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I never thought hip hop could be pretty and sweet (Kanye West, Color Me Badd and Usher excluded) yet here comes something I’ve never heard. Not a new genre of music, but a new attitude. Simple and real rhyming about cute boys and crushes. Aside from the happy beats Dizzy D & Fresh Red get down the dance inducing “It’s like that” is the raw feeling that old school hip hop has. Not the battles or ego, that “Shit, it’s sunny, I’m drunk and there’s some hella good beats going on” kind of vibe.

They also have a Luscious Jackson (in a non-cringing way) sound on parts of “Hush Hush”. The disinterested rhyme and quiet confessions about a crush make for an original and female perspective on relationships or asthma. Take an opportunity to check this duo out at the Dekum Manor on May 9th or with Colin Jones on May 16th.