Clash of the Titans Tour

The Alkaholiks, Cali Agent, Casual,
Peach Street, Planet Asia

Ticket $10

For 21 years old and over

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Jon Owens (born December 19, 1975),
known by his stage name Casual, is an American rapper from Oakland, California
and one of the founding members of the alternative hip hop collective
Hieroglyphics. After his debut album Fear Itself garnered both critical and
commercial success, Casual went on to become one of the most prominent and
recognizable faces on the Hieroglyphics roster, releasing five full-length LPs
over the span of his twelve year career. 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.

 Planet Asia

Planet Asia helped jump-start the
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."

      We
are pleased to invite you & your family & friends to the concert.

          
Enjoy the music with your family & friends.

 Venue Information:

19 Broadway

17 Broadway Blvd.

Fairfax, CA, 94930

http://www.19broadway.com/