation of music. Well this summer you should check this band out.
It wouldn’t be foolish to think that after May 2008, you figured Bobby Womack was done making and producing new music. I thought so too. It was a great run through the decades with signature, classic, and iconic music. For avid fans out there, I do not need to dive too much into what songs make Bobby Womack, Bobby Womack. For those unfamiliar with Womack, however, you should look into said album, “The Best of Bobby Womack – The Soul Years.” ”The Soul Years” being the best of everything Womack has to offer…until now.
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