One of the most fascinating aspects about the rise and spread of Rap music has been seeing how the genre changes. As a white, generally wholesome, teenage-girl-friendly rapper who quit his day job at Google to chase a music career, Hoodie Allen is a sterling example of how Hip Hop is anyone’s game.
The New York City-based rapper and former University of Pennsylvania student born Steven Markowitz grew up adoring OutKast and making Atmosphere-like Indie Rap as a teen before turning his focus toward poppier Rap as he grew up. The Hoodie Allen moniker originally referred to a duo featuring Markowitz on vocals and a producer named Obey City handling beats. After Obey City split from Markowitz over stylistic conflicts, Markowitz retained the moniker and carried on solo.
Since then, this self-described “Larry David plus Miles Davis” has done handsomely for himself.
6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3. $35.23. Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville, bogarts.com.
