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Microphone Fiend: Scarub

Got skills? Verses? 16 bars of punchlines? If you answered "yes" to any of the above, why not let the world know how dope/fresh/ill you are? At tonight's Open Mic Night at 330 Ritch, you'll have that chance. Sponsored by Stash Magazine (email here to sign up), the every-other-Wednesday event offers up-and-coming emcees a chance to grip the mic and flex their larynxes before a live crowd. Open mics are a time-honored tradition in hip-hop--rumor has it, it was at one such event that a young KRS-One famously battled the legendary Melle Mel--so it's nice to see the torch being carried in 2009.

The event is also a record release party for Scarub and Eligh, two Living Legends crew members who have two different records out now: Scarub & Very's The Classic EP and Eligh & Jo Wilkinson's eponymous EP Check out samples here and here. Scheduled live performers include Scarub, Eligh, Truthlive, Insane, Richie Cunning, Tap 10, and Mista B.