THE BOOM BAP Miami: Limited Edition T-shirt Release Party

THE BOOM BAP Nashville – Saturday October 22nd at The Five Spot. 21+ $5 (before midnight). Featuring DJ’s RATE, BOWLS, CASE BLOOM, w/ Special Guest DJ CHARLIE WHITE (FREESOL/MEMPHIS).

DJ Charlie White has performed at many of the top festivals and industry events across the country. Some of these shows include the 2008 and 2010 Beale Street Music Festival, MTV Spring Break 2009, South By Southwest (2009/2010/2011), Lollapalooza, Justin Timberlake and Friends Concert in Las Vegas, as well as the Bacardi Biz Tour opening for Q-Tip and Big Sean’s “What U Doin” Tour.

THURSDAY December 26th @ BLACKBIRD ORDINARY, Miami, FL – Craze is a second to none club DJ — he has toured the globe over, from Jamaica to Australia to Japan to Iceland to France to the country he was born, Nicaragua. All DJing aside, Craze is also a world-renowned producer, releasing wildly successful drum’n’bass records with labels such as Cartel Recordings, Breakbeat Kaos, and C.I.A and other hip hop inspired productions with the likes of DMC Records, Ninja Tune Records, OM Records and K7 Records.

THURSDAY July 24th @ BLACKBIRD ORDINARY Miami, FL – Detroit Hip-Hop’s Ambassador to the World, Michael “House Shoes” Buchanan has been an integral part of the long burgeoning Motown resurgence. Just ask anyone coming out of Detroit to confirm this. House Shoes, a resident DJ at the hip-hop staple St. Andrews Hall, Detroit MI, from 1994-2004 has had personal influence over a full generation of well respected emcees, producers, and then-future DJs. Four-time winner of the “Best Hip Hop DJ” in Detroit, he has used his platform to expose some of the best and brightest talent his city has had to offer.

FRIDAY July 25th @ THE BASEMENT Atlanta, GA – Detroit Hip-Hop’s Ambassador to the World, Michael “House Shoes” Buchanan has been an integral part of the long burgeoning Motown resurgence. Just ask anyone coming out of Detroit to confirm this. House Shoes, a resident DJ at the hip-hop staple St. Andrews Hall, Detroit MI, from 1994-2004 has had personal influence over a full generation of well respected emcees, producers, and then-future DJs. Four-time winner of the “Best Hip Hop DJ” in Detroit, he has used his platform to expose some of the best and brightest talent his city has had to offer.

SATURDAY June 28th @ THE FIVE SPOT Nashville, TN – A Philadelphia native, from a city with one of the richest DJ histories, Cosmo cut his chops alongside contemporaries such as ?uestlove and Rich Medina, and when he relocated to Brooklyn in the early ’00s he helped found the internationally known DJ / remix collective The Rub. During the past 10 years Cosmo has played the four corners of the globe and has released countless mix tapes, remixes, and records. Now as a solo performer Cosmo is bringing his show to larger audiences around the globe. His knowledge of music is only matched with his uncanny ability to move the crowd.

SATURDAY November 23rd @ THE FIVE SPOT, Nashville, TN – DJ Statik aka Mr. Sonny James is well versed in music and hip hop culture as a writer, DJ, producer, videographer, and actor. Most known for his role as co-founder of Philadelphia’s most prolific and well-respected DJ/Production crew, Illvibe Collective he has maintained a solid following in the Philadelphia, Tri State Area. He is the official tour DJ for the legendary MC, Bahamadia and other international hip-hop artists, including Hezekiah, Shape of Broad Minds, and Mr. Lif.