This just in: B-boys are officially makin’ with the
freak-freak—800LB and our own world-beating, South
End–repping Massive Monkees crew are going all out with a
shindig to end ’em all on November 1 at the historic Paramount Theatre,
called Crash Test. Basically the best B-boys from around the
everlovin’ globe are going to be in one place, showing and proving in
two-on-two battles. Just peep: Rivers (Korea), Tsunami All
Stars (Brazil), Ghost Dogz (Finland/Netherlands), Skill
Methodz (Miami), Knuckleheadz (Cali), Flo Mo (Finland), Boogie Bratz (NYC/L.A.), Circle of Fire (SEA),
and of course Massive.
But maybe you don’t fuck with that “breakdance shit.” Maybe you’re
too busy maintaining your fresh, getting your swag right, or whatever
you kids call it—in that case, you definitely wanna be in the
house. Fader cover boy, LRG-
sponsored Decatur dynamo
B.o.B. is gonna be in the house, and if you never heard his
mixtape with Mick Boogie, Hi! My Name Is B.o.B., go find
that, stat. Out of the whole crop of fashion-forward young rap cats
currently creeping into hipster DJ sets, B.o.B. is definitely near the
top of my list, with a superwitty,
rubber-ball flow and bugged
sense of humor. Maybe you heard him on the monstrous
Ludacris-featuring hit “On Top of the World” by fellow
Georgia-based acronym T.I. (Paper Trail in stores now,
shaawty!). B.o.B. is also in the
awesomely named Ham
Squad with Playboy Tre, another very dope rapper from
Decatur, whom I’ve mentioned before for his genius Goodbye
America mixtape and his frequent collaboration with our dude,
what’s that called, Sonny Bonoho!
But wait! There’s more! L.A.’s Pacific Division are also
performing. I know you like that! Like B.o.B., Pac Div stand out
from the more personality-free street-wear mannequins out there with
actual dope music. They had me from the almost
Pharcyde-esque “Women Problems” and have continued to sneak
dope shit into my iPod since. In fact, Pac Div kind of remind me of
another sick group I’ve written about here a few times—Dyme
Def, who are also going to be rocking at the
Paramount that
night, along with that badass Big World Breaks, DV
One,
djblesOne, and Soul Uno, with the
Saturday Knights‘ Tilson as your dapper host.
Of course, if your LoJack won’t let you leave the Capitol Hill area,
you should hit the Devin the Dude show at Neumos that night
instead (I still wouldn’t tell your PO though). He’s rocking with his
Coughee Brothaz, the aforementioned Sonny Bonoho,
Swag, and my dude DJ Nphared. I haven’t peeped Devin’s
Landing Gear yet, but I’m gonna go buy it
regardless—unlike most chronic potheads, the Dude simply
never disappoints. Neither do fellow big-chiefers Redman and
Method Man, who are going to Blackout! at Showbox Sodo
November 5 along with Evidence, the Alchemist, and
Termanology! Goddamn, I’m high just from writing about
it—and high on America. Real America, mind you. Vote
goddamnit! Let’s do this! 