For once there’s a Hip Hop music video out featuring MCs sporting Reds baseball caps who actually have ties to Cincinnati. Several Hip Hop artists recently gathered to record and film a video for an impressive MC showcase that shows Cincy Hip Hop is in good hands.
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“The Official Cincinnati Cypher 2011” was directed by Latin Block Record, a promo/management company based in Fairfield, and put together by local label/production company Zone 15 Produkkionz. The artists featured on the track include Kool Ken, Blayze & Harmony, Shay Hay, Latin Block, Quotez The Ariez, Eliyah, Lan P and Harvey Dent.
Saturday at Club Cabo (11952 Hamilton Ave., Fairfield; 513-674-1521), there will be a party in honor of the “Cypher” release featuring several of the participants. The first 50 people in the door receive a free DVD of the video (they’ll also be for sale for the late-comers). See the flyer at the right for more details.
Check out the video (filmed along the riverfront) below, followed by another tight multi-artist clip from last year for “Cincinnati Riot” — featuring Ohio Hip Hop Award winners Beat Gang, as well as MCs Dubb Santora, Monty Burns, Tweez, K.I.D., E-Check and many others — and a “Cincinnati Cypher” from 2010 showcasing Guape Camp, Kool Ken, Crack Sauce, Play Back Kingz, Young Deuce and more.
This article appears in Mar 23-29, 2011.