Inspectah Deck (Wu-Tang!), Afu-Ra, Planet Asia - Kingston

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Rock Crew and Elixir present the Something To Prove Tour featuring Inspectah Deck, Afu-Ra & Planet Asia this Thursday, June 2. Tickets are $12 at Zap Records, Brian's Record Option, Renaissance Music, UBS Exchange, Elixir and on-line at www.rockcrew.ca

As a member of one of the most significant musical collectives in recent history, Inspectah Deck of the Wu-Tang Clan has never fallen victim to the ill powers that be. Inspectah Deck was one of the featured rappers on many of the Wu Tang Clan’s major hits like: "Triumph," "C.R.E.A.M.", "Pinky Ring" and more. And just like any gracious minded veteran, the Staten Island raised MC is primed to supply the street’s demand for real live hip-hop.

“The music I grew up with educated you. I’m trying to take it back to when you got respected on the weight of your thoughts and character and not your material possessions” – Inspectah Deck.

From his 1994 breakout on Jeru the Damaja's "Mental Stamina," Afu-Ra has fused classic East Coast hardcore with the sensitive, intelligent wordplay expected from a committed Rastafarian. Afu became a protégé of Jeru The Damaja (just as Jeru had come up with Gang Starr), and appeared on the second Jeru album (Wrath of the Math) but moved out on his own for the 1998 single "Whirlwind Thru Cities," an underground favorite. Body of the Life Force, his debut album, appeared in 2000, boasting features for GZA and Cocoa Brovaz. Afu-Ra hooked back up with Gang Starr's DJ Premier for 2002's Life Force Radio. Afu’s new album will be in stores this June and features appearances by Royce Da 5’9, Masta Killa of Wu Tang, Gentleman & Kardinal Offishall.

Planet Asia is well known throughout the hip-hop community as one half of the duo Cali Agents and has been tearing up the airwaves & stages around the world. The Source Magazine named him a “First Round Draft Pick” and gave him “Independent Album of the Year” for “How the West Was One” in 2000 and was nominated for a 2002 Grammy award with Mystic for the track “W.” Asia has been featured on albums by Lincoln Park, The Roots, BT, Talib Kweli & Ghost Face Killa of Wu Tang

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[bradm]

This line-up is also playing Babylon in Ottawa on Friday, June 3 (as Del posted a little while ago).

Aloha,

Brad

[kc]

BIG UP!!