Just posted an audio slide show of an event called "Wuddup Wednesdays," a night every other week hosted by the rap group FLy.Union, where you will hear old school rap and otherwise and chill for your midweek. Fly Union (pitcured above from the cover of Columbus Alive!). Who is that? Visit their site, of course, but I'll do my best fo fill you in.
Fly Union is a group of four young men (Jerreau, J.Swiff, Iye, and L.e) who rap, produce, do art, and a million other things. Their rhymes can you remind you of way back when, and they can also sound like a current hit on the radio.
What Fly Union is daring to do is be different. Their look (bright colors, big glasses, gold chains, backpacks, etc.) is not the norm as far as mainstream rappers go, and neither is their message. Yes, they rap about every day life, shoes and girls, but they don't feel the need to use curse words either.
Colorful, clever and committed to changing the game, Fly.Union is not only taking Columbus, Ohio by storm, but they're taking the rest of the nation along with it. The first album I ever heard of theirs was a mixtape called "Close Doors. Open Windows." I love it because of its originality and raw truth. The album has breaks where member iYe tells stories about the group's dealing with both failure and success while chasing a record deal. As we all know, this industry is not an easy one to deal with, and FLy.Union's tales makes that fact all the more real.
However, Fly.U proves they need no major label to back them up...they're doing amazing on their own. The four of them are making news and headway and their name is more and more recognizable as time goes on. With every door that is closed on them, they actively open windows to get where they need to go. If you like hip-hop and lyrical brilliancy, you must try this group on... my guess is, they'll fit perfectly.
Fly Union is a group of four young men (Jerreau, J.Swiff, Iye, and L.e) who rap, produce, do art, and a million other things. Their rhymes can you remind you of way back when, and they can also sound like a current hit on the radio.
What Fly Union is daring to do is be different. Their look (bright colors, big glasses, gold chains, backpacks, etc.) is not the norm as far as mainstream rappers go, and neither is their message. Yes, they rap about every day life, shoes and girls, but they don't feel the need to use curse words either.
Colorful, clever and committed to changing the game, Fly.Union is not only taking Columbus, Ohio by storm, but they're taking the rest of the nation along with it. The first album I ever heard of theirs was a mixtape called "Close Doors. Open Windows." I love it because of its originality and raw truth. The album has breaks where member iYe tells stories about the group's dealing with both failure and success while chasing a record deal. As we all know, this industry is not an easy one to deal with, and FLy.Union's tales makes that fact all the more real.
However, Fly.U proves they need no major label to back them up...they're doing amazing on their own. The four of them are making news and headway and their name is more and more recognizable as time goes on. With every door that is closed on them, they actively open windows to get where they need to go. If you like hip-hop and lyrical brilliancy, you must try this group on... my guess is, they'll fit perfectly.
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