Thursday night The Black Lodge will host several hip-hop acts from around Kalamazoo and abroad.

Oreo Jones and DJ Action Jackson are from Indianapolis, currently on their Behind the Lips tour. Oreo is a rapper of the absurdist tradition, evoking comparisons to other playful hip-hop outfits like Das Racist or Odd Future, with the same good-times-party bent of Digital Underground. Think a block party co-hosted by Dave Chapelle and Tim & Eric.

Finaocardi is a local MC whose party-ready tunes serve as a smokescreen to a dynamic lyricist with bombastic delivery and a fantastic lyrical bent. His body of work trojan horses pertinent social themes with songs about chillin’ at home and getting down.

Beniam is an up-and-coming rapper in the Kalamazoo area who explores unique territory other rappers don’t necessarily delve into. He talks about highly spiritual and personal topics, and touches on issues that will satisfy your cerebral cravings.

Heart-Attack Zack melds together a sense of whimsical humor and personal introspection. A Drake or Kid Cudi who is perhaps less self-serious and more apt to rap as much about life’s absurdities and it’s struggles.

Deniro Swiper  is a vicious female MC who takes the traditional aggressive machismo of Hip-Hop music and turns it on its head, essentially taking the bullhorn and demolishing all misogynistic haters.

Kid Dew and his brother Why J will be coming down from Grand Rapids to present their street level rhymes and beats.

Please bring donations to support the touring MCs and DJs. Show starts at 9 o’ clock. Respect the house (and respect Black Fabio).