1675 wallace road nw, salem, Oregon 97304
Cost : $5Braille performing at SPOT youth event. Event starts at 7 PM but my performance is at 9 PM.

EXTRA CREDIT

THEORY HAZIT

Superrappin/Groove Attack

Hip Hop

Kentucky’s Theory Hazit: an assertive, righteous rhymer on a mission to clear his closet of skeletons. His regular acts of repentance ensure his feet never leave the ground, as if he can’t blast opposition and start turning negatives to positives until his conscience is clear. A need to start afresh leads to him offering apologies for being an absent father and a general asshole. ‘Hello Kiddeez’ looks to make up for lost time with paternal wisdom, and the string-tingling ‘I Just Wanna Come Home’ is the moment TH realises he has to turn his life around, for everyone’s sake. There’s also seeking of forgiveness on ‘I.O.U.’, but away from his personal crusades, ‘Dumb Dunces’ runs the corridors with some quality classroom schooling (with Saved by the Bell references as standard). TH goes on to drop verbs over the booming ‘After School Special’ giving masterful old skool lessons, and the markedly darker ‘Out With A Bang’ shaking the walls.

Hazit sometimes sounds like a wound-up mix of Common and Mos Def. No more so than on ‘Mrs Hazit’ giving props to his independent, free-thinking princess, and the noticeable ‘Ghetto’ sounding singsong cheery while the commentary is anything but. Hence the dialect is tailor-made for some Madlib-style bumps and bass violation on ‘Emit Gninrut’ and ‘T Minus Ten’. Plus, there’s an is-it-him-or-not cameo from Quasimoto on ‘Just Another Day’, helplessly looking at a wayward world. The featured subtle religious subtext – i.e., give the Lord a chance - runs into ‘Lesson In Power’ and the title track. And teamed with the neck-knocking beats, which bump in a soaring, 9^th Wonder for Destiny’s Child, tasteful soul sample kinda way, ‘Extra Credit’ flourishes from every pore. Another Hip Hop Is Music success, championing tight boom-bap approval and everyman, profanity-free knowledge. 5/7

Hey, this is Braille. We have some brand new limited edition Hiphop IS Music t-shirts. This design was inspired by the local Ashes 2 Ashes B-boy battle (www.amplifiedtechniques.com) and Karate Kid. My man Laine hooked up the design. We have small, medium, large and x-large. The shirts are $20 (shipping included in the U.S.) If you’d like to place an order then simply paypal $20 to Braillehiphop@hotmail.com. For international orders, please email first.

+Color of T-shirt will be slighter darker then image shows. It’s a carolina light blue.

http://www.thickonline.com/reviews/music/index.php?mod=cnt&act=cnt&id=2180

http://www.ln-online.de/artikel/2173968/Theory_Hazit:_Extra_Credit.htm

http://wordcup.hiphop.de/

July, 11 2007 at Bay City (Othello and Sharlok Tour)
2535 Wilder Road, Bay city, Michigan 48706
Cost : free - Time: 7 PM

July, 8 2007 at Zion Church (Othello and Sharlok Poems Tour)
3800 livernois rd., Troy, Michigan 48083

Time 6 PM

Braille’s next big show will be happening in his hometown. August 4th he’ll be rocking at GrapeDrink in Portland with Sleep, Da’rel Junior and more in the line up. This is a “Hiphop IS Music Presents” event and will feature music from finalists of an international beat battle and will also have an open floor for B-Boys and B-Girls. Braille has been working hard on his performance over the last couple years and now he is striving to take the whole experience to a new level. This concert will be much more interactive with opportunities for the crowd to be involved and engaged. If you live in Portland and would like to help promote - please contact Braille at braillehiphop@hotmail.com. If your interested in throwing an event in your city, just shoot him an email regarding that as well. Braille is actively touring right now but he is only doing select shows based on what works with his schedule. More details regarding the concert on August 4th can be found at www.myspace.com/braillebrizzy

July, 7 2007 at Tha House Chicago
3827 w. Ogeden, Chicago, Illinois
Cost : free - Time : 7 PM

July, 6 2007 at The Revolution Chicago (Othello and Sharlok Poems tour)
2513s Oakley, Chicago, Illinois 60608
Cost : 8advance -10door

here's the info:

July 5th @
Funky Buddha Lounge
728 W. Grand Ave.
Chicago, IL
21+, $3 cover (or $5, let me know)
show: 8pm-10pm
www.funkybuddha.com

afterparty/reception @
Butterfly Social Club
722 W. Grand Ave.
Chicago, IL
21+, no cover
10pm-2am
www.butterflysocialclub.com