Sage Francis began rapping when he was 8 years old. Hidden in a closet in his parents’ Rhode Island home, he’d rhyme into a cheap tape recorder for hours on end. By age 12 he was sneaking out to battle other Providence emcees, entering talent contests and learning the finer points of showmanship, if not the sizable advantage that, well, size offers where confrontation is concerned. The kid had a calling, and he wasn’t going to let anything—shitty equipment, stature, homework—slow his roll. Many years later, you might know him simply as a battle emcee, performance poet, heart-draining confessionalist, old school revivalist, political dissident, social provocateur, DIY business expert, label owner, friend, asshole, or one-time ice cream server. Sage Francis is many things to many people—and probably even more to himself—but if there’s anything he isn’t, it’s quiet. Read More…

SFR & RSE team up for Haiti benefit on Feb 9th in MPLS!

DOORS: 7:00PM
KING OTTO: 7:00 – 8:00PM
MUJA MESSIAH: 8:00 – 8:30PM
TOKI WRIGHT: 8:30 – 9:00PM
KEVIN BEACHAM: 9:00 – 9:15PM
SIMS: 9:15 – 9:45PM
I SELF DEVINE: 9:45 – 10:15PM
FREEWAY & JAKE ONE: 10:15 – 10:45PM
KEVIN BEACHAM: 10:45 – 11:00PM
SAGE FRANCIS & B.DOLAN: 11:00 – 11:45PM
BROTHER ALI – 11:45 – 12:30AM
BK ONE: 12:30 – 1:00AM
ALL PROCEEDS TO BE DONATED [...]

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