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featuring

LIVE performances by
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Fashawn + Exile
Topkat + 6Fingers

on the Turntables
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Cedication.Crimes (Reignforest Collective/ True Indeed)
XARIUSOUND (Reignforest Collective/ True Indeed)

Fashawn:
World meet Fashawn – a 90’s baby hailing from Central California whose music will leave you believing that maybe Hip Hop’s golden era has yet to arrive. Full of raw talent, charisma, and an undying hunger, the 20 year old emcee is the breath of fresh air hip-hop has been waiting for. Placed in a group home by child services at the age of 12, Fashawn found solace in music, and began writing rhymes to escape the less than desirable hand he had been dealt so early in life. In 2006, Fashawn released his first mixtape, “Grizzly City”. Catching the attention of fellow Fresno emcee, Planet Asia, Fashawn was invited to go on the road with him. Since then he’s had the honor of working with two of the Mid-West’s premier DJs, Mick Boogie and Terry Urban on the Orisue clothing sponsored “One Shot One Kill” mixtape, and with Hip-Hop internet heavyweights OnSmash.com and NahRight.com on his “Higher Learning” mixtape. Both efforts garnered him nationwide recognition.

Exile:
Aleksander Manfredi (born in San Diego, California), better known by his stage name Exile, is an American hip hop DJ, producer and occasional rapper. His first record appearances came as a member of hip hop duo Emanon alongside rapper Aloe Blacc. They released various singles beginning with 1998′s “P.S.I.” before releasing their debut album, Anon & On. After 2002, Exile went on to release one more Emanon album well as a solo album, 2006′s Dirty Science, and another collaborative effort, 2007′s Below the Heavens. The latter album was critically acclaimed for Exile’s productions and raps by new artist Blu. Exile’s guest production work with artists including Mobb Deep, Ghostface Killah, Kardinal Offishall and Jurassic 5 is also renowned. He claims his influences to be contemporary producers J Dilla, Jon Brion and Madlib. He is known for “coarsely chopped beats” that give off “laid back soulful vibes.”

Topkat:
Bay Area, California artist, TOPKAT, transcends the boundaries of hip-hop not only with his rhyme style, but also with exceptional substance in his music. He continues Vallejo, California’s rich tradition of innovation in the genre and, has the ability to present its many flavors, including dance, party, and conscious music. And not to disappoint the purists, TOPKAT paints a rare blend of life’s soulful struggles and triumphs with his lyrics, challenges his audience with political undertones, and packages it all in a timeless hip-hop sound—destined to be a classic. In an era when some people believe the relevance of the genre has lost touch with the average person on the street, TOPKAT presents the kind ofmusic that first turned people on to the beautiful culture of hip-hop.Unlike many of today’s young emerging artists, TOPKAT is a seasoned performer and haspaid his dues.

6Fingers:
Known for contributing creativity, originality, and good old fashioned independent hustle to the Hip Hop world – Vallejo, California (The Bay Area) yields another rising star through this musical producer called 6Fingers. Avoiding the label of one particular sound or style, he can merge today’s music with his own unique twists and produces unlike any other. 6Fingers specializes in Hip Hop and R&B sounds, though he can apply his talents across the rainbow of genres heard today. “6fingers beats can’t be described. There’s nothing out there quite like it. You have to experience it! But afterwards, you’ll know when you’re hearing a 6fingers beat.” Topkat.” His sound continues to build and evolve out of his pure love affair of music. He works relentlessly in his personal studio called The Guts, where he concocts his masterpieces, favoring his weapons of choice, which are an Akai MPC 2000XL, hella vinyl, a turntable, and a few sound modules.

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The REIGNFOREST collective: Listening Lounge | f. Binary Star |  Friday NOV 20 @ Minna Gallery SF
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REALITY CHECK. Upcoming, next Friday (11/20): The Reignforest Collective presents: Listening Lounge featuring BINARY STAR along with resident djs Cedication.Crimes & Xariusound.

Binary Star is back to change the game once again.

The duo of emcees One Be Lo and Senim Silla possess a lethal chemistry greater than the sum of its parts. Trading verses effortlessly, the two can create magic on the mic ranging from intricate storytelling to battle raps.

Recently reuniting after a 10-year hiatus, Binary Star is back in the studio working on its long awaited follow-up to the classic debut album Masters Of The Universe (M.O.T.U.). Tentatively titled “Light Years Apart,” the duo’s EP serves as a mere prequel to a full-length LP.

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wuddup wuddup wuddup wuddup! my fam, we just got back from our NY sbbatical and we are so stoked and on fire! this Listening Lounge couldn’t arrive at a better time! The reason why the sub-title for this months Listening Lounge is “Slept On” is because we were so inspired by the DJs we got to see in NY (namely: Premiere, Neil Armstrong, DJ Scratch, Rich Medina & Q-Tip)–we never heard one commercial joint! even if it was one they produced! for a whole week’s worth of going out! and we feel we need to remind the community, including ourselves, that for the most part, our crates only ever touch the tip of the iceberg because music is a living organism–always growing. we just need to keep up sometimes! so we’re digging deep this month and paying tribute to the SLEPT ON joints we all love and all the SLEPT ON joints we should love!

so we’re putting a group of real soulful dudes who’ve maintained that organic spirit and have customized it and tailored it to express who they are! check the flyer, its all you really need to know (BIG BIG BIG UPS to mr. Ronostalgia AKA Ron Chon for killing the Graphics this month, btw). but here it is anyway:

GOLDENCHYLD & TEEKO live performance (what does that mean, you ask!? well you gotta come see for yourself!)

PRINCE ARIES truly a great Hip-Hop historian, so you better sharpen your pencils and get your notebooks ready

PHILTERED SOUL when we started putting on live bands (pretty much day one) these were the guys we messed with first!!

and of course ME & XARIUSOUND fresh off a New York sabbatical, our heads are whirling right now! come see how it’ll seep into our sets.

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DON’T SLEEP DUNNY!!!

we only get every 5th Fridays over at Azul, but the first one was so gosh darn crackin’ we had to do it again! (peep the flicks from the first one). Its us & Hometown Heroes once again, but we’ve also invited Kuya Vinroc (who’s been steady grindin’ for his That’s That record label) to help us get down on this classic, no frills, just a straight jump-off, for all yall folks who dont need the glitz & glam, or any of that pretentious BS. its for the HEARTCORE…its ILLECTRIC RELAXATION… SEE YOU TONIGHT @ 1 TIllman Place SF 94108

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Here’s a taste of Vin’s current solo project, THE REVEALING. A track called “bewithme” scored to a short animated film, “Beneathe the Rubber Tree” by Hanna Abi-Hanna. (so dope!)

Vinroc-”Bewithme” from the Revealing album from Vinroc on Vimeo.