Lyricist Lounge

Lyricist Lounge
GenreHip Hop music
Datesyear-round
Location(s)United States
Years active1991 - present
FoundersDanny Castro, Ant Marshall [1]
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The Lyricist Lounge is a hip hop showcase of rappers, emcees, DJs, and Graffiti artists.[1]

It has spawned the album Lyricist Lounge, Volume One, Lyricist Lounge 2 and Lyricist Lounge & Ecko Unlimited presents: Underground Airplay, as well as a television show, The Lyricist Lounge Show.[2]

The Lyricist Lounge was founded in 1991 by hip hop aficionados Danny Castro and Anthony Marshall.[1] It was a series of open mic events hosted in a small studio apartment in the Lower East Side section of New York City. [3]

  1. ^ a b c Hess, Mickey (2009-11-25). Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide: [2 volumes]. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-313-34322-3.
  2. ^ Allmusic
  3. ^ Ecko, Marc (2015-05-05). Unlabel: Selling You Without Selling Out. Simon and Schuster. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-4516-8531-2. ... an event called the Lyricist Lounge, founded by Anthony Marshall and Danny Castro, which took place at the Supper Club, Tramps, and other downtown New York venues