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Boogie

Wednesday, March 18
8:00PM - 8:30PM

Stubb's
801 Red River St

12316

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From LA Weekly, June 2014:

The thirst is too real and close to ignore. Open up any social media app and squint at the surfeit of selfies and excessive stunting on haters; no one is absolved from scrutiny. Long Beach’s Boogie understands these online addictions and lust for likes all too well.

“Twitter turned lying into talent. It’s crazy how people get on there and create a new identity,” the 25-year old rapper says, repeating a line from his June mixtape, Thirst 48 — one of the year’s best. “The underlying theme of the tape is my own personal thirstiness for a girl, but also the thirstiness of this generation. We need to get it under control.”

Boogie’s self-deprecating streak spares him from self-righteousness. He’ll mock a friend for rolling a blunt just to take an Instagram selfie, but admits that he’s “probably on the same thing.” He admits to his frustration with being friend-zoned and his distaste for girls w...

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