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Souls Of Mischief, The Pharcyde, and Tha Alkaholiks are teaming up to commemorate not just the milestones of their iconic albums but also the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop.
In a post on Souls Of Mischief’s official Instagram account, the group shared a flyer for the upcoming event which will take place at the Novo in Lost Angeles on August 13.
Dubbed a “special performance,” the one-night-only show will see the three groups each perform their landmark album in its entirety: 93 ‘Til Infinity (Souls Of Mischief), Bizarre Ride II (The Pharcyde), and 21 & Over (Tha Alkaholiks).
Check out the show flyer below and get tickets here.
Souls Of Mischief — which comprises A-Plus, Opio, Phesto, and Tajai — have had a busy year. The foursome announced back in February they would also be going on an anniversary tour in celebration of their debut album, which was released 30 years ago.
The world tour kicked off in March in Bristol, United Kingdom. The trek includes 93 dates around the globe, and so far has included shows in London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Stockholm, Paris, and Athens. The European tour stop ended back in April in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Last month, the group began the North American leg in Monterey, California. They also plan to make pit stops in big cities like Toronto, New York City, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Kansas City, Memphis, San Antonio, San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and more.
The Souls, who, along with Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, Casual, Pep Love, DJ Tourē, and producer Domino formed the Hieroglyphics collective, released their debut album, 93 ‘Til Infinity, on February 13, 1993, via Jive Records.
Celebrated for its internal rhyme schemes, live bass beats, and obscure jazz and funk samples, the album spawned the singles “That’s When Ya Lost,” “Never No More,” and the LP’s groundbreaking title track. Acting as an apt metaphor for the album’s enduring appeal, the latter is still an essential cut for any rap fan.
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Taylor Swift is encouraging rising artists to stay away from reading social media comments too closely.
During a conversation with The New York Times about songwriting, the “Shake It Off” singer explained that although criticism can sometimes become a “creative writing prompt,” constantly checking comments online can leave artists overwhelmed by negativity.
“My favourite thing when I sit down with new artists or songwriters, I'm like, ‘Why are you reading your comments?’ Like, that's too much of it,” she said. “You're inundating yourself with too much criticism that doesn't really have a focus. But a little bit of it, you've got to just be like, this is part of (the job). Like, don't make this make you stop writing or make you edit yourself or whatever.”
Swift, 36, also shared that she often tells other musicians to channel criticism into music instead of firing back at people online or posting long responses in the Notes app.
“If it's an interesting point to you to kind of respond to, then that's a gift for you to be able to write something. Maybe you wouldn't have written something that day,” she continued. “But don't go to the Notes app and post it, like write (a song) about it. Make art about this. Don't respond to trolls in your comments. That's not what we want from you. We want your art.”
The global superstar went on to say that criticism has inspired some of the biggest songs throughout her career. She pointed to her 2014 hit “Blank Space,” saying it likely would not have happened without people constantly focusing on her dating life and creating “slideshow” style narratives about her relationships.
Speaking about her 2022 track “Anti-Hero,” Swift added, “That song doesn't exist if I don't get criticised for every aspect of my personality that people have a problem with or whatever.”
