Gwdihw, Cardiff
Sun 18 Sept
Pryme Cut is a record label and team of promoters, producers and studio engineers, specialising in hip-hop, and promoting rap battle events every month in South Wales. Get Toasted is an event they hold every year in memory of their close friend Anthony Hughes, a DJ who went by the name of Brave Toaster, who committed suicide in 2015. The night’s intention is to honour his name by celebrating the hip-hop culture that he was in love with, and promoting the message that nobody should ever have to feel that suicide is their only choice. The night will raise money for a charity that is yet to be chosen.
Among the performers this year are Dope Biscuits, the collective which Brave Toaster was part of, along with Jamey P, Rufus Mufasa, Ferny Mac and Polymath Saga – they describe themselves as “hip-hop from the land of daffodils and liberty caps”. Alongside them appear UK battle rap favourite Tenchoo, Dirty Alex (The Hellionz), Wild Boyz Wasted and Applied Science, along with local favourite DJ Jaffa, DJ Alkemy, and many others, and as well as the live performances and DJ sets there’ll be breakdancing and pop-locking b-boys and b-girls and the rap battles that Pryme Cut’s known for. If you get a chance, check out the “compliments battle” on Pryme Cut’s facebook page, where they flip microphone aggro for love and laughter – beautiful.
Admission: pay by donation. Info: 029 2039 7933
words GWYN THOMAS DE CHROUSTCHOFF