Hipster hip hop heads in Philly should be stoked, as the kind folks at R5 are putting on two awesome and one reasonable rap shows in the next ten days. On Tuesday, emotional MC Cage takes the stage at the First Unitarian Church. In some of his promo shots, he is wearing a black on black suit and has Justin Bieber hair, but we shouldn't hold that against the dude, 'cause he does put out a hot track every once in a while. Plus, he is playing with a hardcore band from Connecticut, so it should keep things interesting. The next night, Wednesday the 14th, former Defintive Jux head honcho El-P is taking his off kilter rhythms to Johnny Brenda's for a super intimate performance. As a label chief, Mr. Producto was constantly contributing beats and guest rhymes on every MC's album he put out, to the point that is was almost distracting. However, El-P has always been stronger when he is doing his own thing, be it his solo material or when he was in Company Flow. Opening is Blockhead (probably best known as producer extraordinaire for Aesop Rock), whose beats have grown steadily more reliable as time has progressed. His DJ set is not to be missed if you are attending. Finally, looking ahead to the next week, the First Uni is once again invaded by backpack hip hoppers when duo Eyedea & Abilities set up shop Monday the 19th. E & A have never been the most prolific rap group, but there is no doubting their talent and they are somewhat famous for being able to recreate, an often exceed, their tracks in a live setting. As anyone who has spent a reasonable amount of time at hip hop shows knows, even the best MC's suffer on stage as they are unable reproduce the ideas from their records on the stage. Since these are all R5 shows, we as always recommend that you procure your duty free tickets from AKA Music, North 2nd Street in Old City. Keep it gully!
R5 Productions
Cage
El-Producto
Blockhead
Eyedea & Abilities
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