Solid State Vinyl is a dope little vinyl store that offers an array of genres to choose from. Solid State offers their space to be used for various intimate shows.

The space itself had a super chill vibe, it was inviting as well as engaging. Shuffling through vinyl prior to the show was fun, plus finding a 2Pac vinyl being displayed on the wall was very encouraging.

This local hip-hop show included three artists; Dungeon The Baptist, Peace The Keeper, and Tuvok The Word. All three artists are lyrically inclined and have a great production team.

The opener; Tuvok The Word has like a modern day-underground LL Cool J vibe. He expressed himself to his significant other through lyrics and beats, creating an admirable display of emotion.

Peace The Keeper was second in the showcase which was a complete 180 from the type of energy that was established prior to his set. Peace The Keeper had a fusion of multiple styles while sticking to a 90’s curriculum. The boom baps were smackin’ and he delivered consistent bars.

Dungeon The Baptist has a very unique voice that is aggressive, setting a demanding tone. Once again the beats were ill as fuck. The music that Dungeon makes is for real Hip-hop heads, the head boppin’ just comes naturally when listening to his music.

Appearance of artists in order below:

The one factor that all these three cats had in common is that they spoke on real-life situations that made you think and appreciate lyrical music. In a world of “Lil’s” we still have a nice selection of lyrically inclined artists right here in the Twin Cities. If you want to listen to real hip-hop that isn’t over saturated with auto-tune and trap beats then you should 100% check these artists out. (don’t get it twisted, still fuckin’ with the trap but got damn)

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There’s more new music dropping soon from the artists mentioned above, so stay tuned!