Toon & The Real LawwThis week's Local Band Local Beer was an awesome yet insanely odd one. First off, any time I get the chance to see live hip-hop I'm naturally going to jump all over it, it's just an incredible experience through and through...especially when you've got a live band joining in as well. Toon & The Real Laww were joined by The Band (not that that The Band), comprised of members of LiLa's rhythm section and a keyboard player that was twerking like his life depended on it, the combination of a live band with the booming bass brought by DJ Shahzad was what made Thursday night at Tir Na Nog truly special. While the crowd was filled with an abnormally large amount of bougie folks dressed to impress, that didn't stop the crowd from raging like nobody was watching.
Toon & The Real Laww have been building up quite the reputation for themselves, drawing a lot of attention from a heavily acclaimed Hopscotch set and various other local performances, the group is swiftly being mentioned with names like Kooley High, King Mez, and The Beat in terms of top local rap artists. Toon's clever lyricism and wordplay bounce perfectly off of the precision and finesse of The Real Laww's flow. Both have bukus of charisma, engaging in practically every audience member in arms reach, and often times a few more. From free styling with the aid of a few words written by crowd members to the massive amounts of crowd participation, Toon & The Real Laww were an engaging and exciting act, a fantastic to spend a study-filled Thursday. While the dance party continued on after the set, the dense crowd gave me no room to cook in so I unfortunately had to bounce.
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