Royce Da 5'9" and Crooked I S.O.B.'s Show Review on BeyondRace.com

*Photo By Peter Verry

Three-quarters of the slaughter took the S.O.B.’s stage on the anniversary of iconic Brooklyn emcee Notorious BIG’s passing. Royce Da 5’9”, Crooked I and Joe Budden appeased a packed crowd of avid, rowdy fans, many of which were donned in the ever-popular Slaughterhouse t-shirts designed by Sneaktip Clothing. West coast veteran Crooked I was the first Slaughterhouse emcee to take the stage, along with members of the California collective, Horse Shoe Gang. During his set, the Long Beach native performed, while blindfolded, “Tequila, Vodka, Henny” an ode to alcohol over the Lloyd Banks and Juelz Santana instrumental, “Beamer, Benz, or Bentley.”...

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Royce Da 5'9" At Fort Apache Tattoo Studio, NYC

*Photos By Peter Verry

I've interviewed people in a variety of places, from hotel rooms to backstage at concerts, but never in a tattoo parlor—until this past Sunday. Detroit rhyme veteran and one-quarter of the supergroup Slaughterhouse Royce Da 5'9" gave me the opportunity to chop it up with him at Fort Apache Tattoo Studio in NYC, while being tattooed by the owner of the shop and famed tattoo artist Grin Stylez. Here's some photos from the evening—interview with Nickel-Nine coming soon.

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Kid Vishis A Cappella Freestyle Live At S.O.B.'s

Royce's little brother is a problem. Here is an a cappella freestyle from him live at S.O.B.'s.

Crooked I "Tequila, Vodka, Henny" Live At S.O.B.'s

Crooked I is definitely one creative emcee. Here he is performing "Tequila, Vodka, Henny" over Lloyd Banks and Juelz Santana's "Beamer, Benz, Bently" instrumental...blindfolded, while members of his COB crew handed him shots. This is definitely worth a watch or two.

Royce Da 5'9" A Cappella Freestyle Live At S.O.B.'s

Royce Da 5'9" is one of the greatest emcees of all time-here's why. This is an a cappella freestyle from his show at S.O.B.'s with Crooked I, Emilio Rojas, J The S, Donny Goines and more.

Joell Ortiz Live At Highline Ballroom NYC For The Freeway/Jake One "Stimulus Package" Release Party

Joell Ortiz opened up for Freeway and Jake One last night at Highline Ballroom for the release of their latest release, Stimulus package, and needless to say, he tore it down. Here is some footage from last night's performance.