Lyricist Lounge
{{Short description|Hip hop showcase of rappers, emcees, DJs, and graffiti artists}}
{{More citations needed|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox music festival
| music_festival_name = Lyricist Lounge
| location = United States
| years_active= 1991 - present
| founders = Danny Castro, Ant Marshall |dates = year-round
| genre = Hip Hop music
| website =
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The Lyricist Lounge is a hip hop showcase of rappers, emcees, DJs, and Graffiti artists.{{Cite book |last=Hess |first=Mickey |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s6bOEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA20 |title=Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide: [2 volumes] |date=2009-11-25 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA |isbn=978-0-313-34322-3 |page=20 |language=en}}
It has spawned the album Lyricist Lounge, Volume One, Lyricist Lounge 2 and Lyricist Lounge & Ecko Unlimited presents: Underground Airplay, as well as a television show, The Lyricist Lounge Show.[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r614284|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic]
The Lyricist Lounge was founded in 1991 by hip hop aficionados Danny Castro and Anthony Marshall. It was a series of open mic events hosted in a small studio apartment in the Lower East Side section of New York City. {{Cite book |last=Ecko |first=Marc |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4rO2CAAAQBAJ&pg=PA59 |title=Unlabel: Selling You Without Selling Out |date=2015-05-05 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-4516-8531-2 |page=59 |language=en |quote=... an event called the Lyricist Lounge, founded by Anthony Marshall and Danny Castro, which took place at the Supper Club, Tramps, and other downtown New York venues}}
West Coast events
| class="wikitable" |
| style="width:50px;"|Date
! colspan=12| City ! colspan=12| Venue ! colspan=12| Lineup |
|---|
| May 30, 2009
| colspan=12|San Francisco, California | colspan=12|MIGHTY, 119 Utah St. | colspan=12|Featuring Pacific Division, U-N-I, and Mickey Factz. Also HOPE, Tiron, Ayomari & J Billion with DJ Ant Marshall, DJ Haylow (D2S) - with a video DJ set, DJ Strategy |
East Coast events
| class="wikitable" |
| style="width:50px;"|Date
! colspan=12| City ! colspan=12| Venue ! colspan=12| Lineup ! colspan=12| Attendance |
|---|
| October 2007
| colspan=12|New York City | colspan=12|Southpaw | colspan=12|Lyricist Lounge & Afro Punk Presents: Kings Of Rock showcase. Performances by M.O.P., Game Rebellion & Lordz Of Brooklyn | colspan=12|500 |
| August 2007
| colspan=12|Brooklyn, New York | colspan=12|Prospect Park | colspan=12|Celebrate Brooklyn event with Performances By KRS-One, Lady Bug Mecca, DJ Scratch and others | colspan=12|8000 (sold out) |
| May 2007
| colspan=12|New York City | colspan=12|Southpaw | colspan=12|CCarte Blanche Tour with Performances by Slum Village, Phat Cat, Illa J (Jay Dilla's brother) & Blitz the Ambassador | colspan=12|350 |
| February 17, 1998
| colspan=12|Las Vegas, Nevada | colspan=12|Club Rio Hotel & Casino | colspan=12|Hosted by Guru of Gang starr. Sponsored by Rap Pages, Willie Esco, Spiewak and U.B. Tuff Clothing. Notable performances by The Roots, Whoriders, M.O.P., Medusa & Bushwick Bill | colspan=12|1200 |
| February 12, 1998
| colspan=12|Atlanta, Georgia | colspan=12|Club Kaya | colspan=12|Hosted by Cocoa Brovas. Sponsored by Loud Records, ASCAP. Notable performances by Dead Prez & Cocoa Brovas. | colspan=12|750 |
| January 27, 1998
| colspan=12|New York City | colspan=12|Latin Quarter | colspan=12|Hosted by Fat Joe. Sponsored by Mecca Clothing, Stress Magazine, and Relativity Records. Notable Performances by M.O.P, Big Punisher, Hussein Fatal, Eminem, Tony Stanz. | colspan=12|2000 |
| December 16, 1997
| colspan=12|New York City | colspan=12|Latin Quarter | colspan=12|Hosted by Lost Boyz. Sponsored by ASCAP, Stress Magazine. Notable performances by Word of Mouth, P-Dap, Jesse West & Nine, Large Professor, Dead Prez, Destruct & Icon. | colspan=12|1500 |
| December 10, 1997
| colspan=12|Atlanta, Georgia | colspan=12|Club Kaya | colspan=12|Hosted by Goodie Mob. Sponsored by Rawkus Records. Notable performances by Eternal Reflections, Company Flow, BHA Enterprize, Mass-Influence, Micronaughts, Ghetto All-Stars. | colspan=12|700 |
| August 22, 1997
| colspan=12|New York City | colspan=12|El Flamingo | colspan=12|Hosted by Common. Sponsored by URB, BMI, and Relativity Records. Notable performances by The Beatnuts, Mos Def, Cipher Complete, Royal Flush, and Rah Digga. | colspan=12|875 |
| May 26, 1997
| colspan=12|New York City | colspan=12|Tramps | colspan=12|Hosted by Buckshot of the Boot Camp Click. Sponsored by Rawkus Entertainment, Rudeboy Clothing, and Urb Magazine. Notable performances by Survival Sounds, Company Flow, Teflon, Natural Elements, Building Block, Supernatural, Cru, & Mr. Complex. | colspan=12|750 |
| Winter 1991
| colspan=12|New York City | colspan=12|45 Orchard St. | colspan=12|Educated Rapper, Da Bush Babees, Moptops, Doug E. Fresh, Jamal Ski | colspan=12|25 |
September 2000 tour
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan=12| City
! colspan=12| Venue ! colspan=12| Sponsors ! colspan=12| Lineup |
|---|
| colspan=12|16 U.S. cities
| colspan=12| | colspan=12|Sohh.com, Truth.com, Rawkus Records, and ClickRadio.com | colspan=12|Rotating line up of headlining performers include Mos Def, Bernie Worrell (of Parliament/Funkadelic), Slum Village, Bahamadia, Wordsworth, Piakhan, Will Calhoun (of Living Colour) and Dr. Know (of Bad Brains). |
November 1999 tour
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan=12| City
! colspan=12| Venue ! colspan=12| Sponsors ! colspan=12| Lineup |
|---|
| colspan=12|13 U.S. Cities
| colspan=12| | colspan=12|MP3.COM, Tommy Boy Records, Priority Records, and Famous Artist Booking Agency | colspan=12|Rotating line up of headlining performers include Slick Rick, EPMD, Outsidaz, Royce da 5'9", Planet Asia and others |
September 1998 tour
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan=12| City
! colspan=12| Venue ! colspan=12| Sponsors ! colspan=12| Lineup |
|---|
| colspan=12|11 U.S. cities
| colspan=12|House of Blues (LA/Chicago), The Tunnel (NY), Cameo Theater (Miami), Maritime Hall (SF),Avalon (Boston) and Electric Factory (PA). | colspan=12|EXSTO XXIV VII clothing, Blaze Magazine, 550 Music/Sony, Relativity Records, Loud Records, Rawkus Records, Tommy Boy/Black Label Records, and Open Mic Records. | colspan=12|Rotating line up of headlining performers include Slick Rick, Black Star, Big Pun, KRS-One, De La Soul, Kid Capri, The Roots, Common, The Last Emperor, Defari, Da Matrix, Dead Prez and future superstars Eminem and Royce da 5'9 |