Rhymesayers 20 at Target Center
Friday, December 4, 2015 » Other shows: Coming Soon, Shows Will Be Here
Target Center • 5:00pm • ALL AGES • $20.00
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Added to calendar on Oct 13
Atmosphere
From Minneapolis
First show since since January 24, 2015 • First Target Center show • 25th show on MN Live's calendar since April 30, 2005
From last.fm:
There are, at least, four artists known as Atmosphere: 1) An American alternative rap band. 2) A Polish rock band. 3) An Italian disco group. 4) A Vietnamese metal band. 1) The Minnesota underground hip-hop group was formed around 1994. At its creation, the group was called "Urban Atmosphere". Unlike many hip hop groups, Atmosphere provides its own live instrumentation, usually consisting of bass guitar and drums. Read more about Atmosphere on Last.fm.
Brother Ali
From Minneapolis
First show since since March 6, 2015 • First Target Center show • 32nd show on MN Live's calendar since June 2, 2005
From last.fm:
Originally born into hip-hop through break dancing, Brother Ali has been one with the mic since he first heard Miilkbone on record. A student of Hip-Hop's golden age, Ali's music ranges from purpose to passionate, yet always soulful and true to the boastful heritage of hip hop culture. An emcee, producer, host and overall party-starter, Brother Ali's talents are a well-defined addition to the Rhymesayers family. Read more about Brother Ali on Last.fm.
Aesop Rock
From San Francisco, California
First Twin Cities show since since February 4, 2015 • First Target Center show • Sixth Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since September 16, 2007
From last.fm:
Aesop Rock (born Ian Bavitz on June 5, 1976) is an alternative hip hop artist/producer from Northport, New York, United States. He has released six albums: "Music for Earthworms" (1997), "Float" (1999), "Labor Days" (2001), "Bazooka Tooth" (2003), "None Shall Pass" (2007 ) and "Skelethon" (2012). He is also a member of the groups Hail Mary Mallon, The Weathermen and Two of Every Animal. Aesop Rock on Last.fm.
P.O.S
From Minneapolis
First show since since May 24, 2015 • First Target Center show • 55th show on MN Live's calendar since April 30, 2005
From last.fm:
There are currently four artists using this name: 1) American alternative hip-hop musician. 2) Finnish trance artist. 3) Australian speedcore band 4) Belgian Hardcore/Punk Band 1) P.O.S (born Stefon Alexander) is an alternative hip-hop musician from Minnesota. He is a also a member of the alternative rap collective Doomtree. His rapping style is heavily influenced by punk bands such as Kid Dynamite, Black Flag and Fugazi. Read more about P.O.S. on Last.fm.
Prof
From Minneapolis
First show since since September 5, 2015 • First Target Center show • 18th show on MN Live's calendar since June 17, 2009
From last.fm:
If Prof had things his way, people would think he was nothing more than a heavy-boozing, free-wheeling playboy. His lyrics are sometimes rude and usually downright crude. He boasts in his rhymes about how he’s pretty much the shit at everything. He’s even performed shows where he makes himself get so drunk he throws up before going on stage. Unfortunately for Prof, there’s an underlying seriousness to his lyrics that he tries his hardest to cover with layer upon layer of party-perfect beats and rhymes. Read more about Prof on Last.fm.
Dilated Peoples
From Los Angeles, California
First Twin Cities show since since March 6, 2006 • First Target Center show
From last.fm:
Dilated Peoples is a hip-hop group that has achieved great fame in the underground hip-hop community, although their only real mainstream success was the song This Way, a 2004 collaboration with Kanye West. DJ Babu (from the DJ crew Beat Junkies), Evidence, and Rakaa joined together in 1992 in Los Angeles, CA and released Third Degree and Work the Angles, which were quickly established as favorites in the underground scene and among rap critics. They eventually signed to Capitol and in 2000 released The Platform, to more critical acclaim. Read more on Last.fm.
Evidence
From United States
First Twin Cities show since since September 7, 2013 • First Target Center show • Fifth Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since November 20, 2009
From last.fm:
There are 5 artists with the name Evidence. (1) Evidence is a Rapper/Producer and a member of hip hop group Dilated Peoples "Raised in Santa Monica til' the divorce/six years old/I couldn't see what was coming of course/the plan/ Mom bounced on Old Man/ then we moved to the Venice sand/ A young youth seen gangs first hand/ fake address for school/ two educations/ rich friends then back to my land."- "Born in LA" - Evidence Read more about Evidence on Last.fm.
Blueprint
From Columbus, Ohio
First Twin Cities show since since November 9, 2015 • First Target Center show • 17th Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since April 24, 2005
From last.fm:
There is more than one artist with this name: 1) Blueprint is a rapper and producer from Columbus, Ohio. He is the owner of Weightless Recordings and also signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment. He is also one half of the group Soul Position with producer RJD2. Over the span of several years, Blueprint has risen greatly in popularity. He first gained minor underground attention as a member of the crew Greenhouse Effect. Read more about Blueprint on Last.fm.
