Hip-hop Thursday at the Spring Street Tavern and more

To get you in the right frame of mind for Hip-Hop Thursday at the Spring Street Tavern, I find it very appropriate to share a Big L 12" with you that was put out by Fat Beats back in 2000 after posting about Fat Beats' new stuff yesterday.

"Flamboyant" was titled after the recently-established independent imprint of Big L's. It was also the first single to drop to warm up the listeners for Big L's sophomore release, The Big Picture. The hip-hop culture lost one of the greats who was only starting to realize his potential in life and in rhyme. Big L's life was taken on the very block he repped so hard, 139th and Lennox, in February of 1999. His sophomore album was released posthumously. It's hard to say just how far Big L could have gone, especially considering that he helped get Jay-Z heard with a verse on "Da Graveyard" off of his Lifestyles Ov Da Poor And Dangerous. Rest in peace.

It wouldn't be right to rip this 12" and not include the acapella's for my fellow DJ's out there. I also included the instrumental for "Flamboyant" but not "On The Mic" because there is some annoying clicks despite the record visually looking flawless.

Big L, Flamboyant 12" (Rawkus, 2000)

Belated Thanks

I wanted to give a quick shout-out to the good people who came through the Spring Street Tavern this past Thursday. Good hip-hop can only bring the night so far. When you combine good people with good music, you always have a good night. And that's exactly how it went down this past Thursday.

This one goes out to Bryce, Chris, Justin, Brian and everybody else who came out for the people and the music...

MF DOOM, "Thank Ya"

DJ B-Rock's Entertainment Guide

TUESDAY

Double your booze money at the Triple Rock at this weekly DJ night. 2-4-1's go until 12:30.

WEDNESDAY

The Noisettes, a cross between the neo-soul of Amy Winehouse and the uptempo retro instrumentation of The Dap Kings, are playing a FREE 18+ show at the beautiful Varsity Theatre. Get there early. Doors are at 7:30.

THURSDAY

It's the weekly all-vinyl hip-hop night at the Spring Street Tavern. DJ Trey and myself will be spinning underground hip-hop morsels to put some meat on your bones after surviving off of the anemic quality of radio rap. It goes from 10 until 2. And if people are getting down, we'll bust out those LAVA-BANGERS!

FRIDAY

The once-a-month brainchild of DJ extraordinaire, Jimmy2Times, is back this Friday! GET CRYPHY! Be sure to get hydrated, have a good meal, drink some herbal tea, take your vitamins, and get overall healthy before this night. Because you will be DESTROYED afterwards. Duck and cover when Fundo, Jimmy, Tactic and B-Stee... droppin' bombs! Don't say I didn't warn you.

Hip-Hop Thursday at the Spring Street Tavern

It's on again this Thursday at the Spring Street Tavern in Nord East Minneapolis.  DJ Big Trey and yours truly will be spinning hip-hop that keeps the good vibes going for both the fellas and the ladies.  Come through and holler at your boy.  I'll have my latest all-vinyl mix CD available.  And if you mention this blog, I may even throw you a limited edition Brox Tee.  Holla!

Spinning hip-hop records at Spring Street Tavern Thursday night!

Help your boy make a good first impression so that maybe I can continue to spin at this beautiful place in Northeast Minneapolis.  My brothers and sisters, I'm not getting paid for this gig.  I'm just looking for an outlet to show my stuff and share real hip-hop with the rest of Minnehappiness.  Stop by, give me a pound or a hug (love ya, Slug), and I'll hook you up with some dopeness on wax and maybe even a free mix/tee-shirt.  Holla!

Info:

Spring Street Tavern

355 Monroe St NE

Minneapolis, MN 55413

10pm - 2am