Jonwayne’s Cassette 3,
Zeroh’s Bred: A Dedication, and Jeremiah
Jae’s Bad Jokes are all in heavy
rotation as I get pulled further into the headspace of the LA Boiler
Room/Brainfeeder hip-hop excursions. Reviews of at least one of those projects
is forthcoming, but in the meantime, here are three Boiler Room performances
from some guy in Highland Park’s living room. At this time there appears to be
no more exciting place to be a hip-hop fan than on that dude’s couch.
Zeroh shouts out the God Joni Mitchell. The Koreatown Oddity
raps through a rubber wolf mask and no one seems to notice that it isn’t his
real face. Jonwayne lumbers around casually slaying wack MCs. Azizi Gibson
sounds like he’s sneering like no one has since Bill Idol circa 1982. Open Mike
Eagle plays the role of wise elder at the age of 32. Mndsgn weaves together a
mix of beats from beyond the solar system. People walk up and take the mic when they feel
like rapping. For an environment that seems completely uncompetitive, everyone
is rapping like their lives depended on it.
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