It's been nearly a month since the Respect The Mic showcase/beat battle at Abbey's Pub on Chicago's north side. Most of the heads in the spot were there either supporting local talent or waiting for the evenings feature, 9th Wonder and Freddie Gibbs to show up. I love those two cats dearly, but that night they honestly weren't my highest priority.
Not even a month had went by since I came across and downloaded the Return of the B-Girl and Thank Me Now mixtapes, so I was in Abbey's on an entirely different mission.
I had to see Rapsody show and prove. I really hate to fall into gender specifics, but hey I'm human. I honestly have not been this excited about a female emcee since Psalm One and Jean Grae.
I always try to form my opinions of an artist when they only have 15-20 disinterested/fatigued fans in front of them. That was the scenario that night at Abbey's and true to her tutelage under rap Obi-Wan Kin-obi 9th Wonder, Rapsody still gave the zombies a hell of a show.
As a hip-hop fan that's all I needed to see. I gave her a pound and copped both mixtapes that I already downloaded online from her booth. I support all that is dope and posted this new video for the same reason. Pretty sure this is only the beginning for Rapsody. Check it out.
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