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Rapper Ang P has been grinding for a more then a minute in Olympia. If you follow the local hip-hop scene and haven't heard his name come up in the past, then you probably don't follow closely. This weekend, Ang will be releasing his new seven-track Chronic and Patron EP
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Friday at the Urban Onion Lounge, Afrok and his band, The Movement, will lead a musical charge followed up by plenty of other organic hip-hop talent he's bringing out for his 30th birthday celebration. Afrok handpicked local rappers Akeem, MC Swamptiger and Sky Hatter - who just
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Proud Olympia hip-hop vet Afrok will be officially old Friday March 29, He's throwing a talent filled party/show to celebrate. The big 30 is upon him, and while that makes me feel old as well - I've been watching him develop into the artist he is today for 14 years
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Olympia punker turned hip-hopper Doc Hollywood and his goofball/party rap group Hollywood Kill Krew broke onto the scene in 2009. Since then, HKK and Hollywood have been busy playing shows and releasing multiple projects - and even earned themselves "best hip-hop group" in the Weekly Volcano's 2012 Best of Olympia.
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Olympia rapper/entrepreneur Slo Poke, aka S.P., has been making powerful hip-hop moves in the South Sound since the mid 1990s, and while the common job titles placed next to his name in the past have been rapper and promoter, he has now decided to place club owner on his list
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Olympia will be blessed with an East Coast legend Sunday when Wu Tang Clan member Raekwon hits the state capitol for the first time. Since officially joining Wu Tang in 1992, over the years Raekwon has become one of the more recognized names in the group and
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Founded in 2002 by Olympia DJ and hip-hop activist Luvva J - real name Jose Gutierrez Jr. - in Vancouver, B.C., the non-profit organization Hip-Hop 4 the Homeless has now been spreading awareness of homelessness for a decade. Once a year, Luvva J and friends host the two-day event that
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My first encounter with local Olympia rapper Afrok was in 1999 while he was DJ-ing under the name Spoons. Afrok's weekly hip-hop night at Le Voyeur was catching a buzz around town because it was the only all ages hip-hop night in Olympia at the time. DJ Andrew James and
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My first encounter with local Olympia rapper Afrok was in 1999 while he was DJ-ing under the name Spoons. Afrok's weekly hip-hop night at Le Voyeur was catching a buzz around town because it was the only all ages hip-hop night in Olympia at the time. DJ Andrew James and
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Indiana-native turned Olympian Double B is everywhere. I think it's because he doesn't shy away from the many music opportunities that come his way. One night you might catch him in Seattle competing in an emcee battle put on by the Zulu Nation; the next night Double B might be
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February must be West Coast gangster rap month in Olympia. We've already had live performances by Andre Nickatina and Too $hort, and next up we get the baby killa himself, Brotha Lynch Hung. Since releasing his debut album, 24 Deep, in 1993, and his sophomore release, Season of
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Nowadays Olympia rappers are a dime a dozen. Few have been here, and still remain, since the scene REALLY started popping off in the early 2000s. In the '90s we got an occasional Andre Nickatina or Digital Underground show, but when the new century came around promoters were
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Nowadays Olympia rappers are a dime a dozen. Few have been here, and still remain, since the scene REALLY started popping off in the early 2000s. In the '90s we got an occasional Andre Nickatina or Digital Underground show, but when the new century came around promoters were ready to
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If you follow the South Sound hip-hop scene by now you've probably heard the name Xperience a time or two. For the past 10 years XP has been solidifying his name as one of the best artists in our area, and he continues to make big moves for himself. Through
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On Saturday Oct. 22 the Capitol Theater in downtown Olympia will host a Los Angeles-based band that crosses musical boundaries, meshing rock, Americana, folk, funk, hip-hop and much more. Quetzal Flores created the band Quetzal in the early ‘90s to push the limits of Chicano music -
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On Saturday Oct. 22 the Capitol Theater in downtown Olympia will host a Los Angeles-based band that crosses musical boundaries, meshing rock, Americana, folk, funk, hip-hop and much more. Quetzal Flores created the band Quetzal in the early ‘90s to push the limits of Chicano music - and he definitely
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In 2001 Bulldog News, a magazine and newspaper store in downtown Olympia, hosted a small hip-hop show for up-and-coming Los Angeles rapper, Aceyalone. Ten years later Aceyalone is now considered an underground hip-hop legend, and will easily pack out The Royal Lounge Thursday, Sept. 29 when he
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In 2001 Bulldog News, a magazine and newspaper store in downtown Olympia, hosted a small hip-hop show for up-and-coming Los Angeles rapper, Aceyalone. Ten years later Aceyalone is now considered an underground hip-hop legend, and will easily pack out The Royal Lounge Thursday, Sept. 29 when he comes to town on
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This summer a lyrical tidal wave splashed over the entire South Sound, with the aftermath leaving the streets of Olympia scattered with new hip-hop. There were probably more mixtapes, EPs and full-length hip-hop albums released in the past three months than there were over the previous two years. I say
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There was a time when MC battles were a huge part of determining how good of an overall rapper you were. That time has passed, but not completely. Although battles may not be as popular as they once were, Olympia rapper Heretic the Heathen still continues to
