El-P & Killer Mike at Varsity
Friday, July 19, 2013 » Other shows: Coming Soon, Shows Will Be Here
Varsity Theater • 6:30pm • 18+ • $16 adv | $18 door | $25 mezzanine
Added to calendar on Apr 30
El-P
From Brooklyn, New York
First Twin Cities show since since July 5, 2012 • First Varsity show • Third Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since May 16, 2008
From last.fm:
El-P is an abbreviation of El-Producto, both pseudonyms of New York City, NY, USA, underground hip-hop producer / rapper Jaime Meline (b. 2 Mar 1975). As a member of Company Flow, he honed his production skills alongside DJ Mr. Len and Bigg Jus. His unique style helped Company Flow gain critical, then popular success, culminating in 1997 with Funcrusher Plus. Eventual differences between the group & label Rawkus, lead to El-P & Len leaving the label in 2000. Read more about El-P on Last.fm.
Killer Mike
From Atlanta, Georgia
First Twin Cities show since since September 20, 2012 • First Varsity show • Third Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since July 5, 2012
From last.fm:
Michael Render, better known by his stage name Killer Mike (born April 20, 1975) is an American rapper, signed to Grind Time Official through the SMC/Fontana Distribution. He made his debut appearance on "Snappin' and Trappin'" on Outkast's 2000 LP Stankonia, and also appeared on the Grammy-winning song, "The Whole World", the single from OutKast's greatest hits album Big Boi and Dre Present...OutKast. He was featured in the movies 20 Funerals, Idlewild, and ATL. Read more about Killer Mike on Last.fm.
Despot
From Live From Bedford Stuyvequeens, New York
First Twin Cities show since since July 5, 2012 • First Varsity show
From last.fm:
There is more than one artist with this name: 1 | Despot, also known as Alec Reinstein, is a hip-hop artist signed to NYC-based Def Jux Records. He made his home in Forest Hills (Queens), after dropping out of Purchase College. 2 | Despot is Serbian heavy metal project by Srdjan Brankovic of Alogia and Aca Celtic of Orthodox Celts. Despot's real and original name is Деспот, so keep your stats clean. 3 | Despot is a Brazilian black metal band. More info at http://www.despot.com.br Read more about Despot on Last.fm.
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