Giveaway: Tickets To Kendrick Lamar, Black Resume + more at UCSD
UPDATE II: Congrats to the two winners, Yomi and Ryan! They correctly responded with Kendrick Lamar’s previous rap name, K. Dot. Thanks to everyone who participated. Hope I still see you at the show!
UPDATE: Confirmation email has been sent out. The winners have 48 hours to claim their prizes. Otherwise, they forfeit their prize to the next contestant/s in line. Also, Black Rez replied in the comments that all the artists on the two flyers above are performing that night.
My bad for being so MIA. I’ve been suffering from a mild bout of depression which has driven me to binge on The Wire on DVD (four seasons in two weeks) uncontrollably. Though I just checked the site stats and I’m so, so grateful that people are still coming here to check up on the site periodically. It means something to me.
But before I start getting all Namond up in here, let’s get to the business at hand. Kendrick Lamar is performing at UCSD next Friday. I couldn’t tell you anything really intelligent about Kendrick right now but he is dope, one of the few rappers from the Internet that everyone likes that my Ph.D-ass actually likes too. I’ve seen two different flyers with conflicting info about the other acts on the bill (can someone clear this up?). At the least, you can count on Black Resume, Stevie Crooks, and Chuuwee (who I’ve heard good things about). Hopefully the rest of the lineup is more Piff, Brother Nature, and Ta’East and less The Dudez and Rob Grimes (Ph.D in full effect).
Here’s the deal: I have two pairs of tickets to give away. The first two people to email me Kendrick Lamar’s earlier rap moniker before going by “Kendrick Lamar” win the tickets. Mail your answers to music@sdraps.com. After replying to the confirmation email, you’ll be put on the guestlist with a +1. Anyone who can’t do a thorough Google search can buy tickets to the show at Eventbrite here.
As an aside, I should give props to Black Resume. It seems like a rare thing what they’re doing, being able to successfully throw their own shows and basically turn whatever venue they focus on (first The Epicentre, now Porter’s Pub) into a legit spot for hip-hop. And they’re bringing some dope acts like Kendrick, Devin The Dude, and Currensy. AND they still make good music themselves. So much kudos out to them for basically taking control of their careers and then helping develop a local scene in the process.
Reading be fun though:
