Lyricist Lounge
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| Lyricist Lounge | |
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| Genre | Hip Hop music |
| Dates | year-round |
| Location(s) | United States |
| Years active | 1991 - present |
| Founders | Danny Castro, Ant Marshall [1] |
The Lyricist Lounge is a
It has spawned the album Lyricist Lounge, Volume One, Lyricist Lounge 2 and Lyricist Lounge & Ecko Unlimited presents: Underground Airplay, as well as a television show, The Lyricist Lounge Show.[2]
The Lyricist Lounge was founded in 1991 by
hip hop aficionados Danny Castro and Anthony Marshall.[1] It was a series of open mic events hosted in a small studio apartment in the Lower East Side section of New York City. [3]
West Coast events
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| May 30, 2009 | San Francisco, California | MIGHTY, 119 Utah St. | Featuring Pacific Division, U-N-I, and Mickey Factz. Also HOPE, Tiron, Ayomari & J Billion with DJ Ant Marshall, DJ Haylow (D2S) - with a video DJ set, DJ Strategy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Coast events
| Date | City | Venue | Lineup | Attendance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| October 2007 | New York City | Southpaw | Lyricist Lounge & Afro Punk Presents: Kings Of Rock showcase. Performances by M.O.P ., Game Rebellion & Lordz Of Brooklyn
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500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| August 2007 | Brooklyn, New York
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Prospect Park | Celebrate Brooklyn event with Performances By KRS-One, Lady Bug Mecca, DJ Scratch and others | 8000 (sold out) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| May 2007 | New York City | Southpaw | CCarte Blanche Tour with Performances by Jay Dilla 's brother) & Blitz the Ambassador
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350 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| February 17, 1998 | Las Vegas, Nevada
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Club Rio Hotel & Casino | Hosted by Guru of Gang starr. Sponsored by Rap Pages, Willie Esco, Spiewak and U.B. Tuff Clothing. Notable performances by The Roots, Whoriders, M.O.P., Medusa & Bushwick Bill
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1200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| February 12, 1998 | Atlanta, Georgia
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Club Kaya | Hosted by ASCAP. Notable performances by Dead Prez & Cocoa Brovas.
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750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| January 27, 1998 | New York City | Latin Quarter | Hosted by Big Punisher, Hussein Fatal, Eminem , Tony Stanz.
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2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 16, 1997 | New York City | Latin Quarter | Hosted by Lost Boyz. Sponsored by ASCAP, Stress Magazine. Notable performances by Word of Mouth, P-Dap, Jesse West & Nine, Large Professor, Dead Prez, Destruct & Icon. | 1500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 10, 1997 | Atlanta, Georgia
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Club Kaya | Hosted by Goodie Mob. Sponsored by Rawkus Records. Notable performances by Eternal Reflections, Company Flow, BHA Enterprize, Mass-Influence, Micronaughts, Ghetto All-Stars. | 700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| August 22, 1997 | New York City | El Flamingo | Hosted by Mos Def, Cipher Complete, Royal Flush, and Rah Digga .
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875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| May 26, 1997 | New York City | Tramps
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Hosted by Buckshot of the Mr. Complex .
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750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winter 1991 | New York City | 45 Orchard St. | Educated Rapper, Da Bush Babees, Moptops, Doug E. Fresh , Jamal Ski
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25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 2000 tour
| City | Venue | Sponsors | Lineup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 U.S. cities | Sohh.com, Truth.com, Rawkus Records, and ClickRadio.com | Rotating line up of headlining performers include Parliament/Funkadelic), Slum Village , Bahamadia, Wordsworth, Piakhan, Will Calhoun (of Living Colour) and Dr. Know (of Bad Brains).
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November 1999 tour
| City | Venue | Sponsors | Lineup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 13 U.S. Cities | MP3.COM, Tommy Boy Records, Priority Records, and Famous Artist Booking Agency | Rotating line up of headlining performers include Slick Rick, EPMD, Outsidaz, Royce da 5'9", Planet Asia and others |
September 1998 tour
| City | Venue | Sponsors | Lineup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 11 U.S. cities | House of Blues (LA/Chicago), The Tunnel (NY), Cameo Theater (Miami), Maritime Hall (SF),Avalon (Boston) and Electric Factory (PA). | EXSTO XXIV VII clothing, Blaze Magazine, 550 Music/Sony, Relativity Records, Loud Records, Rawkus Records, Tommy Boy/Black Label Records, and Open Mic Records. | Rotating line up of headlining performers include Royce da 5'9
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See also
- List of hip hop music festivals
- Hip hop culture
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-313-34322-3.
- ^ Allmusic
- ISBN 978-1-4516-8531-2.
... an event called the Lyricist Lounge, founded by Anthony Marshall and Danny Castro, which took place at the Supper Club, Tramps, and other downtown New York venues