These days, there aren't a lot of venues left in Broward County to catch live hip-hop. Most of the clubs where the genre used to thrive have either shutdown or no longer cater to that type of music. So it forces hip-hop heads to get creative when it comes to finding a venue. As a result, two staple members of the indie scene, Amir Da Misfit, and LOX, have spent the past year building up a real positive vibe inside of a gamer café in Hollywood which has slowly turned into ground zero for local hip-hop. On the second and fourth Thursday of the month, they bring out top-notch poets and emcees to perform accompanied by DJs, grafitti artists-the whole nine. This week, they've got an ecletic line-up: soulful R&B singer Lucian is performing as are Hialeah's version of Immortal Technique, LMS, and the former HBO Def Jam Poet, Asia. All three are ridiculously talented and for two bucks, you can't beat it. Here's a heads up: the venue is right across the street from the Hard Rock Casino parking lot. It's easy to miss. But if you notice a gathering of young folks beat-boxing and freestyling in the parking lot, that's it.
