So, Last night at Brooklyn Bowl in (of course) Brooklyn there was a phenomenal show that I had the honor of attending. Opening act was Erick Arc Elliot of the infamous group Flatbush Zombies who later brought up the infamous group to perform tracks off their new Mix-tape "D.R.U.G.S." including the new track "Thug Waffle". Meechy Darko, Zombie Juice, and Erick Arc Elliot were all in the building to produce a wild, epic, and crowd raging, spectacle to say the least.
After the jumping and crowd hoping subsided Phony Ppl came out and rocked the crowd to soulful and eclectic renditions of powerful hip/Soul music. After two hours of hearing The Roots influences and Tribe Called Quest references as well as N.E.R.D. I was convinced that these young brothers are indeed going somewhere.
Phony Ppl are a young band of rapper/singers, producers and musicians that are on the cutting edge of New York hip-hop's current renaissance. Fronted by co-founer Elbee Thrie, rapper/singer Dyme-A-Duzin and MC Sheriff PJ. they've been recording out of a basement in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn since high school (Edward R. Murrow HS, with fellow alum and fan Joey Bada$$) and over the past year dropped tw projects, "Phonyland" and "Nothing Special" to industry acclaim. Thrown into rotation on BBC Radio and MTV UK struggled to describe their sound; "imagine the rebirth of 90s neo-soul, created by a premature N.E.R.D.and The Roots, sprinkled with the hip hop talents of J-Dilla, Flying Lotus, and Kanye West?" The collective has a number of milestones in their short career, and if industry hype is any indicator, Phony Ppl won't be slowing down any time soon.
The event was also riddled with other Indie based celebrities as well, the likes of Kilo Kish, Danii Phae, and QuestLove of The Roots. all in all a great show on all counts.
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