Cunninlynguists and the Local Scene

So, a few weeks ago me and a few buds had a chance to see Cunninlynguists with DL Incognito. We had been told that there would be a few local hip hop artists, but we didn't really think anything of it. Well, we also didn't know that when the ticket said "Doors open at 6:30" that Cunninlynguists wouldn't come on until about 10:30. The venue was empty, save about 20 people, which was not nearly what the sold out tickets had suggested. We walked up to the barren stage and noticed that the music from the speakers was being played by a live DJ, and he was damn good.

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.