![]() But it may surprise many to know that there is a growing hip hop movement in Trinidad, and there are local rappers who make the underground circuit putting on shows, shooting videos and producing mixtapes for sale. Just about every song he played was sampled, and continues to be sampled, by hip hop artistes.īy now there are probably raised eyebrows and people are wondering why there was a hip hop party in the land of soca. "This is an education right here," he shouted, as he threw some James Brown songs into the mix to show just how big of an influence the late Godfather of Soul was in the creation of hip hop. Jus Jase organised the event, which he intends to be an annual affair.Ĭommanding the turn tables, Jase, who is also a radio show host, sent Trini hip hop lovers into a frenzy with styles from Eric B and Rakim, very early Busta Rhymes, Wu Tang Clan, KRS One, Xhibit, DJ Premiere, Mobb Deep, and of course Biggie Smalls and Tupac, to name a few. I Am Hip Hop, a celebration of the musical artform that started on the streets and today has influenced the way the world speaks, dresses and dances, featured only hardcore, classic hip hop from the days when rap spoke of social ills, big dreams and bragging rights. If your idea of hip hop is the radio-friendly, commercial sounds of Nelly, TI, Dem Franchize Boys and Bird Man, then this wasn't the place for you. The Principal: DJ Jus Jase, the Trini Tech.Nition the location: Pabloz Bar, St James, Trinidad the students: hip hop lovers of all ages, sizes and races. The school of hip hop was in session on Saturday night. The guys have come a long way and after last night, where people were bobbin the heads, and strangers were singing along to a big radio hit, well, you can’t shake the feeling that there’s a long way to go still. I remember the 5 Piece, carefully wrapped in foil to lock in that icky stickiness. And through it all we witnessed the evolution of the Spotrush techniques. I remember a scene in the early 90s down at the Tunnel in Chaguanas, then another previous iteration of the Phat Blacks in the Up Top on Ariapita that closed off that decade. To the dub plates for the slew of young sounds that seemed to pop up every week and still do for some quite strange reason. From back in the day, hanging out in Archie’s bedroom high up above Charlotte Street, to the breakaways and the break ups. Since Ghettorians’ busted out what seems like a million years ago, the local hip hop community has had its ups and downs. The beats are tighter than a fly bamsie and the boys ride it harder than gay cowboys alone up on the range, during a cold spell, when they need to snuggle to keep warm… So anyway, back to the Spotrush Rhyme Syndicate… The acoustics are really horrible and if yuh aint committed to fixin that then jus stick to the drinkin and small talk.īut I don’t want anybody say the Liming Team doh like 51º cause hells no that aint spot on. And yeah, it had some bad ting there too, but we go leave that alone.īut the 51º scene, I doh know if that is really 1: the spot to hold a session called Phat Black Pussy anything, 2: the sound system really gottah be better in the club. Last night at the Phat Black Pussy Cat lounge session at 51º on Cipriani Boulevard, the crowd was mainly the lounge lizard variety, and there to floss the styles and bump the gums-not sayin that’s such a bad thing. And what the Spotrushaz have evolved is beyond attempting to get the accents real and focused on the flow, the rhymes and the sick sick furkin beats! ![]() And in this town, freshwater Yankees doh gets no love.īut you gottah look past that. Yuh really cyar rap widout adopting a freshwater Yankee accent eh. Well thank God that Spotrushaz had the danglers to stick with their guns and keep singing that hippidey hoppedy music, cause POS got rap for real.īut keeping it real in hip hop, this far from he Brooklyn and LA womb, has always bin a difficult task. ![]() ![]() I’ve always said that hip hop in Port of Spain were two concepts that would take a ginormous effort to bring together. The ref waved play on, but the hard core Trini rappers bust out a whuppin that will clearly leave a mark on these people backside. Last night, Spotrushaz pelt ah skate tackle at the bourgeoisies at 51º.
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