Emcee GASP backed by rapper for hip hop night
Enigmatic, prolific and influential, GASP is arguably one of underground hip-hop’s most revered emcees.
Via a steady slew of videos, he portrays a character bordering on unhinged, lunacy, aggression, a sense of horror either stuffed down your throat where you stand, or else lurking never too far away.
In his lyrics however you see the humour and the innate ability to sum up common experience in neat verse that has kept him at the top of the scene’s foodchain for years now.
A leafing through his greatest hits starts out with a stream of classy boom-bap, goosebumpinducing insight and clever poetry, and ramps up into manic, wideeyed, roaringly hilarious storytelling and mockhorror tales of hyperviolence – a gift he has for diss and put-down that’s gleamed through a fierce reputation as a battle-rapper.
Joining him on March 9 at Stirling’s Tolbooth is cult producer Physiks, a regular collaborator and part of what has kept GASP’s output of the highest quality in production and musicality.
In support is emerging emcee and Scottish Alternative Music Awardnominated artist Jackal Trades. A writer whose distinctive rasp and work with a range of esteemed producers has seen his reputation build, through two selfreleased albums chocked full of social observation, political backlash and sarcastic one-liners.
With GASP rarely gracing the stage and Jackal Trades playing his last show before a wellearned break, this is a real one-off opportunity to see them share a bill together, an occasion unlikely to be repeated for some time.
Doors 7.30pm.
Show is Ages 18+ Tickets: £6 advance/£8 on the door/£5 with a Young Scot Card (purchase in person at Box Office required).
On sale now from Box Office on 01786 274 000 or via the Tolbooth website (culturestirling. org/tolbooth).