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IT'S GOING DOWN DURING 4/20 WEEKEND >>> Yo, it's the weekend - finally! Put away yo work clothes, get all yo favorite party supplies and meet me at the following places: Saturday at the Track House in Olympia, Tacoma's celebrity, MCing, skateboarding extraordinaire Crazy Monk will perform. It's an early 6 p.m.
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SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY >>> The biggest show this weekend is not until Sunday, so you might actually get to spend some time at home with your family this weekend. Sunday is a busy one though. You can start off the day by hitting the Northwest MC League Graffiti Garage Cyphers. These
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All my 9-5ers need the weekend like H2O and food! Here's some stuff to do. ... Tonight, there's a hip-hop show/dance from 6-9 p.m. at Tacoma Community College. It's $3 to get in. This event is hosted by the Black Student Union and it is a 17 and older party. Hip-hop
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Thank the gods for the weekend, and there is definitely some stuff to do out there on this one. Here's the run-down. ... Open mics are always a good way to start the night. They're usually early and cheap. After the open mic, there is still plenty of time to go
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THE WORD >>> This weekend looks to be a busy one in the regional hip-hop scene. Tonight, you could go to Nuemo's in Seattle to see Thee Satisfaction, OC Notes and more. This show is $12 advance, $15 at the door, which, honestly, is a steal. Dropping $12-15 is nothing to see
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SLAINTE, YO! >>> Start the weekend off by supporting SP's brand new "We Out Here" battle league tonight. MC battles are experiencing a popular resurgence - thanks partly to Alliance Battle League and the healthy battle attitude of Olympia MC's. The first "We Out Here" battle begins at 7 p.m. inside
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The weather is starting to turn! No matter what I tell ya to do this weekend, ignore it if it's sunny. If ya see the sun, just drop everything ya doing and run outside and play. If it is gray though, here is what to do. ... Friday night starts things
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THERE ISN'T REST ON SUNDAY >>> Last weekend was crazy. There were three shows to choose from every night of the weekend. This weekend is a little bit mellower. I'm thankful. I could use the rest. There really is not that much to do concerning 253 hip-hop on Friday and Saturday.
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THE WORD FROM JOSH RIZEBERG >>> Time flies! It feels like almost every other day I am sitting down to write a weekend show preview for ya'll. Well, it is my pleasure. Here are yo options for this weekend. ... Tonight is the first Free Ya Mind open mic at the Colored
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Tonight, ya got two good and different-styled shows as choices. In Tacoma, Dirty Oscar's Annex hosts a free homecoming show for The Breaklites at 9 p.m. The group has been on tour. The Breaklites has that white boy hip-hop/funk thing down. Joining them tonight is Kung Foo Grip, a dope group
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WHOA >>> It is the weekend again! It looks like there'll be some extra cool stuff going on in Tacoma. Here is what I suggest as far as hip-hop and the 253 go. ... Tonight at the Temple Theater, none other than Andre Nickatina will be rocking the house. Nickatina has a
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There are plenty of things to do this weekend involving hip-hop in our area. Three events in particular focus on Tacoma artists. Juice Radio, Q-Dot's successful online radio empire, is celebrating its seven-year anniversary. Man, that makes me feel old! I remember when Juice Radio started, and I was all like,
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IT'S HAPPENING IN THE 25360 >>> Did ya vote or nominate anyone for the 25360 Awards? Well, DJ Luvva J will be announcing the winners and awarding certificates tonight at the 11th Annual Hip-Hop 4 the Homeless event at the Olympia Ballroom. This is Olympia's biggest hip-hop event and it is
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TACOMA SANDWICHED WEEKEND >>> Although it is cold out, there is no snow yet (as of writing this). So, there really isn't an excuse to stay in during the weekend. Now bundle up! Here are yo marching orders! This weekend will have ya a little here and a little there, seeing
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QUIET >>> This looks like one of those weekends where there are not that many hip-hop shows in Tacoma. That said, Tacoma artists are plenty busy performing in the surrounding areas. So, gas-up yo ride, fill-it-up with yo best-friends and party-favors, and hit the road! Friday, ya can catch A.K.A. (A King
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LOTS OF SHOWS >>> The weekends come and go! It seems like every other day I'm sitting down at my computer and telling ya'll what to go do on the weekend. I like it when they come more than they go. Here are your instructions for the first weekend of 2013. Tonight
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LIGHT UP THE NIGHT >>> I would imagine the weekend between Christmas and New Year's Day is a good one. There are plenty of things to be happy about right now - Seahawks included. Personally, this Jewish kid could not care less about football. For me, these two weeks are a
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So, today is the end of the world, or at least a really good excuse to go have some fun. There are lots of "End of the World" parties out there. It looks like most of the hip-hop parties are in Seattle; so if you are trying to stay close
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A MELLOW WEEKEND >>> This weekend looks to be pretty mellow as far as 253 hip-hop goes. There really are not any local shows and there are not many notable releases or videos that will be dropping this weekend either - except for Beanz & Rize (CONFLICT OF INTEREST!) So, let
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YOUR SOURCE FOR LOCAL HIP-HOP >>> What is going down this weekend? Well, to start things off, there's a big local heavy-hitting line-up at The Loch's tonight. Catch Tha Committee, Po Boxx, Second Family, Island Trybe and others in the former Hell's Kitchen space. The Committee is down with Second Family, and
