Clash of the Titans Tour

Clash
of the Titans Tour

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

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

The Alkaholiks

Tha Alkaholiks, also known as Tha Liks, was an American hip 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.

Casual

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!!!