Musab
From Los Angeles, California
First Twin Cities show since since September 17, 2010 • First Target Center show • Seventh Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since July 22, 2005
From last.fm:
Musab (a.k.a. Minnesota Slicks, formerly known as Beyond and is now going by just Sab the Artist. Sab began his career as a hip hop artist. He was part of The Headshots Crew and then went on to be a co-founder of Rhymesayers Entertainment. His debut album entitled Beyond Comparison (1996) was the first release of indie hip-hop label giant, Rhymesayers Entertainment. He contributed to Atmosphere's classic first release, Overcast (1998), then teamed up with Slug, I Self Devine of Micranots, Mr. Read more on Last.fm.
Bk-One
From Minneapolis
First show since since February 22, 2012 • First Target Center show • Eighth show on MN Live's calendar since December 16, 2005
From last.fm:
BK-One's love of music has been a lifelong affair. From an early age, he studied classical piano and jazz theory, taught himself to play the vibraphone, and began collecting records. Before he was old enough to get into clubs, BK was touring the country as a vibes player in a jazz band and experimenting with multiple genres alongside local music veterans. After moving to Minneapolis in 1996, BK wasted no time finding a place for himself in the local hip hop scene. Read more about BK-One on Last.fm.
Toki Wright
From Minneapolis
First show since since March 14, 2015 • First Target Center show • 53rd show on MN Live's calendar since January 5, 2007
From last.fm:
Raised in a Buddhist household, immersing himself in Black history, world culture, and community work, Toki Wright's awareness of the diverse world we live in is translated through his content driven music. He has taken paths that run the gamut from a non-profit youth organization in North Minneapolis to work with war-affected children in Northern Uganda. As an artist, Wright's travels have taken him throughout the United States and Canada as support and hypeman for Brother Ali. Other performance credits include Soundset, Coachella, CMJ, Bumbershoot , Paid Dues, Scribble Jam, and SXSW. Read more about Toki Wright on Last.fm.
DJ Abilities
From Milwaukee, Wisconsin
First Twin Cities show since since November 9, 2015 • First Target Center show • 12th Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since December 16, 2006
From last.fm:
DJ Abilities is known for being half of the hip-hop duo Eyedea & Abilities, winning three DMC awards and for his work on his mixtapes with the 1200 Hobos. Read more about DJ Abilities on Last.fm.
Abstract Rude
From Los Angeles, California
First Twin Cities show since since July 24, 2010 • First Target Center show • Sixth Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since November 2, 2008
From last.fm:
Artist, songwriter, passionate performer with a hip hop lifestyle... ABSTRACT RUDE 1st hit the Los Angeles music scene back in '93 as a young teenager with an old soul. Longtime member of dance crew TRIBE UNIQUE, Abstract sprung into action under his 'big homies' umbrella, displaying his unique vocal talents while the Tribe would visually narrate his abstractions. They blew up talent shows and local showcases around L.A. & Hollywood, and eventually became known as A. Read more on Last.fm.
MR. Dibbs
From Cincinnati, Ohio
First Twin Cities show since since July 22, 2010 • First Target Center show • Third Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since December 16, 2006
From last.fm:
Brad Forste,better known as Mr. Dibbs, is a DJ and hip hop producer. The founder of the turntablist collective 1200 Hobos, he has also appeared on numerous underground hip hop records as producer or DJ as well as releasing a number of solo works. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Forste was introduced to DJing around 1985, when he saw Grandmaster Flash performing on the syndicated light news/entertainment show PM Magazine, but "didn't really understand what he did". Read more on Last.fm.
Felt
From Minneapolis
Only show on MN Live's calendar
From last.fm:
There are three artists with the name Felt: 1) Felt was a 1980s UK indie band hailing from Birmingham, led by enigmatic Lawrence Hayward (or, just "Lawrence" for preference), and usually included guitarist Maurice Deebank and drummer Gary Ainge. The band claimed to have released ten albums and ten singles in ten years but actually released 11 singles if you include their debut Index on Shanghai Packaging. They were influenced by, among others, New York band Television and 60's icon Bob Dylan. Read more on Last.fm.
Grieves
From Seattle, Washington
First Twin Cities show since since October 11, 2014 • First Target Center show • 10th Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since December 5, 2008
From last.fm:
Having spent nearly two years on the road touring in support of 88 Keys and Counting, Grieves found himself returning home to a fractured reality. Reeling from turbulence in his career and heartbreak in his personal life mixed with coming down from the high of the support he received on the road Grieves conceptualized Together/Apart, an album that would address the bond music creates between each of us as individuals and as a whole despite the many distances we experience be they geographical or emotional. Read more about Grieves on Last.fm.
