PICS: Black Star at Aloha Tower Marketplace
August 29, 2010 by Star-Advertiser Staff
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The Waterfront at Aloha Tower Marketplace was the location of BAMP Project’s rescheduled Black Star show Friday, which featured performances by local hip-hop artists Tassho Pearce and Creed Chameleon; San Francisco-based singer Goapele also returned to the islands to help open for Mos Def and Talib Kweli.
PICS: ‘Golden Era’ at NextDoor
August 22, 2010 by Star-Advertiser Staff
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Photos by Cindy Ellen Russell / crussell@staradvertiser.com
Lorenzo Terillo controlled the dance floor at NextDoor during “The Golden Era,” a weekly old school hip-hop party at the club every Thursday. Bay Area DJ’s J-Boogie and DJ Zita were the featured guests last week.
DJ Zita, former Honolulu resident and member of local DJ collective Sisters in Sound, on the turntables at NextDoor.
DJ J-Boogie.
Local filmmaker Darius Legg, second from left, poses for a photo with DJ ESKAE, second from right, James Westbrook, right and an unnamed friend outside the nightclub.
Patrick Huang and Stephanie Cariaga.
Jamal “Killawattz Da Mongoose” Mamalias not only promotes the weekly party — he runs the dance floor, too!
PICS: Rakaa Iriscience CD Release Party
August 9, 2010 by Star-Advertiser Staff
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The “Aiga Family” posed for a photo while attending the Rakaa Iriscience CD release party and benefit for Walter “High Chief XL” Saole. Pictured top row: Roger Perillo, Louie Isala, Nate Tatupu, Brett Wong and Jared Minato. Second row: Sonny Mauga, Leroy Guo, Presley Fuamatu, Sala Saole and David Savea.
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Honolulu hip-hop heads came together last Thursday at Aloha Tower Marketplace to celebrate the life of one of their own along with the release of a new album by an artist with Hawaii ties.
The Dilated Peoples’ Rakaa Iriscience, who spent part of his childhood on the windward side of Oahu, was in town to promote the release of his latest solo project, “Crown of Thorns,” at Don Ho’s Island Grill. The party doubled as a fundraiser for the family of Walter “High Chief XL” Saole, a local club bouncer and freestyle MC who died recently. Opening acts included local artists Tassho Pearce, Creed Chameleon, CJ Fresh, DJ Jimmy Taco and DJ Packo. Read more
Black Star concert pushed back to August
July 19, 2010 by Star-Advertiser Staff
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Thursday’s Black Star concert at Aloha Tower Marketplace has been postponed until Aug. 27, due to a “last minute schedule change” that will prevent Mos Def from making the trip to Honolulu.
From promoter BAMP Project:
(Mos Def) is scheduled to film an HBO special within the next two weeks, changing the concert date from this Thursday, July 22 to Friday, August 27, 2010. The show will still be held at The Waterfront at Aloha Tower.
Mos Def apologizes on behalf of Black Star and is excited to come to Hawaii to perform for all his fans. Tickets purchased for this Thursday’s show will be honored for the August 27th show so please do not discard your ticket. Tickets will be refunded at point of purchase if you cannot make it.
According to the press release, doors will open at 7 p.m. Aug. 27 with opening sets by local rappers Tassho Pearce and Creed Chameleon starting around 8 p.m.; San Francisco-based Goapele will also remain as a featured guest.
Tickets, priced at $45 and $85, are still available at all Local Motion stores on Oahu, Navy ITT Offices, the UH Campus Center and online at www.groovetickets.com.
PICS: ‘Trip the Lights’ at Fresh Cafe
July 15, 2010 by Star-Advertiser Staff
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Photos by Jamm Aquino / jaquino@staradvertiser.com
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Local hip-hop crew Lightsleepers Hawaii revived “Trip the Lights” at a new location in Kakaako last week.
A variety of local rappers — and even a few people from the local indie scene — were on hand to perform their favorite ’90s throwback jams. Read more
PICS: Meiso’s homecoming at ‘Hip-Hop at the Trops’
June 30, 2010 by Star-Advertiser Staff
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Photos by Malia Leinau / HNLNow.com
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Honolulu hip-hop heads came together at Tropics Cafe last Saturday to celebrate the homecoming of one of their own, MC Meiso, who is back in town after touring in Asia.
