{"id":2446777,"date":"2026-06-05T18:55:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T18:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2446777"},"modified":"2026-06-05T18:55:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T18:55:59","slug":"check-out-these-upcoming-hip-hop-events-plus-new-music-from-local-artists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/check-out-these-upcoming-hip-hop-events-plus-new-music-from-local-artists\/","title":{"rendered":"Check Out These Upcoming Hip-Hop Events, Plus New Music from Local Artists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"blogImageCenter img-responsive\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"imageCaption\">Junglepussy<\/span> <span class=\"imageCredit\">Bobby Doherty\/Orienteer<\/span><\/p>\n<p>What a time to be alive: Nationally acclaimed rappers are actually coming to Portland on a regular basis; there are several hip-hop showcases in town to support; and local MCs and DJs are collaborating and maintaining (mostly) friendly competition with each other. All of these phenomena get shout-outs in this edition of Sneaker Wave.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chief Keef, Karma Rivera<\/strong><br \/>Despite announcing his retirement in 2016, Chicago-born drill rapper Chief Keef is back in the swing of things. In 2017, he released his Two Zero One Seven mixtape, along with his Lil Wayne-inspired LP Dedication. Even though I\u2019m not one for lyrics about guns, it\u2019ll still be cool to hear popular tracks like \u201cLove Sosa,\u201d \u201cI Don\u2019t Like,\u201d and \u201cEveryday.\u201d Portland rapper Karma Rivera will add some local heat to the bill, giving her the opportunity to perform tracks off her debut EP Don\u2019t Sleep on This, which dropped over the summer. <em>(Fri Sept 28, Hawthorne Theatre, 1507 SE C\u00e9sar E. Ch\u00e1vez, 9 pm, $25-28, w\/Lingo Nation)<\/em><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OskcCcPa8Sc\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OskcCcPa8Sc<\/a><\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p><strong>Junglepussy, Kari Faux, Maarquii<\/strong><br \/>I didn\u2019t know about the epic wonders of New York rapper Junglepussy until hearing her song \u201cBling Bling\u201d on HBO\u2019s <em>Insecure<\/em> (\u201cBling bling bitch, do my own thing bitch\/Fuck a wedding ring, that ding-a-ling was just a fling bitch\u201d). With lyrics about empowerment, sexual autonomy, vigilant self-care, and financial independence, the Jamaican and Trinidadian MC is the epitome of a bad bitch. Music videos for songs like \u201cAll of You,\u201d \u201cMe,\u201d and \u201cDear Diary\u201d are fierce, fun, and fearless in their feminism and simultaneous sexiness. In one of the most logical lineups I\u2019ve seen in a while, rapper\/singer Kari Faux (who\u2019s also landed her music on <em>Insecure<\/em>) and Portland industrial\/booty house rapper Maarquii open the show. I can only imagine the slayage that\u2019s about to ensue. <em>(Thurs Oct 4, Star Theater, 13 NW 6th, 9 pm, $15)<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Junglepussy - All of You\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P7JpJCn7pko?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>C Los, \u201cLeakin,\u201d feat YoungShirtMayne and KayelaJ<\/strong><br \/>On September 21, producer duo I\u2019m Broke (AKA C Los and Solomon Embaye) teamed up with Naturally Grown Misfits member YoungShirtMayne and new rap star KayelaJ to drop \u201cLeakin,\u201d a peppy song that sees both rappers talk their shit, brag about having \u201cthe sauce,\u201d and their ability to \u201cget her drawls leakin,\u201d despite being broke. The song isn\u2019t just sex-forward, it\u2019s raunchy and silly and fun. And I gotta say, it\u2019s always nice to hear gay niggas and straight niggas rapping about pussy on the same track. More of this.<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/www.portlandmercury.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr-premium\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/soundcloud-minimal.jpg\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-service=\"soundcloud\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element cmplz-iframe cmplz-iframe-styles cmplz-no-video \" data-cmplz-target=\"src\" data-src-cmplz=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/503315655&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" data-deferlazy=\"1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/www.portlandmercury.com\/sneaker-wave\/2018\/09\/27\/23211103\/about:blank\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-2    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.portlandmercury.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Junglepussy Bobby Doherty\/Orienteer What a time to be alive: Nationally acclaimed rappers are actually coming to Portland on a regular basis; there are several hip-hop showcases in town to support; and local MCs and DJs are collaborating and maintaining (mostly) friendly competition with each other. 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