Sunday, May 29, 2011

Tastemaker Live & Sean Healy present...

The Infamous

MOBB DEEP

Support: TBA

                                     hosted by Flossafee
                                  w/ Sean G. on the decks

Mezzanine
444 Jessie St.
San Francisco, CA 94103

21+, Doors @ 8:00

Sunday, May 29, 2011, New York street rap legends, Prodigy and Havoc, best known to the world as Mobb Deep will appear live on stage at the Mezzanine in San Francisco for their first long awaited live show in the market since the early 2000s. Anticipation is high for the return of one of the most revered rap duos in hip-hop history. Fans can expect an electrifying live set packed with East Coast street anthems and definitive 90s hip-hop bangers.

In the mid 90s, Mobb Deep released the seminal hardcore rap record, The Infamous, which spawned the monster hit, "The Shook Ones Pt.II". Along with Nas’ Illmatic and Notorious B.I.G.’s Ready to Die, The Infamous changed the landscape of not just New York and East Coast hip-hop in the 90s, but the entire direction of rap music for many years to come. Prodigy’s grim portrayal of the street life and hood in Queens and Havoc’s raw, minimalist and menacing soundscapes became the soundtrack of the concrete jungle of New York City.

In subsequent years, Mobb Deep released the influential Hell on Earth, and Murder Muzik, eventually signing with 50-Cent’s G-Music label and experiencing a resurgence with young rap fans through 2006’s Blood Money. After serving a 3 year prison sentence, frontman Prodigy has written an autobiography about his life, continued to record solo material and rejoined with his musical partner Havoc. At the Memorial Day weekend show at the Mezzanine, VIP ticket holders will have the opportunity to meet Prodigy in person before the show and receive an autographed copy of his autobiography.