Return of the Mobb (Upcoming Concert)

I was not really listening to hardcore rap in the mid 90s. I was still jamming to that Backstreet Boys tape my mom gave me for Christmas. It’s only a year after that she brought me and my sis a few records from Bad Boy records and everything that was from New York. That’s when I heard the sound of New York.

Far from the shiny suits and the flashy coogie sweaters from Brooklynite Biggie Small, there was a darker sound crawling in the streets of Queens. In 1995, a young duo called Mobb Deep released the famous Shook Ones Part 2. Prodigy and Havoc depicted an obscure and violent tale of the Queensbridge neighbourhoods. All thanks to young producer Havoc, playing around with a Quincy Jones sample. Guns, robbery and murder were the main themes. The rest is history.

 

The Infamous Mobb Deep was the second album from the NY duo. Released in April 1995, the album went gold by selling more than half a million copies. The Rolling Stones magazine even placed Shook Ones Part 2 as one of the Greatest Hip Hop song of all time.

 

 

Quick Info:

Who: Mobb Deep Live in Concert (Opening acts: Peter Jackson x Magnum 357 x Scrwg Scrilla)

When: Thursday November 13th, show starts around 9pm

Where: Le Petit Olympia (1282 Amherst street, Montreal)

How Much: Reg. 40$ x VIP 55$ x Meet & Greet 75$

You should attend if: You’re a 90s baby and/or grew up with NY sound. This is the closest you’ll get to hardcore rap. At least until the end of the year.

Man of the Year (Upcoming Concert)

I was trying to understand what all the hype was about several months ago, when I heard Man of The Year from Germany-born rapper Schoolboy Q. So when I asked a friend why this guy was so popular, he suggested me to listen to his previous work before branding him as another annoying-rapper-for-hipsters category. So I listened to his 2009 storytelling mixtape, Gangsta & Soul. Then I listened to Oxymoron. And then I understood.

 

The critically acclaimed Oxymoron LP, was released under Top Dawg Ent. and Dr. Dre’s Interscope records. The album featured big names like Raekwon, Tyler The Creator and Kendrick Lamar. Released in 2013, the album sold less 200K album on it’s first week. Q later admitted he would have preferred staying independent.

 

Schoolboy is a 27 years old ex California Crip gang member who only emerged on the North American music scene a few years ago. Last year, the rapper  graced the cover of the XXL magazine for their annual Freshmen edition.

Schoolboy Q’s laid back L.A. flow and  sometimes sexual wordplay might persuade you to stop at The Olympia this Saturday. Who knows, you will probably change your mind about the kid like I did.

 

Schoolboy Q and other members of Black Hippy. Left to Right: Ab-Soul, Schoolboy, Kendrick Lamar and Jay Rock

 

 

Who: Schoolboy Q, L.A. rapper & one quarter of the Black Hippy rap group, Live in Concert

Where: Theatre L’Olympia, 1004 Sainte-Catherine E, Montreal

When: Saturday September 20th 2014, Show starts at 9pm

How Much: 57$ (student) up to 100$ for VIP treatment

You should only attend if: The new L.A. leaders (Kendrick,YG,Tyler,Earl Sweatshirt)

Visit www.olympiamontreal.com for more info

 

To Download Gangsta & Soul and his other mixtapes:

http://hnhh.co/mbf