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X-RAY ARCADE PRESENTS
ALL AGES / LIVE MUSIC
$15 ADV / $18 DAY-OF
6PM DOORS / 7PM MUSIC
MEGA RAN
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Random, aka Mega Ran, aka RandomBeats... Teacher, Rapper, Hero. Guinness World Record Holder.
When LA Weekly said that Ran’s “fanbase and niche audiences are growing at a rate not seen since Tech N9ne,” they meant it. A former middle school teacher, Mega Ran (formerly Random) blends education, hip-hop and gaming in amazing new ways, penetrating the farthest reaches of the galaxy with his unique rhyme style and electric performances.
Ran cut his teeth in the city of Philadelphia as a moonlighting emcee and producer, performing, freestyle rapping, producing and later engineering at a studio. After relocating to Phoenix, competing in the Scribble Jam emcee battle championships and taking an early exit, Ran almost quit before he was even started, when a creative lightning bolt struck, and a fire was lit.
Video games, comic books and pop culture, all such huge factors in Ran’s upbringing, would begin to seep their way into his musical output, and the results were stunning.
THE MICROPHONE MISFITZ
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Based in Chicago, the Microphone Misfitz are more than a band or crew, creating music but using the pillars of HipHop (turntablism/DJing; MCing; breakin'; graffiti/street art; knowledge & overstanding) and their shared dynamics to enlighten and sustain their audiences and themselves
SLOPFUNK DUST
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Beat Fanatic. RappersIKnow. Battle Avenue. Session-In. SoulSpazm. Beat Society.
PENNY THE GREAT
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Penny Wise Starting his journey through the culture at a young age B Boying and writing graffiti. Hip Hop became an outlet from the negativity and violence that surrounded his community. With a unique ability to combine real life stories and creative wordplay Penny Wise deliveries a soundtrack for the streets in a way that that speaks for itself.
GUERRILLA GHOST
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Guerrilla Ghost have proven to be one of Milwaukee’s more consistently prolific acts in the last few years. From their formation in 2016, the group (which consists of producer Tron Jovi and rapper Bad Graphics Ghost) has had little downtime and have released a steady output of singles and EPs each year. 2018 saw the group release their debut full length album, Perpetually Sad Motion Machine, which found the group focusing their eclectic influences into a cohesive singular thought. A remix album followed, which featured contributions from Godflesh and Jesu founder Justin K. Broadrick and Chicago based musician and producer Sanford Parker, among others. A busy year of live appearances followed, with the group serving as local support for Kool Keith, Mac Lethal, Blueprint, Mega Ran, Carnage The Executioner and 9th Prince.
TAIYAMO DENKU
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Taiyamo Denku - the bar heavy, creative , freestyle emcee from Milwaukee WI is back at the X. This time to promote his new albums " Hip Hop Or Death & Collabzilla but also his Kollab Kong , DenBoWu & Darker Side of Light which all came out in 2020. If unfamiliar Denku is currently working closely with Onyx's label 100Mad and has his own brand known as CyphaDen. Denku has 13 national tours under his belt as well as collaborations with artists such as ( Busta Rhymes, Jadakiss, Snoop Dogg , Lil Kim , Krs One , Kool G Rap , Onyx & Many More )
