Clash of the Titans Tour

Clash of the Titans Tour

While many can associate The Alkaholiks



(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_ikw8Z7lpI ),


CaliAgents(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5aOOZMjCoA ), and Casual(


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV74MHNrUpI ) to what many have called the 2nd


Golden Era of Hip Hop(1993-2000), Real Hip Hop Heads know that everyone


involved has dropped stunning new material, videos and collaborations in 2013.



20 years have passed since the debut of 21 & Over by The Alkaholiks and


E-Swift, J-Ro, and Tash are back together in Full Force, recording new material

and hitting the road to celebrate not only a stellar recording career but also


a resurgence of that fun loving, crowd pleasing, live Hip Hop Show.



The "Liks" are poised to tour the United States with fellow
contemporaries Cali Agents and Casual of Hieroglyphics under the name The Clash

Of The Titans. By continuing to keep their ear to the street, The Clash Of The Titans have recruited newcomers Cisum Tomorrow (https://www.youtube.com/watchv=Pv2i2JIfMBI ) ft. Wes Nyle (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9qQNkvdlCw ) to bridge the gap between what

was established and what is next to come in the ever changing climate of Hip Hop

hop group from Los Angeles, California. Since the early 1990s they have


produced funky, upbeat, hedonism-themed party music with a hardcore hip hop

edge, powered by the beats of DJ and producer E-Swift (born Eric Brooks in

Columbus, Georgia, raised in Toledo, Ohio) and the lively, comedic rhymes of

J-Ro (born James Robinson in Los Angeles) and Tash (born Rico Smith in

Cincinnati). Though commercial crossover success largely eluded the group, they

maintained a dedicated following on their native West Coast, throughout the

United States and worldwide.

Owens has garnered a following amongst devoted hip hop fans, particularly in

the Bay Area hip hop scene, largely due to his specialization in hardcore


battle rhymes.



After high-profile appearances on Del tha Funky Homosapien and Souls of


Mischief albums, Casual followed suit in 1994 with Fear Itself. The album was


the second-highest charting album in Hieroglyphics' history. Casual followed a 

typical verse-chorus-verse structure but stood out with his ferocious but


playful battle lyrics. Casual has been acclaimed for "wielding his


metaphors and sinewy delivery with lethal grace"



After the release of Fear Itself, Casual (as well as fellow Hieroglyphics


members Souls of Mischief) was dropped from Jive Records. Casaul documents the

experience in the book, Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide: Volume 1: East


Coast and West Coast:"



It came about from us getting dropped from major labels, and instead of folding

and succumbing to defeat, we hit the ground running. We took what we had and

ran with it, we landscaped and we built something. We had to be resourceful,

creative, and clever to gain our niche but now...it's been 10 years since we've

busted out independent."



In 1994, Casual was involved in a high profile battle with rapper Saafir. The


beef originally started when Saafir appeared on Casual's debut album, and


Casual did not appear on Saafir's. This ignited the infamous "Hiero vs


Hobo Junction" battle, which involved some controversy when rumors


surfaced that Saafir was using pre-written raps as opposed to Casual and Hieroglyphics


expected freestyling. Despite this, it is regarded as an influential battle in


underground hip-hop's history.



Casual has expressed, much like the rest of the Hieroglyphics crew the


importance of competition in hip hop, stating "I think that MCing should


be a competitive thing, almost like a sport. The only way an MC can keep


polishing and sharpening his skills is to test them against the competition and

the up and coming young bloods."



Casual contributed considerably to both Hieroglyphics albums 3rd Eye Vision


(1998) and Full Circle (2003), and is typically found rapping on as well as


producing tracks on almost all Hieroglyphics-related releases. While staying


mostly on the underground scene and not achieving significant commercial


success aside from his debut, Casual is widely respected as an MC, even


appearing on the artwork for A Tribe Called Quest's album Midnight Marauders.

West Coast independent hip-hop movement, releasing a slew of popular 12-inch

singles on upstarts like Stones Throw and ABB Records in the late 90s that

established him as one of the leaders of a crop of talent that included the

likes of Dilated Peoples, Madlib, Murs, and Jurassic 5. Now a 15-year veteran,

the Cali-based MC (born in Fresno, he's spent most of his career living in Los

Angeles and San Francisco) shows no signs of slowing down. The first decade of

the new millennium saw Asia briefly sign with major label Interscope, go

independent again for his debut album The Grand Opening, release full-length

collaborative projects with both Evidence of Dilated Peoples (The Medicine) and

DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill (Pain Language), form his own label (Gold Chain

Music), and work with everyone from Linkin Park to Bun B to Ghostface Killah.

Now, Planet Asia is back with his first retail album in four years, the

star-studded Black Belt Theatre.



Named after a 1980s Saturday-afternoon TV show and inspired by Planet Asia's

favorite films, Black Belt Theatre combines the violent precision of classic

kung-fu flicks with the calculated cool of classic blaxploitation movies.


"I wanted to make the album like a movie, something you would see in a


theater," says Asia. "That's why it has so many features. All the

guests feel like different characters in the movie." These guests include

veterans like Raekwon, Talib Kweli, Paul Wall, Ras Kass, Camp Lo, and Strong

Arm Steady, as well as newcomers like Fashawn, Willie The Kid, Torae, and Nio

Tha Gift. "They're basically just all people I thought were dope,"

says Asia. "Both young cats I'm feeling and veterans I've always

admired." Unlike on his albums with Evidence and DJ Muggs, Asia also got

to determine the sonic direction on Black Belt Theatre, resulting in a

soul-heavy, blaxploitation-influenced sound. "It was fun because I got to

reach out to guys like Oh No and Khrysis for beats, find the best tracks and

put together a masterpiece," explains Asia. "It's some esoteric

gangster shit…a full plate for the listener."

 Enjoy the music with your family & friends!!!

 Venue Information:

19 Broadway


17 Broadway Blvd.


Fairfax, CA, 94930


http://www.19broadway.com/