DJ Poetic C was what his turntable said. We later on learned that he is one of the DJ's fo 92.5 (ha) but if you've ever been stranded with the radio driving home late at night, you may have caught some of the mashups he makes for the station, and they're incredible. So the first shout out goes to him.
So then the first local opener came out. His name was Dumb Luck, and though his stage presence was a little annoying, I think he shocked everyone with his gift of gab. So, I looked him up, and gave his studio stuff a shot. It carried the same impressive/quick rapping and catchy original sounding beats as his live set, and even reminded me a little of the ever growing Seattle groups Knowmads and Common Market. Good to see some local Hip-Hop finally coming out of SLC. Props to Dopethought and Burnell Washburn as well. They definitely threw down, but I think they need to recognize that they're not gonna get the crowds singin along with their songs till their stuff gains a little more popularity. Do local shows, get your cd's out their. I wanna see the hip hop scene in SLC grow as bad as you do, and I think we've got a good start.
Oh, Cunninlynguists and DL Icognito were incredible too. Went straight home and grabbed the Cunninlynguists discography. I was familiar with a good amount of their stuff already, but after that show I wanted the whole package.
