Bye George! The End Of Error with Mistaker, Die Young @ Great Scott Vote for Change Election Party with Blow Up Dads, The Modern Elite @ TT the Bear's Barack the Vote featuring live performances from Edo. G, Slaine, Akrobatik, Indifferent Arts @ Middle East downstairs Dredg with Telescreen, Judgement Day @ Paradise LAUREN D'ARIA, MA'AYAN CASTEL @ [...]
Before I knew Akrobatik as his own entity, I knew him as one third of the Perceptionists, a group that also included fellow Bostonians DJ Fakts One and Mr. Lif. Following 2005's Black Dialogue, a friend offered me a ticket to see them at Boston’s Paradise Lounge. Throughout their entire sweat-soaked set (Akrobatik is not wearing those Patriots sweatbands just for style), Akrobatik and Mr. Lif b.
I just got this album yesterday and it's an awesome album. Good Hip-Hop albums have been few and far between the last few years and this one is setting the bar high for 2008. Guest spots include Chuck D, Talib Kweli, and Mr. Lif.
A little post-lunch post for y'all.The jazz guitar is so slick! I can't say that too many times. The beat itself is just ok, and admittedly, it doesn't draw me in that much.But as I listen, I'm thinking that I would be watching this at the Avalon (in Boston) and yelling out loud:"DAMN! THAT'S FUNKY!!"