Keyword results: Hip Hop
Favela Rock
What:
Favela Rock
Where:
Miss Libertine, 34 Franklin St, Melbourne
When:
Sat Jan 23, doors 10pm
How much:
$10 or email favelarock@opulentmagazine.com for $8 doorlist entry. $1 of every entry paid goes to Oxfam's Haiti relief fund
Description:
Favela Rock returns for 2010 and you know who else is back? CWD. He has returned from the UK like the prodigal bun, playing with Steezy, Flirt Club and Team Opulent. Apparently the drink specials will be back in effect: $5 Agwa and Jager shots before midnight. - Us.
Event: DJs
Stimulus: B-Girls
Don't Rhyme for the Sake of Riddlin'
I'll be honest. I got about a quarter of the way through this and very seriously considered looking for crib notes on the web. It's not so much a biograpy as an encyclopedia you see, and fuck me if I need to know the name of every single rapper to come out of New York, who his aunty was, how he did at school, and how Public Enemy once saw him at a cook-out.
Arabian Prince (NWA)
What:
Arabian Prince (NWA)
Where:
The Espy, 11 Upper Esplanade, St Kilda
When:
Fri Sept 25, doors 9pm
How much:
Free!
Description:
Before NWA were the most notorious rap group in the world and murdering everyone, they were making electro-infused party tracks. That would Arabian Prince's influence, the LA producer and DJ was a founding member of the group and wasn't really into gun clapping. Twenty years since he was big pimpin' around Cali, his groundbreaking electro albums sound remarkably ‘now'.
Event: Club night
Stimulus: 2 turntables and a mic
Don't Ban the Can, Croft Alley Project
What:
Don't Ban the Can, Croft Alley Project
Where:
Croft Alley, Chinatown, Melbourne
When:
Sat Sep 12, 12pm-3am
How much:
Gold coin donation
Description:
Croft Alley has got to be one of Melbourne's grimiest. Like something out of a dystopian sci-fi movie. Proper disgusting. In other words, it's the ideal location for a street art festival. Don't Ban the Can and Croft Institute (hidden down the very end) have joined forces to showcase the best in laneway art to a soundtrack of hip-hop, afro-funk, soul and dub-step.
Event: Laneway Party
Stimulus: 40s and blunts
Hangtime feat Wax Motif
What:
Hangtime feat Wax Motif
Where:
Ding Dong, 18 Market La, Melbourne
When:
Thurs Aug 27, doors 9pm
How much:
$7/$10
Description:
Did you make it to the opening night a couple of weeks back? Apparently it was crazy good. Some Jigga and Nas make an album together while Beyonce and Rihanna do lesbian shit type wonderful. What, you missed out? Bah! Clear your schedule and get down there this Thursday for another dose of hip hop, sneakers, flat brims and sweet talk.
Event: Club night
Stimulus: Gold chains and a pager
B-Side launch party with M.A.F.I.A and Melodee
What:
B-Side launch party with M.A.F.I.A and Melodee
Where:
Victoria Hotel, 380 Victoria St, Brunswick
When:
Fri Aug 14, 9pm-1am
How much:
$5
Description:
B-side will be like walking onto the set of Honey - only in Brunswick and Rodney Jerkins won't be there. If you want hip hop with an old school nod, a female contingent and breaking ciphers that don't suck, this will be the spot. Bitches might get even slappy over who gets to be Baby Love.
Event: Launch
Stimulus: Do-rags and baggy get ups
Hangtime launch with Cassian and Killa Queenz
What:
Hangtime launch with Cassian and Killa Queenz
Where:
Ding Dong, 18 Market La, Melbourne
When:
Thurs Aug 6, doors 9pm
How much:
$7 before 10pm, $10 after
Description:
Remember NBA Jam? The basketball game from back in the Megadrive / SNES era? The people behind Hangtime sure do. They loved that game. Loved it! Wanted to marry it and have its babies and stuff. Since that would be a crime against God and nature, they've done the next best thing - named their new (weekly) club night in homage.
Event: Launch
Event: Supper
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