DESCRIPTION

Hot-shit local hiphop duo

Hot-shit local hiphop duo

MUSICAL MASTERMIND

DJ Sabzi, wrangler of beats and Seattle’s foxiest Baha’i

DJ Sabzi, wrangler of beats and Seattle’s foxiest Baha’i

RHYME SPITTER

Geologic

RA Scion

KEY EARLY SUPPORTER

Seattle Weekly

KRS-One

KEY 206-RELATED SHOUT-OUT

“Beacon Hill, rock, rock on” —“Cornerstone”

“Usher in the Renaissance, a plea to Medici, to commission each and every emcee in the CD” —“Connect For”

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

Great name, exemplary work ethic, DJ Sabzi’s glorious soul-sample beats

RA Scion’s deep, dense rhymes, killer hooks and choruses; DJ Sabzi’s glorious soul-sample beats

WINNER

Common Market have got the magical chemistry, but Blue Scholars have the pre-Kanye Mainstage performance slot, so… TIE!

Blue Scholars play the Mainstage Sun 8–9 pm. Common Market play the Bumbrella stage Sun 5:30–6:30 pm.