FRI ENTRÈ! ONSDAG 9 AUGUSTI, PUSTERVIK

Det har redan gått 8 år sedan legenden R.A. THE RUGGED MAN besökte Göteborg senast.

Så nu får vi äntligen chans att  bevittna denna unika Entertainer framföra bl.a. flera låtar från hans senaste mästerverk 

och kritikerrosade album ”All My Heroes Are Dead” som släpptes under pandemin.

Vi får dessutom finbesök hela vägen ifrån TOKYO, när DJ KOCO gör sin debut spelning i Norden och visar varför han är den bästa  vinyl discjockeyn som går på två ben på vår planet!

R.A. The Rugged Man är en av de mest fascinerande figurerna i hiphop-historien. Hans karriär sträcker sig över decennier och trotsar alla enkla berättelser. The Rugged Man har varit en framåtgående stjärna, förvisad, en underjordisk kulthjälte, en oberoende framgångshistoria och en inflytelserik konstnär. Han kan utplåna en rappare med våldsamma rhymes, skapa hjärtliga personliga låtar som fans kan relatera till, kränka känsliga lyssnare med chockerande vulgäritet, utmana korrupta politiker och företag, måla upp bilder med fängslande berättelser som bevisar hans lyriska färdigheter.  Han har också arbetat med ett häpnadsväckande artister som The Notorious B.I.G., Wu-Tang, Tech N9ne, Rakim, 

Mobb Deep, Talib Kweli, Kool G Rap, Public Enemy, Brother Ali. Och medan andra kämpar för att få fotfäste i det ständigt föränderliga 

rap-landskapet har The Rugged Man blivit mer relevant med tiden, med varje nytt album är han mer övertygande.

R.A. The Rugged Man är aktuell med nya skivan ”All My Heroes Are Dead”:

“So many of the greats are gone, and the legends who made it out alive are left for dead, like a Golden Era wasteland,” R.A. says. “Society left our heroes and their culture for dead. We have to dig that out of its grave and slap them in the face with what we know as greatness, and bring it back with an angry vengeance.” While Legends Never Die was dedicated to the memory of his father, All My Heroes Are Dead is R.A.’s first album since becoming a father of two himself. “When you have children, that’s a whole other level of joy and pain and emotion,” he describes. “It opens whole entire universes with the pen. And when I’m gone my children will own my catalog, so I can’t deliver anything but the best work for them.” The music covers a full spectrum of emotions, and transcends hip-hop cliches. “I didn’t want to make a whole album of just destroying rappers and rapping better than everyone. That’s easy to me,” the Rugged Man explains. “There’s a lot of different moods and places my albums take you, and there’s way more storytelling on this album. I love to bring listeners into different worlds with vivid depictions.” Set for release in Spring 2020, All My Heroes Are Deadis a powerful statement from an unforgettable artist. “My legacy is on these records,” R.A. says. “I’ll be remembered for the work I lay down, and I’m very proud of this one.”

DJ KOCO aka SHIMOKITA (Tokyo)

A hip hop DJ based in Shimokitazawa, Tokyo that knows no boundries – he’s the 45 Wizardrepresenting Japan.

He began his DJ style only playing 7 inch records (45s) in 2011. With his honed skills and selections as a vinyl digger as his weapon, his mixing style has been pursued to the ultimate point. He has evolutionized the DJ play of 45s.

DJ KOCO first appeared on DJ Scratch’s “ScratchVision” in 2016 and in the “Park Jam Series” that takes place in the birthplace of hip hop, Bronx, New York every summeralongside legends such as Jazzy Jay and spread his name across the international DJs. Since then, he has been performing worldwide, such as cities in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

He was the only Japanese to take part in the “Technics 7th” event held in Las Vegas inJanuary 2019 to commemorate the release of Technics “SL-1200MK7” with top DJs such as Cut Chemist, Kenny Dope and Derrick May. That summer the same year, he went on tour

with DJ Jazzy Jeff and DJ Scratch on a U.S. tour “Vinyl Destination” and stopped by more than ten U.S. cities. He has been spreading his presence every year, and DJ KOCO’s 45- play has continued to progress, as hip hop and music fans worldwide keep watch.