For fans of hip-hop, bounce, New Orleans, and musings about illustrious people, Vaughan’swas the place to be on May 4 for the Hip-Hop Book Release Party for “New Orleans: The Underground Guide V.3.” and “Famous People I Have Met: Collected Works 1999-2014” — both by Michael Patrick Welch.
Impresario Welch, who has written for “VICE,” “Columbia Journalism Review” and “Oxford American,” organized a book signing as well as a night of entertainment with appearances byLuckyLou, MC Know One, Boyfriend, Mc Infinite I (who just won best hip-hop award from OffBeat for his band, Jealous Monk), the Billsbury Flowboy, Able Chris, andSlangston Hughes’ new band, MadFro. CLICK HERE to read the rest of the article and view a photo gallery of the aforementioned NOLA hip-hop royalty…
Or check out this video from my girl, rapper Boyfriend: