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Soul Position

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Soul Position performs "I Need My Minutes"

To aficionados of hip-hop and electronic music, artistry can be created using a palette of two turntables, a mixer and a computer. DJ RJD2 has mastered this art, but he’s only one half of the Soul Position tandem. The other half, Blueprint, is a prolific emcee in his own right. With their sophomore offering, Things Go Better With RJ and AL (Rhymesayers) now in record stores, hip-hop and turntablism fans are going ga-ga, period. With a repertoire of funny, personal rhymes, Blueprint speaks on everything from beer-goggles (“Blame It On The Jager”) to friends who waste their cell-phone minutes with pre-9pm telephone calls (“I Need My Minutes”). RJD2, one of the most sought-after underground hip-hop producers this year, consumes more samples than a freeloader at Wegman’s. This is their only WNY stop on their nationwide tour. It may not be Sunday Night Mass, but it could be a religious experience nonetheless—especially now that chocolate bunny season is over. One Be Low opens the show.

Sunday, April 23 at 9pm. Soundlab, 110 Pearl Street.

(883-3209) $12-$15. (Ticketmaster.com).