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#Back to the future dance party with dj metrognome series#

The narrative flows through venues like Barboza, Cha Cha Lounge, Vermillion, Lo-Fi, the Showbox, the Crocodile, and dozens more. Here’s how KEXP describes it in their review: “ NEWCOMER stretches the idea of the concert film to an artistic extreme: Sub-minute snippets artfully arranged to resemble a field recording of Seattle’s rap scene, the pieces fractured and pieced back together in a truly engrossing way. It was assembled from hundreds of tiny performance clips-shot for Instagram-into a single, continuous concert mosaic, and stars 93 of the top hip-hop artists from The Town. This 82-minute feature film is an intimate introduction to Seattle’s vibrant hip-hop underground. When Nasty Nes first brought Mix-A-Lot to NYC, the record execs said rap from Seattle was impossible, in a place “where there are only horse-drawn buggies and green grass.” And you’ll learn how clueless the East Coasters were (and continue to be) about the Northwest. You’ll learn about some other of the artists from the mythical start of Seattle rap: Silver Chain Gang, Frostmaster Chill, Big Boss Cross, Chelly Chell, and Supreme La Rock. The Emerald Street Boys were originally named so as to take advantage of the newfound tourism buzz. In 1982, Seattle-King County Visitors’ Bureau had a contest to find a new nickname for Seattle, and “The Emerald City” was chosen. They had no weaknesses,” adds Mix.Ĭaptain Crunch tells the story of how The Emerald Street Boys met: Sweet J stole a rhyme from Sugar Bear, or that was the rumor, and they went off to fight him. “Nobody could out-bop him,” says J-Skee about Croone’s skills on the mic. The centerpiece interview is with James “Captain Crunch” Croone, legendary emcee of The Emerald Street Boys. They sit down with Sir Mix-A-Lot, Nasty Nes, and J-Skee. The show was created by E-Dawg and Rubik: two Town OGs who certainly have all the right credentials to deliver an authentic portrait of ’80s Seattle.

#Back to the future dance party with dj metrognome series#

The Emerald City Beginning was released in 2020 as the first episode in a planned, upcoming series about the origins of hip-hop in the Northwest.