Astounding Album Archives - Hip Hop's 50th / ITS by Aesop Rock
Sat, Feb 22
|The Listyning Room
Yo, check it, TLR fam! Get ready to groove to the beats that birthed a movement! We're throwin' down a monumental celebration for the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop, right in the heart of Black History Month! This ain't no regular party, this is a straight-up sonic explosion!


Time & Location
Feb 22, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
The Listyning Room, 3510 W 95th St, Leawood, KS 66206, USA
About the event
It's the birth of Hip-Hop, right in the heart of Black History Month! We're talkin' OG pioneers, the architects of the rhyme game, the ones who laid the foundation for everything we love. We're gonna be spinnin' the platters that matter, from the Sugarhill Gang droppin' "Rapper's Delight" and igniting the flame, to DJ Kool Herc's groundbreaking breaks that birthed hip-hop itself. We're gonna rewind to Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five paintin' vivid pictures of the streets, and then fast forward to Ice-T layin' down the cold hard truth. We're diggin' deep into the crates for this one, spinnin' rhymes that'll make your head nod and your feet move.
But hold up, the night ain't over 'til the fat lady sings... or in this case, until Arthur drops the needle on ITS, the state-of-the-art masterpiece by the lyrical genius, Aesop Rock. Consider that the grand finale, the cherry on…