236 East 3rd Street Between Ave B & CReverend Pedro Pietri Way
New York City
HipHop
Rocky Presents & The Nuyorican Poets Cafe are host to the longest running hip hop open mics in New York City. These shows have a history of launching the careers of many well-known performers as well as providing a venue for up and coming artists to try out new material.
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ALL THAT! Hip Hop, Poetry & Jazz
First Wednesday of Every Month
9:30pm> $8 w/ flyer, $12 w/out
ALL THAT! Hip Hop, Poetry & Jazz is an open jam session for hiphop, poetry and jazz. It brings together emcees, poets and musicians from diverse musical and racial backgrounds in a forum that is open creatively but structured so that you can have critically accclaimed jazz musicians such as Antonio Hart and legends like Weldon Irvine, performers like the Roots, Erykah Badu, O.C., and Rahzel as well as unknown emcees and poets performing on the same stage. Rocky LaMontagne created "All That" in 1993, while working at the Village Gate, NYC, to give young performers a space to work on their craft. ALL THAT! is hosted by Goodfella Mike G and is brought to you the first wednesday of every month.
ALL THAT! at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe – an open mic some consider the jewel of the Rap-Meets-Poetry crown...
Ava Chin, Village Voice
WORDS Hip Hop & Poetry Showcase & Open Mic
Third Saturday of Every Month
10pm> $10 w/ flyer, $12 w/out
WORDS was created by Rocky LaMontagne & Bobbito the Barber to give young up-and-coming poets & emcees the opportunity to showcase their work to an audience of their peers. This showcase and open mic has featured Company Flow, Canibus, Mos Def, M.C. Search, Willie Perdomo, Reg E. Gaines, Danny Hoch, Saul Williams, muMS the schemer, and Suheir Hammad, among others. The open mic gives artists a space where they can showcase and work on new material. It also gives new artists a chance to perform in front of an audience. WORDS! is hosted by WiseGuy & Gaston and is brought to you the third saturday of every month.
For more info and booking, please visit RockyPresents.com
UpcomingEvents
- WORDS Hip Hop & Poetry Showcase & Open Mic
Hosted by Wiseguy & Gaston with DJ Boo
Featuring Raydo, Spittin Blues, Tah Phrum Duh Bush, Lynette Johnson, Gemineye, and Kid Lucky
Feb 20>Sat@10:00pm>$12 ($10 w/ invite) - Freestyle Slam
Hosted by StillAMess
Feb 23>Tue@9:00pm>$10 - ALL THAT! Hip Hop, Poetry & Jazz
Hosted by Wiseguy & Gaston with DJ Boo
Mar 3>Wed@9:30pm>$12 ($8 w/ invite)
