The Rhymesayers family lost one of its own nearly two years ago when rising star Eyedea Michael Larsen died at 28 of an accidental drug overdose. In fact, because I care about you, I'm going to start confronting everything and everybody. It's really coming out boldly with my friends and my audience especially.
The audience part has been hitting home for him. As he ages, he notices a bulk of the crowd he's singing to are young enough to be his children. But what he's rapping about will continue to change. He says it's frustrating to hear some hip-hop artists cover the same ground for 20 years. Billboard Pro Subscribe Sign In. Top Artists. Top Charts. Hot Songs. Billboard Top Videos. Top Articles. By Billboard Staff. Copied to clipboard. Click to copy.
Artists Mentioned. Watch Now. Backstory: Formed in , rapper Slug and producer Ant steadily grew out of the hip-hop underground thanks to the former's smart and vulnerable rhymes, and the latter's sparse, effective beats.
It was so popular, the rollicking "Rhymesayes Stage" returned in and , but it didn't happen this year. The Rave show will make up for that, plus Atmosphere has new songs to share from its August album "Fishing Blues. Time and place: 8 p. Wednesday, the Rave, W. Wisconsin Ave.
Backstory: Originally a solo performer and feeling constricted by it, London-area singer and songwriter Elena Tonra expanded her range and deepened her introspection when Swiss-born guitarist Igor Haefeli and French drummer Remi Aguilella helped her form Daughter.
Why you should go: With a tone similar to the shyly gorgeous voice of Beth Orton, Tonra is the undemonstratively yet undeniably magnetic center around which bleak guitar textures and somber beats create Gothic gossamer.
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