A continent of millions couldn’t hold him back! Our guy
Macklemore is back home from Europe and rarin’ to give you his
all at Nectar come March 8, Seatown. Really it’s an all-around helluva
bill—also appearing are JFK of Grayskul, the
Physics, and Wizdom (featuring Grynch). Big ups to
the Physics, as they have infiltrated KEXP’s Top 10 hiphop charts. They
are currently enjoying some choice airplay for their classically
SEA-minded hiphop, and they recently filmed a video for their
undeniable joint “Ready for We.”
Grayskul recently got back from Europe they damn self, and filmed a
vid for their Andrea Zollo–featuring single, “Missing.” My
man Ninjaface—I mean JFK—is also recording a solo album
that (and I’m being real now) is going to tear mufuckas’ heads smooth
off! Sounds messy, but what I’m saying is, this is the best stuff J has
done yet, period. If you wanna get some joints from the unreleased
album JFK completed years ago, hit up his
MySpace (www.myspace.com/jfkakaninjaface)
and download some from the
player, player!
Listen though, that’s just the last night of a hellafied three-day
stretch of dope hiphop at Nectar. On March 6, get treated to Portland’s
own Lifesavas—yeah, those guys who dropped the ridiculous
(and ridiculously slept on) Gutterfly last year—complete
with a live band! Considering that vintage Willie
Dynamite–type vibe they brought on that album, that should
sound pretty fly, daddy. They’re there with One Struggle featuring
Ras K’Dee (not dude from Da Lench Mob mind you). Gabriel
Teodros and WD4D host that shindig. Then on the eve of the
7th, check Alpha P (which, despite what I said a couple weeks
ago, does not just include Asun and Jerm, but also Kazi, Inkbiz,
Rajnii, Julie C, and Rufio), along with Kublakai,
Premonition, and the smirking rhymes of Tacoma’s well-known
asshole Jay Barz. That beast of a beatbox Audio Poet hosts.
The Undisputed Truth himself—Minneapolis’s Brother
Ali—is coming to town… you gotta know Ali’s got one of the
meanest shows out; don’t miss him. I’ve never seen him do less than
utterly captivate a crowd with his humility, sincerity and, of course,
with the skill to rock like the greats. The Truth Is Here Tour also
features Toki Wright, BK One, and Ali’s fellow
Rhymesayer, Abstract Rude; those in the know are anxiously
awaiting Dear Abby, the album-length collaboration between Ab
Rude and the very soul of the town, Vitamin D. Rhymesayers also
have a heater on the way with Jake One‘s White Van Music,
which has a FIIIIIYAH joint from the now 100-percent G-Unit-free
M.O.P. I’m pretty easy to please when it comes to Billy
Danze and Fizzy Womack though… if they opted to make
gun-clapper noises and scream maniacally for 32 bars apiece, I’d be
there. Wouldn’t you? 