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We’ve been championing Dustin Cavazos‘ thoughtful rhymes and creative beats since first stumbling on his work back when his hip-hop-meets-hardcore Scuba Team Go outfit was making the rounds around the local club circuit.
And while that band’s backed off from regular gigs around town (but is hardly defunct; Cavazos promises more gigs from the duo come late summer), Cavazos has been hard at work on his solo project, which finds him revelling in a more straight-up hip-hop realm–and quite successfully.
In next week’s print edition, we’ll have more on Cavazos and his new disc, the quite-enjoyable I Think In My Shower, I Dream On My Bike, a disc filled with innovative self-production from the Oak Cliff-based rapper. Tomorrow night, though, at a free show taking place at Maximedia Studios and also featuring DC9 favorite (and Cavazos’ fellow DOMAXXII Best Rap/Hip-Hop Act nominee) galleryCat, Cavazos will release the disc. Won’t just be any performance, though: For various songs throughout his set, Cavazos will be backed by not only his live backing band, but also an eight-piece string orchestra and a 30-piece childrens choir. Should be quite the spectacle, for sure–and did we mention that it’s free to attend?
Speaking of free, after the jump, check out favorite cut from Cavazos’ full-length debut, a song called “Fresh,” which samples’ the Chi-Lites and capably showcases the young rapper/producer’s talents. Cavazos has been kind enough to offer it up as a free, exclusive download for DC9 readers. So check it out. And enjoy.
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