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Tomorrow night at The Royal in Olympia â€" once again, Homeland Security presents a packed stage of South Sound hip-hop, rap and b-boys/girls. None other than the 206’s own Grynch will headline the Thursday bi-monthly hip-hop affair in downtown Olympia. Preceding him will be Olympia’s Junkyard Gang who is known to rock a good set. The pride of West Olympia, Afrok, will also spit his brand of conscious, “wake you’re ass up†hip-hop that is a tribute and sign of respect to his predecessors of the ’80s and ’90s era conscious movements.
A signature of this bi-monthly (that’s twice per month!) night of drinks and entertainment is the spontaneous energy that gets people motivated to take the floor and break/b-boy/b-girl â€" choose the phrase of your liking.
Anyway, a special feature tonight will be the Dance Broomz hailing from Tacoma. I see these cats getting down on the regular and with the spotlight on them, the people can’t help but focus.
Can't wait until tomorrow to see the Grynch? Catch hip tonight at Hell's Kitchen during the Tacoma's club's Fresh Blends hip-hop series, which hits every Wednesday.
[The Royal, Thursday, Sept. 25, 9 p.m., 311 N. Capital Way, Olympia, 360.705.0760]