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On Tuesday local indie hip-hop label Closed Sessions released the official debut album from Treated Crew’s Mic Terror, Fresh Prince of Darkness, and the rapper’s celebrating its release with a party on Friday at the Hard Rock Cafe downtown. The lineup is pretty killer; Mic Terror are Saint Millie, Taylor Bennett, Treated Crew, and the reunited Cool Kids are all set to perform. VIP J, Mattboy White, Manny Muscles, Million Dollar Mano, and Closed Sessions’ RTC will spin throughout the night. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door, and it all kicks off at 10 PM.
Fake Shore Drive’s always snagged a great national act to headline its Sound Select series, which showcases talented up-and-coming Chicago rap acts. As I wrote tonight’s headliner is no exception: “The minimalist Los Angeles hip-hop subgenre called ‘ratchet’ shares its name with a slang term for being on your worst behavior, and Tyrone Griffin, aka Ty Dolla $ign, demonstrates that the connection is no coincidence. He loves to sing and rap about sex—apparently with anyone and everyone who has two X chromosomes—and he does it with sometimes icky frankness. Griffin’s golden voice and smooth, intoxicating delivery make his words seem less raunchy, and he’s so flattering and matter-of-fact about his propositions that it’s easy to forget that he’s operating outside just about every human female’s comfort zone. ‘Girl, be yourself, ain’t nothing wrong with being ratchet,’ he sings in a half-whisper on ‘1st Night / 4 a Young (Remix),’ a sinuous track from last year’s Beach House 2 mixtape—you can picture him grinding on some young thing on the dance floor and leaning in close to her ear.” Leather Corduroys, Mick Jenkins, and Saba open.
Sun 3/9: Vattnet Viskar at LiveWire Lounge