Hosted by KTUH’s DJ Bone, “Hip-Hop at the Trops” is a regular showcase of local rap acts and home to some of the fiercest freestyle battles in town. His “Got Rice? Show” on the University of Hawaii student-run radio station is another bastion for Hawaii hip-hop in a sea of mainland sameness heard on the majority of mainstream commercial radio. Read more
PICS: Das Racist at NextDoor
June 29, 2010 by Star-Advertiser Staff
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From left, Dap, Himanshu and Kool A.D. of Das Racist performed at NextDoor last Thursday.
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Brooklyn, New York rap group Das Racist arrived in Honolulu last week for a Thursday night show at Chinatown nightclub NextDoor.
Star-Advertiser staff photographer Cindy Ellen Russell was on hand to capture the sights. Read more
Do It: Das Racist hilarity hauls in hip-hop sounds
June 23, 2010 by Star-Advertiser Staff
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Das Racist is a joke.
The irreverent duo from Brooklyn has been followed closely along the festival and concert trails in recent months, creating buzz at the South by Southwest Music Festival. They made a name for themselves with stupid-smart raps that kicked off with last summer’s inane but hilarious “Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell.” Other fresh bits followed — “Chicken and Meat,” “Who’s That? Brooown!” and “Rainbow in the Dark,” mixing goofs with a smart, punkish edge and killer, hip hop-inflected sounds.
Himanshu Suri and Victor Vazquez (reportedly classmates of MGMT at Wesleyan University in Connecticut), already notorious and entertaining cut-ups on stage, get hypeman Ashok “Dap” Kondabolu to work up the crowd even more.
The guys’ latest project is the mixtape “Shut Up, Dude,” combining all of the aforementioned tunes.
We expect hilarity will ensue.
» Where: NextDoor, 43 N. Hotel St.
» When: 10 p.m. June 24
» Cost: $10 presale
» Info: 852-2243; NextdoorHNL.com
PICS: GS Boyz at Aloha Tower Marketplace
June 23, 2010 by Star-Advertiser Staff
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Southern rap group GS Boyz brought their hit single, “Stanky Legg,” to Aloha Tower Marketplace last Friday when they performed with co-headliners Party Boyz and opening acts B-Hamp, Lil’ Will “My Dougie and DJ G-Flava. The concert was produced by All-Star Swag Entertainment and Samoan Dynasty.
Following the show at Aloha Tower, the party moved to Oceans808 where the GS Boyz held a meet-and-greet with the club’s late night crowd. Read more
Black Star to reunite at Aloha Tower in July
June 21, 2010 by Star-Advertiser Staff
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Before they became stars in their own right, Mos Def (far right) and Talib Kweli were Black Star, and responsible for one of hip-hop’s more honored albums, 1998’s “Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star.”
The legendary hip-hop duo will join forces again for a special concert on Thursday, July 22, at the Waterfront at Aloha Tower Marketplace, presented by BAMP Project. Tickets go on sale Friday.
Besides putting out fine solo efforts as “Black on Both Sides,” “The New Danger,” “True Magic” and last year’s primo “The Ecstatic,” Mos Def has also starred in movies like “The Italian Job,” “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” Be Kind Rewind” and “Cadillac Records.” Talib Kweli’s solo output includes “Quality,” “The Beautiful Struggle” and “Eardrum.” His most recent album, out last month, is a collaboration with Hi-Tek titled “Revolutions Per Minute.”
Opening for the reunited Black Star will be local artists Tassho Pearce, Creed Chameleon and San Francisco-based female vocalist Goapele.
Doors will open at 7 p.m., with the show starting at 9. Tickets are priced at $45 general admission and $85 VIP, and will be available at all Local Motion stores, Navy ITT offices, the University of Hawaii-Manoa Campus Center and online at www.groovetickets.com.
BAMP Project is also presenting 1970s soft rock staple Air Supply Aug. 22 at the Blaisdell Concert Hall, with tickets priced $45 to $75. Call (800) 745-3000 or go online at www.ticketmaster.com.
