THE BOOM BAP Nashville: Featuring RICH MEDINA

THURSDAY June 26th @ BLACKBIRD ORDINARY Miami, FL – Quite simply, Cosmo Baker is New York’s best and most exciting party-rocking DJ. He is a master of hip-hop, a king of disco & funk, a don of electronic dance music, and his unique style and skill is able to bring it all together to rock crowds of thousands around the globe. 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.

THURSDAY October 24th @ BLACKBIRD ORDINARY, Miami, FL – Boogie Blind keeps his tour skills sharp deejaying for Coachella, SXSW, Redbull, and MTV as well as touring as the resident DJ for Pharoahe Monch and Lord Finesse. The New York native produces original music, tours the world year-round and lends his signature scratches to records. Blind met and was taken under the wing of turntabalist legend Roc Raida of the X-Ecutioners. As part of the X-Men, Blind learned to execute the tricks and scratches that now leave lesser deejays scratching only their heads.

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.

FRIDAY OCTOBER 7th AT SOUTHPAW — Join us Friday this Friday for the first NYC BOOM BAP! — The Boom Bap has been going strong in both Nashville and Philadelphia for some time now and it seems only right that we bring the boogie to Brooklyn. Here is how the event works: 1.Three residents host a round robin turntable event and invite some of the baddest DJ’s to ever do it // 2. CHUUCH // 3. You come and dance // 4. !!!!!!!!

SATURDAY MARCH 17th AT FLUID — DJ JS-1, hosted by RAHZEL. Born and raised in Queens, NY, DJ JS-1 was the first DJ to scratch for 2 minutes straight on live TV, and then perform a 3 man dj routine at 11:45pm LIVE in Times Square in front of hundreds of thousands of people, and aired on MTV around the globe simultaneously. — Rahzel (rhymes with ‘gazelle’), a self-defined “vocal percussionist,” has perfectly mastered this quintessential hip hop art form and has emerged as a “true virtuoso.” To hear him is to be converted.

SATURDAY July 25th @ THE FIVE SPOT Nashville, TN – MAD SKILLZ has toured the world as a MC for DJ Jazzy Jeff & recently has stepped back behind the turntables himself. Though most would argue that the hip hop industry has declined in recent years, Skillz has managed to survive for a decade and a half by not embracing every trend. Instead, he emphasizes his old-school roots knowing quality music fans will follow him. These days, that’s a downright original concept.