Micranots
From Minneapolis
First show since since March 30, 2013 • First Target Center show
From last.fm:
I Self Devine (MC) and Kool Akiem Allah (DJ) make up the Atlanta, Georgia based duo The Micranots. Conscious science-fiction lyrics and booming beats are their products, all tied up in a bundle of fierce scratches. Today's rap industry is a mental wasteland of studio gangsterism, materialism , imitation, perpetrators, and bland predictable ignorance. An era in which DJ's compromise their integrity to the will of commercial radio while leading millions of sheep in the monotonous materialistic circles of illusion. Read more about Micranots on Last.fm.
K-Salaam
Grayskul
From Seattle, Washington
First Twin Cities show since since November 7, 2013 • First Target Center show • Seventh Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since April 30, 2005
From last.fm:
Seattle based "superhero-rap" group whose members are from an impressively large group "OLDOMINION". Grayskul got their big breakthrough in 2005 after SLuG signed them to his Rhymesayers label. Grayskul on Last.fm.
Los Nativos
From Minnesota
First Twin Cities show since since January 21, 2015 • First Target Center show • 22nd Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since May 8, 2005
Dem Atlas
From Minnesota
First Twin Cities show since since September 25, 2015 • First Target Center show • 32nd Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since October 23, 2012
From last.fm:
Joshua Evans first began his journey penning poems as a freshman in high school. After four years of being the frontman of his high school band, he made a decision to go solo. Dem Atlas was born. Dem Atlas conveys through his music the duality between Man & God, Ignorance & Brilliance, Enlightenment & Obscurity. https://soundcloud.com/dematlas www.rhymesayers.com/dematlas Read more about deM atlaS on Last.fm.
Freeway & Jake One
From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
First Twin Cities show since since January 17, 2011 • First Target Center show • Third Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since August 26, 2009
From last.fm:
Hail Mary Mallon
Only Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar
From last.fm:
Hail Mary Mallon is a hip-hop group formed in 2009 by Definitive Jux rapper/producers Aesop Rock and Rob Sonic and DJ Big Wiz. Their first officially released track, "D-Up", was featured on the 2009 compilation Def Jux Presents... Vol. 4. Their debut album 'Are You Going To Eat That', was released on the 3rd of May 2011. Their name refers to Mary Mallon or "Typhoid Mary", the first known healthy carrier of typhoid fever in the United States, who infected 53 people with the disease as she continued to work as a cook while denying she had it. Read more on Last.fm.
Soul Position
From Columbus, Ohio
Only Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar
From last.fm:
Ever since coming together as Soul Position in 2001, Columbus, OH natives Blueprint and RJD2 have had their hands full with more solo work and side projects than most MCs or producers could fathom. When not crafting instrumental masterworks like Deadringer, RJ can be found producing for MCs like Aceyalone or providing remixes for non-hip-hop acts like Massive Attack. Meanwhile, Blueprint has recently made quite a name for himself as a MC/producer Read more on Last.fm.
I Self Devine
From Minneapolis
First show since since August 1, 2015 • First Target Center show • 41st show on MN Live's calendar since April 24, 2005
From last.fm:
Born in 1972 in Los Angeles, California, I Self Devine exists as a testament of survival. Raised in the brutal streets during the gang and government funded crack epidemic, he strived for understanding and deeper meaning to life's movement. His father, once a member of the Solidad Brothers, taught and exposed him to the underbelly of society. In 1980, when I Self was only eight years old, his dad left him and his mother on Christmas day. Read more about I Self Devine on Last.fm.
Battlecats
Only Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar
The Uncluded
From San Francisco, California
First Twin Cities show since since June 30, 2013 • First Target Center show
From last.fm:
The Uncluded is a duo that consists of Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson. In 2007, while on tour supporting his album None Shall Pass, indie rapper/producer Aesop Rock wrote a fan email to folk singer/songwriter Kimya Dawson. A few years later, in 2010, they reconnected during the creation of arts-and-oddities blog 900Bats, which in turn sparked the pair's collaborative musical efforts. After appearing on each other's respective recent solo records, Aesop Rock's Skelethon and Kimya Dawson's Thunder Thighs, both found more worth pursuing within the group dynamic, and The Uncluded were hatched. Read more about The Uncluded on Last.fm.
Boom Bap Project
From Seattle, Washington
Only Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar
From last.fm:
The Seattle-based Boom Bap Project, with MCs Karim (aka Nightclubberlang) and Destro Destructo, along with DJ Tre, self-released their debut album, Circumstance Dictates, in 2001, though Tre was replaced by DJ Scene after the record came out. Invited to perform at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, UT, the trio was signed to Fat Beats Records, and then Rhymesayers, which issued Boom Bap Project's sophomore effort, Reprogram, featuring production work from Jake One and Vitamin D, in 2005. Read more on Last.fm.