By Morgan Annable
AS Productions is bringing some big names in hip hop to campus for a concert on October 23 from 6 to 11:30 p.m. in the VU MPR. Student tickets cost $15 at the PAC box office if purchased ahead of time and $17 at the door. General admission is $17 for early bird tickets and $19 at the door.
First in the lineup is Mostafa, a Northwest-based lyricist. What’s Up! Magazine described his style as “uplifting” and in a different category from most modern hip hop.
“Mostafa kills it,” Ryan Greer wrote in the magazine. “Like a jackhammer, he is relentlessly on time and he spits so much soul it’ll make your mother cry.”
We can’t guarantee that your mother or anyone else will weep at Mostafa’s set, but it sure will be a unique experience for Western students.
Next to the stage is Landon Wordswell, a resident of both San Francisco, California and Eugene, Oregon. Both cities have shaped his performance style, and he has been lauded for his stage presence and delivery.
Wordswell combines intricate rhyme schemes with honest lyrics for a show that is both intimate and captivating.
Seattle-based artist Sango will be next up. On his website, he writes very honestly about the music he creates.
“They’re beats,” he said. “Regular, real beats. Beats influenced by American hip-hop music, southern, black gospel, 70s/80s soul, straightforward dance music, funk carioca, etc. I could go on, but my point is that when you listen to my music, it’s for you to label if you want. It’s everything I hope you love.”
After Sango is Sam Lachow, a Seattle musician who started his first band as a seventh grader. According to his Facebook page, Lachow is a producer, songwriter, rapper, videographer, director, and editor. His first solo album, “Brand New Bike,” came out in 2011 and was entirely self-produced.
The final act to take the stage is Raz Simone, a singer/rapper from Seattle.
“Raz Simone owned a club by the age of 19, bought a Tesla, and still hasn’t made a cent off a record; or even tried,” his Facebook page states.
Make sure to buy tickets to this event at the PAC box office to save a couple dollars. Then, take yourself over the MPR and dance the night away with five local hip-hop artists.
