Complete event listing for
Malaia
300 E. 6th St.
Wednesday, March 14
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The Backburner Crew is a Canadian hip-hop collective of producers, DJs, and rappers. This phalanx of flavah includes the likes of Fresh Kils, Wordburglar, Timbuktu, More Or Les, DJ Uncle Fester, Ghettosocks, Chokeules, J...
Halifax NS CANADA
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Toronto based producer extraordinaire Fresh Kils, and Halifax Hip Hop megatron, Uncle Fester, are The Extremities. The duo have distilled their highly anticipated sophomore LP into a tight, well crafted ten song album sh...
Toronto ON CANADA
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Twin Peaks is a collaboration between Halifax MC, Ghettosocks, and Toronto MC, Muneshine – Two of Hip Hop's most handsome devils, Ghettosocks & Muneshine, have conjoined to form the inimitable rap duo known as Twin Pea...
Toronto ON CANADA
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Artist Bio: Chokeules Chokeules ("choke-you-leez") is Toronto's worst kept secret. Best known for his time with veteran hip hop outfit Toolshed, the prolific emcee has exploded onto the scene since he relocated from L...
Toronto ON CANADA
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Brought together by the power of the internet (and perhaps a touch of musical providence), Cincinnati-based computer programmer int eighty and Manchester-area graphic designer c64 have been rocking the more studious side...
Cincinnati OH
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Random, aka Mega Ran, Big Ran or Random Beats. Teacher, Rapper, Hero. Born Raheem Jarbo in Philadelphia to a southern mother and African father, Random’s songs are filled with all of the heartache, pain, triumph, tr...
Phoenix AZ
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Bryce Case, Jr. (b. August 23, 1982), otherwise known as YTCracker (pronounced "whitey cracker"), is a former cracker most known for defacing the webpages of several federal and municipal government websites in the Unite...
Colorado Springs CO
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MC Lars makes intellectual indie hip-hop music backed by live instruments and video projection screens. He has been touring non-stop since 2003 and has built a loyal fan-base by opening for acts like Snoop Dogg, Nas, Gy...
Carmel Valley CA
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Thursday, March 15
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BORN SEPTEMBER 7, 1988 ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF CHICAGO IT WASN'T ALWAYS EASY FOR BIG KANNON (DAJUAN WILSON). WITH THE STRUGGLE OF HIS CHILDHOOD AND THE UPS AND DOWNS OF DEALING FAMILY PROBLEMS HE NEEDED A WAY TO RELEASE HIS ...
Chicago IL
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From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_(rapper) Harold Michael Simmons II (born September 17, 1988), better known by his stage name Future (also known as Future the Artist and Future the Unknown), is an American rap...
Nashville TN
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Playdough is no kid’s toy. From die hard fans to people who have stumbled onto his music, Playdough is always a crowd favorite. He recently released his album "Hotdoggin" and is showing off what's gotten him so much re...
Dallas TX
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The Chicharones, formed at South by Southwest in 2001, are composed of songwriters Sleep and Josh Martinez. Since releasing their 2006 opus When Pigs Fly (Camobear Records/Bella Union), they have toured the world, collab...
Portland OR
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Formerly known as "Many Styles", the artist I Am Many, is like nothing you've ever experienced, his live shows are one of a kind as he himself is "one of a kind" His self titled debut "Many Stlyles" was released in ...
Brooklyn NY
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“Every rapper that’s actually good at what he does is an intellectual,” says a laid back Shawn Chrystopher from his hotel room in NYC’s Times Square. “Wayne is an intellectual, Jay of course is a intellectual, ...
Inglewood CA
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Friday, March 16
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Starting out as Dallas/Ft. Worth’s top DJs in the late 90’s, Play-N-Skillz have rocked crowds for over 2 decades in the nightlife industry. Playing cities like Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Dallas, Miami, Austin, Houston, ...
Dallas TX
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DJ Crunch, at such a young age, has become the most sought after DJ/Producer in Canada’s mecca for nightlife and entertainment. Crunch is a force in the entertainment world where his vast knowledge and love of music se...
Toronto ON CANADA
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Biography Jasmine Solano is a Brooklyn-based rapper and DJ whose debut single, “That’s Not It” can now be seen on MtvU. Born in Philadelphia, her career began after she took an opportunity to host her own radio ...
Brooklyn NY
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Want to know why they call DJ Hella Yella the Yella Hulk? Just ask the Southern Entertainment Awards and the Austin Chronicle who both voted him as 2010′s Club DJ of the Year! It’s no question that when DJ Hella Yell...
Austin TX
Saturday, March 17
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Superstartdjs, Austins best kept secret. DJ Spinner T. and Crop Diggie are not new to the game hip or music for that matter but are ready to bring a new perspective to the world of hip hop and music alike. Both are forme...
Austin TX
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Award winning Hip-Hop artist of the year in the SaCurrent, OBX(Originated By [X]perience) has been hitting the TX Indie scene since 2011. Hailing from San Antonio Tx, OBX(oh-becks) released his Rage Ep early last year, ...
San Antonio TX
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nosaprise real name Nosa Edebor grew up on everything from Wu Tang and Fat Pat to Fela Kuti (his great uncle) and Minor Threat. Picking up the guitar at the age of 12 nosaprise started playing in some Houston punk and ha...
Houston TX
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Texas has a new leading lady and her name is Karma Jonze. Known for not following the norm and creating her own unique brand of southern hip hop flows and lyrics, Karma is setting a new standard as she takes the south b...
Austin TX
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rap girl rips face and exposes thoughts inside of a machine of razor chattering teeth grinding out reality.......
Houston TX
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According to hip hop artist Skewby’s confidently titled 2009 mixtape, he’s been “Proving You Wrong Since 1988.” Reigning as a rapper/producer from Memphis, Tennessee, his first major move was to ignore the trend ...
Memphis TN
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4th Pyramid is an MC/Producer/Songwriter from Toronto, Canada. In December 2011, he launched the imprint, Silk Ivory, a boutique label that was quickly signed to Universal Music for distribution. Set for release in March...
New York NY
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Known for giddy, left-field lyricism and sonic innovation, Rockwell Knuckles is the most exciting hip-hop talent to come out of St. Louis in years. His rapping is technically impeccable, but his humor recalls the bumblin...
St Louis MO
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BLUNT FANG IS A YOUNG RAP ARTIST CELEBRITY FEMINIST ACTIVIST FASCION ICON DIRECTOR PRODUCER AND UP AND COMING INDUSTRY MOGUL FROM ATLANTA GA. HE IS MOSTLY PREOCCUPIED WITH DRAMATIC BIBLICAL SCALE IMAGERY, SOUTHERN COLLOQ...
Atlanta GA
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Soul Khan is a Brooklyn-based emcee from the underground hip hop group Brown Bag Allstars. His first album in November 2010, Soul Like Khan, was downloaded over 50,000 times, charted on CMJ charts, and garnered a ground...
Brooklyn NY
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Currently based in Atlanta, Detroit-native Boog Brown is not only an emcee, poet, and publisher, but she describes herself as a “lover, fighter and artist.” With tracks like “The Essence,” “Dope Girl Magic,” ...
Atlanta GA
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Originally born in Diego Martin, Trinidad, Tajiri Kamau moved to the Big Easy, New Orleans, in 1977 at age four. Initially wanting to DJ, he dove head first into Hip Hop in the mid-‘80s. His parents' tastes in politic...
New Orleans LA
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Born in The Bronx. Had nothing. NYCHA alum. Worked my way up. Lost it all. Getting it back again. I rap my ass off. In the most post hip hop sense.......
Brooklyn NY
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