It's June, which means it's time to find your summer jam! Soundcheck is making it easy on you -- we're putting on a show featuring four fresh voices of hip hop. Join us for a live taping on Thursday June 9th, at 8pm. You'll hear sets from The Freeze Tag, Nitty Scott MC, Homeboy Sandman and Blitz the Ambassador. Tickets available here - and include one drink, on us! Read on for the line-up:
Ghanaian-born, New York-based MC
Blitz the Ambassador came to the U.S. to attend college—but stayed to immerse himself in the New York hip hop scene. His second release, “Native Sun,” sounds like a love letter to his home continent, with Afro-influenced songs like “Dear Africa,” “Accra City Blues,” and Wahala.” Blitz carried that love letter back to Ghana himself, when visited his home city of Accra to make a short film that accompanies the album. He joins us with his band to perform tracks from his new release.
The Queens native
Homeboy Sandman has an unusual resume: New York City schoolteacher, law student, bartender, rapper. His latest release, “Native Sun,” attracted attention for thought-provoking, idea-filled tracks that occasionally required listeners to discreetly consult Wikipedia. As he joins us to perform in the Greene Space, we’ll have a smart phone handy.
Nitty Scott MC may be only 20 years old -- but the Michigan-born, Florida-raised, Brooklyn-bred storyteller digs deep into the golden age of hip hop on her new mixtape, The Cassette Chronicles. A standout female voice in an overwhelmingly male playing field, this art school grad and avid freestyler brings her socially conscious rhymes live to the Greene Space.
Brooklyn MC Bisco Smith
and bi-coastal producer Cassettes Won’t Listen recently teamed up to create a new project called
The Freeze Tag. Their first EP, called “Hamster Kid,” tells the story of a young antihero who makes the transition from an oppressive underground to the freedom of the big city. The Freeze Tag join us live in the Greene Space for a performance accompanied by the animated music videos that were created for each of the EP’s tracks.
