Pure Hip-Hop mondays

My F.A.M. E One Letter gotta feature slot at Pure Lounge dis monday night so make sure U don't forget 2 slide thru DMV!!! It's uptown on U street between da Reeves center & Ben's Chilli Bowl but on da opposite side of da street @ da old Bar Nun. If U're looking 2 find me U can do like The Epitome Band & "Meet Me at the Bar" dat is unless I'm already drunk...lol!!! Come early & U just might catch me or ya boi Oogie performing as well.

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"It's still UGK 4 Life!!!"

"U lost U're spot when U & Pac CD flopped U ain't hot...but da game been good 2 me...hold up bitch!!!"

Uptown Roamer...

If U can't tell by now Mr. 40. Watt fucks wit dat uptown music slim!!! 4 some reason it seems like Ft. Wash niggaz always get along well wit uptown niggaz & vice versa. If U think U know bout DC Hip-Hop & U don't know bout X.O. yet well guess wut...U don't know shit bout DC Hip-Hop so stop fakin' U bamma...lol!!! X.O. is a real ass nigga...trust me on dis 1 pimp!!! Matter fact don't take my word 4 it just holla at da man U're self on U street on mondays...he's da host 4 Pure's Hip-Hop night. X.O. is 1 of da few DC rappers who gets some of da credit deserved 4 his grind...it's hard out here in da DMV 4 us pimps!!! He's also 1 of da few DC rappers 2 do a colab wit WALE. You can hear da song they did together on a mixtape dat we're both featured on called "The Mumbo Sauce Mixtape Vol.3" but 4 now...peep da promo!!!

Benji Smokedown to 4/20/09 EP

Here's somethin' new from dat uptown roamer & 3 Stars 2 Bars affiliate dat they call Benji. This EP is a solid prelude to his "SSDD Almixtapbum" dat drops on 4/20/09. Dis EP is highly recommended by Mr. 40. Watt himself for U're smoke session listening pleasure...partake!!!

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February's Diamond in the Rough

Dis is da second installment of De-U.c.e. Double's Diamond in da Rough. Dis is an on goin' monthly blog post dat will feature somethin' special from in or around da diamond district. Dis month I choose Club Pure's open mic mondays. Dis open mic night was hailed in Billboard Magazine as 1 of da premiere locations in da area 2 find quality musicians, poets, & comedians. Club Pure is a place where many local & national artists such as Raheem DeVaughn & Tabi Bonney got their start back when it was know as Bar Nun. A lotta videos have been filmed live from dis club & all around da surrounding U street corridor. If U're not from anywhere in or around our area peep out da pics above & footage below 2 get a feel 4 da average atmosphere dat's in & around open mic mondays @ Club Pure. Videos swindled courtesy of Judah's blog FTDMVO in association wit Jben.ok...enjoy!!!


Tabi Bonney - Rich Kids (Live @ Pure DC) from jben.ok on Vimeo.


Pure DC Open Mic Cypher (1.26.09) from jben.ok on Vimeo.

GoGo...Commercial or Underground???

This post is meant to merely peak your interest in our everyday culture where I'm from & to raise the ever present question being asked in Hip-Hop today...will Go-Go ever be accepted on a national scale? Only time will tell, but for now let's all just have fun by making ignorant ass speculations & talkin' shit about it.