Truth-Hop Tribe in PDX is Gathering Intensity in Unity

Yo - the event I went to on Saturday was quite possibly the best underground Hip-Hop gathering I have ever experienced... I really cannot describe it in words, but I will do my best to provide a brief synopsis. There is quite the facinating tale below if you read down.

I did not capture the best parts on video, not even close... I had to reserve most of the event for spirit absorption, and I did not have the will to record the parts that hit me as hard as they did - that was only for those of us who were present, too sacred to record. Rob the Universe held a 3 part story at one point in his set - telling the tale of his etheric alien encounter where the fate of humanity was being discussed, off his album that can only be accessed by decoding the cypher (no pun intended - from me at least) in his album book. His delivery was unreal.

Homegirl Emily threw down some insanely majikal spirit invocations through freestyle verse AND singing (combined), also in combination with precognitive group Tarot energy transfusion - all congealed together in one complete ceremony. This was all in addition to amazing sets from Cairoglyphs and Rhymewaves as well.

There was also a ridiculously talented cypher that transpired towards the end of the evening. I was absolutely mind-blown by the high caliber cosmic psyches of some of these lyrically minded folks. The DJ throwing down on the decks for Emily and later the cypher was incredible... the depth and richness of his instrumentals struck me so deeply I felt compelled to approach him... this is what happened:

Me: "You make the beats?

DJ: "Oh yea..."

Me: "Where's your shit at?"

DJ - Slams a fresh cassette tape in my hand like it was 1994, explaining, "there are 15 albums on this, these are very rare, only about 10 people have these".

Me (a little confused and also excited by the serendipitous nostalgia): "Do I need to have a cassette deck to play this thing?!"

DJ: "No, its a USB drive with 15 albums"

Me: "I was literally just trying to figure out an appropriate medium to distribute my new album on... I was thinking flash drives with logos, but this is WAY more up my alley!"