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The Michigan musician gets groovy with his disco-inspired sounds. 8 p.m. Tuesday $8, or $10 day of song about getting along. 10 p.m. Friday $12 to $15
Joseph Holbert’s entry into hip-hop was an education.
In middle school, the Cleveland-area native wrote a rap for his science class to the tune of “Tipsy” by J-Kwon.
Not until late in high school did Holbert start writing his own words with his own music as a way to “vent with a pencil.”
To grapple with his homesickness during his freshman year at Denison University in Granville, the rapper released several mixtapes.
He admits they weren’t particularly good, but they paved the way for him to record professionally at Urban Development Studios.
Now living in Columbus, Holbert (aka Joey Aich), 23, will perform Friday at the Breakaway Music Festival.
How has your music changed since your early college years?
At the young age of 18, a lot of my content was very childish. A lot of people older than me said he can rap; he has flow; but there's not much he’s saying. It wasn’t until I was older that I realized I could use my voice to say much more.
You didn’t grow up listening to hip-hop. How did you discover the genre?
I was a Radio Disney child. I listened to a lot
1-800-745-3000, www.breakawayfestival. com hip-hop 3 p.m. Friday $70 of that growing up until I was able to explore music on my own. The only times I really got to listen to hip-hop music was when I was at my grandmother’s house. My cousins at the time listened to the Jay-Zs, to