The NEW Rhodeshow CD is done and will be released with the live performance by members of the Rhodeshow and Joey Beats himself. 11 tracks produced by Joey Beats (www.joeybeats.com) CD artwork painted by Angel Quinonez, Pictures by Muirphoto (www.muirphoto.net) and Scott Lapham of photoshoots (www.as220.org/photographicmemory) with performances by MaryBee and others

ProJo CD Review (click here)

Saturday, May 31 @AS220
8PM All Ages
115 Empire Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02903

Saturday, June 1st @The Blackstone Club
1005 Main St. Pawtucket, RI
Show Starts at 10PM

Featuring Performances by:
Who Dem
Chachi
Swann Notty
Joey Zu Zu
Temperamento
and More!

For everyone who has been waiting to re-live the battle between Sneaky Pete and Marshall Law, I got some good news and some bad news. Here is the battle for you to enjoy. But the bad news is thats its only the audio. The lighting in The Living Room is not the best. So the footage is blurry at best. The audio is clean so I figured fuck it. The only thing you miss is the Carrot Top prop work of Sneaky Pete as he puts on a pair of white sun glasses when he says “I’ll Be Kanye West”. So Listen. Enjoy and sound off on who you thought was the winner. What was your favorite punch lines?

Since Marshall Law jumped on the scene on Sunday March 30th, He has destroyed all Competition. He has beaten RI superstars 8th Wundah, Knux, and Najas, as well as the up and coming star, Raise at the Battle Royal at The Living Room. Then he stomped (literally) into The Audio Liquor’s Brawl and defeated Raise for the second time. Just recently he smashed Sneaky Pete at the BF 10 Year Anniversary Show. So the question needs to be asked … WHO’s NEXT?

Marshall is ready to defend the title. Friday May 30th @ The AS220. Is there anyone out there that can de-throne the current champ? Anyone want to accept the challenge? Who would you want to see Marshall battle? Let make it happen!

Friday May 16th was a milestone for me. It was a show to celebrate my 10 years of promoting and contributing to the Rhode Island Hip Hop scene. It was also a benchmark to my relationship with the community. I am about to say something that will not come as a shock to anyone. People involved in this local hip hop scene act funny. I was fully prepared to write a scathing article calling out people who I thought were being more dumb than usual. But you know what? All promotions are good promotions, so instead I will just give my love and respect to those who went out of their way to help this event be a success. Those who rose to the occasion and became champions for the night. Those that helped make this night special. So Here I go: (more…)

Live at the as220:

Immortal Technique
Chachi
Big Scythe

Tickets are $15.

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Honesty. We all ask for it and yet are seldom prepared for its wrath. Perhaps that’s why it seems as though many prefer simply to do without it altogether. Whether young or old, an on-screen attorney or a real-life attorney, everybody is guilty of at least one dishonest moment–probably daily. Luckily, there are two men out there who aren’t afraid to tell it like it is: Prolyphic and Reanimator, MC and producer, respectively. URB.com got a chance to sit down with these two in order to learn more about their new album, The Ugly Truth, and why being honest is always more trying than deceit. (more…)

Last night I attended the “Brawl For It All” and I must say it was the most entertaining show I saw this past week, and that’s saying a lot. I saw 7L & Esoteric perform on Saturday and KRS-One (with Sage Francis and Crew) on Sunday. This event …  This BRAWL FOR IT ALL” was by far the most entertaining event I have attended in a while, but what I found entertaining is not necessarily what the promoter had intended.

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Poorly Drawn People — Dox, Storm Davis, Entity, Reason, and DJ Sterby Rock — are crafting an aesthetic, and monstrous reputation, for the best damn hip-hop around. Davis, the de facto spokesman, attributes their success to a variety of factors, but one element in particular: “Ninety-eight percent of it has to do with the fact that we actually, sincerely don’t give a shit what anybody thinks,” says Davis. “Don’t get us wrong — we love validation, praise, applause, and whatever else people want to give us. But if we’re happy with it, we don’t care what anyone thinks.”

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